Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-15
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1898.

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Good fishing.
Spring fever is on deck.
See the Horse Trainer, tonight.
Mrs. D. H. Stuckey still remains
ILL.,
The picnic season will soon be
open.
Boom the town-new buildings
going up everywhere.
The Street Cars did rushing
business on Sunday last.
The disappointed office-seeker
tskes a gloomy view of the future.
The soda fountain iI very fussy
vet it seems to draw customers all
the same.
Mr.. Howard II Emmert was in
Winchester last Friday, on profess
sional business.
DON'T fail to see the wonderful
horse trainer, at the Martin Street
Opera House, to night.
The West Virginia Grand Com
mandery Knights Templar, Will meet
in Martinsburg, May 10.
There are over 100000 men over
thirty years old in the United States
who have never been married.
Mr.. Frank s. Emmert has return
ed from New York, having laid in a
tremendous stock Of spring goods.
The General Assembly of the Pres
byterian church in the United States
will convene at Macon, Ga, May Is.
our Say is the name of new pa
per Just started at Rolesburg by @.
S. Rohrbough, formerly of Philippi.
There were y business failures in
West Virginia last year, with liabil-
tiles collectively amounting to $780,
900.
Miss Lula Long, who has been WIS.,
iting her friend, Miss Ella Bevans, at
Brunswick, Md returned home this
week.
Rev. E. L. Wilson, of Gerards-
town, preached in the Presbyterian
church, at Charlestown, last Sunday
night.
In short time there will be an
election of city officers. See to it
that the best men are nominated and
elected.
The first house where the present
city of Wheeling now stands was a
log cabin, erected in ITO, by Eben-
ezer Zane.
The spider cure for typhus fever
is reported to be coming into gene
raj use in Mexico. There are no flies
on that remedy.
We are glad to note that Mr.. Chas
Couchman, who has been confined to
his home for some time past, is able
to be about again.
Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson has been in
vited to speak at the University of
Michigan Club banquet, April 18th,
Jefferson's birthday.
Owing to our Hedgesville CORE
spondent getting in too late we had
to omit it. 1t will appear next week.
Also the Marlowe items.
A silver United States dollar is
one and a half inches in diameter,
half dollar an inch, ard quarter,
three -fourths of an inch.
Mr.. Robert Miller has accepted
position with the U. S. Express
Company, and will hereafter have
charge of the delivery wagon.
Both the Kurds and the Cossacks
believe that Mount Ararat is guard
ed by an uneartbly being, and that
no man can ascend the peak and live.
Walter Drenner, of this city, for
merly typo of the Herald, has Sc
cured position in Baltimore and
left for his new home on Sunday
last.
Both of the Magistrates OF this
city are kept very busy now. Their
business has been constantly on the
increase and they have more than
they can do.
Miss VERNE Leblanc, of near Lee
town, W. Va, was called home last
week, to attend the funeral of her
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Nicely, of
Nipetown, W. Va.
Merritt Thorn, of Long Island. got
q verdict in the United States Court
at Trenton of $4,000 against the
Western Union Telegraph Company
for injuries received.
William Ordway Partridge, the
Boston sculptor, only 81 years of
age, got $4,000 for his statue of
Shakespeare, and is to receive $27,
600 for his statue of Garfield.
Bishop Peterkin is scheduled for
Charlestown May 16, Shepherdstown
and Dufields May IA, Harpers Fer
ry May Is, Middleway May 10 and
81, and Summit Point and Leetown
May 81.
While on a recent tripto the Back
Creek Valley, we noticed the fine
condition of the grass and grain
crops. The valley itself is lovely
garden-spot among the hills of West
Virginia, and needs bat railroad to