Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-05-14

- Washington Star.
HopewelI-Quaker meeting, to-
morrow.
Has Leap Year increased the mar
rage list?
The thermometer is beginning to
hunt higher attitudes
Senator Faulkner spent Sunday
and Monday of this week at home.
WANrED.-5OOO pounds of good
country lard. Fl. @. BERRY.
Miss Bessie Gibbs is the guest of
Miss Annie Magalis, Burke street.
The gilded orators are now pre-
pairing their decoration day elocutes.
fyou want to hear beautiful bird
concerts get up early these morn
ings.
Mr.. Clarence Hensel, of WInches-
ter, spent last Tuesday night in this
city.
The Cumberland Valley depot in
Chambersburg was burglarized of
about $26
Mr.. Jas. Dyche has again associat
ed himself with the clothier, Mr..
David We'll.
All Baltimore is elated. It's Base
Ball Club has won three out of nine
teen games.
Miss Lille Herring is paying q
visit to friends in Baltimore and
Washington.
The Potomac Valley Railroad
bridge at little Conococheague, has
been completed.
The famous DR.. Garrison murder
trial at Wheeling has this time end
ed in hung jury.
Miss Martina Little spent several
days of last week with the Misses
Massey, in Winchester.
There was partial eclipse of the
moon Wednesday night, but cloudy
weather made it invisible here.
Mrs. Mollie Hawkins and Miss
Gertie lamp, of Winchester, Va, are
visiting friends in this city.
Judge E. B. Faulkner held a spec
ial term of circuit court in Berkeley
Springs on Wednesday last.
Aparty ofgentlemen from Waynes-
boro and Hagerstown will camp
along the Potomac on May %.
Don't fail to see Dynamite" the
tight rope-walking horse, at the
Opera House, May 25th and Goth.
Mr.. Ferdinand Hesse, of this city,
is among the list of graduates at
the Gettysburg College, this year.
In Frederick Co., Va. 10 marriage
licenses were issued in April. Leap
year seems not to be forgotten there.
Mr.. C. w. Doll, Clerk of the
County Court, has had the floor of
his officesimproved with new car
pet.
1t is said that over four hundred
bass were caught at Dam No. 4,
above Shepherdstown, on Wednes'
day.
John w. Tabler was fined by JUS
tice Mckee on Monday last $500
and costs for assaulting Mr.. M. G..
Lloyd.
Mr.. Bristol and his company of
educated horses at the Opera House,
two nights, commencing Wednesday,
May %.
The new Hancock bridge was free
for travel on Sunday. 1t is estimat-
ed that !, 900 pedestrians crossed the
structure.
Mr.. Chns. P Faulkner, of Wash
ington, son of Senator Faulkner
spent few days with his sisters in
this city, this week.
Miss Kate Cover and Miss Bruce
Hyde, of Winchester, made short
visit to Miss Belle Stewart, at AS
pen HAL, tnlS week.
The congregation of the Episco-
pal Church have had neat and sub
stantial fence erected on one side of
their church property.
Mr.. S. V. Fiery went to Baltimore
early this week to buy his spring
stock. You may look out for bar
gains when he returns.
Mr. Geo. Ryneal, of Washington,
D. O., spent several days of the pres
ent week with the family of VIM.
Phillips on Burke street.
The "Milburn" Renowned Hollow
Axle Farm Wagon has no equal and
certainly no superior Call and see
it; for sale by John Heller.
Messrs. NJ. S. Burdette and Will
LanSz were made Knights, last Tues
day night, in Washington Lodge
No. l, K. Of P, of this city.
The Reformed church orchestra
and choir of this city, has begun a
series of selections at both morning
and evening Sunday service.
Rev. DR.. J. A. Hoffheins has gone
on a short visit to friends in Penn
sylvania His Wednesday evening
service was omitted this week.
The question of removing the thoo.
logical seminary from Gettysburg to
Washington is again being agitated
by the Lutheran denominations.
For SALE.-I have 1000 peaci
trees and 100 grape vines which
will sell very cheap.
L. DEW. GERHARDT.
Masters David and Hunter Rid
die, sons of Mr.. Fl. A. Riddle, Gen
eral Passenger Agent Of the G. v. R
r., of Chambersburg, are visiting
Mrs. Harrison on West King street