Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-11-03

many friends will be glad to know
that they are at their residence, on
Burke street.
OUR prices on Clothing and Furnish
ing Goods can't fall; they cant unless
they fall up, for they are down to the
ground at BRAFMAN's
Mr.. U. s. GRANT PITZER is in Nor
gantown, where he addressed very
large audience. He viii return home
to-day, and speak to a mass meeting
at Bunker Hill tonight.
LARGE size grey blankets for Sl.00
at II. @. Berry's.
HAVE 200 cloth bound books, in
Guiding books in history, biography,
poetry, fiction, &C., which will be
closed out at the uniform price of
35 cents. Former price, SO and 75c
NJ. S. BURDETTE.
BOYS School Shoes only s100; size
Is to 2, at c. P. Herring's Shoe
Store.
FEIDT and Pitzer had large meet
ing at Broad Lane last Saturday
night. The rain and mud didn't
keep the people away. Even our es-
teemed friend, Mr.. B. F. Sperow, was
there to enjoy the speeches.
THERE should be law passed max
ing it a misdemeanor to ask candi
date for money. A set of dead beats,
idle and eager for the spoils, harass
honest men. After while no respec-
table man will accept nomination.
SENATOR FAULKNER spoke to large
audience on last Saturday night, at
the Courthouse. His speech was
good one, free from bitterness and
unfairness, ard was well received.
We are sorry his throat trouble has
not disappeared.
A TELEGRAM received here on Mon
day, announced the death of Mr.. Jno.
P. Campbell, brother. in-law of the
Hon E. Boyd Faulkner and Senator
G. j. Faulkner. He married Miss
Mary, the third daughter Of the late
Hon. G. j. Faulkner.-Statesman.
THERE should be no rowdyism
about the polls on Tuesday. Officers,
arrest the men who are there for the
purpose of disturbing quiet citizens
while voting. Read the election law
in another column, and look out that
you don't make yourself liable to
lawful prosecution.
Mr.. JOHN A. HUNTER, one of the
leading Engineers of the B. & 0. r.
r. Co., now located at Grafton, WIS.,
tied the home of his boyhood, and
his loved, kind old mother, Mrs. M.
c. Hunter, on Sunday last. He also
escorted his wife and children to
their home in Grafton, on Monday.
ELK1Ns' speech was strong and con-
vinclng-a mastery presentation of
the great tariff issue. None could
have presented the figures and facts
to better advantage. Mr.. Elkins is
a scholar, an orator and one of the
brainiest thinkers in the country to-
day.
The Harrisburg Telegrama's cor
| respondent here is ferreting out a
number of disagreeable affairs, that
are disgraceful to the community.
These creatures who are corrupting
the morals ofour young men--bring
ing the town into disrepute-should
be arrested, and if that does not stop
them, driven from town.
REV. EDWARDS sermon last SUM-
day night was one of the best he has
ever delivered in this city. Full of
the holy teachings, earnest, straight
forward and logical it awoke the
feelings of the audience as they had
seldom been before. Mr.. E. is win
ming a good reputation among our
people.
WE are sorry to announce the
death of Mrs. j. B. Wilson. She
was fragile flower, too delicate for
the rough walks of life. A tender
sister, a devoted wife, true and qui-
ct woman, her death has cast a gloom
over the whole community. Her
funeral services took place from the
Presbyterian church, at 10 o'clock
on Tuesday morning.
VERY KIND.-"Last Saturday the
Republicans held mass meeting in the
Court House at this place. Addresses
were made by G. G. Cole of Washington
and U. s. Grant Pitzer, of Martinsburg.
Undoubtedly Grand made the better
speech and held the attention of the au-
dience much better than did Mr.. Cole,
but both were as good addresses as