Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1893-11-18

day, Nov. 81. This is a good show.
Rev John Mccarthy, of China In.
land Mission will lecture in the Pres
byterian Church in this city on Sab
bath morning and night.
Mr.. Chas. Zimmerman, of Balti-
more, Md, spent Saturday last with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. August
Zimmerman, on East Martin street.
More han third of the mar
ried women split their own kind
ling. "-Handcock Star.
Brother Carl must be contemplate
ing.
Mr.. George Flora, baggage mas
ter of. the G. V. r. R., who has been
i'll for long time, has sufficiently
recovered to assume his duties on
the road.
Ct. A. Warwick, q student of the
Washington & Lee University, died
Monday. He had typhoid fever and
was sick for over three weeks. His
home was near Martinsburg, W. Va.
Rev. DR.. John G. Morris, the well
knswn Lutheran minister and au-
thor, celebrated his ninetieth birth
day at his home in Baltimore on
Tuesday. He is still active and full
of life.
The pulpit of Trinity Episcopal
Church of this city was very accep-
tably filed last Sunday morning and
ev ming by Rev. John Tyler, who is
here on visit to his wife's parents,
Mr.. ard MIS-. D. W. Roderick.
Internatio al Bible studies for
Sunday, Nov. l9 1898, from Ephe-
sus A: 1922. Title: Imitation OF
Christ. Golden text: .sAnd be We
kind to one another, even as God for
Christ's sake hath forgiven YOU"
The extensive machine shops Of
the Shepherdstown Manufacturing
Company, which have been practical
ly idle for several years past, haye
been leased to Mr.. Geo. F. Cochno-
WEI, of Penns5 lvania, and will be run
by him shortly.
Mr.. A. G. Nadenbousch, as at
torney for the plaintiffs in the case
of Fulk, admr,, VS.. Weller ct al has
obtained an injunction from Judge
Powell of Wheeling, restraining the
trustees sale of the real estate of the
late Geo. B. Weller.
Sheriff Gerllng is having the halls
and entrances to the Courthouse
thoroughly cleaned, painted and re-
papered. This has been needed for
number of years and will greatly
improve the place. Mr.. John Bate
man is doing the work.
We call attention to the new ad-
vertisement of Robt. Lamon, which
appears in another column. Mr.. La
mon has choice new stock of hard
ware and will furnish anything in
that line at the lowest prices. Call
and purchase from him.
The revival which is still in prog
ress at Trinity M. E. Church South,
is great success in the awakening
of the spirit Many have become
converted and the pastor, Rev. DR..
A. M. Cackley has reason to feel
proud of his good work.
We regret to learn of the serious
impairment of the sight of Mrs. Su-
san G. Rogers. She left this city on
Wednesday to have an operation
performed on both eyes, which we
hope will enable her to recover the
entire use of those members.
The statement of the World that
Chas. W. Thatcher, son of Mr.. j. N
Thatcher, was compelled to give up
his work on account of Bright's Dis
ease was without foundation, and the
World Immediately corrected the er-
ror as soon as it was found out.
The Executive Committee of the
University Extension Course, will
meet at Mr.. Lee M. Bender'., on
Tuesday evening next, (2lst0 at Il
o'clock, to make final arrangement s
for an early course of lee ures.
F. M. WOODS, President
A button was found by Albertus
Spencer, Harper's Ferry, which he
thinks was from the coat of George
Washington. 1t has the initials &C.
W." on the face, surrounded by the
inscription, "Long Live the Presi-
dent" and was found about 6 years
ago.
Justice W. H. Frankenberry has
been doing not only hard work, but
hard work and double duty this
week. In the absence of Justices
Trammell and Harrison he has pre-
sided at the office of the former in
the morning and that of the latter in
the afternoon.
Mr.. W. E. Mckee has been in
charge of Justice j. S. Trammell' g
office and Mr.. J. f. Roberts of Jus,
tice Haarison's office this week.
Messrs. Trammell and Harrison
have been to Wheeling in attendance
upon the Grand Lodge of Chapter
Masons of W. Va.
John Moran and James Moore,
who were arranged before Justice
Frankenberry last Tuesday on the
charge of resisting officers, were de-
Tended by Mr.. s. W. Walker, Mr.. U.
S. G. Pitzer representing the State.
Moore was discharged but Moran
was held under bail for court.
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