Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-08-18
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1894.

The Statesman is short of hands.
Some of our pavements need fixing
badly.
For Ladies fine dongola Shoes all
sold, go to john Lyons.
Miss Gertie Henri, If Hancock, is
visiting Miss Molly Foley.
Mise RoeO MoCOuley, OF Wasting.
ton, is visiting Miss Mamie Dunford
Mr.. Michael Riordon and daugh-
ter, Geneveive, are at Mountain Lake
The work on the Government
Building is being pushed rapidly
forward.
Hon. U. s. G. Pitzer and -
-. spent part of Sunday last in
Shepherdstown.
Mr. VIM. Keplinger, of Washing
ton, visited his mother, on King
street, this week.
Miss Ida Thompson, of Jefferson
county, is visiting Miss Sadie For
ner, in this city.
Miss Genevieve Walsh, of Harper's
Ferry, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Egan, on College street.
Miss Annie Youtz is visiting rel
atives in Renova, Pa She will re-
main until after the holidays.
Miss Agnes Dougherty, of Balti-
more, who visited the family of Mr..
Thos. Heating, is now in Winches-
ter.
Miss Katie Curran and brother
are visiting their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Michael Gohoen, near this
city.
There will be preaching in the U.
b. Church at Greensburg on Sunday
by Rev. j. B. Chamberlin, of this
city.
Miss May Faulkner, who has been
visiting the family of Mr.. Forrest W.
Brown, at Charles-Town, has return.
ed home.
Mr.. Joseph Cage, of Hagerstown,
came over to Martinsburg, on Satur-
day last, on business, returning the
same day.
Governor William Mckinley, OF
Ohio, is expected to speak at the re-
union of patriotic orders at Pen Mar
September 9Th.
Miss Sue Dukehart, who has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. DIR. N. D.
Baker, for several weeks past, re-
turned home on Tuesday.
Messrs. A. M. Standby, W m.
Stevens, W. E. Drenner and A. Zim.
norman, Jr., paid a short visit to
Hedgesville, on Sunday last.
Mr.. VIM. McGinnis, of Hagers-
town, who has been visiting friends
and relatives for the past two weeks
in this city, returned home Monday.
Mr.. John Drenner, of Hedgesville,
who has been on week s visit to the
family of Mr.. David F. Drenner, re-
turned to>his home on Tuesday last.
The people of Winchester will eel
citrate Thursday, September 18th, in
honor Of Chas. B. Rouss, who con-
tributed 100000 for their water
works.
The eye specialist from Philadel.
phia will be with W. l.. Jones,
August 22d. Don't fail to see him
if your eyes trouble you. Examina-
tion free.
The U. B. congregation of this
place, will hold an all day meeting
at Inwood Park, on Sunday, August
Goth, to which everybody is cordial
ly inviled to come.
DR.. L. A. L. Day came here from
Ohio with his brother on Tuesday.
and will spend some time among his
friends. He is looking well and is
prospecting in Chicago.
Miss Flosse A. Bruhn, one of
Brunswick's charming young ladies,
spent Saturday and Sunday last, In
this city, the guest of the Misses
Gibbs, on Boyd avenue.
The eyespecialist from Philadel.
phia, who visits W. H. Jones, has the
best success with his patients. Give
him a trial on Wednesday, Aug. %.
1t will cost you nothing.
Miss Boydie Faulkner, who is Wis
lting Miss May Price, in Clarksburg,
assisted in receiving at the celebra-
ton of the silver wedding of Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Price, a few days
ago.
1t is an old rural tradition that
the katydid sings six weeks before
the first frost. If this be true, frost
will be here by the middle of Sep
TENDER, for we have heard katydids
several days ago.
Mrs. VIM. Rutledge and daughter,
Miss Leila, are visiting at Hanover
and Gettysburg, Pa. Mr.. Rutledge
will join them in few days. Miss
Mamie Rutledge is on a camping
trip near Hagerstown.
John Ephraim Lindsay, infant son
of Philip and Annie Lindsay, died
at the home of his parents, near Fall
ling Waters, on Saturday, aged l
year, 8 months and / day. He was
laid TO rest in Mt Zion cemetery,
near Falling Waters.
Rev. c. S. Trump returned from
his vacation of two weeks and will
hold services in St. Johns Lutheran
Church, next Sabbath Ito. morrow
morning and evening. Young Peo-
pies Christian En4eavor Society
prayer meeting at 7.l5 p. m.
Messrs. j. H. Miller & Sons lost
two fine horses and wagons in the
fire which Ocourrnd of Turoy w.;