Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-12-30
" Uncle Tom S Cabin
" The Flying yu'ture."
" Cleveland's Minstrels."

A Happy New Year to all.
Coming Obi What Night.''
Don't fail tosee fortunes Folly"
Lookout for "Uncle Toms Cabin"
Watch for the date of EAST Mail"
Cleveland's Minstrels," at Cen
trail Opera House, Jan. 9th.
1.-THE Fly ing Yulture," at the
Central Opera House, one night only
Jan. 9Th.
Mr.. August Zimmerman, Sr.. still
continues i'll at his residence on East
Martin street.
Mr.. Walter Topper, of Hyndman,
Pa, spent several days with friends
in this city, this week.
Messrs H. Woods, R. Riddleber-
ger and W. Drenner. spent several
days this week in Hagerstown.
Solomon Schriver, Esq, died at
his residence in Ookton, w. Va, on
December TO-, 1898, aged 81 years.
Miss VERNE Leblanc, of Cambridge
W. Va, is spending the present
week at her home, near Bedirgton.
Miss Bessie Harter, of Edgemont,
Nd, is visiting in the family of MIR
VIM. Frankenberry, in Frankenber-
ry Town.
Miss Blanche Byers, of Shepherds
town, spent Saturday last in this
city, the guest of Miss Lille Nc
DoWell.
Uncle Toms Cabin at Central
Opera House, one night only, Jan.
5th. Don't miss seeing this old but
good play.
Miss jeanette Drenner, of Hedges
vile. spent Monday and Tuesday
last in this city, the guest of MISS
Lena Zimmerman, on e. Martin st.
Mr.. John Leblanc, of Bedington,
w. Va, is spending the holidays
with his little daughter, Daisy, who
is at the hospital, in Philadelphia,
for treatment of the eyes.
Uncle Toms Cabin will be at the
Central Opera House, Friday, Jan.
5th. The company playing this old
but ever popular play is frst-class
company in every respect.
We note with pleasure the receipt
ola few items from Berkeley Springs,
from newly enlisted correspondent.
We will gladly hear from SIN The
Ranks as often as he desires to ia
vor US.
Mr.. G. A. Zimmerman and daueh-
ter, of Baltimore, Nd, spent We'd
nesday and Thursday last in this
city, the guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. August Zimmerman, on E.
Martin street.
Manager Lambert has secured the
great cleveland Minstrels," for
Saturday, Jan. 9Th. This is enc of
the best minstrel shows on the road.
Among the many novelties are the
great French Quadrille Dancers.
Mr.. G. Fl. Bowers, of Piedmont,
has been visiting Mr.. John A. Bow
ers, the paternal father, for several
days. Mr.. Bowers has been in Ill
health for some time, but, We are
glad to report him as much better.
Judge Faulkner will be called
away to attend the marriage Of his
brother, next week, and will not be
present at the opening of court in
in Morgan county. 1t is there
fore possible that an attorney from
Jefferson county will be elected as
special Judge, on Tuesday next. At
torneys here think that Col. Forrest
w. Brown VIII be called upon to pre-
side. Judge Faulkner is expected
to return in time to preside on Sat
urday.
A duel was lately fought in Texas,
by Alexander Shott, and his engi.
neer, John s. Mott. Mott was shot
and Shott was not. In this case it
was better to be Shott than Mott
There was rumor that Mott shot,
and Shott ayows that he shot Mott,
which proves that the shot Shot !
shot at Mott was not shot notwith-
standing circumstantial evidences are
not always good. 1t may be made
to appear, on trial, that the shot
Shot shot shot Mott, or, accidents
are frequent with firearms, it may be |
possible that the shot Shott shot
shot, shot Shott himself, when the
whole affair would resolve itself into
its original elements, and Shott and
Mott would not. We think, howev-
er, that the shot Shott shot, shot not |
Shott, but Nott--anyway, it is hard |
to tell who was shot.--Er.