Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-06-09
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1894.

An organ grinder nc Tin our
midst this week.
Tan shoes are all the rage now,
with ladies and gentlemen alike.
They sell the cheapest binder
Irvine in town-Henshaw & Lick'i-
der.
Mr.. j. J. Williams, of Winchester,
was in Martinshurg last Thursday
on legal business.
Rain very much interfered with
the decoration services at Wihches-
ter on Wednesday.
Misses jeanette and Lizzie Dren-
ner, of Hedgesville. visited relatives
in this city this week.
Buy your binder Irvine from. Hen
shaw & LicGlider. They sell cheap
err than anyone in town.
Mrs. J. j. Wkel and child have
returned from a visit to Mr.. Wlkels
parents rear Harrisburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh A. White were
in this city few hours on Tuesday,
on their way back to Buena Vista.
Mrs. cambridge and children, of
Baltimore, have arrived in Martins
burg and will spend the summer
here.
Mr.. J. Ah,ll Hunter, now ofPitts-
burg, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jno. II. Doll the latter part of last
week.
An old adage ITO hesitate is to
be lost" but there is large element
Of salvation in hesitating about 60
ing in debt.
There was a test of the fire engine
and hose last Thursday afternoon,
which was entirely satisfactory to
Chief VIM. r. Kline.
Mr.. Chas. E. Mcdonald has been
appointed a mechanic in the U. s..
Printing Office at $1,000 year. He
assumed charge of his duties to-day.
The stockholders of the Martins
burg Manufacturing Company (Spoke
Works. held a meeting last Thurs
day and re elected the old board of
direc 'ors.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. VIM. Gerhardt
have returned from a three weeks
visit to friends in Philadelphia, Har-
risburg, Lebanon, York and Gettys-
burg, Pa.
A man will attract more attention
by carrying pug than he would
fondling a baby on the streets, al
though the latter is by far the most
difficult feat to perform.
Rev. j. W. Duffy, former pastor of
Southern Methodist Church, of this
city, will deliver the annual sermon
to the pupils of the VALLEY Female
College at Winchester tomorrow.
Now is the time of the ear when
the christian and the habitual church
goer devoutedly prays that the SER
mon will he limited to thirty min
u'cs with gradual falling off toward
July.
Miss Sue Logan, of this city,
daughter of the late VIM. T. Logan,
has secured a position in the adiu-
tant-general's Office at Washington
through the influence of Senator
Camden.
The County Court is considering
the question whether to remit the last
deferred payment due by the Kings
Daughters on the purchase ofthe old
Jail for hospital. 1t woull he a
wise step.
Our reel contestants are getting
in trim to participate in the race to
be he'd at Hagerstown next week.
Some of the boys are fast runners,
and We hope they will hold up Mar
tinsburg's end Of the string.
The ladies Of the Mite society of
the NJ. E. Church South at Hedges
vile, will hold strawberry and ice
cream festival on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday nights, the IA, Is and
lG Of June. All are invited to attend.
Owing to the depressed candition
of business the Cumberland Valley
Railroad has dispensed with the SER
vices of number of clerks in all of
its departments. A reduction has
been made in the remaining force
also.
Mr.. and Mrs Harris Robinson, of
Philadelphia, became the guests of
DR.. and Mrs. L. r. Pennington last
Saturday evening. Mr.. Robinson
returned on Tuesday morning, but
Mrs. Robinson will remain for sew
eral weeks.
Thompson's Orchestra, E. Harry
Thompson, Leader, has been engag.
ed to furnish music for dancing at
Inwood Park, Saturday, June 9th,
(to-day,) at the opening of the Park.
A large crowd is expected to be pres.
ent during the day, and will find a
variety OF amusement.
Messrs. John W. Lamon and J.H.
Shaffer, who are the jury commits.
sioncrs, appointed by the Circuit
Court, met at tie Clerks office on
Monday and selected the requisite
number of names as required by law
from which the centre of thirty jury
men are afterwards drawn.
The habit of young men congre-
eating on the Lutheran Church cor
uer and the opposite corner and in
dplging in profane language and loud
talking on Sundays while church is
going on should be stopped. 1t is a
shame and disgrace and the police
should see that it is stopped,