Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-06-02
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Welcome June.
The saloons were closed Monday.
Go tell him my name is Louis
Brown!
We would like TO see little warm
er weather.
The man who is scared at ghosts
is afraid of nothing.
A good thing for our new Coun-
Gil to do-give us town clock.
Sharpsburg had a more than US
ually successful decoration day.
The National Guard Encampment
will bring about 1000 soldiers here.
Mr.. VIM. Phillips is having his
house on West King street repaint-
ed.
Hurrah for Wilson, Cutler, Staub-
ley, Kaufman, Grozinger and Nc
DOwell
Misses Bessie and Lula Drenner,
OF this city, spent Sunday last in
Hedgesville.
1t is odd but true that one can
best judge of woman's carriage
when she is walking.
The Postoffice was closed on Wed
nesday, Decoration day, from 10 a.
m. to 5 p. M, the day being a ma
tional holiday.
The poet writes of the music of
the woodland depths, but he omitted
to say that it is the pine tree that
gives the pitch.
Mr.. John Byers and wife of Wash
ington, D. c., spent Sunday and
Monday with Mr.. Byer's parents on
West Burke street.
Mr.. Jas. F. Thompson is receiving
the endorsement of many democrats
in this and jefferson county for del
egale from this district
Mrs. VIM. Edwards, Sr., has re-
turned from Huntington, w. Va,
where she had been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. H. j. Homrich for
several weeks.
Hon. j. r. Ray and wife and Rev.
and Mrs. Hockey, of Shepherdstown,
spent Tuesday in this city as the
guests of Mr.. Rays son-iu-law, Mr..
Jas. F. Thompson.
The G. V. r. R. will sell excur-
sion tickets TO Winchester on Con-
tederate decoration day, Wednesday
June at one fare for round trip, 10
cents, good to return same day.
The Baptist strawberry festival
came 20 a close on Saturday night
last, with larger attendance than
the two preceding nights. The ag-
gregate amount was nearly $40.
Fair treatment is a trump in the
game Louis Brown invites YOU TO
join. You can score four points
thereby-money saved, value receiv-
ed, taste gratifed, satisfaction OBJ
tanned.
The City Band is giving a three
evening strawberry festival at the
Central Opera House concluding
with 10 night. These will be a prom
enade concert this evening and other
entertainment for those who are
present.
The nip of poisonous snake is
but a slight remove from being more
dangerous than the poison of Scro-
fula in the blood. Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla purifies the vital fluid, expels
all poisonous substances, and sup
plies the elements of life, health and
strength.
Rev. j. B. Chamberlin leaves to-
morrow for Dayton, Va, to attend
the Commencement exercises of the
misunderstanding and will preach
the annual sermon, June 3, at 8 D.
m. Rev. VIM. Edwards will preach
for him at Greensburg Sunday next,
at | / a. m.
Rain on election day is said to be
favorable to the democrats. We've
got the rain, let us improve the OPP
portunity. The weather has given us
some rain, and if we do our duty we
can give ourselves more reign
World.
is it because there was only some
rain that only some of you did your
duty?
Ex-Mayor Lambert is putting up
pretty good joke on his friend
Major Cunningham. Charlie and
the Major soldiered on the same side
but it seems the Major, when he
found the result of the election or
Monday, started for Richmond tc
see what in the thunder had become
of all the voters. Look out for the
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