Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-04-30

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Mr.. Xenophon Poole left last Fri
day for trip to Pennsylvania.
A branch of the steam laundry has
been started at Brunswick, Md
WANTEp.-50OO pounds of good
country lard. IL. G. BERRY.
Mrs. Kinsey Creque has gone to
Cumberland to visit her daughter.
All Republicans should attend the
meet at the Court House, tonight.
Look out for counterfeit S. bills.
The country is being flooded with
them.
Mr.. F. J. Massey. Of Winchester,
spent Sunday last with friends in
this city,
Mr.. Ray Dora, of Cumberland,
Md, spent Sunday last at his home
IN this city.
Mr.. Joseph Legg, vile and daugh-
ter, attended the funeral of Mrs.
Mary Snyder.
Messrs. Thomas Russler and VIM.
Mouse spent Saturday last in Ha-
gerstown, Nd.
Mrs. A. G. Foy has returned home
from pleasant visit TO friends in
HagerstoWn, Md.
Miss P. Licklider is very i'll at the
home of j. Baker Kearfott, Esq, on
South Queen street.
A change in The B. & o. time ia
bic will soon be made. 1t will prob
ably take effect May lst.
Misses May B. and Jane Faulk-
ner left Tuesday morning for few
days visit to Washington.
Mr.. NJ. A. OrndorfF leaves to-day
for Berryville, where he will engage
at work for several months.
Mr.. L. NJ. Hoke has just received
large lot of new goods. See new
ads. and look at the low prices.
Mr.. Clifford Caldwell, who has
been on the sick list for the past
week, is able to be about again.
Rev. Father H. J. McKeefry went
to Berkeley Springs on Wednesday
last to hold services at that place.
The next race by the Martinsburg
Wheel Club will take place May IL.
We will give the particulars later on.
Miss Berry. a charming young
lady Of Georgia, is the guest of Miss
Elizabeth Fitz, on East Burke street
Mrs. H. D. Fuller, nee Faulkner
and little child, of Winchester, Va,
are visiting at DR.. ]. w. McSherry's.
Messrs. Z. A. Darby and S. E.
Aler, of Altoona, Pa, former Mar
tinsburg boys, were in the city last
week.
Messrs. John and Joseph Massie,
and Harry Bailey, of Winchester,
spent Monday in town with Mr..
Thomas Heating.
Mrs. E. NJ. Brumley, nee Duvall,
and daughter, of Stevenson depot,
are visiting at the home of Mr.. j. E..
Mann, on Queen st.
The West Virginia State Board of
Agriculture meets at Martinsburg
next Monday and will continue in
session several days.
Washington county, Nd, through
its churches. schools, and citizens,
has donated over $1,000 in behalf of
fine suffering Russians.
Hon. w. H. Travers and Forest
W. Brown, of the Charles Town
Bar, were in our city on Tuesday at.
tending to legal business.
Mr.. George w. Chambers, form
erly of this city, but now telegraph
operator at Doe Gully tunnel, spent
Saturday in his native city.
Preparations are being extensive
ly made for the coming fair at Win
chester, to be held the second week
in September, commencing on the Ii.
The Huntington papers speak of
the recent opening of Mr.. II. j
Homrich's jewelry store as palace
of crystals and jems Good for
Harry.
Messrs. Chas. Bayles, VIM. Bayles
and B. IRWIN caught fine string of
fish at the Opequon last Tuesday
night, among which was carp a weigh
ing 81 pounds.
Mr.. j. r. French and Miss Katie
Pine were married Wednesday even
ing at 3 o'clock, at the home of Mr..
Samuel Bowers, on College ST., by
Rev. C. S. Trump.
The excavation for the new Court
House Building has been nearly COM
pleted by contractor Chas. H. Miller,
and very soon will the clink of other
hammers be heard.
Miss Florence Snyder, of Summit
Point, and Miss Edith Lloyd, OF
Middleway, spent Saturday in this
city, the guests Of Miss Lottie An
derson, on Maple avenue.
Misses Sarah Hammann and EN-
ma Meltz. who have been visiting
the family of Mr.. C. Hammann, on
South Queen street, have returned
to their homes in Fulton county, Pa.
A call has been made for meetings
in the different wards of the city, on
Nor day night, at o'clock, by the
Republicans of the city for the pur-
pose of electing candidates for Coun-
Gil.
The Catholic Fair is meeting with
much success, and the attendance
mas been quite large. Welearn that
it closes to night, when the success
full contestants for prizes will be
known.
Mr.. j. G. Holmes, of Charles
Town, has prepared drawings and
spec ifcations for rebuilding the
Bower the cambridge homestead
on the opequon, recently destroyed
by ere.