Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-03-10

Mr.. William Phillips, Jr. has ac-
copied a position in Romney and
left Martinsburg to assume his du-
ties on Monday.
Mr.. Phillip Busch has rented his
rented his farm at Greensburg to
Mr.. Gordon, of this place, who will
shortly remove there.
Mr.. W. P. Porterfeld of this
county left on Thursday morning for
North Dakota where he will in the
future make his home.
Mr.. Clearchus Poole, of Washing
ton ana his brother x. Poole, ofthis
place, spcnt Sunday with their par
ents along the Opequon.
Any man that docs not know that
Louis Browns is the tip top store in
town will be grateful for the infor-
nation we now give to that effect
international Bible studies for
Sunday March ii 1894 from Genesis
% 1922. Title Jacob at Bethel.
Golden text behold, l am with thee
and will keep thee"
Mr.. j. n. Wisner was in Berkeley
Springs on Wednesday attending to
professional business. Mr.. D. G.
Westenhayer also went up for the
other side of the case.
B. F. Bowers has been found gull
ty in the court at Hagerstown for
burning the Bell barn near Williams
port about year ago, when lot of
live stock were burned.
J. Frank Fields, B. & o agent at
Hancock Station, has purchased the
Harrison farm of 200 acres, lying
near Hancock Station, from E. G.
Jones, of Kearney sville, for 5000.
There has been a reduction in
wages of the employees of the Cum
berland Valley Railroad. These
getting over $50 month are reduc
ed 10 per cent, and under tnat sum
5 per cent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burdette's children
are both suffering from pneumonia
and much anxiety is felt as to the
outcome of their illness from this
dread disease. We hope they may
recover rapidly.
Among those who came TO this
city last Monday we noticed Travel
ing Passenger Agent Burns, General
Passenger Agent Riddle and Captain
Snodgrass all of the Cumberland
Valley Railroad.
Two boys, Mclaughlin and Wise,
were arrested and fined by Justice
Trammell fer injuring property OF
the Baltimore & Ohio RailroadCom
pany. In default Of payment they
were sent to Jail.
Messrs Barr & G;ifln will shortly
open their art studio and photo
graph gallery in tue Fisher building
on W. Burke street. These gentle
men are both excellent workmen in
their line and guarantee satisfaction.
Mr.. Edward Colston of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, stopped for short visit
to the family of his brother, Capt.
W. B. Colston on Thursday, having
come east to attend to business be-
fore the Supreme Court Of the Unit
ed States.
Arthur A. Zimmerman, the anna
tuer champion bicycle rider, reply
ing 70 the challenge of John S.John-
son, offers to meet johnson in race
at any distance for a purse of not
less than $4,000 This would place
both riders in the professional ranks.
While W. T. Walker and Hiss
Annie Pickett were clipping from
Chattanooga, Tennessee, recently
they met squire on the road. They
were married in their carriage, for
they could afford one, and did not
need to resort to bicycle built for
| two.
The pavement in front of the
Shaffer property at the corner of
King street and Maple avenue has
been torn up, and new brick pave
ment will be laid. Captain Shafier
will superintend the work, We know
that the Captain may be led, but
cannot be driven.
The committee of the JuniorOrder
U. A. M. of Martinsburg Council
appointed to arrange for an excur-
sion, the object of which will be
published later on, met the B. & O,
officials at Baltimore on Tuesday
and agreed upon satisfactory terms.
The date Of the excursion will prob
ably be on May Is, Friday.
Mr.. Julian Baker returned from
his school at Berryville on Monday
| my W NC OiCdbCQ lOl Vic kuuUDS
which he contracted while at school.
He contracted a severe cold along
with the disease and the conse-
quences are that he became a very
sick boy. He is improving and will
ere long resume his school duties.
Convicts in the Maryland peniten-
tiary have contributed from their
overtime earnings purse of $435
for the relief of the needy in Balti-
more. The contributions ranged
from ten cents to five dollars. Some
of the men desired to give more than
the warden would permit them to
give. The movement was the thought
of the convicts. There is something
very touching in this act.
The Cornell outrage has not put
a stop to college barbarism. Stud
ents of Swarthmore college dragged
through the mud by the legs
young lawyer who called upon one
of the Young lady students, and then
shaved off half his mustache. The
resident of the college asked the
stu dents to apologize to their