Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-03-04

Sabbath. Golden text: Remember
the Sabbath day TO keep it holy
An exchange says that a man who
is so stingy that he will borrow his
neighbours paper to read, when he is
abundantly able to subscribe for it
himself, will talk through his nose to
save the wearing out of his teeth.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, will, in few days, award
contracts for the construction of O.
200 freight cars and about 200 ex-
cursion cars Bids have been re-
ceived from almost every section of
the country.
Lon Hudson, an Elmira, N. Y,
choir-singer of considerable promi.
nence, has been captured by George
Wilson, and will positively appear
with the company here and sing his
latest and greatest success, "The
Huntsman' Bugle Call"
Mr.. John 7. Nadenbousch has
been elected to fill the cashiership of
the Merchants and Farmers Bank,
made vacant by the resignation OF
Mr.. John F. Wiley. Mr.. Wiley will
shortly leave to accept the cashier
ship of bank in Durham, N. C.
A bill has been introduced in the
Maine legislature to require all haD-
itual drunkards to be treated by the
Kelley cure at the public expense.
Th S is very surprising. AS a great
prohibition State, how does Maine
happen TO have habitual drunkards ?
The battle ship Indiana was launch
ed before Is COO people. Miss Jessie
Miller, daughter Of the Attorney
General, christened he vessel. Pres
ident Harrison, Secretary of the Ma
Wy Tracy, Postmaster General Wan-
amaker, and other prominent people
were present.
UP TWIN OFFICE-Messrs. J. W.
and G. A. Miller will shortly occupy
the room recently vacated by Mr..
G. D. Matthaei, adjoining the ST.
Clair Hotel property as an uptown
office. They have secured the SER
vices of Mr.. Oscar Sprinkle, VITO
will serve them well.
The postotlice at Ridgeway, on the
Cum beIland Valley Railroad, about
ID miles south of this place, was bro
ken open and robbed, Sunday night.
The thieves entered by breaking open
The window. They secured about
500 in postage stamps and few dol
lars from the money drawer.
TUsoARoRA GRANGE ENTERTAIN
MENT.-There will be an entertain
ment given by the young people, on
Tuesday night, March It'll. The
performance will commence at I p.
m. All are invited. The admis-
sion will be only 10 cents. A good
time is promised to all who attend.
OF the 800 girls who have been ed
ucated by George W. Childs, the
Philadelphia PhiIanthropist says,
that the teachers and nurses and the
graduates of law and medicine have
all been successful. The elocution-
lists have made the most money, and
the musicians earn salaries ranging
from $500 to SIS 900.
"Tales from Town Topics, No. T."
the March number, has made its APP
pearance, containing, in addition to
the usual collection of stories, sketch
es. poems, ETC., very interesting
prize novelette,, 80 pages in length,
entitled, "The Cousin of the King"
Town Topics, 81 West Twenty
third street, New York.
The Frederick Examiner last
week was sold at private sale to
Messrs. Harp & Flock, proprietors
OF the Myersville Guide. The price
paid is said to have been $4,000.
The Examiner has been conducted
since the death Of the late Rev. DIR.
Diehl by his daughter, Miss Marie
Diehl. 1t will be continued as a
Republican weekly.
The employees of the B. & o. R.
r. shops of this place have only been
working five hours day during the
past week. We do not know the
cause, except that orders to this
effect have been received from head
quarters.
Since writing the above we learn,
with pleasure that work on full Time
has been resumed.
"Wilfred Clarke is an actor to his
finger tips. HIS facial expression is
marvellous, his humor spontaneous
and refreshing. His talents are of q
high order, and he is already winning
a name and reputation for himself
of which he may well be genuinely
proud'"-Rachmond Dispatch, Octo-
Der 2, 1892.
New Opera House, March 8.
The Lincoln League, of Water
town, N. j., inspired by the sugges-
tion of the Times of that place, has
started fund to be given to Gov
Mckinley, OF Ohio, as an expression
of sympathy in his financial trou-
bles and to prevent his threatened
retirement from political life. All
over the nation sympathy goes out
to the great advocate of protection.
We have on our t-b'e Vol. | No.
l of The College MercAry, a month
ly, published in the interests of the
students Of Gettysburg College. 1t
is well edited and fine specimen of
student work. The editors and man.
ayers are selected from the two lit
erary societies, and fully understand
their work, We predict brilliant
success for the Mercury. and as Get
tysburg is the Alma Mater of our
manager, we are doubly thankful for
its appearance among our exchanges.
A young man of this city was
much surprised on being walked, the
morning after his marriage, by his
wife sitting up in the bed, tapping