Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-12-17
In lie course Of your rambles over

/ NC viii hail the day when under the
| large roof scores and scores of our
people will be working.
Usual leading-One night only,
Friday, Dec. 23d. Farwell tour of
r d. Mclean and Marie Prescott,
supported by their own company in
the grea' play, THE Merchant OF
Venice" Speci,l engagement with
magnificent costumes, scenery, etc.
Prices IS, SO and rs cents.
Pr {. Chisolm, of Baltimore, after
careful examination of Prosecut
ing Attorney Pitzer's eye, declared
the sight was not destroyed and that
with proper treatment the sight
would be entirely restored within
six or seven months. This will be
good news to Grants many friends
We would be very glad to receive
from the various pastors OF the city,
or from the superintendent of the
various sunday schools the program
of their Christmas festivities. Our
people like to attend as many of
these exercises as they can, and de-
sire authentic information as to the
time they will be held.
Mr.. Bert Boak has been home
since December the 9th and confn-
ed to the house with an attack of
pneumonia. He has been attending
Franklin & Marshall College at Lam
caster, Pa, but ON account OF his
illness was compelled to come home
hgtere the regular adjournment for
the holidays.
Washington Lodge No. /, K. of
p, of this ~ through Its commit.
tee, VIM. Kline, Z. S. q Pitzer and
o. Wolfes will present Potomac
Lodge, of Williamsport, Md, with
beautiful and costly silver pitcher,
donation to that lodge for its fair,
commencing Dec. Goth. 1t is on ex-
hibition at W. L. Jones Jewelry
Store.
The verdict Of the Supreme Court
of Virginia allowing subscribers in
boom land mpanies to cancel their
subscriptions and claim what they
have paid in, takes away the last sup
port from these busted and melan
choly specu atoms. 1t will be years
before Virginia will recover from the
excuses Of booming and the deplor
able results.
Some of the young men of the
city, headed by Thatcher, Mantz,
Dooley. Lantz, Wolfes, Chambers
and others of the S. L. CO. have
rented the room above Hoke's Shoe
Store. and have furnished it in splen-
did style for their club room. The
boys intend to have the best Of mag
azines, etc., and many pleasant
hour will they spend in their cosy
quarters.
EXCELLENT PAPER.-Those of our
people who delight in reading first
class religious Journal will find in the
Christian Observer. published by
Converse & Co., at Louisville, KY,
just what they need 1t is a clean,
clear, logical paper, well edited, both
as to original and selected matter
and can be welcomed into any home
especially where home life abounds
and children around.
Special Xmas services will be
held in the Luthern Church at $50
o'clock, Xmas morning. Several
ladies and gentlemen of superior
talent will assist the choir in render
ing number Of anthems. The Sab
bath School will hold lis Xmas ex-
ercises Monday evening, at $50 p.
m. The public are invited to these
services. Offerings will be received
for the Orphans Home.
The change in time of trains on
G. V. R. r., which has been post
poned for several weeks on account
of connecting lines, will take place
Sunday, Dec. Is. The only trains
on this end of the line effected by the
change are sast-bound trains, No. 4
and s which will depart from this
station on new schedule at 1903 a. m.
and $40 p. M, instead of 7:43 a m.
and 1926 p. NJ, as at present.
DEAD LETTERS The following is
a list of letters remainingin the Post
office at Martinsburg, Dec. IL, and
which will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office, Dec. 26, if not called for
When calling say advertised.
Charles l.. Barnhart, Mr.. Her
shell W. Brown, Charles Halsted c..
NJ. Smith, Mr.. M SIN th. Held
for better dir ction, Mrs. Hanah
Stribling, Berkeley county, Va.
w. Fl. H. FLICK, P. M.
FINGER BRoKEN.-Mr Henry Math-
ews, foreman of the Statesman Office.
met with a painful, though not SER
Gus accident last week. He was en-
gagged in planning forms when the
mallet was caught by the wheel OF
the press turned from its course and
came down upon his finger, break
ing one Of the bones and otherwise
injuring his hand. 1t will be several
weeks yet before he can use the brok-
en- member.
THE INDIAN ACTREss.-Go Wong
Go-Mohawk, the Indian Actress, ap-
pcaren last Friday night at the Cen
trial Opera House as "Wep-to-no-
NAH, the Indian Mail Carrier, and
her acting highly delighted the large
audience. The play is a sensational
drama of the western type, and adap
tation of the cast of Indian charac-
tiers throws around the play greater
interest in the romance. 1t was
among the best we have seen at the
Opera House this season.
Mr.. MacLean has a wonderful fac
ial expression, and admirable con-
troll of his eyes, and he possesses
the rare power of changing color dn-
der excitement. Marie Prescott is
superbly beautiful women in every
particular. Her voice has excep-
tional natural swe etness which wins
its way irresistsbly with the audi
eEce Terre Haute Gazette.
This gifted actor and actress will
appear at the New Opera House,