Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-04-25
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY. APRIL rs, 1891.

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Every carpenter in onr city is
busy.
Mr.. S. z. Martin was in town on
Friday.
Mr.. John NJ. H enshsw is slowly
improving.
The Adam Forepaugh show on
Friday next.
A hog recently killed in Georgia
had six lungs.
The weather has been perfect FOR
the past week.
Mr.. c. o. Lambert is rapidly re-
gaining strenth.
The c. V. Schedule will change
on Monday next.
The hotels in our city are doing
thriving business.
Mr.. Hugh A. White arrived in
this city ON Wednesday.
Mr.. John Barker is building res
idenec on West Race st.
A movement is on foot to supply
Queen street with a sprinkler.
A predominance of tramps are
terror to our people at present.
The Morgan residence on South
Raleigh street is being psnted.
Mrs. Amanda T. Walker is re-
painting her house on Raleigh st.
Forepaugh's buglers paraded our
city on Friday, advertising the show.
Mr.. JAS. T. Thompson is filing up
the ward in the rear ofhis residence.
MIR. John Fitz is home spending
bis monthly furlough with his fami-
ly.
The new schedule on the B. & O.
will go into effect on Sunday, May
10th.
Mr.. Geo. P. Blessing who has
been quite i'll for some time is con-
valescing.
The furniture men must be very
busy, their teams almost blockade
our streets
Usual services will be held at the
Reformed Church on Sunday morn
ing and night.
Manager Feller has made engage
ments with the "Struck Gas > Com
pany for May 9Th.
We learn that several additional
trains win be run over the G. V. in
their new time table.
There has not been such rush of
building and Improvements since
Martinsburg was founded.
Mr.. Charles G. Pitzer, after stay
of several weeks in Baltimore, re-
turned home on Thursday.
The NJ. NJ. NJ. & 1. Company have
rented portion of their land to Mr..
Geo. S. Roush for pasture.
The firemen employed by the B.
& o., held ball at the Queen street
Opera House on Wednesday
Plows and road shoveIs are at
work on the NJ. NJ. NJ. & /. Compa-
ny's land laying off the streets.
A technical school for millers is to
be established in Paris. 1t will be
the first of its kind in the world.
Our merchants report excellent
trade since the weather has been
such that people could get about.
Mr.. NJ. A. Snodgrass is preparing
to place soda water fountain in his
store room in the Dorsey building.
DR.. and Mrs. E II. Kuykendall
spent an hour in our city on Thurs
day, en- route for Chattanooga Tenn.
The Catholic Parsonage is under
going considerable repairs, in the
way OF papering and painting on the
inside.
Mr.. w. w. Poole of Montgomery
County Md, paid his daughter, the
Rev. Mrs. Henry Thomas, visit
the past week.
An eagle was shot in Delta county
Mich, the other day, measuring
seven and one-half feet from tip to
tip Of its wings.
A petriGed body has been found
about six miles below Eugene, Ore.
Like the Fresno petrefaction, the
feet are broken off
There was some misunderstanding
between the Mayor of our city and
the Judge of the circuit court, on
Monday night last.
Mr.. Chas. r. Sperow Of this coun-
ty has been appointed member of
the State Board of Agriculture, by
Governor Fleming
Those who are lucky enough to
possess such conveniences have been
enjoying the delightful driving that
is afforded on our pixies.
Quite number of capitalists have
visited our city this week, and we
learn have made some investments
in Martinsburg real estate.
Mrs. Gertrude Barber of this city
and Mr.. II. G. Bowling of Philadel-
phia, Pa, were married at Hagers-
town on Thursday morning.
Jackson, Ga, has freak in the
shape of four-footed chicken The
fore feet are normal, but the kinds
are placed for walking backward.
Circuit Court is still in session,
the proceedings of which appear in
another column. Very little husi-
ness outside of chancery has been
transacted.
In Chicago the other day hand
some horse attacheh to coupe be-
came paralyzed as the result of
fright caused by the noise of sewer
gas exploding.
Some one poisoned the large
shepherd dog belonged to r. L.
Snodgrass, on Sunday last. His
brother, M. A., lost one short time
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