Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-03-17

Houston Electric Light Co. OF Bos-
ton, has been in the city for some
time making arrangements for the
introduction of both incandescsnt
and arc electric lights. Seventy.five
incandescent lights have been sub
scribed for; these are Of % candle
power and are for indoor use In
stores and dwellings,. The arc light
is of 1900 candle power and is for
out door use ten of these have been
taken. The machinery and wires
will be put up at once and the lights
will be ready about April 5th. We
are glad to see Martinsburg keep up
with the times, and that our people
are ready TO patronize good thing.
HEATING CARS ny SrEAM.--Thc B.
& O. railroad have been testing two
systems of heating on two local
trains Nos. 65 and sc. The first
method is that of allowing natural
flow of air into reservoir in the en-
CINE, where it is superheated by
steam in tubes. 1t is then forced
through the train. The other plan
is that of simply generating steam
and distributing it through the train
by means of coils of tubing. Both
plans were designed by A. j. Crom-
well, superintendent of motive power
at Mount Clair, where the cars were
fitted up. Manager VIM. A. Glenn
ents thinks either plan will do the
work and the only trouble will be to
decide which is the best The test
will be continued through this
month.
COMPETITION ron A New BUGGY.--
An animated competition for mag
nificent new Buggy manufactured
by Mr.. August Schultz of Charles
town, w. Va is going on between
the following well known gentlemen:
Messrs. w. M. Clements of the b. d
O. railroad, Charles A. Elliot Of
Washington, ID. c., VIM. ii. Cameron
Clark county, Va, H. III. Russell,
@Ieesburg, Va. Votes 25 cents each.
The proceeds of this competition,
which promises to be lively, will be
used in the erection of neat Catholic
Churches in Charlestown, Shepherds
town and Middleburg. The numer-
GUS friends of these popular gentle
men are up and active. Returns
will be made to the undersigned, at
noon on the LIST of April 1888, at
Harper's Ferry, VIVA.
Rev. T. j. WILSON.
LIST of Grand Jurors drawn for
the April Term, 1888, of the Circuit
Court Peter Foreman, Joseph
Thatcher, w. I'll. Fl Miller, j. Baker
Kearfoot, G. ii. Couchman, Charles
w. Wisner, Andrew Grazier, w. r.
Stewart, Harrison Tabler, Il. S. Tab
Ter, Jacob Lemaster.
Petit Jury: w. III. Kaufman, G.
p. Herring, N. 7. Fisher, Robert
Murphy, John Henshaw, III. G. Ber-
ry, William Boltz, Daniel Sullivan,
Barney w. Stewart, John Grozinger,
Thomas Harris, Moorehead Miller,
Lewis Michael, Gilbert Kitchen, John
Dunn, G. ID. Matthaei, w. w. West
phal, Lewis Jamison, Galusha DELAY
en-, John ID. Gordon, w. +. Long, r..
S. Thomas, James w. Dean, G. X.
Shoafstall, II. w. Hlett, Luther Sci
bert, Frank S. Emmert, Jacob II.
Gardner, Charles Bishop.
TIE opening session of the Balti-
more Conference OF the M. IL.
Church, South, was held in the Sun
day School Room of Trinity M. Il.
Church on Wednesday morning.
The hymn "And are we yet alive and
see each others face,o that is always
sung at the opening Of each confer
ence, was given out by Bishop Al
pheus w Wilson, after which he in
voked the divine blessing on the
conference. Rev. John S. Martin
was elected secretary. The various
committees were appointed, after
which the reports were read and re-
ferred to their committees.
The report of the Wesleyan Fe-
male Institute at Stanton, Va.
showed prosperous condition, and
balance Of income above ex-
penses that remains an increasing
sinking fund for the gradual pay
ment OF the debt on that institution.
Reports were read from the follow
ing circuits; Baltimore, p. IL.
Whisner p. r., East Baltimore, Thos.
Il. Carson p. Il and Washington,
Sam1 Rodgers r. f., all Of which
were satisfactory and showed the
church to be in fourishing condi-
ton. The afternoon was devoted to
committee work. Alright members
OF the conference preached in the diff