Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-01-16

account Of their arriving too late.
They will appear next week.
Mrs. Louise Phillips has returned
home after a lengthy visit to this
city, accompanied by Mrs. Emma
Dooley, of West John Street
The marriage Of Mr.. Frank II.
Wilhelm to Miss Mamie Russler is
announced to take place next We'd
nesday, Jan. Goth, at 8 o clock.
HOMES WANTED.-Two boys want
to obtain homes, one / | the other Z
years of age. For further iaforma-
ton apply to C. r. O'Neal Both
boys are industrious and respectable.
MIR. John Baker will sell at public
auction at his residence one and
one-half miles North of Falling
Waters all his household and kitch-
en- furniture, stock and farming i'm
plements.
Mr.. NJ. A. Snodgrass has pur.
chased new gas generator for his
soda fountain, and placed the same
in position on Tuesday. 1t took
quite force of hands to manage the
machinery and place it in his cellar.
DR. 7 J. Bland. one Of Martins
burg S popular physicians. was mar
ried in Baltimore last Wednesday
morning to Leila w. Field, of Vir-
einia. After a short tour the Dir.
d Mrs. Bland will return to Mar
tinsburg.
On Tuesday last Messrs. j. Nelson
Wlsner and NJ. T. Ingles, special
commissioners made sale of the
John Brindle property on West
Race street to John Barnes, execu
tor of Joshua Olinger, for the sum
of Sl365.00.
Communion services were held in
the Reformed Church on Sunday
asst. Rev. Lewis Reiter, of Roam
IKE, Va, preached the sermon at
preparatory services on Saturday
afternoon, and also for the two ser
vices on Sunday.
MAJOR Boyne, the engineer who
had charge of the line of the extern
sion of the G. V. R. r. to this place
is now with his force of hands stop
ping at the st. Clair, and is in charge
OF the extension of the Western
Maryland R. r. to Cherry Run.
Commencing on Tuesday next
Madame Anderson's Glass Blowers
viii for five nights give exhibitions
of marvellous work in glass blow
ing, at the New Opera House. The
admission IS only Is cents, which
gives all chance to attend at small
cost.
The congregation of the Presty-
terrain Church Immediately after the
sermon on Sunday last held a meet
ing with Mr.. Mr.. Alex. Parks as
Moderator and S. L. Dodd as Secre-
tary, and endorsed the action of the
trustees in purchasing the Hughes
property.
The Statesman asks the council to
give us an under.grade crossing at
the intersection Of the B. & 0. r r
and Queen st. Amen, brother.
We endorse all you say; do away
with the "menace to the business of
the CITY and county, and to the safe
ty Of human life"
The following gentlemen were
elected as stockholders of the Nation
al Bank, Of Martinsburg, on Tues
day last: W. T. Stewart, H. N
Deatrick, A. R. McQuilkin, O. B.
Leiaver, NJ. A Snodgrass, w. W.
WesfphaIl, A Parks, G. A. Weaver
and Decatur Hedges.
Conductor Ed. Burns, one Of the
most popular of the G. V. r r. EN-
ployees who has been in i'll health
or some time will not resume his
duties as conductor for several
months. In the meantime he will
act as general travelling passenger
agent for the company.
Mrs Mathews widow of the late
VIM. Mathews, who for long time
vas Justice Of this county and
known by every one, died last Wed
esday at the residence of he:
daughter, Mrs. Holli-, with whom
she has made her home the last few
years. The funeral services took
place yesterday afternoon at 2 p. m.
The following directors were elect
ed bv the stockholders of the PEG
Piles National Bank of Martinsburg
on Tuesday last, for tue ensuing
year: A. j Thomas. Henry j. Sci,
bert, Jacob Gassman, Geo. S. Roush
g. W. McKown, Frank Foreman,
E G. Williams, Jr., L. G. Gerllng.
Jas. F. Thompson, Geo. NJ. Bow ers,
Jonn B. Wilson, W. w. House
worth.
CIVIL SERVICE ExAMINATGoN.-
The supply of applicants from the
northern portions of West Virginia
is not equal to the demand. The
civil service will therefore hold a
railway mail examination at Mar
tinsburg, W Va, Jan. 26. AppIi-
cations should be filed as soon as
possible. Blanks and instructions
may be obtained by writing to . S.
Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton, D. c. Citizens of the United
States between the ages of Is and
35 are eligible.
RUNAwAY.-The two bays attach
ed to the coal wagon OF J. w. Bish-
OPP brcame frightened on Monday
evening last in front of f. G. Miles
store. ran up Martin street to Maple
Ave, thence dowo Maple Avenue
across the Tuscarora bridge through
the Fraz"r property ,over the scales
of j. w. Bishop, and down into the
coal yard where they stopped. The
most remarkable thing about the
runaway IS that not a thing was
Or ken save the gate post at the en-