Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-05-21
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY. MAY 81. 1891.

day.
Don't fsil TO see the game of all
this evening.
Cabell county will build fine new
court house and Jail.
Miss Muuday OF Romney, is visit
ing friends in this eity.
Promenade Concert at the Central
Opera House tonight. p
Lady Base Ball cluh-Fair Ground
this evening at 1886.
Not so much trouble to take down
stove pipes as to put them up.
Miss BERTHE Dreoner, of Hedges
vile, vas in this city yesterday,
WANrEp.-5oOO pounds of good
country lard. FL. G. BERRY.
We call the at ention of our read
ers to the new ad. of Mr.. David
We'll.
Mr.. Ray Swartz, now ofRoanoke,
Va, spent Sunday with his parents,
in this city.
Mr.. G. 0 Lambert, butcher, has
purchased IT fine steers from Hon.
G. A. Weaver.
Mr.. D. NJ. Kilner is pushing the
work on his new store-room as rap
idly as possible.
The commencement exercises of
the High School win take place en-
Friday, June 3rd.
The street car ran over a garter
snake four feet long at the edge of
town on Monday last.
The street car trolley wire Is be-
ing extended along Queen street.
Now for the r. R. crossing.
Mr.. Luther Miller has recovered
sufficiently from his late illness to
be able to attend 10 business.
Owing to the absence of the pas
w. blClC VIII OC nv cCl NiSCS III IuC
Reformed Church, tomorrow.
The number of people who went by
train to Hopeful Quaker Meeting
this year was smaller than ever.
Don't fail to see Dynamite" the
tight rope walking horse, at the
Opera House, May 25th and 26th.
Mr.. Geo. Ryneal, who has been
rusJicating with his relatives in this
city, has returned to Washington.
Mrs. Lille Kindle, of Cherry Run,
ana two children, are visiting her
mother, Mrs. Bell, on West King
street.
Mr.. Bristol and his company of
educated horses at the Opera House,
two nights, commencing Wednesday,
May %.
Rev. Henry Thomas will officiatc
in Christ church, Bunker Hill, on
next Sunday evening, 22d instant,
at $3.50 o'clock.
The High Boys,"a colored base
ball club of Hagerstown, visited and
played with the colored nine of this
city on Thursday last.
Mr.. Henry Kogleschatz, of Will
Transport, Pa, was in our city this
week, attending the funeral OF his
grandfather, Mr.. Rosgrim.
The children of the NJ. E. Church
(South,) Sunday School gave an en-
tertainment on Thursday night,
which was a decided success.
When women vote they willspend
so much time in the collection of
sample tickets that it will give them
all the joys of shopping tour.
FESTIVAL The Mite Society of
the Lutheran church will hold a
strawberry festival in the room next
to the church on June 10th and 18th.
Sultan, the finest trained horse in
the world, is with Bristol's horses.
They will appear at the Opera House
Wednesday and Thursday, May 25
and &c.
John Shea, a farmer living near
Hope station on the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern railroad, was
found dead on the track by some
trainmen.
We heard street railway official
say one day this week that the cars
would soon be running either under
or across the b. & o. at the Queen
St. crossing.
On Sunday. June 5th, Rev. W. II.
Chapman will preach the baccalau-
reate sermon to the graduates of the
High School, in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church,
Mr.. John Z. Nadenbousch has re-
moved his family from Winchester,
and now occupies the dwelling own
ed by Daniel Mcdaniel, on South
Raleigh Street.
II the men of the Presbyterian
Church would show as much energy
and power as did Mr.. Woods in his
sermon on Sunday last their new
church would soon be erected.
Monday next Will be election day
for the people to chooses mayor and
one councilman from each ward. The
Australian System of balloting will
be used for the first time in this city.
Thomas Devaughn, aged ten, an
only son, was killed at Walker sta
ton on the B. & o. r. r. He at
tempted to jump on passing freight
train, was thrown under and crushed
to death.
The Young Ladies Base Ball Club,
Of New York City. and the Martins
bura Base Ball Club will play a
match game of ball on the Fair
Grounds this evening, at $3.50 o'clock.
Admission, 25 cents.
Ira Mullins, his wife and child,
Wilson Mullins and John Chapel
Moore while riding along the road
near Round Gap, Wise county, Va,
were fired upon by party of men IN
ambush and all killed.