Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-03-07
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1891.
"A Pair of Kids"
Opera House March l6.
McCabe & Young's Minstrel.

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cling in price.
The County Court adjourned on
Friday for the term.
The City Band Concert on Tues
day night was well attended.
Mr.. G. Cambell Janney spent sew
eral days in our city this week.
Wednesdays sun removed the
snow from Main street in a hurry.
We learn that the dog poisoning
fiends are doing some work again.
The Bennett Comedy Co. will
make their last appearance tonight.
One of the greatest snow storms
this winter occurred on Tuesday last.
The Patton studio in the st. Clair
building is qnite an addition to our
city
Mr.. Samuel Aler, Jr., is home from
the South suffering with sprained
limb.
Mrs. Richard Byrd, Of Winches-
ter, Va, is visiting Mrs. DR.. Nc
Sherry.
Senator Wilson, of Maryland, was
buried at Snow Hill on Friday of
last week.
Miss Minnie Little has charge Of
the central Office of the Telephone
Company.
Senator Parks, and representatives
Lamon and Viewer spent Sunday
last at home.
Mr.. VIM. Hartman, brother of
Hewitt Hartman, Esq, was buried
on Tuesday.
A large meeting of business men
was held at the Court House on
Monday night.
The London Gaiety Girls" played
to large house at the Central"
Wednesday night.
Messrs. Small & Co. have secured
the contract to erect Mr.. G. W.
Boyer's residence.
Try GEO. S. JENNINGS Chocolate
Creams at Is cents pound, next to
Lutheran Church.
Miss Lizzie Trump of Manchester,
Md, is visiting her brother Rev. G.
S. Trump and family.
The appropriations by the present
Congress will reach five and quar-
ter millions of dollars.
Mamie, the youngest daughter Of
Mr. John NJ. Henshaw, residing on
W. John St., is quite i'll.
The Silver Cornet Band attended
the Bennett Comedy Company in a
body on Thursday night.
WANTED.-500 pounds Good Coun
trv Butter at GEO. S. JENNINGS,
next to Lutheran Church.
The franchise to construct street
railroad was granted by the City
Council on FIR day evening.
The question Of the propriety of
purchasing a stone crusher, is being
agitated by the City Council.
The Baltimore Conference of the
NJ. E. Church, convened in Wash
Z ington, D. c., on Wednesday.
The members of the County
4 Court were photographed by Photo
grapher Patton on Wednesday morn
ing.
We call your attention to the adj
vertsement of Mr.. John Teller, who
offers valuable property at private
sale.
MISS May Eberly of Moorefeld,
enroute for Winchester, Va, spent
several hours in this city, on Tues
day last.
The continuance of bad weather
retards the completion of the many
buildings in course Of construction in
our city.
We are to have a new Jail, and It's
location will be on the Mining, Manu-
featuring and Improvement Compa-
ny's land.
The site for the Common Sense
Engine Works has been located west
Of the C. V. r. R., on the M. M. &
|. Co.'s land.
Payday on the Canal occurred on
March ID, for the work of repairing
The damage by the floods. The wa
ter. way will be restored.
Mrs. Jane Gold, mother of the late
Hon. Samuel Gold, died at Gerards-
town, w. Va, on Thursday morn
ng, aged 81 years, months.
Engineer Jno. ]. Viewer. of the B.
N & O., was severely scalded on the
|6 right arm on Thursday night, by an
injector blowing off on engine 446.
We acknowledge receipt of poetry
5Is tOI buG 1NDbfENDENI, lIOLn buC pSu
Of Mr.. Carlton Hughes, of Washing.
ton, d. c., which will appear next
week.
In answer to the inquiries regard
ing the testing Of weights and meas
ures, would state that the law on the
subject, requir es and investigates
yearly.
GEO S. JENNINGS has a great Tea
Coffee Meat and Canned Goods
sale commencing Monday, Marcel
9TH. Carload Canned Goods al
Rock Bottom Prices.
The Martinsburg Development
Company are now in neg citations
With several extensive plants, either
Of which when secured will maxi
our town boom indeed.