Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-12-08
READ Brafman's new adj.

| warm reception tfou hci ians
| friends here. Her visit has been .
| pleasant one.
REGULAR December term of the
County Court next Monday. All
officers elect will then qualify and
give necessary bond.
JoHN McDADE, employed at the =.
& o. Shops, had one OF his hands
very severely mashed by a palmer,
and is likely to lose part Of it.
Did Won see the new puff scarf at
/ THOMPSON Il TABLER'S. Three designs
are produced from the same scarf by
| simple change of the scarii pm. Equaliy
| suited to vests Of high, medium or low cut.
Miss ALICE LARKINs entertained
her friends at her home on King
Street last Saturday night. The
evening passed very pleasantly.
PoRKERs are paying the penalty
for eating much corn their signal
| is heard in the land for they are
butchered.
Mr.. Alex. Parks, Jr., has about
completed his new elevator and can
handle grain to advantage, and it is
quite an addition to the city.
Merchants are now busy opening
goods for Christmas and soon the
windows will be full of"Santa Claus"
goods. Then happy children, look
GLAD to see Mr.. Frank Emmert
around again, although his step is
unsteady. We hope he may improve
and soon come around again vita his
genial laugh.
THE St. Clair Hotel was headquar-
tiers for the Changers, all expressed
themselves as well pleased with their
treatment. Stop smiling, Scott.
DoN'T forget to call and examine
our stock of Dressing Gases, Work
Boxes, Odor Stands, Perfumery,
Toilet Articles, &C.,
a. M, GILBERT's Drug Store,
dat Queen and Race st.
Rev. J. S. Gibson, for several years
pastor of the Episcopal Church at
Bunker Hill, has rendered his resig-
nation.
Hon. Thomas S. Bocock, of Vir-
ginia, and family are at Boydvilie.
Hon. Charles Knott and wife at
tended the meeting of the State
Grange.
Mrs. James L. Randolph and son
Strother, spent Saturday and Sun
day in town, the guests of Mrs. M. G.
Hunter.
"BEATR1oE," you naughty little
girl, don't you know that Mr.. q.
said she knows the difference between
Shepherd and a Shepherdess.
All the late designs of fashionable Neck
wear can be found at the Popular Clothing
House of THOMPSON a. TABLER-
A NEW THING.-1 fine gold watch
given away with $50 worth Of fine
goods. What place is that? at Hydes
Jewelry Store. D8-4t.
I call special attention to my line
of Plush & Leather Goods, including
Photograph & Autograph Albums,
Toilet Sets, Work Boxes. Frames,
Gents Dressing Cases, Cuff & Collar
Boxes &c.
M. S. Burdette,
Wolfes Building.
HARRY RoMRICH knows how to
show goods up to advantage. The
display of jewelry in his store win
dow on Queen St., is quite hand
some and attractive. Harry has an
excellent Christmas stock on hand,
and by industry and honest dealing
has built up trade, of which he may
well feel proud.
WE have not heard anything par
ticularly definite of the celebration
at Hedgesville, last Saturday night,
but they undoubtedly had a big time,
in which dynamite and red paint
played suspicious parts. Hedges
vile cannot be put down.
"To be, or not to be, is the ques-
ton" If it is to be a good article
in jewelry you are going to buy for
Christmas, by all means go to W. L.
Jones to get it, he don't have all the
jewelry in town, but has by long
odds, the best assortment to select
from, and his prices are away down,
he will save you at least 20 per cent.
I'll. G. BERRY leaves on Monday for
New York for his Xmas stock. Look
out for nice goods, fancy goods, fun
ny goods and good goods of all
kinds in that line. Don't fail to see
/ L L 4 Il