Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-10-28

ola good light.
When worried and disheartened,
get out into the .contry, put your
head on Gods green grass and look
up at Gods blue sky.
Don't fail to see the great Circu-
and Railroad scenes in "Side Tracks
ed" at the Central Opera House,
one night only, Wednesday, Novem-
Der 9Th.
The roll of currency you put away
in the safety box is lonesome, and is
yawning to getinto circulation again.
Take it to Louis Browns snd give
it mouthful of fresh air.
The oldest dress in the world be
longer TO an empress of Japan who
lived in the thirteenth century, and
it has been kept all these centuries
in temple near Yokarama.
The little child of Mr.. and Mrs
Hugh A. White, formerly of this
place, but now practising lawyer of
Buena Vista, Va, died at that place
last week, after an illness of several
weeks.
Don't sneer at poor girl, for in
short time she may be the happy
wife of some man with brains and a
bank account, while you may be glad
| to clerk for her husband and sleep in
the attic.
A counterfeit silver dollar is in
circulation. 1t is little thicker and
lighter than genuine dollar, and the
numbers 1885 are a little blurred !;
otherwise it is said to be perfect
| imitation.
Mr.. James Rearick, one of the ri
ders in the relay race against time,
ran over dog in his portion of the
route, and though not sustaining any
personal bruises, his record was con-
siderably bruised up.
The family of Mr.. Burrell Martin,
which has been seriously i'll with
scarlet fever, we are glad to note, is
gradually improving. 1t will be re-
membered that one of his children
died with the disease.
Mr.. Geo. W. Vanmetre, our wealth
er man, informs us that the weather
signal whistle is again in good con.
dition and will regularly inform our
people what they may expect from
the weather each day.
The foundation to the new dwell.
ing which Mr.. W. L. Jones proposes
to erect, on West King street, is
nearly completed. The dwelling will
be one of the finest in that section of
the town when completed.
Where were the cops when the
fight occurred in front of one Of the
saloons on East Martin street, on
Monday night last We think it
would pay them to keep their eyes
little more on this street.
The Chamber of Commerce of
Huntington, this State, is endeavor-
ing to secure the location of a large
chair factory in that city, which is
about to move from Hillsboro', Ohio,
and which employs 400 men
Chas. Thompson, colored, fell from
train on the Richmond & Allegha-
ny Road, near Lynchburg, and was
run over and killed by the cars. He
was On his way home to be married
when the fatal accident occurred.
Mr.. Kilbourn, of the Kilbourn
Knitting Company, of this city, was
here this week and brought along
his wife and daughter to see Martins
burg and his interests here. They
stopped at the Continental Hotel.
It's chestnut time, when the crispy
frosty mornings rattle the delicious
nuts down on the whithered leaves.
Louis Brown has no "chestnuts''
among his bargains, but he can't
help remembering his boyhood days.
Two boys, who fred upon two
tramrs whom they had ordered not
to make fire near Bakers lime kiln,
seriously injuring one of them, were
brought before Justice Harrison for
their action, and one of them held
for court.
When you are husking corn this
fall, and design the stalks for the
COWS, don't be afraid to leave all the
nubbin ears unhusked. The COWS
will eat them with the fodder, and
will be greatly helped on milk yield
thereby.
Mr.Thomas Winebrenner, of Wine
brenner's Cross Roads. died on Fri
day of last week, at the ripe old age
of IS years. His remains were in
tered in the Greenhill Cemetery Oh
Sunday. The funeral was held in the
afternoon.
The sale of the personality of G. A.
Trussell occurred at his residence,
near Gerardstown, on Thursday
The real estate was offered at the
same time, but was continued until
further notice. 1t will be offered
next at the Court house.
Mr.. V. W. Kittle is agent for and
is receiving many orders for new
book just published, entitled "Four
Years in the Stonewall Brigade" 1t
is written by a Frederick county,
(Va. man, who was with that fam
Gus organization all that time.
The motion for a new trial in the
case of Elmer Chaddock, vino was
convicted of the murder of VIM. Po-
len, was overruled at Parkersburg,
W. Va, Saturday by Judge Jack
son, who, Immediately after his de-
cision, sentenced Chaddock to i'm
prisonment for life.
We are indebted to Mr.. Will G..
Whisner for a correct account of the
recent confagration at Berkeley
Springs. We are sorry, however,
that the account we have given was
in type before we heard from Mr..
Whisner. We would be glad to hear