Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-05-07
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY. MAY 7. 1891.

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Bring out your straw hat.
Whitewash your premises.
The wheat crop looks unusually
promising.
Bring ont the street sprinkler and
stop the dust
Mrs. Margaret Ingles, is quite ill
at her residence in this city.
Mr. Henry Kas'le spent Sunday
and Monday in Cumberland.
Mr.. A. Proctor has returned from
aNisit 30 friends in Virginia.
Mr.. b. f. DooIey spent Sunday
last at Shenandoah Junction.
The delegates to the convention
on Thursday were numerous.
Senator C. H. Knott WAS in town
Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Mr.. Frank Kicker spent short
time in this city on Sunday last.
Miss Maud Painter is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Hess, in Roanoke, Va.
WANrED.-5O00 pounds of good
countrylard. IL. c. BERRY.
Rev. John c. Hawk, son of Mr..
NJ. Y. Hawk is at home on visit.
Mrs. Jas. T. Reed, one of Mar
tinsburg's oldest ladies, is critically
i'll.
Mr.. C. c. Timmons has gone to
Missouri to spend a few weeks with
relatives.
Justice VIM. Mckee made bust
ness trip to Falling Waters on Tues
day las.
We would like to see that fellow
who said this would be decidedly
cool Spring.
Mayor Brown, of Charles Town,
was visiting friends, in this city, on
Monday last.
Hagerstown has ordered a stone
crusher that has a capacity of 100
tons per day.
Miss Daisy Kline and Miss Ada
Browning we're in Shepherdstown
on Sunday last.
Messrs. Frank Timmons and Del
lie Schleuss spent Sunday in Keyser
and Cumberland.
Mrs. VIM. A. Karicofe, (nee Shob-
err, of Wichita, Kan, is visiting her
parents in this city.
Mr.. j. VIM. DeGrange, of Wash
ineton, D. c., spent Thursday with
friends in this city.
Mrs. DR.. Snodgrass left this week
for a two weeks visit to Chattanooga,
Tenn. and Atlanta, Ga.
Mr.. J. A. D. Turner, of Washing
ton, was in our city Thursday at
tending the convention.
Mrs. j. w. Eversole and daugh-
ter, BERTHE, returned Saturday from
a visit to Dayton, Ohio.
Mr.. John w. Dodd is now in
Southern Maryland, representing the
Deerng Binder Company.
Mr.. C. Allen Henshaw was called
to Frederick, Md, last week by the
sudden illness Of his mother.
The Office of the st CLAIR Hotel
has been beautified with q new coat
Of paint and repapered walls.
Miss Lillian Heck, of this city,
who has been visiting friends near
Shepherdstown, has returned.
Miss Emily Dukehart, of Baltl-
more, Nd is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
DR.. n. d. Baker, Burke street.
Mr.. John D. Gordon is abroad in
the land, performing his official du-
ties as assessor of this district.
Misses Carrie Young and Mamie
Armstrong are visiting Misses Hook
man and Bennett, Hagerstown.
Mr.. j. Lee Watson, who was with
Mr. r. Frank Barr, has accepted q
position in Hyde's Jewelry Store.
Mr.. Frank Getzendagner, of
Washington, made a short visit to
friends in this city on Sunday last.
Mr.. Geo. E. Showers was in Balti-
more. on last Monday, attending the
sale of a herd ofline Jersey cattle.
Mrs. II. A. Riddle and daughter,
of Chambersburg, Pa, have been
visiting Mrs, Harrison, on King St.
Arthur Trusscll was badly bruis-
ed about the face by his horse fall
ing down with him one day last
week.
Mr.. John Dumtord has bought the
bar and fixtures of the late P. j.
Bailey, and is carrying on the saloon
business.
We regret that our Bunker Hill
correspondence came in too late for
insertion tins week. 1t will appear
next week.
Owing to a break down of the en-
CINE at the power house the street
cars did not run on Sunday and
Monday last.
Mr.. Charles Pitzer, of this Office,
spent last Sunday in Virginia, the
guest OF the family of his uncle, Mr..
Henry Pitzer.
Mr.. C. P. Herring is making
some improvements in the interior
Of his store room corner Of Martin
and Queen streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Frazer have
returned to Martinsburg, aftera pro-
traeted business and pleasure trip to
BraxtOn county.
Hicks, the weather prophet, said
there would be heavy storm the
LIST. 2ud or Ord Of May, and it came
with a vengeance.
Mr. Charles Pitzer took his last
degree in the Knights Of Pythias
last Tuesday night, and is now a
tnll-hedged knight.