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

/ II was very hard thing for Beeth-
oven 10 be deaf, but If he were alive
now he would thank heaven he was
| so deaf that he could not hear how
some of our budding ameteurs MUIR
der his productions.
AFTER April Let, Pat Bailey will
have charge Of the Eagle Hotel.
Dave Wiel will open clothing store
| in the room now occupied by Will
Morgan. Zach Grove moves into
the Reynolds building, and Brafman
takes his place in the Dunn proper
/ ty. Arthur Gilmore and Will Nor
gan will open dry goods and no.
ton store where Brafman now is,
and Will DeGrange will quit bust
ness all together. ANY other changes
| that will he made, we hope will be
given to rs for our next issue.
WE heard a good one on certain
dry-goods clerk of this city. Ayoung
lady wanted pair of garters and
addressed him in these words: Il
desire to obtain pair of circular APP.
pendages capable Of being contracted
or expanded by means of oscillated
steel appliances that sparkle like gold
leaf setting with Alaska diamonds,
and which are utilized for retaining
in power the habiliments Of the lower
extremities which innate delicacy for
bids me to mention. He was con-
| fused at first, but soon caught on and
produced the articles desired.
| THE following officers were elected
last Tuesday as Directors of the G..
| V. & M. Il. r. Co.: Thomas b.
Kennedy, Geo. M. Bowers, w. T..
Stewart, A. j. Thomas, e. Boyd
Faulkner, A. Il. Langdon, Chauncey
Ives, j. +. Boyd and John Steuart.
The directors elected the following
officers. President, Thos. b. Ken
nedy; Secretary, M. T. Ingles;
Treasurer, w. T. Ritchie, Chief En-
gineer, Chauncey Ives. The road
will be ready for travel by July Ist,
1889.
At the meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the West Virginia Central
Railway in Baltimore, last week, the
following board of directors was
elected Hon. III. G. Davis, Hon. s,
B. Elkins, Hon. VIM. p. Whyte,
Hon. j. N. Camden and Messrs. Jno.
A.. Hambleton, Thomas B. Davis,
John S. Gilman VIM. W. Taylor,
VIM. III. German and Alex. Shaw.
The only change was the substitu-
ton of Major Shaw for Hon w. FL
Barnum, of Connecticut. The board
reelected the following officers: H
G. Davis, President; S. B. Elkins
vice-president, and Z. w. S. Moore
secretary and treasurer.
AN excellent second hand, sever
octave, overstrung rosewood piano
for sale cheap. The instrument has
been well cared for, and is in good
condition. Call on or address
PRoF. w. SLoEL,
nearly opposite st. Clair Hotel.
| THE Pioneer Press, edited and
owned by Prof. j. r.. Clifford, has
entered upon its seventh year. While
| lis progress has been slow, and the
difficulties confronting it, at times
insurmountable, it has forged ahead
and we candidly think it is the best
paper edited by colored man South
Of the Mason and Dixon line. The
editor is manfully striving for the
advancement of his race and Yields
a ready and able pen. His aim
as announced by himself, is to
spiritually, morally, intellectually
and financially benefit the race
We hope he may succeed, and find
in the achievement of his prime OBJ
ject, the confidence of the people and
individual financial reward.
FOLLOWING is the list Of topics and
leaders for February, at the Y. NJ
G. A.:
| Feb. 3-Topic, Why the sermon
did not profit. Heb. w: 2. John
Marstella.
| Feb. l0-Topic, The whole man
for God. Prov. ": 1921; Rom
XII: |. Ed. Gallaher.
Feb. lT-Topic, Christ comes to
His own when they need Him Mark
VI: 47-4l. Bernard Staley.
Feb. 24-Topic, Be true-to God.
Dan. III: 1918; your country, Pc.
ter, II: 1917; and yourself Daniel
TX 8. Hugh White.
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