Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1890-11-01
SATURDAY, NOV. l, 1890.
SuBscR1Be for the INDEPENDENT.


city several days last week.
BUcKwHEAr is selling at four and
a half cents per pound.
Miss Myra Hank is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Lee NJ. Bender.
THE candidates are shaky, and the
stump speakers are sha-ky er.
APPLES are selling st thirty and
forty cents per peck, or three dollars
per barrel.
ELECTION day, Tuesday, Nov. 4th.
Vote for your man, quietly, honestly
and squarely.
Our little folks were highly enter
tanned on Tuesday, by the appear
ance of two bears.
TINS is a time of disaster. Fire,
food and political campaigns are de-
yastating the land.
BOARD wanted,n was what one of
our town girls said last week when
she came to mud puddle.
THE cooper's business dosnt seem
to be very lively this fall, but he is
generally hopping things.
Mr.. j. A. D. Turner of Washing
ton. D. c., arrived in this city on
Thursd ay to make a short visit.
YoUR attention is directed to the
double supplement in this issue of
Mr.. L. NJ. Hoke and H. c. Berry.
We see by hand-bill that manager
Feller has guaranteed a goodly sum
to one of the best troupes on the
road.
$50 dark, and yet so light"-a
Queen street merchant vocalized the
other day, when he found his ton of
coal was short.
THE base ball player dosn't get to
rest in Summer. "When other peo-
pie are busy with their outings, we
have to take our innings" said one OF
our players here yesterday.
THE debating society of Brucetown
Va, had as their subject recently, sis
it wrong to cheat lawyer" 1t was
decided in the affirmative, with be-
cause-you-couldn' t-if-you-wanted-to.
Mr.. Geo. Isatt, residing on west
Spring Street, exhibited at this office
a monster beet raised in his lot meas
uring three feet in length, and twelve
inches around at the thickest part.
Mr.. e. T. Parlett, passenger engi-
ncer on the Philadelphia extension
of the B. & O. r. r., and his broth
er Will, Of Baltimore city, were in
this city a couple days this week, the
guests of Mrs. 0. D. Hathaway.
RUNAWAY Academia two-horse
team ran off on Thursday belonging
to Mr.. Z. l.. Hoffman of Bunker
Hill. He was driving and was
thrown against a stone fence and
broke his leg in two places.
THE Spring Mills Alliance have
changed their meetings from Mon
day night weekly to the first and
third Wednesday of each month at
l o'clock p. m. First meeting next
Wednesday. November 5th, at l
o'clock p. m.
AcCIDENT.-On Mo nday Mr.. VIM.
Kilmer, of Bunker Hill, was out
hunting, and seeing a flock of par
tridges fly from some ambush, he
fired. The shot struck Mr.. Mellow
ell who was also hunting, bruising
his face and body considerably, but
no serious damage done,
WE were glad to meet our friend,
Mr. Charles Amey in town on Thurs
day last. Charles is a cigar maker
of the practical kind and can make
them without moulds and it gives us
pleasure to state that he is again
manufacturing for himself at Hagers-
town, Nd. Success to you Charles.
THE approaching winter, long eve
nings and no amusements, can be re-
lieved very much in this city, and
beneficial results reached, by the or
ganization of literary society. So
let the young men and also the ladies
of our town, meet and appoint CON-
mittee with this end in view.
Mrs. kHenry Baker, residing on
South Queen street, over Mr.. G. o.
Lambert's store, died on Tuesday
morning, after lingering illness,
from consumption. Deceased was
in her 45th year, and leaves eight
small children TO mourn her sad
death. She was buried on Thursday
afternoon from the Episcopal church,
of which she was a member.
CHANGE OF BRAKEMEN.-Mr John
Wetzell, of Carlisle, Pa, who has
filled tie position of brakeman, in
the passenger department, on this
division of the Cumberland Valley
K. r., has been given place on the
trains running between Hagerstown
and Harrisburg, and his position fill
ed by Mr.. John S. Robinson of this
city. We congratulate Mr.. r. in Sc
curing the appointment, and also
recognize in him, trusty employee.
The chairman at the conclusion of
Mr.. Dayton's speech, introduced U.
S. Grant Pitzer, of Martinsburg, w.
Va. Mr.. Pitzer made an earnest,
eloquent and telling speech. He
reviewed the decrease of the Demo
cratic majorities in West Virginia
and illustrated his point by an anus
ing story. He talked on the theory
of Protection and showed that it was
in practice under every condition
Preston Co. NeU Era.
Mr.. Pitzer has been invited by the
Congressional Committee to speak in
Grant, Hardy, Pendleton and Hamp-
shire counties, but has been unable to
do so. He will close the Morgan
county campaign at Berkeley Springs
next Saturday night.