Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-09-22

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posing of the dead foliage, but It has
q bad effect on nervous horses.
PRETTY soon now we shall see ex-
tremes meet when the woman in a
sealskin cloak collides with the young
lady in a white lace dress on the
street.
Ar meeting Of the School Board
on Monday night last, DR.. N. d. Ba-
ker was appointed School Commits
sioner, from the First Ward, to hi
the unexpired term of Mr.. n. Z.
Fisher, deceased. No better appoint
ment could have been made.
WE acknowledge an invitation
from Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Keedy,
formerly of this place, but now of
Woodbury., Nd, to the wedding of
their charming daughter, Miss Mary,
to Edward Il. Dick, on Tuesday even
ing next, at o'clock. We cannot
be present, but wish the contracting
parties unalloyed happiness, with
just enough sorrow to make life real.
HAGERsTowN won't give Us another
whack at her club, but she put in
Shanks and Smith in the Waynesbo-
ro' team when they were defeated
here. and Nichlas and Hellane in
the tie game with Williamsport. BE
square, neighbors, and let other clubs
defeat us without your assistance, II
they can. Do this, or play us your
selves again.
THERE is marked difference in
the noise on the streets since the
schools have reopened. Only at GER
tain hours of the day are the voices
of youngsters beard now. AT nine
in the morning when they 80 to
school they are not so very lively /;
at twelve there is already 8 little
more hilarity in their shouts ; at two
they go back; shortly after the de-
mure and pretty High School schol-
ars pass sedately to their homes ;
they have got over the childish per-
iod of shouting and prancing when
school is out. At four the Ward
schools are dismissed, and the noise
begins then and reaches its
height, and the youngsters, liberia
ted and completely happy, fill the
streets with life and racket. Much
as the poet may sing of the delight
and pleasure of school life, the aver
age man and woman is devoutly
thankful that that time is over for
him and her.
A STRANGE AFFAIR.--On Saturday
Sept. the Sth, Shelby's circus exhib-
tied in Martinsburg. Mr.. James
Leonard, who resided on the farm Of
Mr.. Geo. III. Small, and acted as gen.
eral blacksmith among the farmers Of
the neighborhood, left home for town
on that date. He has not since been
seen or heard of. He was last noti-
ced near Mr.. Walkers store, some
what intoxicated. His wife and chill
dren are in great stress and sorry
about his continued absence. No
clue as to his whereabouts has been
obtained Has he purposely slipped
away with the circus, or has he been
toully murdered None can tell,
but it is hoped the mystery will soon
be explained away.
How strange some people are.
They expect newspaper to make
their fights and to shoulder every
act done against the welfare of the
community. Politicians imagine
they own the editor and that he
must denounce and upbraid just
whenever they say so. Store-keep-
ers, who do not pay cent towards
helping the owner to defray the ex-
penses Of the paper, want long local
notices, and then insult and ridicule
the editor at their option, and scoff
at the attempt he makes to improve
the moral and financial conditions of
the people. He must make enemies,
suffer insolence, laugh at the cack-
lluSS VI iuiOeoI WSSP "' V-N p''-O W
the loafer and tramp, run his paper
on wind, live on the Feelings, boost
up every ones business GRATIS, do
nate to every charitable purpose,
praise the most undeserving in every
community, make re-crows the
"prettiestn and "handsomest" ladies
in town, set up late at night and die
a premature death--just to satisfy
the vanity and cravings of an incon-
sistent and cranky public. His lot
is an unpleasant and fatigueing one ;
his work is never done his useful
ness and goodness never thoroughly
He is supposed to have
no independence, TO sponge on peo-
Mo and In ba n GENERAL servant q