Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1890-03-15

| hUOWu udtIeA db tHe LA DGAS AhiAtS
now located at Martinsbnrg as one
of the Governments officials in charge
of the Huntsville distillery, arrived
in this city Saturday Oh brief visit
to old friends, all of whom greeted
him cordially Wheeling Inietligen-
Ger.
REVIVAL services are still being
conducted at the Baptist Church in
this city. Rev. /. NJ. Mercer, of
Alexandria, Va, is here assisting
the pastor. Rev. Mercer has been
giving excellent talks, full of plain
practical truth. In addition to the
regular services on Sunday, special
meeting will be held Sunday after
noon at O'Clock for the benefit of
the young people The public gener.
ally is invited to attend all the SER
vices.
THE Missionary Society of Trinity
M. K. Church, South, of this city
held their anniversary entertainment
last Monday evening. The presl-
dent of the Society, Mr.. Eugene
Newton, conducted the meeting.
The program consisted of singing,
Rotations and speech by the pas
tor, Rev. III. III. Kennedy. The
church was suitably decorated for
the occasion. Every thing passed
off pleasantly, and the assessment OF
Sal was raised without much diff
Guilty. All who attended were pleas
ed with the evenings entertainment.
Mrs. George Miller died at her
residence in the Opequon District on
the 26th of last month. A husband
and Ii children, besides many friends
| mourn her loss. The funeral took
place at Shepherdstown, Jefferson
county on the 28th.
| On Thursday evening of last week,
the Church Council and Trustees
| together with their wives spent q
very pleasant evening socially at the
| Lutheran parsonage with Rev. G. S.
| Trump and wife. The pastor had
| invited the Council and Trustees to
be with him on that evening in COM
memoration.. of the 7th anniversary of
| his welded life. The Church Coun-
ell, through their presiding Off
Ger, Mr.. George Knapp, pre-
sented the couple with a hand
some silver fruit basket and silver
soup-tureen. After the pastor had
accepted the gifts in such speech
as the occasion demanded, the guests
were taken into the rear parlor where
they found table ladened with all
that the heart could desire, and to
which all did ample justice. All
present were well pleased with the
manner in which the evening was
spent. Rev. Mr.. Trump has proved
himself to be an excellent pastor in
every sense of the word, and is very
popular with the members of his con-
gregation and also with the people of
| the community.
! PRETTY SPRING FABRICs.-Although
still early in the season to be think
ing of wearing apparel for the warm
months of the year, the spring shop
ping is well under way, and during
the quiet of the Lenten season the
women find breathing space to de-
vote to the selections of dresses and
gowns. The craze is for something
new, and many who would otherwise
wait for a more seasonable time to
purchase Spring Fabrics are hasten
ing to examine the stock of goods
for fear it will be "picked over" and
robbed of its choicest and rarest
treasures. We have spent much
time and labor in buying our Spring
Dress Goods, in order to get the
very latest styles at the right prices
We have a lovely variety of Robes
in the new shades and colorings.
OUR MoHAIR BRILLIANTINEs,
We imported-and you can not see
them elsewhere. A novelty this sea.
son is brocade, striped and fancy
Brilliantines to combine with the
plain. In Diagonals, fancy striped,
ETC., we have lovely line, also some
new all-wools, that are dressy and
expensive We have large variety
of entirely new weaves that their
names do not convey any idea of their
appearance, so you must come and see
for yourself We never had fuller
and handsomer line of all kinds and
varieties of Black Goods than at
present-in proof Of this our sales
last week in this particular line of
goods was the largest in the history
Of our business. We have spared
neither pains or trouble in securing
everything that is new and desirable
in trimmings. Some of the latest
designs are Plush Surahs, Persian
Brocade Silks, also Braid ank Lace