Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1890-11-22

SATURDAY. NOV. %, 1890.
BooM-is the word.

vest.
The first snow of the season fell on
Thursday.
THE business in this town is moy-
ing on briskly.
TnIs is the month for the pork
ers' last squeal.
CHRISTMAS goods are being dis
played in the stores.
THE patent medicine almanacs are
finding their way already.
GET your ice-houses cleaned, and
ready for the first freeze.
THE new time table on the G. Y.
r. Il. goes into effect on Monday.
CAPT. w. B. Colston is in Wash
ington, D. c., in the Census Beauru.
THE loose bricks on King street
are a great annoyance in wet wealth
er.
THE cooler weather it is hoped,
viii allay the increase of fever in our
city.
Miss Marcie Hunter of Winches-
ter, Va, is visiting friends in this
city.
Tue City Band will attend the Sill
yer CoTnet Band Fair on Tuesday
night.
Miss Lydia Chapman, of Winches-
ter, is visiting the Misses Staubley of
this place.
Mr.. II. S. Hyde has beautiful
line ofjewelry displayed in his show
windows.
THE Press Association of West
Virginia will meet at Huntington,
Nov. 25th.
Miss MAUD HowIsEN, who has
been i'll with Typhoid Fever, is on
the mend.
The B. & o. shops have been rum
ming on ten hours since the lst of
November.
The Silver Cornet Band, of this
city, are holding fair at the Central
opera House.
Grip Van Wrinkle" played to a
large audience at the Opera House
on Friday night.
Mr.. Louis Euker and daughter of
Richmond, Va, are the guests of Mr..
G. D. Matthaei.
THE corn husk representation
and the goose bone prediction, are
at variance this month.
Mr.. G Campbell Janney, of Spring
field, O., made his friends in this
section a short visit this week.
SENATOR FAULKNER and family
will leave on Tuesday next for Wash.
ington, to spend the winter.
THE season for open fires is fast
closing, and the more comfortable
self-feeding stoves are in order.
The death of Col. B. j. Hickman
was a shock to our people. He was
much esteemed by our citizens.
WE would like the ministers in
our city, to be punctual in handing
in. the marriages they celebrate.
In order to give thanks consistent
ly, on Thanksgiving, settle your sub
scription, and you will feel happier.
THE young men of this town have
the mustache craze-rather the craze
has the mustache. Silly young men.
THE trees are almost completely
denuded of their summer foliage,
which tells us winter is close at hand
Mrs. SAMUEL GOLD, of Bunker
Hill, is visiting Mrs. VIM. Morgan
and the family of Mr.. Robt. Lamon,
of this city.
Mrs. Sappington Champion of Bal.
timore, Nd, is making a short visit
to the family of Mr.. VIM. O'Byrne
on John Street.
THE farmers are experiencing much
trouble in gathering the corn crop.
There is danger of part of the crop
wasting if not gathered soon.
THERE will be a meeting for men
and boys at the Y. M. G. A. sooms
on Sunday evening at AIS o'clock,
led by Rev. w. Hullihen Burkhart.
Miss MAMIE GOLD, of Bunker
Hill, who has been away for some
time, came home this week from Bal
timore, where she has bee on the
sick list for ten days.
IMMENSE numbers of rabbits have
been slaughtered. Many hunters
from Pennsylvania, Maryland and
Virginia have invaded our county
and carried away large numbers.
COMMENCING on Thursday, Dec. Is,
the Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men will hold fair at the Central
Opera House continuing two weeks.
Give them a generous patronage.
THANKSGIVING Day the Post Office
will be open from $3.50 to $50 a. m,
for the morning mails and from 3 to
D. IN. for the noon mails.
w. II. II. FLICK, p. M.
The international Bible studies
for next Sabbath are from Luke
XIII: 1887. Title. Jesus Crucified.
Golden text, The Lord hath laid
on Him the iniquity of US ALL" Isaiah
LII. 6.
CAPT f. g. BARTLETT, Maj. Chas.
Stuckey. Mr.. Geo. w. Feidt and DIR.
S. n. Myers, have returned home
from the Masonic Lodge, which met
in Charleston, and report having had
a pleasant trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick, accompan-
led by Rev NJ L. Maysilles, Misses
Duckewilt and Tersie Maysilles and
Mr.. Ruben Baker, Of Westernport,
Nd, are visiting at the residences of
Messrs. Jas. /. Buckerman, and T.
J. Yost, of this city.