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


The days grow longer.
"Sousa's Marine Band"
Moving time approaches.
NJ. G. Band Fair-last night.
St Patrick's day approaches.
Coming OIL What Night"
Plenty ofsleighing again this week.
Don't fail to see Fortunes Folly"
Watch for the date of EAST Mail. "
Farmers say the wheat looks well.
Advertise your sales in the INDIE
PENDENT.
Don't forget to blanket your horse
these cold days.
Death has been more than desolat-
ing within the past week.
Don't fail to hear Sousa's Great
Concert Band, March 5th.
The ground hog has been giving
us some very ugly weather.
Spring. gentle spring, with ether
cal GOODNESS, begins on the 2lst.
If you want to see lots of pretty
girls attend the NJ. @. Band Fair.
Mr.. J. Abel Hunter made short
visit to friends in this city on Tues
day.
Keep on talking and considering
about the establishing of manufac-
turing plants.
The matrimonial wave has appar.
emily spent its force, and now every
thing is quiet.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Teller have
gone for an extended visit to friends
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
You can not always tell what q
dog or tree is by its bark, nor what
man is by his talk.
The saloon lately run by Mr.. Geo.
Fl. Criswell has been sold to his
brother, Mr.. Raleigh Criswell.
Don't fail to see the melo-drama,
Fast Mall at the Central Opera
House, Wednesday, March 7th.
"There is more in clock than ap.
pears on the face of it."-Staiesman.
Not in the town clock of Martins.
burg
Brighten up your spring trade by
advertising in the INDEPENDENT. No
better advertising medium in Berke-
ley county.
Miss Lizzie Teller left on Thurs.
day for a visit to friends in Balti-
more. She will be absent six or
eight weeks.
Mr.. R. E. Spurrier and family will
remove to Baltimore as soon as ar
rangements can be made for his re-
moval there.
The farewell sermon of Rev. VIM.
II. Chapman, of the First M. E.
Church, Of this city will be preach
ed tomorrow.
The streets and pavements have
been very icy this week, and many
persons have had severe falls. We
have heard of no broken limbs how
ever.
Photograph studio, Messrs. Barr
and Giffin, will open March 90, Fish
er building, West King street. Lat
est and best ideas in Photographic
work.
Mrs. John P, Hyde, of Winches
ter, who has been making a visit to
Mrs. Joseph H. Shaffer, on E. King
street, has returned to her home in
that place.
Subscriber, if you are in arrears for
this paper, please call and settle.
The printers have to be paid every
Saturday evening. A gentle hint,
but do not pass it by UNDECIDED.
Mr.. Jack, the contractor for the
public building at this place has Sc.
cured still another contract. This
time he gets the contract for the
public building at Lima, O., for
the sum of $4,000.
Mr.. Gladstone held a conference
of several hours with the Queen at
Buckingham Palace, London, and a
belief exists that be submitted his
resignation. His secretary denies
that be has resigned.
The season now approaches when
the tramp printer is abroad in the
land. We have already been favor
ed by visits from several, who, for
"cheek," and a thorough aversion to
work, equalled any in the busin ess.
Mr.. G. A. Rousch, of Baltimore,
formerly of this place, a brother OF
Mrs. VIM. Edwards spent Sunday
with his sister at her home on West
Burke street. Charlie is looking
well and is doing a fine business in
Baltimore.
The young villains at Cornell Col.
lege who introduced the deadly gas
chlorine into a room where fellow
students were dining and caused the
death of one person and the probably
mortal illness ofseveral others should
be taught some ess ms as to the
might Of outraged law.
Rev. ]. B. Chamberlin preached
his farewell sermon at the United
Brethren Church on Sunday last
We sincerely trust his conference
will see fit TO have him again placed
at this station, as he is universally
liked by not only his own congrega.
tion but all of. the citizens of the
county.