Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-04-09


SELECT Exclusion ---The Brother
hood # Loo motive Engineers will
hoid their 9th Grand International
Convention on Wednesday, May IL,
at Atlanta Ga. Trains will leave B.
& O. depot on Monday, May 9th, at
1880 a. m. Any information will be
furnished by John A. Bowers, of this
city.
LEcTuRE.-Mrs. w. Newt. Lynch,
of the Lady Board of Managers of
the Worlds Fair, win lecture in the
rink this Saturday afternoon, at 2
o'clock. Her subject is Educational
Work." and all are inyit ed. Noprice
for admission. She is a pleasant and
eloquent speaker. BY all means at
tend
SCHENECTADY, N. Y, April g.
The election passed off quietly here
yesterday. The Republicans elect
ed a majority Of the aldermen, max
ing the board Republican for the
first time in two years. The board
of supervisors stands six Democrats
and four Republicans, the same as
last year.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Ronemous has returned
with his family from Baltimore where
he has been living for several years
and has moved into his property op-
posite that of Mr.. D. G. Westenhav-
er. Mr.. Ronemous has been on the
sick list for some time and will not
enter any business until he has re-
gained his health.
MORGAN COUNTY CoURT.-The
April term of the Circuit Court of
Morgan county, w Va, opened yes
terday, Judge E. Boyd Faulkner
presiding. A case involving the con-
stitutionality OF the election law
passed by the last Legislature will
be tried. Five indictments were
found by the grand jury.
RUNAwAY.-On Wednesday, the
horse attached to the wagon of Mr..
G. G. Rentch, ran away, and tore up
things generally. He attempted to
run between the two trees in front of
the house of S. Fl. Martin, but the
wagon tilted, and the horse fell. The
trees are badly injured. No one was
in the wagon at the time.
Miss Nellie Stewart, the daughter
of Mr.. A. G. Stewart, of Wheeling,
died at that place last Monday morn
ing aged 1Syears. Her remains were
brought to Hedgesville on Tuesday
and inferred at that place. Mr.. Stew
art is native of Hedgesville, and
has been employed by the B. & O..
r. r. at Wheeling for a number of
years.
RUNAwAy.-On Monday last DR..
VIM. Z. Henshaw's horse took fright
at passing train and ran away, de-
molishing the buggy and somewhat
injuring the horse. The doctor was
thrown out, or in jumping out was
thrown down, and sustained some in
jury to his limb, and it is a miracle
how he escaped without a far more
serious injury.
Mr.. Thomas Austin an octogenar-
ian citizen of our town died on last
Friday, after long illness. Mr..
Austin was born in Washington Co.,
Md, but has lived in this city for
many years. He leaves several chill
dren. The funeral took place on
Sunday afternoon and the interment
was in Norbourne cemetery, Rev.
Henry Thomas, of the Episcopal
church officiating.
While using the derrick in exca-
waiting the foundation for the U. s..
Government Building one of the guy
ropes broke and the timbers of the der
rick fell with crash Geo. Powell and
Chas. Griffith who were using the
derrick at the time narrowly escap-
ed serious injury if not instant death
The derrick was soon placed in DO.
sition, and the accident delayed the
work only short time.
THE U. S. COURT BILL.-Senator
Faulkner's bill, changing the time OF
holding the United States Court in
West Virginia, was reported favora-
bly, in the House Thursday from the
Committee on Judiciary. By unani.
nous consent the bill was at once
taken up for consideration and pass
ed. The regular sessions of q. S.
Court for this place will now be held
Oct. 18th, 1892. 1t is expected that
Judge Nathan Golf will conduct the
| term.
DEAD LETTERs-The following ID
a list of letters remaining in the Post
office at Martinsburg, April 4, and
which will be sent to the Dead Letter
Office, April Is, if not called for
When calling say advertised.
John Armstrong, Miss Bertha
Daley, Mr.. Els Barkdale, Mr.. A. J,
Beard, Edward G. Brown, Miss An
ME Huitt, G. W. Haines, Mrs. Benz.
Patterson, Mrs. Agnes Patterson.
Held for better direction, Miss Aman
da Robson, Bedford Co., Pa.
W. FL. Fl. FLICK, P. M.
INwooD PARK OFFICERS ELECTED.
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