Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1889-02-09

MISUNDERSTANDING NaSn, cSi-
cred, was before Justice Mckee on
Wednesday last. charged with as
saulting and robbing William Dorr,
| in October last. After full hear
ing he was discharged from custody.
! WE direct attention to the ad. of
Mr.. Chas. A. Rousch, formerly q
Martinsburg boy, now one ofthe Lead
ing jewellers of Baltimore. He will
be pleased to see his friends from
this place, and can from his large
and beautiful stock, give satisfac-
ton every time.
WILL ZIMMERMAN makes an excel
lent policeman for the Central Opera
House Company. The last perform
ance was noted by an absence of the
usual disturbance from rude persons
in the audience. Will should keep
| this up. The grateful thanks of the
| audience will be lavished upon him.
Mr.. John Barker. who has been
foreman Of the Vanclevesville section
of the B. & @. r.. r.. for number of
years, has been removed to the b. d
o. yard, in our city Mr.. Barker is
an experienced trackman, he having
received diploma in 1888, for hav-
ing the best five miles of track on
the main line. Mr.. John King, of
Shenandoah Junction, will take Mr..
Barker's place there.--Statesman.
WE have received from Prof. John
A. Myers of the West Virginia Uni
versity, Bulletin No. 3 of the Agri-
cultural Experiment Station at Nor
gantown, issued December, 1888. 1t
is report on the Birds of West
Virginia, including notes on their
food-habits, by Mr.. D. Doan, who
has been compiling it since Aug.
lst. 1t is very interesting bulletin,
and shows Mr.. Doan to be an able
hand at the business.
TUESDAY afternoon, peculiar at
mospheric phenomena occurred here.
The brightness of day suddenly
changed to darkness of early even
ing, and the heavens were one mass of
threatening, dark blowing clouds.
Many persons thought cyclone was
about to break over the town, but
the wind seemed to carry the huge
mass up, and the whole threatening
calamity disappeared in a heavy
rain storm. We imagine Mr.. Ground
Hog had paw in this affair.
Martinsburg, Feb. 7th, 'S9.
The members of Washington Lodge
No. l, Knights of Pythias of this
city will on the 10th of February
observe their Silver Anniversary Of
the Order in the following manner.
Parade at Q o'clock p. NJ. Addresses
by J. r. Smith, g. K. r. S. and Prof.
VIM. Gerhardt at the Academy of
Music as P. NJ. to which the public
is corderly invited.
ct. E. G. HOWARD, Sec. Com.
The following are the names of the
gentlemen on the committe of arrange
ments for the 4th, of July :-P. G.
Hunter, Chairmn., Geo. E. Gaver,
Geo. Shill, Jno. Lee Fout, Jas. T.
Thompson, Jno. S. Mathews. Jno.
f. Roberts, Secretary. Any informa-
ton desired in regard to the coming
4th of July celebration, will be cheer
fully given by addressing anyone OF
the committe.
Mr.. VIM ROGERS, recently one Of
our subscribers received a nice treat
of fresh water fish in peculiar man.
ner. His daughter was in the rear
of the house, when she was called to
the gate by stranger. He handed
her over a string Of fine fish, which
he said was a present for her father,
but that she should not inform him
of it, until breakfast was served.
Friend Rogers sat down to breakfast,
and his eyes opened wide, indeed,
when he saw the nicely fried fish.
The way they disappeared, was a
caution. In few days, the joke
came to light. A friend Of Mr.. Ton
Blondell, wishing to remember him,
and not knowing he had moved, left
the fish at his former residence. Of
course, Ton would like to have had
the treat. but friend Rogers enjoyed
them so much, that Ton was almost
as well satisfied as though he mad
received them himself.
A MEETING of business men was
held at the Office of Faulkner g.
Ingles, on Monday night last, to
consider the propriety of securing a
boisery factory here Mr.. Wakeman,
of Philadelphia, proposed to put
$4,000 of his money into the es-
tahlishment- If q similar sum was