Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-03-28
Misses Emma and Mamie Jones
ORC homo from school for Faster.

both.
| Miss Fannie Frazer arrived from
Carlisle, Pa, to spend Easter with
her brother, ]. G. Frazer.
Don't forget to attend the plays
at the Opera House on Monday and
| Wednesday of next week.
| Mr.. D. We'll, as will be seen by
his advertisement in this issue, is
| ready for the Spring trade.
| Mr.. Chas. Phillips left for w ash
ing on Wednesday~to accept posi-
ton in a drug store in that city.
Messrs. Ferdinand Hesse and Par
win Deatrick are home for Easter
from Pennsylvania College, Gettys-
burg.
Miss Hattie Blackwell, arrived
home from Meadville Pa, on We'd
nesday, having been absent since
January.
Mr.. NJ. A. Snodgrass' pet dog
Chilly Malone" was poisoned last
Saturday, dying from the effects of
the dose,
Mr., N. D. Baker Jr., who is stu
dent at John Hopkins University,
Baltimore, is home for the Easter
holidays.
The remains of Nancy Campbell
colored, were brought from Pitts
burg, Pa to this city for inte rment
on Friday.
Misses Mary Love and Fannie
Gray, two of Winchester, VAS fair
daughters paid Mattinsburg flying
visit on Tuesday.
Miss Martin, Messrs. Emmert &
Fiery's milliner, has returned to this
city to take her place in that depart.
ment of their store.
Series B of the Improvement,
Loan and Building Association was
organized at the Court House on
Monday evening last.
A large amount of Baltimore
freight is being received via the G.
V. and Western Maryland railroads,
for merchants in this city.
There are 5000 cases of Grippe in
Pittsburgh, Pa, and the death rate
is fifty per cent greater for the
month of this year, than last.
Mr.. Jno. Teller has secured for
one night only, Wednesday April
1st, the McGibeny Family one of the
best musical organizations on the
road.
Rev. F. NJ. Woods. will address
the Young Mems meeting at the
rooms of the 7. NJ. G. A, Sunday
evening at AIS o'clock. Topic, ga
Choice Demanded"
Mrs. Jno. A. Lyons has just re-
turned from Baltimore, and is pre-
pared to furnish her customers and
friends with the latest styles in mil.
linery and fancy goods.
The sun in this section is not OBJ
scured by fog but clouds seem to be
more plentiful than ever now, and
twelve showers of rain day are not
an unfrequent occurrence,
Miss Emma Harrison of Louis
vile, KY, attending Miss Randolph's
school in Baltimore, is spending her
Easter vacation with her aunt, Miss
Jane Harrison in this city.
The full plans and specification
for the new jail, are an exhibition at
the County Clerks office in this
city. The building presents
very imposing appearance.
Mr.. W. L. Jones secured one of
the Diffenderter lots on West King
street, at the sale on Saturday last.
He will commence the erection of a
dwelling house at an early day.
Messrs. Berne and Samuel Lam
bert, sons of ex-Mayor G. o. Lam
bert, were called home on account
of their fathers illness. We are
glad to state that he is much better.
Rev. j. W. Duffey will preach at
the Southern Methodist Church,
Martin street, next Sunday at IL a.
m. and 1880 p. m. This will be his
last service before leaving for Roam
oke.
Mr.. L. Dewitt Garhardt arrived
from Buena Vista, Va. on Friday of
last week. He is here to superin-
tend moving his household effects to
that place, where he holds good
position.
Mr.. John Ii. King, former resi-
dent and employee of the B. & O., in
this city, died in Hagerstown, Md,
on Monday evening, and his remains
were brought to this city for burial
on Wednesday.
We are in receipt of card from
Leipzig, Germany, announcing the
engagement of Miss Mary Frazer,
of this city, and Mr.. Fred Tolhurst,
of Troy, N. Y. Both are students
at the conservatory of Music at Leip-
zig.
The international Bible studies for
next Sabbath are a review of the les
sons Of the last quarter, and teach
ers and scholars will find it interest
ing and profitable to recall briefly
this most entei tanning period of jew
ish history.
DISCHARGED ENPLoYEs--M srs.
Saml Aler, Frank Weaving and
Ream Keller, chiefs in the different
round houses of the B. & o., were
handed their discharge on Tuesday
last. No reason for their removal
are embodied in the discharge.
Rev. j. B. Chamberlin the newly
appointed pastor Of the U. B. Church
entered upon his work last Sabbath,
and preached morning and night,
very acceptably to all his hearers.
Mr.. Chamberlin is an attractive
preacher. Next Sabbath he will
preach at Greensburg at 1870 a. m.
At night there will be an Easter SER
vice in his Church in this city.
Tho Trades CounciI has reoom-