Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-03-25

March 3Ist.
See the wonderful child actress at
the New Opera House, Thursday,
Mar. 30th, IN May Blossom. ~
Seats now on sale.
Rev. Henry Thomas will offlciate
in Christ church, Bunker Hill, on
next Sunday 29th inst. at 3 p. m.
Divine service, also, at night in Trim
ity Church this city at 7,30 o'clock.
Mr.. G. A. Miller has purchased the
residence of Mr.. Alex. Parks, on
South Queen street, and will occupy
it after April LIST. Mr.. Parks re-
moves to the Col. Nadenbousch
property.
Down with the sole-leather trustl
Anything that tends to raise the
price of the maternal slipper and the
paternal strap is contrary to public
policy, and menace to the safety of
the republic.
The Martinsburg Town Council
and the electric light company are
out, so are the street lamps.-Spig-
1t of Jefferson.
This is among the have beens y
Bro. Hanes.
The electric light contract has as
yet not been completed, but in the
meantime the citizens are being well
s'ken car of as the the lights are
turned on all night, and twenty one
nights in the month.
Hello, Bro. Shaf'er at the Water
Works The Mater is muddy up
here. Please keep it clear down
there and then it will come right up
here. Study it up Jake and make
the Council back you.
Just as eggs get down to the point
where soft. boiled one comes within
the range of an average pocketbook,
fresh meat goes up to a notch that
might satisfy the greed of combine
or modern trust.-Ec.
The funeral of VIM. Orrison, who
was well known here, and whom it
will be remembered was fatally hurt
few weeks ago, took place from the
Lutheran church, last Saturday, Rev.
Chas. Thump, officiating.
Mr.. Frederick Shaull, very old
citizen, living between Leetown and
Middleway, was paralyzed in his
shoulder and throat several days ago.
He is unable to speak or eat, but is
able to walk about the house.
The State Board of Health, will
meet in Wheeling of April 18th, at
8 a. m. Applicants for examination
will please be on hand promptly. By
orders OF the board,
n. D. BAKER, Sec'y.
Miss Emma Jinkins died very
suddenly at her sisters, Mrs. Rob
ert Braithwait, on Sunday, March
10Th, of consumption. She left her
home in Madison, Va, about five
weeks ago to visit her friends here.
Mr.. j. G. Adams who has pur-
chased the st. Clair Hotel will as
sumo charge in few days. The
Franklin county, Pa. papers speak
OF Mr.. Adams as a genial gentleman
and one who will attract large Gus
tom.
Mr.. Geo. Cockerell, living near
Halltown, Jefferson county, was
stricken with paralysis about week
ago, and died on last Saturday morn
ing, at an advanced age. Funeral
on Sunday, interment in Charles
town.
Rev. DR.. A. M. Cackley and wife
are in attendance upon the confer
ence of which he is a member, now
in session at Front Royal, Va. 1t
is hoped by his many friends that
the DR.. will be returned to this
place.
NoTlCE.-The members of the exc.
cutive committee of the road league
of Berkeley county are requested to
meet at the Court House on Satur-
day at 2 O'Clock p. M, to transact
business of Importance.
B. F. BRADY, Pres.
In Munich, Germany, day labor
ers work for So a week. This is
about the aver ge throughout Ger
many. 1t indicates the low stand
ard of wages with which our own
working people will be forced to
compete with when protection is
abolished.
Mr.. Louis E. Brown came down
from Martinsburg Sunday evening,
and spent few hours at the parent
al home.
Mr.. G. P. Matthaei, of Martins
burg, has been spending a day or
two with his relative, Mayor Brown.
Spirit Of Jefferson.
The fiction in Harper's Magazine
for April will include short stories
by Rebecca Harding Davis, Howard
Pyle, and Thomas Nelson Page, and
the continuation of the two powerful
serials, 1.-The Refugees" by A. Co.
nan boy lie, and Horace Chase,n by
Constance Fenimore Woolson.
A Denver boarder made disparag-
ing remarks about the cooking set
before him, and much to his amuse-
ment the landlady sued him for $780,
600. His merriment died away when
the jury brought in a verdict $3.50,
and he has put in his time since IN
wondering what there ever was in
the episode to strike him as humor.
Gus.
There is one way of telling the
speed of a railway train which old
travellers claim is almost infallible ::
Every time the car passed over a
joint in the track there is a distinct
click. Count the number of these
clicks in 20 seconds, and, it is said,
you have the number of miles the
train is going per hour, as the length
of the rail is uniform.
Presidential inououro.;o,, oocto