Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-12-31
LOCAL NEWS.
ATuRD4Y. nB0BMBER 81. 1892.

me ". a. Gbutb Oi ptN1sN1 -
adjourned uriil Jan. It'll 1898,
Nh Clulosd .Io3re, of the c. "
r. r, was home Tor his Christmas
diuner.
SIR. Roger HYDE is spending this
week with friends in Keyser md
Piedm ut.
Mis-. Daisy Ross. of He'd esville,
was the guest { Miss Beulah Evans
this We. k.
aiessrs. W. G. A ,stin and A. NJ.
Staubly spent last Sunday in Cum
bertrand, Nd.
The cold weather has made crop
OF ice that should make rates low
next summer.
Miss Maggie Brown of Bal more,
Md speat Christmas week With her
mother in this city.
Mr.. RAYMOND B. Swartz Of Roam
oke. Va. spent Christmas with his
parents il this city.
Nr. S. j. White has purchased the
entire stock Of general merchandise
from Mr.. II. NJ Herring
Mr.. John D. Rockefeller has pre-
sented another 81 900 to the En-
dowment fund of Chicago Universe
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Miss Carrie Fellers and sister, OF
Vauclevesville. were the guests OF
Miss Emma Fellers, several days
shis week.
We are glad to see Rev. DIR. A: M.
Cackley again able to be abput' HIS
illness was the effect OF fall recelv-
ed several weeks ago.
Messrs. Fred Byers, Phillip Muth
and Geo Ryneal, of WaShins ton, ID.
c., spent q portion of the holidays
with friends ia Thu city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph M. Cairo
have returned from their wedding
trip and taken rooms with the Misses
Boreman, in the p bic square
Miss Clara Topper who has been
spending sometim with Miss Luella
Alhey, near Frankenherry Town,
returned to htr home in Lyman,
Pa, to-day.
Mr.. Ulysses D. Cox, of West
Virginia has been appointed assist
AM store-keeper day at the Hannis
Di-tilGrv. thus place, and has entered
upon his duties.
Mr.. Harry Burner, a stone mason,
engaged at the government building
had his hand severely bruised the
other day, and will not be able to
work for some time.
Mr.. D. Jerome Swartz and family
Of Gettysburg Pa, spent several
DAYS with the family of L. Dew.
Gerhardt this week. Mrs. Swartz
is a sister of Mrs. Gerhardt.
The next term of the Circuit Court
promises to exhibit an unusually
heavy criminal docket. Our young
friend, Prosecuting Attorney U. s.
G. Pizer, will have his hands full.
Our merchants have no room to
complain Of the holiday trade this
season. We never saw more money
spent 10y the people, and never saw
our merchants stores more crowded.
Many of our citizens took advan-
tage of he cheap railroad rates dur
ing the holidays, aud spent short
time with their friends along the
line OF both the Cumberland Valley
and Baltimore Il Ohio.
The huge stone which is to be the
cover for the steps in The rear OF the
U. S Court House and p. o build
ing was placed in position by COR
tractor S. A. Westenhaver on Tues
day and Wednesday last
The international Bible studies
for Sunday, January lst, 1898, are
from Ezra 2: LII. Title, Return
ing from Captivity. Golden text
" The Lord thy God will turn thy
captivity, and have compassion up
on thee"
The semi ar nual report of the
Berkeley county Building g. Loan
Association report will be read IN
the 5th day OF January next A full
attendance is expected of the stock
holders in the office at usual hour,
1870 p m F. GERLING. Sec.
The Circuit Court of NJ ryan
County will convene on Tuesday
next, with Hon E. Boyd Faulkner
presiding There will not be grand
or petit jury so tn term VII be
limited to the hearing Of chancerv
causes and the completion of plead.
ing in common aw cases.
Mr.. John NJ. Mason of Mt. Yer
non, Ohio. ha~ been IN the city visit
ing his parent for the past veral
days. He has good position as
assistant foreman of the Cleveland.
Alton & Columbus Railway Comps-
ny. We were glad to meet him and
he returns to his home with our
best wishes for his continued sue
cess.
POSTPONED The Knights of Py-
thias Of this city, who intended visit
in2 the Knights fair in Wiiliamsport
Thursday night, haye postponed their
trip until Monday night next. The
City Band will accompany the boys.
Fare, round trip. SIS cents. All who
wish, can spend good time. Late
train home that night. Train leaves
G. V. Depot at 3:l0 p. M.
PEACH. RAISING ON A BIG SCALE
Houston comfy. Ga, is rapidly be-
coming great peach growing county.
Ten orchards alone have total of
$4,000 tres. averaging 4, 92i acres,
or nearly eight square miles. In adj
dltlon, there are enough small or
chards, containing 5000 to 10000
trees, to swell this sum immensely.