Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-12-05

The County Court will meet on
Monday next.
Mr.. H. II. Emmert was in our
city this week.
Senator Faulkner and family left
this week for Washington, d. G.
What is the matter with the new
Jail -? What prevents its compile
ton.
Chief Clerk Buser, of the city
Post-oflice is recovering from his i'll
ness.
Christmas goods of all kinds can
be seen in the windows of our mer-
chants.
Mr.. H. W. Scheelky, of Radford,
Va IS visiting his sister, Mrs. A.
Staubly.
Mr.. John Peterman has sufficient
ly recovered from his recent accident
to be ont.
Some of our resident railroad men
are preparing to move to Brunswick
in the Spring.
MIR. s. w Walker had a success
full hunt in the Western part of the
State last week.
Miss Lille Clendening, of Bunker
Hill, is visiting Miss Maud McLoch-
lin in Carlisle, Pa.
The B. & 0. is now operated I'M
der the block system from Washing
ton Junction to Cherry Run.
Silas Vanardale, of Paw Paw, W.
Va, shot himself in the knee while
hunting deer and bled to death.
Mr.. D. W. Shaffer president of
the Electric Light Company was in
Baltimore this week on business.
On account of the sudden illness
of Rev. F NJ. Woods, there was no
service in the Presbyterian Church,
on Sunday last.
Miss Edith Robinson, OF Smiths
burg, Md. who is visiting Miss Ella
Becker, in this city, will return to
her home to day
They had quite a time pulling the
new stone crusher mp the hill from
the B. & o. Station. 1t is a heavy
piece Of machinery.
Prof. Cox has resumed charge of
the Grammar School. His mother.
whose illness called him home, died
on Monday, Nov 23d.
Mr.. and Mr.. DIR. VIM. Lemen, of
Htdgesville, celebrated the twenty
fifth anniversary of their wedding
day on Thursday last.
Mr.. E. c. Darrow has branched
out into another business. "A Low
err Revenge" a product of his pen,
appears IN this weeks Statesman.
Mr.. J. Rogers who was so Sc
verely scalded in wreck on the B
& o. some time since has recovered
and resumed his position on the
road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Santa Claus will be
at II. G. Berry's store next week.
All are invited to see them. Stock
immense and beautiful, and assert
ment great.
Robert Hall, colored, has been ar
rested on the charge of a brutal as
sault on Mrs. Annie Marquis, re-
spectacle white woman, near Park
ersburg. W. Va.
James Kennedy, young man in
the employ of the B. & o. Railroad,
while engaged in shifting cars at
Charlestown, on Thursday last, was
thrown under a train and killed.
The international Bible studies for
the coming Sabbath are found in
John 10: 1870. Title: Christ Cru
cited. Golden text: "For Christ
also hath once suffered for sins"
Mr.. H. b. Gerhardt, formerly the
G. V. r. r. Station Agent at this
place was married in Harrisburg
last Thanksgiving day to Miss Ma
bel G. Keeper, of that city. The
groom is well known here.
While in Baltimore last week, Mr..
VIM. II Wilen was invited and at
tended the banquet given by the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
ncers. Chief Arthur presided. Mr..
Wilen says it was splendid affair.
The city assessors, Messrs. L. S.
Howard and Geo. D. Whitson have
been busy at their work all week.
The valuation placed by them on
property, in many instances, goes
considerably above that of the last
assessment.
The team of Mr. Sam'l H. Freeze,
while driven by John w. Dodd, one
day last week took fright at the
street cars, ran down Martin Street,
and under the permanent awning of
the store room occupied by Mr.. E.
B. Letter, where the buggy became
detached. The horse was uniniured.
but the buggy was considerably
damaged
The appearance OF ladies' riding
bicycles is getting to be such COM
mon sight in all the large cities that
the sensation formerly created has
almost entirely disappeared, and lit
tie or no comment is now made.
Ladies wheel clubs are hourishing
in halt a dozen cites.--St. LOUIS
Dispatch
Change in Schedule on C. ". r.
r., went into effect Dec lst. Trains
now leave this place as follows:
Northbound, No. IA at 1880 a. m,
No. 6 at 3:l0 p. m. and No. IS at
$50 p. m. Southbound, No 9 at
500 a. m No 9 at 1927 a. M and
No. at 1912 p. m. Morning train.
No. IA, has direct connection for
Philadelphia and New York. Ar
irving at Philadelphia 1915 noon
and New York at 2:30 %. m.