Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-02-25

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March /.
As a committee, appointed by the
county court, Messrs. G. W. Doll, Z.
S. &. PItzer and L. G. Gerling will
sell to the highest bidder, at the front
door of the courthouse, the old jail
property situstcd on East King ST..
on Saturday, March 18th, at 1.30
O'Clock, p. m.
Mr.. H. J. Honlrich has arrived in
Martinsburg, and is now the guest
of his father, Mr.. Jas. NJ. Homrich.
Our citizens are aware that Harry is
the chief participant in the HON
rich Edwards nuptials, which will
take place at the BRIDES residence
February 28th.
REVENUE COLLECTOR CANDIDATES
The candidates for collector Of in
ternal revenue for West Virginia are
+. NJ. GilkesoD, Of Romney, Col.
John 7. McGraw, who managed
Camden's senatorial campaign, and
VIM. G. Handland, of Wheeling, an
active Faulkner man, and the woods
are full Of others.
1t would be impossible to find a
parallel to the progress of the Uni
ted States in the last ten years. Ev
cry day that the sun rises upon the
American people, it sees an addition
of $2,500,000, The daily accumula-
ton of all mankind public, which is
equal to onethird of the daily accu-
mutation of all mankind outside of
the United States.
Mr.. GEO. WILD SERIOUSLY ILL.,
We learn with regret of the seriou,
and continued illness of Mr.. George
Wild. We learn that without any
premonitory signs he was seized with
violent commissions on Sunday last,
and remained in a semi unconscious
condition for long time. Our best
wishes are with him and his family
for speedy recovery.
DICKINSON MAY ENTER THE CABI
Nett is rumored in Detroit, Mich.
that Don NJ. Dickinson, notwith.
standing his previous statements to
the contrary, has partially promised
to enter the cabinet of Mr.. Cleve-
land as attorney general. 1t is be-
lieved that Mr.. Dicklnson's reluct-
ance to give up his large private
practice has been overcome.
A Vow KEpT.-John Schroyer, an
aged citizen, died at Myersville,
Frederick county, Md, last week.
He was rs years old, and until two
years ago, had not allowed his beard
to be cut since the war, in conse.
querce of VOW he made that if the
North was successful he would never
cut his hair. He stuck to his reso-
luton with grim persistence.
A Massachusetts courts sentence
OF burglar to half a century's i'm
prisonment is not as hard as it seems
for in all probability the man Will
never serve half of his sentence. A
much harder sentence was pronounc-
ed upon murderer recently By
German court-fourteen years at
hard labor, and at the end of that
time to be executed. In Germany
murderers are rarely pardoned.
A B. & o. CONDUCTOR IN TROUBLE.
The case of Theophilus Burger VS..
the B. & O. r. r. Co. has been
removed from Frederick county, to
Washington county, Nd. The plain
tiff sues the company for 81 900 and
alleges that he bought a ticket and
while riding between Brunswick and
Weverton was beaten, assaulted and
otherwise abused and Ill-treated by
the conductor.
THE HARRISBURG BANK SUsPEN-
sIoN.-Depositors in the Farmers
Bank, of Harrisburg Pa, which clos
ed its doors on Tuesday last. pend
ing an investigation, have been notl-
fed to send in their bank books for
settlement. 1t is understood that
all depositors will be paid without
delay. Judgment was entered in
court to-day against F. c. Fink, the
defaulting cashier of the bank, for
$40 coo. 1t is stated that his bonds
men have made up $4,000.
WASHING SUMNER WooLENs.-Out-
ing fannels and all summer woolens
should be washed in warm suds, with
a little ammonia. and washed by
squeezing through the hands, but do
not rub on the dashboard. Rinse
in warm water and hang up, without
wringing, until nearly dry. Then
take them down, stretch them and
iron on the wrong side with all iron
that is not very hot. Never put
very hot iron on wooden goods ofany
kind, never rub soap on them and
never wiring them.-Bufalo Ne,os.
THE SHINING Hour" has been pre-
pared with great care, for the very
little people of the household. This
feature of WoRTHINGToN's MAGAZINE
is one that commends itself to all
who have little children to entertain
and teach. They will be delighted
with MADAM Owls Glasses" "a
Saucy Fellow ""Puss and GROWER
the charming little story. "The Lit
tie Mothers" and the amusing Illus
trations. A. D. Worthington & Co,
Hartford, Conn. For sale by ali
dealers.
Last January was fatal month to
eminent persons. Its death list in
cludes Prof. Eben U. Horsford, of
Harvard College; Charles A. Cap
pa, the well known New York band
master; James G Blaine, Benjamin
f. Butler, Frances Anna Kemble,
the old school English actress, ex-
President R. B. Hayes, Julius,
Eichburg, the Boston composer and
music teacher; Justice L. Q. G. La
mar +; Bishop Phillips Brooks, Gen.
Abner Doubleday, the hero of Sum
ter; Senator John E. Kenna; Mrs.
Martha j. Lamb, the historical
writer, and Judge James Campbell,
postmaster general in the Pierce
cabinet.