Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1892-04-30

James Agnew who was sweptaway
In the Johnstown food and whose
family fnourned him as dead has Just
been reunited to them in Tennessee
whittier they moved afte: the great
deluge.
Messrs. w. H. Colbert, and A. S.
Garrett have bought the interest of
Mr.. Fl. Colbert in the grocery store
opposite Frank Doll & Co., and the
new firm will be known as Colbert
& Garrett.
The Salvation Army Band that
has been in Frederick, has gone to
Msrtinsburg, w. Va.-Hagerstoson
Globe.
They came, they saw, they con-
quered-nothing.
Miss Stewart, Miss Fiery, and
Mr.. H. II. Emmert were among the
guests last week at the wedding in
Winchester of Miss Bessie Cover to
Mr.. Lewis N. Barton, prominent
merchant of that place.
Miss Nellie Hendricks, of Harp
er's Ferry, who has been visiting
friends in this city, was called home
by the sudden death of a friend.
Miss Nellie made many i.iends here
who regret her departure.
Ex- United States Senator and ex-
Governor Wm. Pinckney White was
married to Mrs. Mary Mcdonald
Thomas in Baltimore. The an
nouncement was entirely unexpected
in social and political circles.
Preaching at the NJ. E. Church,
on Sunday at IL a. No.. by the pas
tor, Rev. VIM. III. Chapman. Sac
ramental services at T:45 p. m.
Sunday School at 9 a. m. Epworth
League services at p. m. All well
come.
The international Bible studies
for Sunday, May /, 1892, are from
the fiity-first Psalm lib. Title :
The prayer of the penitent. Golden
text: Create in me clean heart,
o God; and renew a right spirit
within me-"
The entertainment which was Civ
en- at the M. E. Church South On
last Friday uignt, was great sue
cess on the part of Misses Walters
and Kennedy and Mrs. Stapp, bat
was poorly attended considering the
| talent Of these ladies.
The 10. year cid child of Peter
Wagman, who runs mill near South
Mountain, placed her foot on re
volving shaft, was thrown down and
her arm torn from its sockets. The
attending physician is of The opin-
ion that she will recover.
The annual meeting of Dunkard
| Brethren will be held this year at
the farm of Mr.. A. B. Good, at Mill
wood, Franklin county, Pa, COM
mencing June 5th and lasting three
days. There will be large gather
ing of people from all parts of the
country.
According to the will Of the late
VIM. Aston, of New York, his son,
John Jacob, will be the ultimate heiI
to the bulk of the millionaire's for
tune. Each of the daughters, in.
Guiding Mrs. j. Coleman Drayton
is bcqueathed $2,UO0,O00 exclusive
of their marriage portions.
! DR.. ]. D. Cox, formerly principal
of the schools at Hedgesville and
who has lately graduated in medi
cine at the College of Physicians and
Surgeons, in Baltimore, Md, was
here on visit this week He i:
seeking a location which will pre-
sumably be in Berkeley County.
The cornerstone of the Grant mon
ument, to be erected over the tomt
of the dead general, in Riverside
Park, New York, was laid with i'm
pressive ceremonies on Wednesday
President Harrison presided an(
made a short address. Chauncey
NJ. Depew delivered brilliant ora
| tion.
Mr. John T. Nadenbous Oh whC
has been elected book keeper Of thu
Merchants and Farmers Bank is il
this city looking for residence into
which to move his family. He ind'
that the demand for houses as grea
as ever, Notwithstanding the secon(
division has been moved to Bruins
wick.
Mr.. Smith, the representative o
the Hall Safe & Lock Company
which company is supplying the
Merchants and Farmers Bank will
the vault and other necessary bank
furniture, has been here several days
overseeing the work under theiI
contract. He has a skilled mechanic
along who is doing the work.
Mrs. Robert W. Gibson, of Pales
tine, Texas, daughter of Rev. DIR
Gerhardt, has been visiting hel
father and brother for several days
On Thursday she left for Baltimore
and Washington, where she will
spend some time, returning to Mar
tinsburg again before her ultimate
return to her home in Texas.
AFTER MANY YEARs.-Governol
Fleming pardoned John E. Free
land, life prisoner, convicted of the
murder of an old man named Stark
ey, in Wetzel county, fifteen years
ago Freeland was mere boy when
the murder was committed, and il
has since been learned that the muir
der was committed by companion
of his.
MARTINsBURa THE PLAoE.-A con
ference of the secretaries of the fifth
district of the Y. NJ G A. was held
April goth in Frederick. 1t was de
cided to hold the annual convention
at Martinsburg, May 6-5. Score
tary Beard, of Frederick, was pro-
grammed to read paper at the con
Vention on "The relation of women
to the Y. M. G. A.
We have received from Messrs.
Wick Sons, the well-known florists
and gardeners, of Rochester, n. Y, a
fine assortment of flower seed for early
planting, and we advise our readers
that if they need flower seed or grow.