Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-04-18
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1891.

SATURDAY, APRIL IS, 1891.
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Flour is six dollars per barrel.
Ice is being delivered in the city.
The new jail is progressing nicely.
The Emma Abbott Grand Opera
CO.
Mr. W. 4 Turner IS here on a
visit
Get out your straw hats and linen
busters.
Don't forget the Opera on Tues.
day April 2lst
Mr.. J. N. Wisner has a return at
tack Of Ia grippe.
Mr.. Roger Wild spent several
days in Hagerstown.
Herring are selling at ten and
twelve cents a dozen.
Mr.. w. 0. Nicklas has been quite
sick for the past week.
The County bridge at Schopperts
Ford is in bad condition.
The farmers are busy blowing, and
very few are on our thoroughfares-
Several cutters were washed out
by tie city authorities on Tuesday
The Soda Water Fountains
throughout the city are in full blast.
Mr.. j. N. Wisner has mo1ed to
his country residence for the SUM
mer.
The dancing school Of Prof. Hall,
now has membership of about
forty.
Mr.. Jacob Wild is ready to sup
ply his customers with Ice Cold Milk
Shake.
The strikers at the Moorewood,
(Pa.,) Coke ovens are causing much
trouble.
Mrs. II. Douglass Fuller is yisiting
her mother Mrs. DR.. McSherry in
this city.
Streams are plentiful throughout
this country-every ravine in 1t al
fords one.
Spring is springing and the early
robin is catching the early worm in
great shape.
The engine has been running for
several days, testing the machinery
at the Wooden Mill.
Mr.. P. G.. Peine is back from
Pennsylvania, making visit to his
old friends in this city.
The remains of Mr.. VIM. A. Wi
song were taken to Baltimore for
interment on Thursday.
Miss Phraener, of Hagerstown'
Miss Clara Miles pretty guest, re,
turned home on Wednesday.
On Tuesday April 2lst, The Emma
Abbott Grand Opera Company, will
appear at the Opera House,
What is it that makes butter SC
scarce in our markets even tht
Creamery is short in its supply.
Miss Bette Dooley the efficient
saleslady of Mr.. H. G. Berry is con
fined to the house with la grippe.
Mr.. John NJ. Henshaw, alter a two
weeks attack. of muscular rheuma
tism and Ia grippe, is able to sit up
After visit of several months tc
friends in Winchester. Mrs. NJ. W
Faulkner, has returned to Boyd
lille
One Of the c. & @. canal contfac
tiers was il our city this week EN-
ploying hands to work on the re
pairs.
Quite a number of Miss Grimm''
friends from Hagerstown, Nd, wer'
here on Wednesday to attend thu
wedding.
The surplus stock of the "Border
Nersery" near Kearneysville, wa
sold at auction in front of the Cour
House on Monday.
Miss Minnie Boteler, who has
been visiting the family of Mr.. ]
Baker Kearfott, left for her hom'
ii Maryland on Friday.
DR.. Wiley and bis dau ghler, Mis-
Matoka, narrowly escaped drowning
in the mud on the road leading from
Gerardstown to Inwood last week.
At Masontown, the valuable -four
ing mill belonging to G. L. Hartly
was consumed by fire on Tuesday
The property was worth $4,000; NJ
insurance.
Contractor Blake is at work re
building the gutter on East Martin
street, which when completed viii
make perfect drainage for tina
portion of the city.
We regret to learn that Laur.
the only daughter of Capt. Kirl
Cunningham, is lying dangerously il
at her fathers residence, near Van
eleyesville, this county.
The water pipe on East Burke
street bursted on Thursday, in IRON
Of the Peoples Bank building. En-
gineer Shaffer promptly repaired tn
break on Friday morning
MIR Jacob Schleuss has improve,
his property on East Martin street
by erecting a new fence and making
other repairs. He is also laying
pavement along his residence Oh
Spring street.
The remains of Charles Jr., son @
Charles b. Rouse, Esq. of New York
passed through this city Frida,
morning, en- route for Winchester
Va, where he will be buried. MI
Rouse accompanied the remains.
The road question could be easil
decided if the voters would take
trip On the un-piked roads in thi
county, while they are in their pres
ent condition. We learn that sevel
al county thorougifares are impas
sable.
An carly morning fire IN the cas-
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