Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-12-09
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY, DEC, 8, 1898.
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County Court
Repair the pavements.
The toy season is here.
Monday was rule day,
Send in your personals.
Advertise your busin IS.
Two weeks until Christmas.
Cold?-weli l should say so.
City Band Concert, Dec. l4th.
Coming" Oh What Night"
The grippe" is again in this city.
Don't fail to see fortunes Folly"
Christmas is rapidly drawing near.
Lookout for "Uncle Toms Cabin. -"
City Fathers give us town clock.
Watch for the date of Fast Mail. I"
Keepthe COWS off our main streets.
II you are in arrears for this paper
pay up.
Sportsmen are bringing in some
fine game.
Mr.. A. T. Hess has been irdispos.
ed few days this week.
The squeal of the porker is still
heard throughout our city.
Mr.. Jas. Caskey still continues
very i'll at his home in this city.
Rumor has it that a National Bank
will be started at Harpers Ferry.
The Sunday-sch are now prac-
ticing vigorously for the holiday mu-
sic
Mr.. Robert Lamon has an attack
of ''la grippe" and is confined to his
home.
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newsiest paper published in Berkeley
county.
Mr.. G. G. Cutler has been sick at
his home on Water street for nearly
two weeks.
Miss Bette Small has returned
from a several weeks visit to friends
in Washington.
Mr. Harry Willard, of Rhode Is
land, is visiting his aunt, Mrs. West
all, on King street.
Miss Mollie Champion is recover
ing from her recent severe illness, at
her home on West John street.
Mr.. Walter Drenner, of this city,
spent Thursday last in Brunswick,
taking in the sights of that place.
Mr.. G. W. Ramsburg, of near
Vanclevesville, has been suffering
with lumbago for over two weeks.
Mr.. Albert Quenzel has come out
with bran new bakery wagon which
is pretty piece of workmanship.
Mr.. G. II. Quenzel has been very
i'll at his home, on West Martin St.
We learn that he is now recovering.
Mr.. John S. Mathews and Mr.. L..
G. Smith have formed a partnership
in the real estate brokerage business.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.. ia
cob Rimel was so i'll as to be confin-
ed to his house the most of this
week.
Misses Lula and Blanche Huber,
Friday last. returned to Washington
to resume charge Of their respective
duties.
County Superintendent G. G. Ia
bier is now occupied making his an
nual tour of visits to the country
schools.
An epidemic of typhoid fever has
caused temporary suspension of work
ut the Theological Seminary at Get
tysburg, Pa.
Miss Hattie BlackN ell has been
engaged by Misses Wiltshire and
Crane as a teacher of Berkeley Fe-
male Institute.
Mr.. Scott Ramer, who is connect
ed with the Baldwin Hotel at Ha-
gerstown, spent Sunday with his pa
rents in this city.
Keep your eyes open for the dates
of the two minstrels coming soon at
Central Opera House. "Denning's"
and Guy Bros"
DR. G. S. Green and daughter, of
Berkeley Springs, was in this city
all day Thursday, doing some shop
ping and visiting friends.
Mr. Lewis Bell has been confined
TO his house by severe illness. On
Wednesday morning he had hem,
orrhage, but is now much better.
Mr.. Frank Helfeystay, who remov-
cd to Kansas good many years ago
is visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Helferstav, on w. King street.
DR.. Edward Champion, a surgeon
of the o. S. Army, spent Sunday
with his relatives at The home ofMr.
VIM. O'Byrnes, on West John street.
Mr.. E. Kilbourn and family who
have been stopping at the Continen.
tai Hotel for several weeks, returned
to their home in New Jersey, on
Monday.
On Tuesday evening Mr.. VIM.
Schad, foreman at the B. & o. shops
was taken i'll and had to be taken 10
his home He is reported as much
better now.