Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1891-02-07
SATURDAY. FEB. 7, 1891.
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Valentine day is near at hand.
Ezra Kendall in the Pair of Kids.
Mr.. H. C. Berry was East last
week.
A cold wave arrived on Tuesday
night.
The hosiery factory is running day
and night.
Personal property is bringing good
prices this spring.
Circuit Court adjourned for the
term on Thursday last.
The thermometer fell thirty de-
grees last Tuesday night.
Mr.. w. a. Hoke, was in town
several days the past week.
The Frazer homestead has been
purchased by Mr.. Geo. f. Evans.
Judge j. I. Hoke, of Kingwood,
W. Va, spent Monday in our city.
Miss Hattie Slain has returned
from a visit to Chambersburg, Pa.
Circuit Court for Jefferson Coun.
ty will commence on Tuesday next.
Mrs Maggie Fryatt is visiting
Mrs. Florence Swift, in Washington.
Mr.. H. H. Emmert made short
trip to Morgantown, W. Va, this
week.
Mrs. E. Boyd Faulkner has been
quite indisposed during the present
week
Property offered in this county at
public sale has brought good average
prices.
Miss Leila Blackford returned to
her home in Sharpsburg, Md, Thurs
nesday.
Hon. J. Rufus Smith, of Berkeley,
Springs, w. Va, was in our city on
Tuesday.
We call your attention to an ad.
ditional list of new advertisements
this week.
"Ruth the Moabitess" was bril-
liant success. Full particulars in
next issue.
Hon. Robert Lamon, of the West
Virginia Legislature, is home on
short visit.
Mr.. James F. Thompson's infant
has been seriously i'll for more than
a week past.
The City Band Concerts improve
at every performance. The audiences
are immense.
Mr.. VIM. Heiston has moved into
his residence adjourning the C. v.
freight depot.
Rev. W. Hullihen Burkhart, left
for his charge in Mercer county, W.
Va, on Friday.
They play, and play well-the
City Band. Their concerts are
worthy of patronage.
Capt. w. R. Snodgrass, who has
been home ON the sick list for the
past week, is out again.
Chas. Johnson, sixteen years old,
of Mason county, Mich, "drops"
the scales at 80 pounds.
Miss Emma Reed, who has been
visiting in this city has returned to
her home in Baltimore.
The Duchess of the Portland keeps
herself warm and cosy under a thous-
and guinea sealskin coat.
Mrs. John NJ. Chambers has been
confined in the house for several
weeks on account of sickness.
A man in Minneapolis has invent
ed a machine Tor taking pictures on
the nickle-in-the-slot principle.
Mr., F. W. Brown, prosecuting at
torney for Jefferson county, was in
town Monday, on legal business.
The reported cold wave arrived
about halliday ahead of time this
week, but was none the less severe.
Several additional electric light
wires will have to be put up, in or
der to supply the demand for light.
More than 1900 school libraries
have been established in Wisconsin
and Minnesota during the last year.
Moss-green velvet, white silk and
passcmenterie are charmingly COM
bined for the benefit of a dinner robe,
Snow in Maine numbering regions
is about six feet deep, and is serious
ly interrupting numbering operations.
Miss Katie Goldsborough, of Fred
erick City, Nd, who has been visit
ing in this city, returned home We'd
day.
Cotton spinning in Japan is SO
depressed at the present time that
the companies are all curtailing pro-
duction.
The Martinsburg Mining, Manu-
featuring and Improvement Compa
ny expect to have sale of lots about
April LIST.
This is the stock taking time for
our merchants, and they offer all
goods at a reduction at this season
of the year.
The room lately occupied by Mr..
L. w. Robinson, will be used by w.
ii. and Jno. A. Wilen in the furni-
ture business.
A wrap which lights up well is of
scarlet cloth, decorated with curly
black Astrakhan and gold and black
passementerie.
The sale or personally by D. Gold
Miller on Tuesday, Feb. Sd attract
ed large crowd, and good prices
were obtained.
The Rev. Henry Thomas will Of
fciate on next Sunday, evening
(Sth) in Christ Church, Bunker
Hill, at $50 o'clock.
A matronly costume. as rich as IL