Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-11-03
Vote for Dayton.

Mr.. John Drenner, of Hedgesyille,
was in this city yesterday.
See tie gold-brass band parade
Tuesday of Boyd's Ministries.
Don't fail to see the boxing exhi-
bition Monday night, Nov. 18th.
Miss Florence Thompson, of Keep
Tryst, Md, is visiting relatives in
this city.
To-night is the last night of the
Firemen's Fair. Go and have q
good time.
A full account of the rendition
of "Queen Esther" will be given
next week.
Watch for the grand street parade
of Boyd 3 Modern Minstrels on Tues
urday, Nov. 9Th.
The Junior Order United Ameri-
can Mechanics attended the Firemen's
Fair Monday night.
Ifyou want to laugh go and see
the burnt-cork comedians at the New
Opera House, NoY 9Th.
Rev. Henry Thomas will preach
in Christ Church, Bunker Hill, on
next Sunday, Nov. 4th, at p. 10.
We will in our next issue give the
corrected Ohio River Time Table.
The same reach Il rs too late for in
sertion this week.
Messrs. Thompson Brothers Sc
cured the contract for printing the
official ballots of Berkeley county,
and their work is excellent.
Miss Emma Staley has returned
from a lengthy visit to friends in
York ard Harrisburg, where she
spent a most enjoyable time.
Miss Dollie Lemon, of Washing
ton, is visiting her uncle, Mr.. Chas.
S. Lemon of Bunker Hill, who ia Sc
riously i'll at his home at Bunker
Hill.
Twenty eight members of the
Crescent Club attended the Fire
mems Fair in a body Tuesday night,
taking supper and enjoying them
selves generally.
Mess:s. D. M. and Jos. Ell. Shaffer
have erected large ware house near
the Kilbourn Knitting Mills where
they will carry on the coal and fer
tilizer business.
President Cleveland is so much in
terested in the success of Congress-
man Wilson in West Virginia that
he has contributed to the campaign
ufnd in his district.
In Europe aUages are loao and Ia
Dor degraded; IN america agageS are
high and labor is prosperous, eleUat-
ed and dignifed Senator David B.
HILL, (Dena.) Of Neao York.
Manager O'Brien guarantee s
Boyd's Modern Ministries which ap-
pears at the New Opera House Tues
day night. They have the reputa-
ton of being the best minstrel troupe
on the road.
International Bible studies for
Sunday, November 4, 1894, from
Mark 2 1928, 8 lis. Title Jesus
Lord of the Sabbath. Golden text /:
The Son of man is Lord also Of the
Sabbath.
The finest oysters, excellent ham
and eggs, nicely cooked poultry, to-
gether with the finest WHISTLES and
cigars in the town are to be found at
Moore & Stewards Old Reliable,
next door to Mayors Office.
Mr.. John H. Blondel has present.
ed some of his friends with magnif-
cent bouquets from his unusually
beautiful flower yard. We saw sew
eral of them, and they contained not
only pretty flowers but were exquis-
itely arranged.
Mr.. ]. Nelson Wisner addressed
large me- ting OF r, publicans at
Shanghai Oh Thu sday night. The
meeting was Tho. ough success, and
the people listened with pleasure to
the speakers discussion of the issues
of the present campaign.
You baldheaded dudes and little
dudes, if you want to forget you are
in the land of the living go and pack
the New Opera House, Tuesday
night, Nov. 9Th, to see Boyd's Mod
ern Minstrels in genuine minstrelsy.
They give one of the finest minstrel
performances on the road.
Misses Rodrick, Lockhart, Hattie
Blackwell, Bender, Merritt, Bessie
Stuckey and Clifford Gibbs have
Joined Miss Korah Stuckey's class of
stenography and typewriting, and a
number Will commence at an early
date. She has very commodious
rooms in the Herring building, corner
King and College streets.
Messrs. Wisner, Alexander, Will
liams and Stephenson, on Thursday
morning made sale at public auction
Of the lands of o. F. Payne and L.
A. j. Payne lying near Rest. The
55 acres of the former brought SIT
per acre and the 5726 of the latter
brought $40 per ache. Mr.. W. Roy
Stephenson was the purchaser, and
Mr.. John S. Matthews was the auc-
tioneer.
W. L. JONES & Cot is no long
er W. L. Jones, but W. L. Jones &
Co. Mr.. Frank E. Smurr is the
Company, and the firm is strength
ened by the addition. Mr.. Smurr is
well known here as young man of
much business executive ability. For
eight years he has been with Mr..
Jones, and the excellent service he
has rendered makes him most apt for
the new partnership. Frank is a
thorough master of the mechanical
part OF the business, is sober, indus