Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-07-14

BERKELEY SPRINGS ITEMS. Bust
ness called the editor of the INDEpEN-
DENT to Berkeley Springs on Tues
day and Wednesday Of this week.
We noticed that the water works
and electric lights werein good condi-
tion and doing satisfactory service.
The gay and festive old resort is
happy.
The Clerks of the Courts are not
busy at this season, but were ga to
see us.
Dir. Green has been absent from
his office for several days on account
OF illness.
The editors of the Messenger gave
us friendly reception and inquired
about our watch.
The Doctors of the State Beard of
Health had a satisfactory session
and completed their work on Tues
day,
The tower on the mountain is one
OF the things of the past. 1t went up
in blaze of glory,-too much
Fourth of July!
Messrs. Travers and Wisner have
been busily engaged before Commits
sioner Siler, taking dispositions in an
important chancery case.
The Village Improvement Asso-
citation is running the street sprink-
Ter and trying to make things COM
Portable for both home pc ople and
visitors.
Messrs. Farrin and Foley arc do
ing a land-office business, and &C.
commodating the people putting in
water pipe, bydrants, and house.
hold conveniences.
The bridges that were WASHED
away by the spring freshets over the
run at the bathing pools, have been
replaced by others very beautiful in
DIES On and structure.
Cashier Alderton of the bank has
resigned and the bank loses a good
officer. Ex-Sheriff Mendenhall was
elected to succeed him, and the BUSH
ness is running along in the same
successful way.
improvements continue. Old
buildings have been torn down near
the court house, and a handsome
brick building will be erected in
place of the old one, and Mr.. FL. w.
Disher will erect a brick building on
the main street adjoining his present
drug store.
Rev. F. NJ. Woods was in the
town on Wednesday accompanying
the corpse and friends OF Mr.. Whar-
ton, decd, and conducted the funeral
services over the remains. The cor
tege was met at the station by Sec
tion of Summers Post G.. A. r :,
which attended the services and as
sisted in the interment.
The State Medical Society drew
great many physicians from all over
the State to their meeting held here
during the week, transacting their
business in the large and commo-
dious ballroom of the Berkeley
Springs Hotel. The trustees gave
them full privilege to the use of the
water. They all enjoyed themselves
and quite number remained over
for several days, among them DR..
Mayer of Charleston, the newly
elected President, in whom we rec
ognize an old acquaintance and a
royal good fellow, ever ready to lend
helping hand to his friends.
Both the Berkeley Springs and
st. Charles Hotels are well filled
with guests,and a happy time is be-
ing enjoyed by all. There is fine
band which 1iscourses excellent mu-
sic during I day in the grove and
in the evening furnishes exquisite
music in the ballroom for those who
trip the light fantastic, and there
are many of them. Among the cler-
ical force we are glad TO see our old
friend, Mr.. T. r. Baker, who is we'll
known as one of the most genial of
gentlemen behind the counter. These
Springs are getting back to their
pristine reputation. There are many
private boarding houses in addi-
tion to the hotels. The town has
doubled in wealth and population,
has bank, water works and electric
lights, and direct railroad connect
ion with the main stem of the
Baltimore & Ohio. The water is
powerful and wonderful in healing
efficacy and among the recent cures
is that of Congressman Jerry Simp-
son. 1t is a healthful resort, and
bound to 60 to the front.