Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-05-26

SATuanaY. MAY 20, 1894.

Cool nights.
Straw berries.
Fine fishing weather.
VIII, re is that town clock?
Our market will soon boom.
The picnic seasoI viii soon open.
Go TO the Baptist festival toni hit.
Do all YOU can to build up The
city.
Next Monday is he ell, ctien.
Vote!
June 9th will be opening day for
Inwood Park.
Glad to hear from our correspond
ent 'sC. this week.
Mr.. Jesse T. Brilliant was in
Washington on Wednesday
Election Monday and Louis
Browns delectable ice cream.
Mr.. II A. Riddle and son were in
this city a short time this week.
Mr. II. II. Emmcrt went to Car
Isle on NJ, nday for short trip.
The glutinous potato-bug smiles
at you from the top of the potato
plant.
Rumor has it that Martinsburg is
to have big 4th ofJuly celebration.
Whoop 'er upl
Miss Annie Harper, of Brunswick,
was visiting relatives in this city
few DAYS this week.
Rev. Harry Riley will preach at
the Baptist Church on Sunday (to-
morrow at ii a. m.
The West Virginia. Medical So
ciety will be in session ut Berkeley
Springs, June 1913.
Alter you get through talking
politics you can obtain package of
Louis Browns delectable ice cream.
Bro. Snyder, please go to the re-
lief of a certain one ofour exchanges.
He said that circus was sin their
midst" this week.
Those who have flowers for deco
rating graves on May 80 will please
leave at the Grand Army Hall before
o'clock that morning.
Mr.. M. A Snodgrass met with a
watery experience on Wednesday
evening. Ask him about it, if you
want to hear graphic description.
Mr.. W. A. Pitzer, principal OF the
second ward school, has been dis
abled for few days on account of
neuralgia. We hope he may be out
soon.
Married, in Winchester, on the
18th inst. by Rev. w. II. d. Harper,
Miss Mary G. Lockhart to Mr.. Ar
thur B. Fletcher, both of Back
Greek.
Miners in Charleston, W. Va, dis
trict, disappointed at the failure of the
operators and the United Mine Work
er5 to settle the strike, voted to re-
turn to work.
DR.. S. n. Myers has returned from
a two weeks trip TO Mexico and
Texas. He was on tour for both
business an pleasure. He says he
had most ENJOYABLE time.
Divine services in St. Johns Lu-
theran Church to morrow at IL a. m.
and 730 p m. Young Peoples
Prayer Meeting at $50 p. M; an in
teresting topic for discussion.
International Sunday school les
son for Sunday, May 81, 1894, from
Exodus 8; 1920. Title: Moses
Sent as a Deliverer. Golden Text:
"Fear thou not, for am with thee"
The Government Building at the
Worlds Fair, which was sold by Sec
rotary Carlisle for $4,000, will be
bought in again by the Government
for $25, 900 to be used at the Georgia
Cotton Exposition.
The organ at the M. E. Church
could only be used a short while at
the Sunday morning service. The
heavy rains interfered with the water
works of the city and the water mo.
ter could not be used.
We were invited last week TO
attend the 9th anniversary of Stor-
or College at Harper s Ferry, on May
Both. There will be music by the
Boliver Cornet Band and College
Glee Clubs, and dinner at 80 pm.
The B. of L. E., of this city, ex-
pect to give a large excursion to
Oakland about July 4th, which will,
if arrangements can be satisfactorily
made, probably be the largest of the
season. Dancing will be allowed at
this picnic.
Hon. W. H. Fl. Flick received a
telegram on Monday morning an
nouncing the death of his father near
Cleveland, Ohio. He at once took
the train for his fathers home. Mr..
Flick Sr. will be remembered by
many persons here.
After one of Mart.nsburg's we'll
known men came back from his
summer fishing tour he was heard to
declare that the surest and cheapest
way to get a good catch was to go
to Louis Browns aud treat his best
girl TO dish of ice cream and cake.
Little Bros. got IN car load of
jars and jugs the other day and the
first thing we noticed was the emac-
lated form of the infant drum major
o. the City Band picking out the
biggest jug in the stock. He winked
at us, and We simply said: "Oh,
Crum, you're jug-gler."
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