Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-12-08

interesting one.
THE NJ. G. Band Fair promises TO
be one Of the biggest and most enjoy
able ever held in Martinsburg. Ex-
tensive preparations are being made.
WHEN YOU enter the room hastily,
and see mamma or para hurrledly
hiding something. don't feel hurt
Christmas git'.
THERE viii be meeting held IL
the Y. NJ. G. A. on King street, next
Tuesday night, to organize = literary
society. All are cordially invited.
SpoRrsMEN, you make ourselves
liable to fine, by shootinr p rtrid-
ges now. The time expired last
Friday.
MARTrNsBUae is full of women who
want to be waited on in the shops,
to the immediate neglect of every
body else.
A. M. GILBERT has just received
fine line Of Holiday Goods.
THE hearts of the little ones are
being made glad by the near APP
proach of Christmas. They can al
most imagine already that they hear
the coming of merry old Santa Claus.
De man who does not advertise,
He shows as much good sense
As de man who puts on his Sunday pants
Ter climb de barbed wire fence.
Mr.. John S. Robinson and Mr.. z.
S. Wild. Martinsburg typos, lave
through the efforts of Senator Faux
ner, received appointments in the
Government Printing Office at Wash
ington.
Mr. GEO. NJ BOWERS won that inn
mense turkey. weighing 81 lbs that was
raffled off at Mr. Andy Kaeiscome's on
Thanksgiving night. We hear that he
intends to send tito Mr.. Matt. 5. Quay,
as foul reward for his gobble OF the
late election.
Yes, the fo,oler was about, and
roosters are scarcer than crow.
Turkey gobblers are much better you
know.
A LOCAL DoDaE.-You get Lady's
Opera Slippers at SOC.
You get Lady's House Slippers at
l5c,
You get Lady's Oxford Slippers
atT5c.
You get Boys Sunday Shoes at
$l.00.
You get Mems Plow Shoes at
rs.
at G. p. HERRING's Cash House.
Kidder and Spears New Orleans
Minstrels operate Band and Orches-
ira appeared before large and fash
ionable audiecce at the Opera House
last evening, and seemed to give I'M
bounded satisfaction. The show was
first class and moral in every respect
and we'll worthy of patronage -
EvansvsHe Courier.-Here on the
18th.
FROM W. L. Jones we learn that
his sales of gold watches for Christ
mas are far ahead of any former
years up to this time. We are glad
to see the increased demand for so
pretty and useful an article, and can
assure anyone who wishes to buy
that while they will not find Mr..
Jones loaded up with a, 6 or 8 karat
goods, that won't wear and hold
good color, they will find he has
splendid stock of first class goods at
very close figures.
THE Young Mems Republican
League will hereafter meet in the
Blondel Building. The room is large
and exercises ola literary nature will
occur each night. 1t is intended to
invite the ladies once month. A
library will also be added. This or
ganization is power in.local politics.
The young men of tho town should
Join and partake of the training,
pleasures and exercises of the same.
Mr.. H. &. BERRY has returned
| from the cities with an immense as
sortment of new Christmas goods
and novelties. To one entering his
large dry-goods house on Queen ST.,
the scene is indeed pretty and enti-
cling. Beautiful fabrics, lovely goods,
ties and hosiery in abundance la
ces and gloves-everything to please
and to attract. Accommodating
clerks, and no trouble to show goods.
Miss JENNIE SMITH drew large
audience at the M. E. Church last
Sunday evening. AT night, eleven
probationers were received into full
membership. Miss Jennie has lost
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