Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-01-09
Ar. ii. III. Emmert, d member

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MI Horatio w. Flaqg, a real es-
tate and stock broker, has opened an
office 10 the rooms of the Martins
burg Development Company. Mr..
Flnga returns to Berk. eyscounty
after ssseI'll' years d 9sahca ftosatiis
his former home
Ats the re efean lzstinrl Of the
Board :of s'iura'nG OF Hdrtlps bnr !
heterogeneous District. the Grst Mon.
day u the New Year, Mr.. z H.
Ssyies. he newly elected lnernh bar
was sworn in, Messrs Barton aud
Deck holding over.
The International Bible studies tor
next Sunday are from Isaiah 20, | 10
Title: A Song of Salvation Gold
en- text: "Trust ys in the Lord for
ever; for in the Lord Jehovah is
everlasting strength. F"
Miss Psrcie Kilmer, the accom-
plshed daughter of Harry D. Xii
mer. of Martnsburg, has been visit
ing the Misses Purcell the past week.
She made many friends during her
short stay - Winchester Times q
The sleighs went merrilg all dur
ing the snow, and the young ladies
and gentlemen enjoyed it greatly.
The liverymen are wearing broad
smiles, but the horses suffer aud
grow lean as the purses grow fat.
The January. term of our Circuit
Court promises to be quite an inter-
esting session In addition to i'm
pGrtaat criminal cases. several large
civil cases tleat have bsen pending
for some time will be acted upon.
The West Virginia Bar Assocls-
ton met at Parkersburg this week.
Among the papers read was one by
D. G. Westenhaver, Esq, of the
Berkeley County Bar on The Con-
fusion OF. the Statutory Law of
Wet Virginia. "
During religious revival at Beech
Grove Sunday some unknown per
son put nux vomica in the water
bucket. Several persons drank of
the water. A number narromly es-
capped death. The meeting broke
up in great confusion.
Mr.. FL. S. Hyde, the Jeweler, has
purchased the Van Metre farm, near
Hedsesville. 1t now has ON it over
5000 fruit trees, and Mr.. Hyde will
have 1000 more planted this coming
spring. Il Sc ms Bro. Hyde has a
weakness for peaches and cream.
Tue prospects are that the fleet
ing" ssason will be an unusually busy
one this year. Tenants who have
occupied the same houses for years
have received notice, and will have
to hunt other quarters. NotwIth-
st=nding al this thero are yet many
houses for rent
Many OF oar electric i.ght con-
suthers a"e maNiug co.I1iaint as to
tn, waHih.5 o. tue eaAC Q lower.
They say the street car lne iessens
the peF lr,il alny a. ,he iucan-
descepts. Tle company will have
to meet ttis y 9TH an Independent I'll.
CINE aud dynamo.
Jacob Miller, the Hs re7stown
young man VINO was so seriously af-
feoted by smoking cigarettes some
time age, has gown worse. A few
days ago h took to smoking again
and he was at once thrown into con
vulsions. became very Wild and e
tempted to bite people who approach.
ed him.
The body of Henry Reck. B. &
o. i aheman was found alorg b
r. cad tracks at Weye.to1 Tue dav
atter Cnris5mas. II is bel eyed by
some taat he was mardered, as he
had bee IA a qpslral short while
before He was ION Ma CiHsbugg
where he leasos a vie and q lit.ls
chiid.-Sdepherdst9le,t Register.
LITTLE TRIxlE.-This fun-makine
little play, al'hough without a plol
and designed only to make fun, was
Performed at the Central Opers
House, Saturday night last While
licking in an able support, Miss
Robbins y Trfxie, neverthele s
gave quite creditable show. She
is q charming little dancer, and
knows just now TO captlvate her au-
dience.
One of the U. S. Regulars was
seen on our streets Wednesday aud
Thurs lay las. He was Private
Miles Duran, of Company D. I'd U
S. Infantry, and came here 10 visit
The members of Lincoln Post, G. A
r. MIR Duran is over eighty year,
of age but carries himself with the
ease OF man of forty, notwithstand
ing a service of many years as q
s soldier.
CARE, FR-HUN9uGEys.-On New
Yea. Day, at Loo p. ~. Nj. Glen
T.. &c nc OF CHS - Q ID Miss
Clara Hu n,,,ireys. o Washington
.. @, va@e ma-ieti % = horc OF
tAe btjGe. Tue wead g was tc
have tabed place earle, - several
days, bu5 che fitness Of tne croom
pfeayn, ID. Y ,,on lie recovery o
NJ. g.. doe:, lie PAL wcie happily
ms "A .ed, aud a,ser Shot trip came
to our c Is w,'e1e they age making
;heir home with the mother of Mr.
Gardner.
ESCAPED FROM JArL.-Jailer Sim
mons lost one OF his prisoners or
the night of January lst. 1t seems
that when the prisoners after being
left ont into the jail yard, as is Gus.
tomary each day. one ofthem secret,
ed himself behind u matirss, ard up
on their re6urn into their cells, the
jailer locked the doors and retired
Re.entering the jail for The purpose
of S. eing all secure and inspecting
the cells. the jalier heard the noise
OF the lock downstairs, and upon
going down discovered the fight OF
the prisoner He is still at large.
Mr.. W0rM-editor seems TO be