Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-09-01

Mr.. James Alburtis of the Gov
eminent Printing Office at Washing
ton spent Sunday in this city.
Rev Mr.. Mcdaniel, of Shepherds
town, preached in the Lutheran
Church OF this city, last Sunday.
Publ Printer Benedict made
wholesale discharge of $50 employees,
most of them being Republicans.
Miss Anabel Deatrick returned on
Friday from Deer Park, where she
has been spending part OF the sum-
mer.
Mrs. J s. Robinson took the pre-
MUM for the best bread baked from
"Gold Dust" -four, at the Inwood
Fair.
Mr.. Joseph Housewortb, formerly
of this city, but now Of Bowling
Green, KY, is visiting in this
city.
Mr., VIM. Santman, who is locat-
ed at Atlantic City as an operator,
is on visit to his parental home in
this city.
Miss Linda Henry, who has been
on a two weeks visit to her parental
home in this city, has returned to
Baltimore.
Miss Maud Howison, who has been
spending several weeks with friends
in Cumberland, has returned to her
home in this city.
c.. P. Jack has bought out the in
terest of r. Hunter in the Berkeley
Springs Hotel Company and now
owns two-thirds of the property.
The Democrats are preparing to
food the country with campaign
material which repeats political false
hoods already exploded by Republi-
cans.
Miss Sophia Anderson, who has
been visiting fsiends in Williamsport
returned home last week. She was
accompanied by her friend, Miss
Helen Dugan. st
International Bible studies for
next Sunday are from John 2 1926
Title, "Jesus Cleansing the Temple.
Golden text, make not my Fathers
house house of merchandise. :"
Mr.. Joseph Farms worth is visiting
friends in this city. He went west
about II years ago and his first re-
turn was last year, being absent over
16 years before visiting boy hood
scenes.
Mr.. j. VI. Wharton, brakeman for
conductor " a. Burkhart was bad
ly squeezed between two cars on
Monday, at Avodaunt Sta ,icD, on the
B. & o. No bones were broken but
the wounds are very painful.
A special train on the Atlantic
Coast Line R. r., has just made the
run from Jacksonville, Fla, to Wash
ington, D. c., in remarkably quick
time, making an average of 55k miles
an hour, actual running time.
Owing to the refusal ofthe Nicara-
guam Government TO give the Ameri-
cans arrested at Bluefields a fair
trial the U. S. may be called on to
interfere. Nicaragua has expelled
the Objectionable Americans.
The all day meeting at In wood on
Sunday was very poorly attended,
but there was a moving of the spirit
among those who did attend, and all
were benefited thereby. Rev. OH.
Shields preached in the afternoon.
We erred in our account of the
nominations by the Republicans of
Jefferson county in our last issue.
Mr.. B. 7. Busey and not Anthony
Busey was nominated for legislature,
and we are glad to make the correc-
ton.
Rev. Or. r. @. Holland, who was
pastor Of St. Johns Lutheran
Church of this city before Rev. C.S.
Trump, was visiting friends here this
week. He looks well and spent
good time in his associating with old
friends.
Harvest Home services will be held
in st. Johns Lutheran Church, to-
morrow, Sunday. There will be
beautiful display offruits, vegetables,
flowers, etc. An appropriate sermon
will be delivered by the pastor. All
welcome.
Mr.. Robert Thompson, father of
Mr.. Montgomery Thompson, has
gone on an extended visit to another
son in Dayton, Ohio. Although over
eighty years of age the old gentle
man is in good health and fond of
travelling.
Messrs. Andy Rhodes and Tailor
Elliot were deputized by U. S. Mar
shall D. A. Beard to look after the
interests of the U. S. at the colored
camp meeting at Shenandoah juno
ton Sunday last, but no arrests
were made.
1t used to be supposed that what
ever else Mr.. Cleveland lacked he
had backbone. A man with rig
id spinal column would have signed
or vetoed the tariff bill. Mr.. Cleve-
land had not the nerve to do either.
But he swallows the "party perfidy
snd party dishonor" just the same.
Miss Korale stuckey, daughter of
Maj. Chas. Stuckey, of this county,
and known to the readers of the In.
DEPENDENT and Statesman as "Beat-
rice" returned home this week after
an absence of several years to spend
few weeks with relatives and
friends. She is cordially welcomed
by host of friends, who find her
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