Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-11-25
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY. NOV. 25, 1898.

Remember the poor.
Gee whiz, ain t it cold.
Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 30th.
Prof. L, ehoff and his quartette.
Nov is the time for partridges.
Buteheliup is the order Of the day.
After Thanksgiving com. Xmas.
"Gorton's New Orleans Minstrels.
Harper's Ferry viii organize mill
itary company.
Over 100 moonshiners are confined
in the Jail at Charleston.
"Golton's New Orlear Min trels"
at the Central, the 29th.
The Lufay Cavern will be sold at
public auc ion in December.
The electric light plant at Charles
Town, W. Va, is in trouble.
Hon. Geo. NJ. Bowers was in Ber-
kelley Springs on last Tuesday.
The first big snow of the season
visited this city on Tuesday last.
The Thanksgiving turkey is now
wishing that be ad never been born.
Hon. Geo. NJ. Bowers and wife
have gone TO New York for several
days.
8 A Social Session " will appear
at the Central Opera House. Mon
day. Nov. 9th.
Mayor Brown, of Charles Town,
was in Martinsburg last week, max
ing his son short visit.
Jones G. South, wholesale grocers,
Hager>town, have bought lot and
will erect a new building.
The Sunday schools of the city are
now having rehersals and are learn.
ing their Christmas music.
Sec the burnt cork comedians at
the Central Opera House, one night
only, Wednesday, Nov. 30.
Christmas goods are arriving in
large quantities at the various mer-
chants stores in this place.
Martinsburg was treated ~ to a
three inch fall of snow on Tuesday
great surprise to her people.
Mr.. j. Baker Kearfott has been on
two surveying trips, one in Hamp-
shire and one in Jefferson county.
Tuesday was pay day on the d. Il
o. r. R. at this place, and the en-
ployes say it did not come too soon.
H ck's prediction of storm be
tween Nov. 10 and % was fully car
ried out by the snow storm on Tues
day.
Judge Faulkner is now absent at
Charlestown, presiding over the reg
ular term of the Circuit Court, which
met Tuesday.
Mr.. G. W Ramsburg, of near Van
clevesville, has been quite ill for some
time past. When last heard from he
was no better.
The latest time ever made over
the B. & o. Southwestern, was from
Chilcote to Parkersbnrg, 10l miles
in l04 minutes.
Last Sunday the rites of baptism,
by immersion, we're administered to
six persons at Riley's Ford, by Rev.
Sheridan Busey.
Prof. D. Gold Miller will organize
a singing school in the U. B. church
at Greensburg, ON Monday night,
Nov. 9th, at 100 o'clock.
The Virginia Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South
met at Danville on Wednesday,
Bishop Greenberry presided.
The copper work on the govern
ment building will be done by Mr..
James E. Barrett, who came from
Michigan for that special purpose.
Do not forget the grand concert
to be given at the Central Opera
House, on Thanksgiving night. Prof.
Bishchof and his famous quartette.
Miss A. Kate Wisner returned
from Evanston, Ind, where she was
taking an advanced course in .elocu-
ton. She was absent several
months.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
has put on two fast trains between
New York and Washington, to cover
the distance in five hours and TWEEN.
ty-6ve minutes.
Mrs. Josie Atkinson is at the res
idence of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. S. Moore, on East Martin street.
She came for a visit, but becoming
sick, is detained on that account.
Mr. John Lemaster. an aged resi-
dent of this county, living along the
Winchester pike, died at his home
on Monday night. His remains were
inferred at Bedinston on Wednes-
day.
Messrs. Thompson & Tabler are
furnishing many of the costumes for
the masked ball to be given next
Tuesday night by the Ladies' Aux
iliary. Let all attend for good
time.
Miss Katie Matthaei, of the must
cal department of Wilson College,
Cbambersburg, spent Sunday with
parents, on West Burke street. She
returned TO Chambersburg early
Monday morning.
An order has been entered in the
Circuit Court of Washington coun.
ty, directing the sale of the plant of
the Daily Meas, for which receiv-
er was lately appoin ed. The News