Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-08-11
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY, AUGUST IL, 1894.

Tuesday.
Oh, those delicious watermelons
y m! yum
Pic.nics and fish 'ng parties are the
orier of the day.
Keep the streets and gutter clean
in 'front.' of your residences.
Beautiful moonlight nj z h is
cooling lovers-squalling cats
Miss Rosa Bloom, of Cumberland,
Md, is visiting friends in this city.
Miss Matte Grimm, now of Bal
timore, is visiting her relatives here.
Mr.. Arthur Wild and lot of his
friends are on camping trip this
". elk
Don't fail to see the big game of
b.ll t day. Martinsburg We. Wash
ington.
Mr.. Lewis Thompson went to
Washington on Tuesday last for
short Visit.
MIR. VIM. McGinnis, of Hagers-
town, is visiting friends and rela-
tives ia his city.
Mr.. L. Dew. Gerhardt an +! family
have gone to Gettysburg, Pa, for a
week of recreation.
Rev. B. P. S. Busey will preach
in the U. B. Church of this city, on
Sunday, Aug. 18th. at 8 p. m.
Miss May Phillips, of Hampton,
Va, aud Miss Gretchen, of Alexan-
dria, are among the visitors at Boyd
Vile.
Justice Harrison fined Kid Harris
and VIM. Fairfax each $l.00 and
costs on Tuesday, for using profane
language on the streets.
Mrs. D. j. Scott, nee Miss Vina
Mathews, and little son, Wilson, of
Baltimore, are visiting her sister,
Mrs. Anna Batemqn, Of this city.
Manager Eddie O'Brien will sur
prise the theatre-going public with
his big attraction, GA Jay Circus"
at the New Opera House, Tuesday
night.
There will be no services in st.
Johns Lutheran Church, tomorrow,
owing to the absence Of the pastor,
Rev. G. S. Trump, who is away on
his vacation.
Rev. j. B. Chamberln and wife
leaves this city to-day to spend some
time, with the hope that rest and
change will restore Mrs. Chamberlin
to her usual health.
The Baptist Sunday School ofthis
place, in connection with the schools
of Hagerstown and Charlestown pic
niced at Island Park, on Thursday.
The attendance was good.
We direct your attention in an
other column to the advertisement
of st. Georges Hall, near Baltimore,
a school for boys and young men,
preparatory to entering college.
Mr.. P. s. Hyde, of Piedmont,
brother of Mr. H. Hyde, of this city,
has announced himselfas candidate
for the State Senate tor the 18th
District. Hampshire democrats are
tor him.
Ha ha no! hol If you want to
grow fat see "a Jay Circus at the
New Opera House, Tuesday night.
This is the only show in the world
that carry and set a real circus tent
on the stage.
Mr.. John S. Mathews returned
from Chicago and other points on
Monday. John says he saw ''ele.
phants' OF all colors, and cannot de-
scribe the various wondrous wrecks
still 20 be seen.
An alarm of ire was turned in on
Monday afternoon from the Fifth
Ward. 1t was caused by the par
tial burning of summer kitchen ON
the premises of Mr.. Ben. Rulings.
The loss was small.
Your attention is called to the ad.
vertisement of Messrs. Souders and
Barrett, painters. This is a new
Fl m started up and they deserve q
share of your patronage. Thew guar
antee all their work.
Rev. D. II. Shields, pastor of the
First M. E. Church, left Monday
for Salem, Neb., where he is to de-
liver course of lectures at Salem
Chatauqua. His family will spend
the time at Mt. Lake Park.
Mr.. Robert Austrian, of Balti-
more, prominently connected among
banking circles, was in this city with
his two sons and nephew on Tues
cay. They are spending a portion
of the summer in Winchester.
We erred last week 10 stating that
Misses Alice and Katie Nihion, of
HedgesvilIe, were visiting the fami-
ly Of Mr.. j. 7. Nadenbousch, on Ra-
leigh street. 1t should have read
Misses Alice and Katie Hanna.
County Clerk, c.. W. Doll has or
dered two additional voting booths
for use at the next election. The
late election caused the County Court
to establish two new voting precincts
and this step required said purchase.
The two sermons delivered by
Rev. W. G. Babcock, Of Winchester.
in the First NJ. E. Church, of this
city, last Sunday, we're much enjoy
ed by the large congregations pres.
ent. We hope he may soon come
again.
Rev. G. P. Staley, the new minis
ter of the First Baptist Church of
this city, held his first services here
on Sunday last. His family consists
of wife and two children, and their