Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-02-11

Little G9ldle."
Houses will be scarce.
"0h! What a Night"
1.-THE McGibeny Family"
Tuesday is st. Valentine day.
" The Rocky Mountain Wait"
Spring is coming, gentle Annie.
POlice-take in the corner statu,
airy.
Easter Sunday fails on April End
this year.
Girls and matrimony! Young man
where art thou?
What we want now is some clear
and pleasant weather.
Go to bed early, arise early and
live to a sound old age.
A number of improvements are
being made in our city.
Circuit Court adjourned for the
term on Tuesday evening.
The cat is midnight prowler and
a screamer of an high order.
There is one thing that Martins
burg can boast of-brave girls. (O
"Sig. Bosco, the magician" at
the Martin Street Opera House.
MIR. Glen Lyle has been very i'll at
his residence on Winchester avenue.
Your eyes should look through
Queens glasses. See advertisement.
The days are slowly but surely
lengthening and show it in the even
ing.
Mr.. Ground H. Og again struck a
blow at his admirers and constitu.
ents.
Mr.. Harry Nunemacher, of Phila-
delphia, was IN this city last week,
on a business trip.
Wait for "The McGibeny Family
at the Martin Street Opera House,
Wednesday, Feb. %.
Misses Janette and Lizzie Drenner,
of Hedgesville, spent Saturday and
Sunday in this city.
"Little Goldie," at the New Opera
House, Wednesday, Feb. Is, in 1.-THE
Rocky Mountain Wait"
Pere De La Rivas foundry in Ma
tanzas, Cuba, was destroyed by fire
recently. Loss 100000.
Miss Rebecca Mckee, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mckee, has
been quite i'll for several days.
1t takes two ticks to cover the ex-
panse of mucilage on the Columbian
stamp; at least the girls say so.
And now they say that hoop
skirts are coming into fashion again.
Make the sidewalks wider at once.
Mr.. Will Ramer, of the G. V. R.
R., is unable TO work, having had
his finger mashed several days ago.
II doesn't matter how a woman
fixes her back hair for the street if
she wears her cloak collar turned up.
Mr.. Geo. W. Berry and wife have
returned from their bridal trip, and
have taken up their residence in this
city.
February is often looked upon as
about the poorest month in the year
probably because it is always
short.
Where were the police on Wed
nesday evening last, when that big
disturbance occurred on East Martin
street?
Watch for the Pony and Donkey
with The Rocky Mountain Wait"
at New Opera House, Wednesday,
Feb. Is.
Mr.. Will Lantz, who has been I'M
able, on account of sickness, to work
for some time past, assumed his du-
ties this morning.
The Alhambra in Spain was orig
inally a fortress, capable of holding
10000 men. 1t was begun in l248
and finished in 1914.
Mr. W. N. (Fin) Chambers, after
being disabled from working for
nearly two weeks, was again found
at his post on Tuesday.
Miss Mamie Brown, of Harris
burg, Pa, who has been visiting the
home of Mrs. Barney C. Vanmetre,
has returned to Harrisburg.
In 1860 The negro population was
4,44I,830, in 1870 it was estimated
at 4,880,00O, in 1880 1t amounted to
6,58O,793 and in 1890 to 6,944,9I5
persons.
Rev. Henry Thomas will preach
and administer the Holy Communi-
on in Christ Church, Bunker Hill.
on next Sunday, 18th inst, at 8
O'Clock, p. m.
Th International Bible studies for
Sunday February IL, are from Ne
hemiah l /: Ill. Title: Nehemiah's
Prayer. Go'den text: Lord, be
thou my helper
The bond of Populist State Treas
urer Biddle, of Kansas, is signed by
800 persons. The smallest amount
for which any man is liable is 500
and the largest $4,000.