Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-02-20

Coming soon-"Ole Dion"
The best of all = Ole Olson"
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You will soon see sole Olson"
Mrs. NJ. H. Stribling and family
are stopping at the st. Clair.
Miss Willie Smith is now the book
keeper at the Steam Laundry.
The Grafton Leader is agltating
t0Gter tc0rkS o. no tcdter ,U0rks 7
Coming soon-"Ole Olson" at
the Martin Street Opera House.
Mss Mab4l Fryatt was visiting
friends in Brunswick, Md, last and
this week.
Miss Lille Bell, of Piedmont, is
visiting her aunt Mrs. Aikens, on
King street.
Mr.. Louis Kogleshatz is visiting
his father. Nh. A. Kogleschatz, on
Martin street.
Mr.. Carl We'll, oil Martinsburg,
spent last week with Mr.. VIM. Kahn,
at Charles Town.
We understand that Mr.. J )hn w
Keete, of John Street, has purchas
ed fine Stieff piano.
Hons G. H. Knott and B. D. Glib
son, of Jefferson county, were at the
St. Clair on Monday night
Mrs Albert Diehl and son, of
Charles Town, are visiting Mr.. o
W. Deck, on West King street.
Mrs. Roush, who has been vising
her cousins, the Misses Boehm, re-
turned to her home yesterday.
Mr.. Marshsll Bell, of Richmond,
Ohio. is visiting his sister, Mrs. F.
Callahan. on West Martin street.
Mr., Rodgers is erecting fine resi-,
dence on the lot recently purchased
by him of the M. NJ. M. & l. Co.
Mrs. R j. Dooley has returned
home after visiting her brother in
Mt. Savage, Nd, for a few weeks
"Ole Olson" hat came en- dees kon-
try won var und sax wake und he
ses coming hare to dees city soon.
Miss Katie Step, of Shepherds
town, is visiting her cousin Miss
Daisy Cline, on East Burke street.
Messrs. F. W Brown and B. D.
Gibson, of Charles Town, w. Va,
were registered at the st. Clair this
week.
Mr.. W. l.. Jones has been APP.
pointed inspector of watches of the
employees Of the B. & o. at Martins
burg.
Mr.. Gustav Brown, Mayor oil
Charlestown. spent Sunday last in
Martinsburg, with Mr.. c. P. Mat
thaei.
Rev. j. w Hundley, pastor elect,
will preach next Sunday, both morn
ing and evening, in the Baptist
Church.
Miss Minnie Virtue. of Baltimore,
after quite an extended visit among
friends and relatives, has returned 10
Baltimore.
Mr. Edgar Day and wife, OF Pitts.
burg, spent a few days of this and
last week with Mr.. Days mother, on
Raleigh st.
A drain mas been made from the
Third Ward School to the John
Street sewers. Mr.. Peter Blake was
the contractor.
To equip Berkeley county for the
coming election and to pay the cleo
tion judges will cost the county
about 81 200.
Messrs. Harry and Thomas Russ
Ter will open new grocery store in
the room to be vacated by j. |. Nc
Donald on April l.
The street cars were blockaded a
day or more by the removal Of the
Jones house that was purchased by
Mr.. A. S. Goulden.
Car Heating Insp, ctor MCGEE, of
the B. Il O., while examining a car
Friday last fell from the top and was
very severely injured.
The "Mlburn" Renowned Hollow
Axle Farm Wagon has no equal and
certainly no superior. Call and see
it; for sale by John Heller.
Misses Mollie McAtee and Nora
Mann, of Hancock, who have been
visiting Mis- Alace Larkins on West
King street, returned home Monday.
A beautiful aurora Borsal5s was
visible for more than an hour last
Saturday night One so expansive
and so varied Is rarity in this Iati-
tude.
The Charleston cornet band will
have grand promenade concert in
Washington Hall on February %.
A pleasing programme has been ar
ranged.
The new bridge over the Potomac
at Hancock, Md, has almost COM
pletely absorbed the patronage of
the Ferry, which has been at that
point for years.
Mr.. Robert Blue, now with Gill
bert Bros, Wholesale Druggists of
Baltimore, Md, lately with A. M.
Gilbert, spent Sunday with his par
ents in this place.
No services were held by the pas.
tor of the Lutheran Church on Sun.
day last. The ext. enc illness of the
children of Mr.. Trump required his
presence at home.
The Farmers AduocGte, of Char
lestown, advocates a change of name
for that place. Make it Charles
Town, and the distinction from Char
leston is sufficient.