Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-05-21

The new bank, the Merchants and
Farmers, has added the new feature
of kee ping open on Saturday even
ing from 6 to I O'Clock for the &C.
com modal of the business and
working people of the city.
The contract for the remaining
six miles of the Fairmont, Morgan
town and Pittsburg railroad exten.
sion between Morgantown and the
Pennsylvania State line, has been
awarded to a Baltimore firm.
Mr.. U. S. Grant Pitzer, Esq, has
received and accepted an invitation
from Mulligan Post. No. 80, G. A. r.
of Winchester, Va, to deliver an
Grafton on Memorial Day, the 30th
| inst, at the National Cemetery.
An interesting case has been de-
cided by Judge Guthrie, of the Ka-
nawha County Circuit Court, to the
effect that the sheriffs of West Vir-
ginia have no legal right to add in
terest when taxes are not paid when
| due.
The horticultural hall OF the Tay.
lor County Far Association lat Graf
ton, which had just been relitted aud
enlarged, was burned. Loss between
$4,000 and $4,000; uninsured. Or
igin lncendlary, as warning had been
! given.
The Merch ants and Farmers Bank
at Martinsburg began business
last Wednesday. Mr.. j. w. Bishop
has the distinction of being the first
depositor. 1t is cardinal principle
with Mr.. Bishop to head business
procession.-FreeP Press.
VALUABLE HORSE LosT.-The val
liable bav horse belonging to Messrs
Paul Strausner and Walter j Lam
bert, died at Mr.. Lambert's stable
on Monday morning last. This
makes the second to die for these
gentlemen within year.
An immense barn was entirely de-
stroyed on the farm of Isaiah Nor
gan, near Ravenswood. 1t was full
of hay and valuable farming utensils
all of which were destroyed. Loss
$4,000 no insurance. The fire
caught from an engine spark.
At Fayetteville, North Carolina
A. L. Gilmore, a desperate, who
had, with a revolver, compelled a
daughter Of Rev. VIM. Brunt to get
him a meal, was shot by her and
killed. He was wanted for murder
and she will get reward of $500.
At Parkersburg, fire destroyed
the car shops of the Ohio River Rail
road, the oil house, sand house, coal
chute, q long trestle, passenger
coach, two loaded cars and badly
damaged a number of box cars
Loss about $4,000, partly insured.
VIM. johnson, alias Billy Mitchell
colored, was killed on the B. & o.
r. r. on Friday morning last, about
4 O. clock, by an astbound freight
train. The coroner's jury held an
inquest over the body, and found
that he had come to his death by
accident.
The international Bible studies for
Sunday, May %, are from Daniel /:
8-21. Title: Daniel and his Com
panions. Golden text, Daniel pur-
posed in his heart that he would not
defile himself with the portion of the
Kings meat, nor with the wine that
he drank"
On Monday last Mr.. G. c. Ben
nett, the photographer, one Of our
popular young men, and Miss Anna
B. Gardner, one of our young ladies
equally as popular, were quietly mar
ried at st. Paul's M. E. Church,
Hagerstown, last Monday evening.
Congratulations to both.
Mr.. Earnest Thumel, son Of Mr..
Chas Thumel, who has been located
in Kansas City, Mo-, for the past
five years came home last week, for
a few weeks visit to his parents and
friends in this city. This is his first
visit since locating in Kansas. He
says the West is the country
Owing to the small crowd which
attended the Wilfred Clarke Com
pany last Tuesday night, at the Gen
trail Opera House, the management
was obliged to refund the money, as
there were not enough present to
justify them in showing. 1t is al
most too late in the season for shows.
We have received copy of the
B & o. Field" paper showing
the points along the line of the B. &
o. which have facilities for manufac-
turers. etc. 1t is gotten up by the
immigration agency of the B. & o.,
and will no doubt be beneficial to
every town along the B. & O.'s line.
The colored woman, Mary Thomp-
son, who stole the jewelry belonging
to the daughter of Senator Faux
ner. on Sunday last, and who was
arrested by, and escaped from, Con
stable P. c. Tobin, was afterwards
arrested by officers Weddle and Sim
mons at the house of the colored
man Montgomery onTuesday night.
GONE UNDER.-The American Fra
ternal circle, which has large men,
bership here, has been, by process of
law, compelled to appoint receivers.
The action was precipitated by the
endeav0r of the organization to abol-
ish its short term payments. Very
few, however, of our local members
will lose anything by the transact
ion.
The increasing members of the
Berkeley Female Seminary caused
MISS Bette Hunter, the principal to
seek larger rooms, not, however, in
tefering with her arrangements for
boarding scholars. She has secured
large rooms in the Hughes building,
opposite the Catholic Church. The
commodious ground in the rear at
fords plenty OF opportunity for rec
reation and exercise.
DIED AT l00.-Mrs. Nancy Brit
ton, who was possibly the oldest
person living in Berkeley county,