Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1890-11-08
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY. NOV. 8. 1890.

INsHAvoGUE."
IssHAvoouE.p
We have had another week or con-
certs.
Partridges aid rabbit hunting are
in order.
ELECTION day brought many Of our
boy home.
AIr. Frank DeGrange, OF Baltimore,
was home on Tuesday.
Mr. Lawrence Winning spent few
days at home this week.
DID you purchase any vote on cleo
ton day ? is the question.
aIr. Nick MADEIRA came up from
Washington, D. c., to vote.
Mr.. Sprague Bishop arrived home
from New Mexico, Wednesday.
The Maple avenue bridge has been
completed, and is frst-class job.
WHIsKEy was plentiful on Tuesday,
although the saloons were closed.
WoRKMES are rapidly finishing the
the work on the John Street bridge.
Messrs. John Farrin 4 Co., are
putting in the boilers for the Wooden
Mil.
Mr.. Duff Turner and family OF
Washington, are visiting relatives in
this city.
The fourth of November has pass
ed. The Philadelphia Press says,
"they have US.
AIessrs. Miller and Goheen, OF
Washington, ID. O., were in our city
on election day.
Business brisk. The INDEPENDENT
has been and still is running with an
extra force of hands.
The G. V. r. r. officials passed
over their road on last Wednesday
on tour of inspection.
Mn. Ed Supplee, former typo of
this city, but now residing in Roa-
noke, Va, is home on visit.
Mr.. Carlton Hughes of Washing.
ton, D. C., contributes the poetry
that viii appear on the first page next
week.
ISsHAvoeUE," for benefit of st.
Patrick's Society, Opera House, for
merly Academy OF Music) Saturday,
Nov. 18th.
DIR. j. w. Champion and wife, who
have been visiting at the residence of
Mr.. VIM. O'Bryncs, left for their
home Wednesday.
WATcH for the coming of the great
est play that will visit our city this
season. w. J. Florence's Insha-
vogue Opera House, Saturday, Nov.
18th.
Mr.. Raymond d. Swartz has been
appointed agent for the u. S. Ex-
press, at Harper's Ferry, w. Va, and
left on Monday last to take charge of
bis Office.
Messrs. VIM. Turner Floyd Sake
man, J. w. DeGrange, Dan. Matth-
ews, John Byers, Flip Maloney, Jas.
Alburtis, all of Washington, came
home to vote.
Noisy DULLES should be kept away
from the polls by the officers of the
election and quiet gentlemanly chal-
lengers, only be permitted to make
objections in gentlemanly way. The
law means this and the law should be
enforced.
Nh. FL. S. Hyde, the ieweler has
just returned from New York, where
he has been purchasing portion of
his fall stock. He is now displaying
the stock and those in need of any
thing in the jewelfy line should call
to see him.
We regret not TO be able to state
that Elmer Grim. who was injured by
falling at Mr.. thompson is rapidly
recovering. He has been moved to his
fathers house, but still continues in
a critically condition with but slight
hopes OF recovery.
Mr.. Ashby Sherrard, accompanied
by two young ladies', while out driv-
ing Sunday, were thrown out of the
buggy, by the horse becoming un-
manageable while descending Buck
Hill; but fortunately none OF them
were seriously injured.
THE Western Conference Of the
Maryland Synod will meet in the
Lutheran Church next Monday even.
ing, Nov. 10th. Rev. NJ. L. Beard,
the president, viii preach the OPEN
ing sermon. Tuesday evening, will
be mass children meeting.
Rev. W. G. Griffith, formerly of
this town, and author of !" Chosen
Vessels, "Twice Born has in press
a new book which will appear at an
early date. Those who have read the
authors present works, will await
with interest, this new undertaking.
HILD-PARK CONCEPT Co. - This
musical organization appeared in this
on Saturday night fast, for the bene-
fit of the Y. NJ G. A. of this city, and
those who attended were highly en-.
tertained for more than two hours.
We regret that it SO happened that
their arrival in this city was on the
eve of election, and therefore they
commanded very large house. These
musical productions were splendid
and those who failed to see them,
missed the best concert of the kind
ever in this city.
A SAD AccIDENT.-Mr. VIM. Grove.
employed by the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Co., in the capacity of q
passenger engineer, met with q sad
and what might be fatal accident
on Saturday last. He was taking
No. 5 West, and while looking back
over his train between Cumberland
and Keyser, was struck by mail
crane and one side Of his skull crush.
ed. It was thought at firsthis recovery
impossible; but since he has been
brought to bis home in this city, he
has improved and may ultimately re-
cover Mr.. Grove is Nell-known and
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