Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-04-08

ing chimney at the residence of Mr..
j. r 0Neal, on John street. The
fire was soon put out, and the dam.
age was very slight.
An entertaining story by the Mar
guess of Lorne, illustrative of Hunt
ing Lille in the Rockies" with pic
lures from drawings by G. e. Fripp,
r. w s.. will be one of the attrac
tive features Of the next Harper's
Weekly, published April 9th.
The fellow who changed one dol
lar silver Ger itica es to So bills by
stamp NJ figure 5" in each corner
and putting whiskers on Martha
Washington with pen and ink, skould
be punished for the indignity offered
to the mother of her country.
Canal matters are booming. Bar
ges are leaving Cumberland, Harpers
Ferry and other points along the
route at lively rate, and arriving at
the same ratio. There is an air OF
business anG activi v around the Of
fee oi the company that IS refresh
ing.
Another use for oyster shells be-
You'd horde ing rural flower beds ha>
been disco' cred. A clean shell kept
In tea-kettle IN which hard water Is
constantly boiled will prevent the
forming of the crust which will 9TH
erwise gather on the inside of the
vessel.
The report that Messrs. johnson
and Gaver bougni all the furnitu, e
ken from the St. Clair hotel, and are
now auc ionipg it off at the market
house, is withou, founda ion. Tue
property is b. ing disposed of by Mr..
j. n. Wisner f3r himself and he
other owner.
Charles Wild, commonly known as
"Cheesy' Wild, was arrested and
brought before Justice Harrison on
Saturday, on charge OF stealing a
pair OF boots from The store of Mr..
j. ii. Shaffsr during an auction on
Friday night. The magistrate held
him for court.
Mr.. G. P. Herring and his daugh-
ter Pauline, are making tour of the
South, and will make their chief
stopping place in Florida. He start
ed last week, and his family have re-
ceived tokens of his visits in the
land of smiling flowers in the way OF
opening buds and fruits.
Dollie johnson, who is to cook at
the White House, was born and rear
ed in Georgetown, KY. She was a
slave, the property of the late Mrs.
Jane Miller. She will get $3.50 a
month She cooked for President
Harrison the first seven months of
his term at $75 a month.
Our sick folks all, seem to be do
ing well. Mrs. Kate S. Hensel and
Mrs. L. W. Robinson are again in
their accustomed places when we
worship in Gods house. Mrs. With.
crow, Miss E. A. Rauch, Mrs. Geo
P. Blessing and Miss Sue Smith are
beginning to go about again.-Re.
formed Church Vssitor.
Mr.. Martin l. Brown, after hav.
ing spent two weeks in the hospital
in Baltimore, under treatment fol
his eyes, returned few days since,
greatly relieved and benefited by
the operations which he had perform
ed, and is ready for work again. feel
ing assured that bis sight is perma
nently restored.-Reform Churc1
| VaSltor.
Cards are out for the marriage O
Miss Bernice, daughter of Mrs. Bor
um to Mr.. Chas. j. Seibe TT, to take
place in the Reformed Church in
this city, on Wednesday morning
April Goth, at ii O'Clock. We ex
tend our congratulations to the
young people. The, have hosts oil
friends who wish them well in their
coupling up"
1t has been currently reported
that Mr.. G. G. Pitzer, who bas an
engagement for this season with the
Birming Gala Base Ball Club had
two of his timers severely injured in
a late game, and that he will come
home until the injured hand is aga n
well enough to allow him to resume
his place, or will at least have to Law
off short while.
On Tuesday night last the mem
bers Of Washington Lodge No. |. K.
OF F., OF this city, were highly enter
tanned by short historical sketch
OF the Lodge, together with remin.
iscences delivered by Rev. VIM. Ger
hardt, one of the charter members
The sketch was of great benefit to
the members of the Lodge, especial
~ to those who have Joined in the
last few years.
Cultivate a garden on the farm by
making the rows long and as straight
as possible, so as permit of using the
cultivatsr or horse hoe between the
rows. 1t is the laborious work with
the hoe that deters some farmers
from growing garden crops, but there
is nothing to prevent them from
growing vegetables early and late if
the ground is well narrowed and the
rows laid off by line or by stakes.
Mr.. Kllburn. of the Middlesex
knitting company has been here since
Monday. He announces that they
will have several car loads of ma
chinery here in day or two to put
in the new West End mill. The new
addition to the mill has been about
completed, and is now ready for the
shafting and machinery. The COM
pany is now putting down very
large cistern IN the angle between the
two wings of the mill.
Mr.. John d Sutton, who for the
past four years has been acting as U.
5. storekeeeper at the Hannis Dis
tillery has moved his family back to
Sutton, Braxton comfy, their for
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