Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-02-10
LOCAL NEWS,
SATURDAY. FEB. 10, 1894.

Dennings MinstrelS.
Valentine day, Feb. l4th.
Slei2hs are out Of fashion.
The DAYS are frightening.
M. c. Band Fair, Feb. 22d.
Circuit Court has adjourned.
Coming Oh What Wight
Don't be TOO hard on the tramps
Don't fail to see Fortune Folly
Attend the Flremen's supper, 22d.
Watch for the date Of "Fast Mail"
Be content with such things as
you have.
Miss Ella Wild is visiting friends
in Hagerstown.
Martinsburg ought 10 have bsse
ba | team this year
Never make fun of an aged person
for age is venerable.
The NJ. C Band Fair, Feb. 22d,
Central Opera House.
Oh, beautiful sn"v, where art thou
abiding-.iisapDv.nted school boys.
Deunlng's Minstrels at theCen-
trail Opera House, Thursday Feb.
18th.
Martinsburg is tb e "Queen of the
Valley so far as pretty girls are
concerned.
Watch for the street parade Of
"Deunins's Ministries" next Thurs
day at noon.
Go and sre the line OF new style
spring hats for 1894 received at Mr.
David Wells.
DIR. n. D. Baker made short Wis.,
it TO Staunton this week on profess
sional business.
Miss Annie Kogleschatz is visit
ing her sister Mrs. Oberlander, in
Frederick, Md.
A Few pavement is being laid at
the Shaffer property corner of King
street and Maple avenue.
Circuit Court ad burned for the
Term on Wednesday and many Of the
lawyers are glad therefor.
The beef extract factories of South
America make one pound of extract
from thirty-four pounds Of meat.
Mrs. DIR. Hall, nee Miss Estelle
Kline, is visiting her sister, Mrs. 1.
L. Bender, on North Queen street
Men who curse on the street should
be arrested. The morality and feel
ings of refined people must be re-
spectcd.
A marriage license was issued at
Hagerstown to Mr.. Edgar A. Bow
ers and Miss Rose Welty of Mar
tinsburg.
Mr.. James Stribling has purchas-
ed from Mr.. Walker Tabb III acres
of woodland adjoining his farm along
Dry Run.
Don't fail to take in the attraction
Blue Grass" which appears at the
Central Opera House, one night
only, Monday, Feb. 18th.
Miss Blanche Whitson and friend
of Chambersburg came over last
Tuesday and attended the party Civ
en- Miss Minnie Slinkman.
Rev. E. D. Washburne, of Rom.
ney, has been in this city few days
this week, spending the time with
his family at Mrs. Harrisons.
Mr.. W II. Crawford of Newly rk,
the proprietor of the Wooden mills
of this city was here last Friday
looking after business interests.
Each year there is an average of
5000 murders committed in the
United States. And there is l36 le-
gal hangings, and 200 lynchings.
Lent began on Feb. It'll this year,
and March 18th will be Palm Sun
day. Good Friday will fall on
March 23d and Easter Sunday on
March 25th.
We learn that Messrs. Swope and
Frazer will erect an ice mandatory
plant in this city and have the same
in operation before that necessary
article is wanted.
Mr.. and Mrs Melcher are each
gratiGed by Il visit from their sisters
respectfully, Misses Melcher andPor.
ter, of Phi 'adelphia. The party is
at the Continental.
Miss Alice Cushwa, daughter of
Mr.. IL. 7. Cushwa, is one of Mar
tinsburg's students at the Women's
College at Frederick. She entered
the college at the beginning of the
year.
AT a meeting of the Commandry.
on Monday night, Messrs. j C. Hutz-
Ter, NJ. L. Dorm, Thomas B. Stewart
and Louis e. Brown were made
plumed knights, aud are now IN the
ranks of Knights of Templar.
Bro. Moler, of the Statesman. like
Col. Dodd, is now open for congrat-
ulations. On Tuesday evening a
little Moler boy arrived and has been
thriving ever since. Mrs. Moler is
also gaining strength rapidly. We
congratulate all of you.
The M. C. Band re-
guests the U0rio u s
c h u rcb ORGANIZATIONS
Which hare been assisted
by its members on church
occasions to D0tr0nize
them at their fair to be
held commencing Feb.