Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-01-12
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY, JANUARY IL, 1889.

SAL LILA L. v AN hAh Las Aoo0..-
MOONLIGHT mystic and pale.
SEND in personals and local hap
penings.
NorE change in o. R. R. r., in this
issue.
THE Week Of Prayer has been zeal
ously observed.
Popular German airs-Those of
Limburger cheese and saurkraut.
Our ice men are beginning to feel
little uneasy over the threatening
failure of the ice crop.
WALL Paper at greatly reduced prices
at Burdette's-prices range from 10 oocts.
All grades guaranteed full s yards to the
roll instead of and yards, usually sold.
CONSIDERABLY amount of sickness
in town-especially colds and sore
throats.
Mr.. VIM. Ryneal, employed in the
B. & o. Shops, had his finger mashed
last Thursday.
IT will pay YOU to stop at our
Front Windows. Startling figures,
great display. G. z. HERRING.
The man who ignores the last two steps
And tries to walk on air.
Is as bad as the man who sits forcihl.
down
On a chair that isn't there.
Lovers object very much to having
electric lights introduced in the par
lors. Electric lights can't be turned
down.
LARGE line of Plush Dressing
Gases, Manicure Sets, Perfumery,
Toilet Soap, Brushes and Combs, at
A. M. GILBERT's Drug Store.
The platform lecture services at
the M. e. Church, last Sunday night,
were very entertaining.
THE oldest inhabitant fails to recall
such uninterrupted and long-contin-
ued fine weather at this season of the
year.
Miss ELLA NoLL desires to return
her grateful thanks to those who
gave her aid in the recent buggy
contest.
FARMERS should make an effort to
secure one Of the prizes offered by
the American Agriculturast. See
news note in another column.
LOOSE bricks-ruined pantaloons
and dresses-muddy shoes-will we
never see things change for the bet
ter?
THE County Court of Morgan
county has fixed the salary Of their
Prosecuting Attorney at $500 year,
and their Sheriff at $500.
PATTI says plenty of sleep is the
secret of preserving ones beauty
That accounts for Martinsburg's
handsome policemen.
The Christmas tree now droops
forlornly in the back yard, and longs
for the wild woods whence it was SO
rudely torn.
On girls, on girls, your hopes tre SOhe,
For with the New Years glorious dawn,
The Leap Year skipped into the past,
Because it was too good to last,
And with it go-ah, bitter tears
Your chances for, at least, four years.
So it is the left arm that will never
go out of use, Beatrice. We stand
corrected, and bow to the expression
of one who is qualified to speak on
the subject.
G.. j. THOMAS is for short time
engaged in the sale of fruit, shade
and ornamental trees and flowers of
all kinds. Any one in need of such
stock will do well to see him, or send
postal to Martinsburg at once.
READ DIR. Hamil's card elsewhere,
Ash is now settled down to business,
and being an excellent dentist, will
receive plenty of patronage.
Ar the Baptist Church Sunday
morning, Subject; 1.-THE Holy Spirit"
LIST, His personality; End, His Divin
ity; 3rd, His work.
QUITE crowd escorted our repre-
sentatives, Hons. Buxton and Kitch-
en-, to the train on Sunday last, to
see them off to Charleston. The last
words said to them by Geo. Bowers
we're: eco where glory waits thee"