Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-04-18

moving the hedge around his premi-
sen on South Queen st,
Several OF our fishermen spent sew
eraI days at the Opequon this week
but failed to bring home any fish.
Mr. w. %. Nelson, formerly resi-
dent Of this city, as an insurance
agent, but now Of Baltimore, Md,
was in the city this week.
Pulpit ExcHAN0E.-R Rev. VIM. "a.
Chapman Of the Burke st. Methodist
Episcopal Church and Rev. @. 5.
Trump Of the Lutheran Church will
exchange palpits on Sabbath even
ing next.
The international Bible studies
for next Sabbath are in the book Of
Jonah l: LII verses. Title, Jonah
sent to Nineveh. Golden text,
"Preach unto it the preaching that
bid thee.o
| Harper's Bazaar for next week
viii contain 'iThe Clever Cuckoo
very charming bird paper by Olive
| Thorn Miller; "The Nineteenth Cen.
tury Club,p by Mary Gay Hum
phry's; and story, "Uncle Nathan's
Ear-Trumpet," by Bessie Chandler.
DEATH ON THE B. & O.,-Mr. F.
Links, resident of this city. EN-
| ployed as brakeman on the B. & O.
was backed over at Patterson Greek
on Monday, dying in few hours
from his injuries. His remains were
brought to this city and buried on
| Tslesday.
The City Band Concert on Tues
day night WAS exceptionally good,
among the attractions for the even
ing being solo By Miss That's Blon-
del, which was well rendered, and
greeted with much applause, by the
largest audience that has ever at
tended the concerts.
We learn that the sweat box at
the City Hall, has been almost con-
stantly filed for the past week. This
is very good institution, but there
ought to be some additional punish
ment, for those who are constantly
committing minor offences, as the
Judgment in the City Building does
not seem to have the desired effect.
A party of engineers have started
from Cumberland to run line for
the extension Of the West Virginia
Central Railroad from Sinclairville,
W. Va, to Hagerstown, Nd, cross
ing, en- route the Potomac river, the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. G.
II. Latrobe is the consulting engi-
neer.
At recent meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Republican
League of West Virginia, held in
Parkersburg, U. S. G.. Pitzer, ESQ.,,
of this city, was selected as a dele
gate from the Congressional District
to the Fourth Annual Convention of
the Republican League of the Unit
ed States, to convene in Cincinnati,
April 81, 1891.
DEAD LETTERS. The following is
list of letters remaining in the Post
office at Martinsburg, April ID, and
which will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office, April 81, if not called for.
/ When calling say advertised.
Jacob n Barrett, FL. S. Hardy, G..
t. Hull, Lulie Jenkins, Annie Kiser,
Bell Lucas, James Wacken.
w. H. Ell. FLICK. P. M.
j. H. Bristor, Real Estate Agent
of this place sold last week the 500
acre farm near Cherry RIM Station,
on which Thomas j. Brown lives, to
George O. Stevens of the city of
Baltimore. Also a farm of 242
acres at the mouth of Back Creek,
formerly owned by Henry f. Kin
die TO the same gentleman. Mr..
Stevens will improve these farms
very much this year.
WIN. A. WIsoNG DEAD.-Mr. VIM.
A. Wisong. who has been resident
of this city for the past month, died
from complication of diseases at
the residence of his brother Mr..
Geo. r. Wisong, on Tuesday morn
ing about eight o'clock, aged ~
years. After the funeral services at
the house, conducted by Rev. G. S.
Trump, his remains were taken to
Baltimore On Thursday for inter-
ment.
A new fashion introduced at q
wedding at st. Germ..in de Press,
church in the centre of the Fauburg
| st. German, Paris is for each of the
friends invited to the ceremony to
bring bouquet ofreal flowers which
they place with their card on the
balustrade of the choir, SO that the
bride and bridegroom are surround
ed with flowers. The bouquets are
about as large as those worn by
bridesmaids, but oval in shape.
The work of repairing the Chesa,
peake and Ohio Canal is rapidly be-
ing pushed forward. 1t is estimat-
that one thousand men are at work
along the route, and it is expected
to have the canal restored as far as
Williamsport by May Is, and with
good weather the entire route will
be completed by July l. The work of
repairing the boats has also been be-
gun. Mertens & Co., at Cumber-
land, are working large force OF
men. Besides repair work, contracts
have been given out for new boats.
The outlook is said to be promising
for an active trade.