Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-02-27
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Miss Writ Cue, of Sandy Hook.
is spending f,.e day with the falni-
ly of Mr.. John Hollis, on Raleigh
street.
Mr.. Henry j. Seibert has bought
the A. Williamson farm, containing
800 acres, near Vanclevesville, at $40
an acre.
All through the South there is a
movement to vary crops, and not to
depend exclusively on cotton. This
is sensible.
Elk Senator Evarts has changed
lfe-lopg habit of getting up early, a
correspondent notes, and now lin
gers in bed mornings.
Water will be turned into the G.
& O. Canal between the 5ih and It'll
OF March, and navigation will open
on the 10th of the month.
Major Curtis, in high hat, and
with a swinging baton, made the ap-
pearance of professional band lead
er on Washington's Dir hday.
No school was held in the princi-
pals room of the Sd Ward School on
Wednesday last, owing to the illness
of Mr.. 0. F. Ryneal, the teacher.
The Statesman, in Prof. Cox's re-
por,, speaks of the delegates to the
Legislature being elected for the
term of tive" years. Significant,
eh?
Rev. J. w. McCarty Duckwall, son
of the late Judge DuckwolI, spent a
few days of this week among his old
acquaintance in this place and vi
entity.
Miss Lille Matthews, who has
charge of the public school near Bed
ington, was the guest of the family
of Justice Mckee Saturday and Sun
day last.
Miss Bette A. Dooley, after visit
ing in Washington. D. c., Baltimore,
Md. Lev /. Md, Philadelphia, Pa,
and Lambertsville, N. ] has return
ed home.
The ball given on the night of
Feb. 22nd, by the Conductor g Broth
erhood, was largely attended Quite
a sum was realized for the benefit of
the order.
Mrs. R. E. Byrd gave a reception
in Winchester, Va, last week in
honor of MIR. and Mrs. Robt. Glass.
1t was largely attended, and was
brilliant affair.
Miss Elizabeth and Master David
Riddle. daughter and son of Mr.. H.
A. Riddle, of Chambersburg, Pa.
have been visiting their aunt, Miss
| Bette Hunter.
Miss Mary Reed, an Ohio lady who
went to India as missionary, is
victim OF leprosy, and is hopelessly
wasting away in leper village in
the Himalayas.
Messrs. Dan1 Mathews and Il. w.
Eversole, formerly of this city, but
now of the q S. Navy Yard, at
Washington. D. c., were in this city
! on Monday last.
Judge E. Boyd Faulkner, returned
home Tuesday night from a days
trip to Chambersburg, Pa. He also
made hastv trip to Charles Town
the day following.
Mr.. John B. Baker and John Lew
is, two young farmers of Falling
Waters District, left for North Da.
kota last week, where they will make
their future home.
Miss Josie Quenzel, who has been
visiting j j. Schlotterbeck, of Hag
erstown, Md, for a few weeks, re-
turned to her home in this city, on
| Friday of last week.
Mr. S. v Yantis, of Shepherds
town, W. Va, was in Martinsburg a
short while on Monday last on his
way to the meeting Of the State
League at Parkersburg.
MartinSburg hasbeen selected as
the place of meeting on May 23rd,
for the republican convention to Sc
lect delegates to the National Con-
vention at Minneapolis.
A man supposed to be named De-
pew, from Peekskill, N. Y. was run
over and horribly mangled in the
Cumberland yard of the B. & O. r.
R., early last Saturday morning.
VIM. Fenix, colored, was arrested
last Saturday tor stealing a horn
from the colored band of this place
Squire Bartlett imposed fine of
$1,000, or fifteen days in the county
| jail.
Mr. L. D Gerhardt has moved in.
to the house lately occupied by his
father on West King Street, thus va
eating the Reynolds property in
which he had lived since last sum
mer.
Miss Anna Munday, formerly of
this city, but living at Romney, W.
Va, for several years past, was mar
ried on Wednesday last to Mr.. Jas.
Wirgman, editor of tue Winchester
! Leader.
Messrs. U. S. G.. Pitzer and Hen
ry Fitz, with Hon. Geo. W. Feidt,
left Monday last to attend the Re-
publican State League Meeting,
which took place in Psrkersburg,
Feb. %.
The international Bible studies for
Sunday, February 2Sth, 1892. are
from Jeremiah 81 l1-2l. Title
Jeremiah Prosecuted. Golden text:
Il am with thee, saith the Lord, to
deliver thee
Rev. F. NJ Woods went to Rom
ney on Wednesday last and held
services in the Presbyterian Church
at that place, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday evenings and returned
home on Saturday.
Mr.. Geo. NJ Hosack young and
| talented attorney of JniontOwn Pa