Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-05-26

THE commencement season is APP
preaching.
MEMORIAL Day at Shepherdstown,
Saturday, June ?.
MEMORIAL Day ut Charlestown,
Saturday, June ..
MR. CHms ScHuLNY Of Newberne,
NC. is home on visit.
Thomas JoBE, formerly of this
place, was killed last Tuesday at
Canton, Ohio.
TALK about April showers, what
week in April can compare with the
one just past.
Ma. C. C. MOORE one OF the clerks
in the postoffiee, was i'll for several
days this week.
4 NUMBER of the boys took their
best girls to Hopeful last Sunday.
All spent = pleasant day.
The coopers at the Huntsville
Distilely are about TO close down for
the summer in few days.
MIR. w. C. BARROW made sale of
his personal property on last Satur-
day and has moved to Indiana.
SUNDAY at 3:30P. NJ, the ordinance
of baptism will be administered at
Riley's Ford, near iron bridge.
Mr.. j. p. KLINE has withdrawn
his name from the list Of candidates
for councilman for the fourth ward.
MRS. CAvANAuaH and daughter
Miss Mamie, left on Wednesday last
to visit her married daughter near
Boston.
Mr.. JOHN HELLER has withdrawn
from the contest for mayor. This re-
duces the fight 10 Messrs. Cushwa
and Lambert.
Mr.. VIM. RUTLEDGE bought ON
Monday one of the finest Durham
COWS ever brought here, from Mr.
Timberlake,
THE general delivery at the Post
Office will be closed on Decoration
Day, May 80 except between the
hours of 1870 and $3.50 P. NJ.
THERE was sale of Texas ponies
at the c. V. r. r. cattle yards on
Tuesday, and number of our citi-
zens bought the little animals.
THE citizens of Keyser have pub
lished pamphlet showing the facil-
tiles and advantages of the town as
desirable place for the investment
of capital.
Mr.. S. S. SEE has accepted stu
alton of superintendent ofmachinery
in an extract. factory at Staunton,
Va, and will in few days take
charge of the same.
SUNDAY night there will be given
at the Baptist Church the 10th stage
of the christian pilgrims, IN which
we see the trials and triumphs of
Christian and Hopeful in "Doubting
Castle"
A MEMORIAL sermon will be preach
ed ON Sunday morning 9th at ii
O'Clock at the NJ f. Church by Rev.
Edwards. The members of the G.
A. Il. will attend in a body. Every
body is cordially invited.
THERE is some talk Of getting up
celebration for the coming 4th of Jul
ly that will lay over anything ever
seen here before. Let everybody
Join in and show what Martinsburg
can do when she tries.
THE Wellsburg Herald states that
some OF the farmers of that county
plowed up their wheat ground this
spring and sowed oats, losing the
seed wheat and their labor.
Mr.. HOWARD EMMERT spent sever
al days here last week. He is a
member of party from the State
University that are making geo.
logical tour of the country.
THE May term OF the Jefferson Cir
cult Court began on Tuesday of last
week, and was principally occupied
in the trial of G. C. Getzendanner,
who was acquitted on Friday.
FRANK, the son of Mr.. j. p Gey-
er, was throwing stones at chicken
in the street few days ago, and &C
cidently broke one of the large plate
glass windows in Baker Il Rearick's
clothing store.
A SPECIAL train Of eight parlor cars
passed through here, on Monday
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