Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-06-23
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY, JUNE %, 1894.
Whew, it's warm
The baseball is booming.

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Miss Bertha Kecfer is visiting
friends in Hagerstown.
The ice-cream parlors are not for
gotten during this weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Fiery are Wis
iting their daughters in Ohio.
The bald-headed man and the teas
ing fly are now the worst of enemies.
Mr.. Ernest Souders still continues
seriously i'll at his home on Spring
street.
e Miss Julia Merchant, of Charles
Town, has been visiting friends in
this city.
Col. Towner Schley, of Shepherds
town, was in our office for short
call, this week.
Mr.. Julian Baker, we are glad to
note, took the medal in the German
class,at Berryville.
Mrs. G. W. Dittmann of Ohio, is
visiting the family Of Mrs c. III.
Shaffer in this city.
A fireman who attempted to fight
fire the other night was severely
licked by the flames.
NJ, :. oootroru IF itfo n Dopo II,
his front door he wants it in. fits
a pain in his front tooth he wants it
out.
Mr.. George W. johnson, of Lee
town was a recent graduate in the
law course of the West Virginia Uni
versity.
Mr. Harry Rutherford is temper
arily filling the position ofpoliceman
in place of Mr.. Morgan Andersen,
who is sick.
Messrs. Allen Noll and Clarence
Kilmer, are home from the State
University, where they have been
attending school.
The Junior Order of United Amer
lean Mechanics was treated to a nice
sermon at the Presbyterian Church
last Sunday morning.
Mrs. Harris Robinson, who has
been the guest of Mrs L. r. Pen
nington, for several weeks, has been
i'll for the past few days.
Mrs. j. II. Mccoy and son Henry
Of Chilicothe, Ohio, are visiting Mrs.
McCoy's mother, Mrs. John Robin
son on West King street.
Bert Boak, whose health has not
been very good for some time has
gone on a trip to Va. We trust he
may return entirely we'll.
Capt. VIM. Snodgrass and Mr..
John S. Robinson are enjoying a
week of rest, this being their regular
idle week from duty on the c. V. R.
r.
Mr.. j. n. Wisner came in to his
law office for few hours on Thurs
day, the first time for ten days. He
is feeling, much better, but still very
weak.
The electric lights in a short time
will be much improved. The late
changes, moving machinery, ETC.,
have caused the poor lights for the
past few nights.
Mr. John 7. Holt, who has been
spending the past year in Western
College, Toledo, Iowa, will return
in few days to his parental home
near White Hall, Va.
Lieutenant Clint Lyeth and moth
or have returned from lengthy Wis
it to friends in Massachusetts, and
New York, much delighted and ben
Gifted from their trip.
Rev. A. NJ. Cackley, pastor of the
M. Z. Church South, will preach q
sermon to the A. F. and A. NJ mem.
bers OF the town in the church on
Sunday morning at IL o'clock.
The State Board of Health, of W.
Va, will hold its regular annual
meeting at Berkeley Springs, Nor
gan county, W. Va, beginning on
July 8, 1894. N. D. BAKER, Sec.
A son of Mr.. Andrew Myers, who
lives in Strinesville, this city, was
kicked by cow which he was driv-
ing from pasture last Friday even
ing and the kick broke his leg below
the knee.
Mr.. E. 7. PAUL and little child, of
Richmond, Va, and Mrs. Collins U.
Thornburg, of Cabell county, VIVA,
are visiting Mrs. D. G. Westenhaver
and her mother and sister on West
King street.
Misses Sallie, Maize and Nellie
Thomas, daughters Of Mr.. Charles
Thomas, gave delightful party to
some of their friends on Wednesday
night. Those who attended were
most pleasantly entertained.
G. r. Duvall, A. B of the w. Va.
University and graduate oc Martins
burg High School, has again won an
honorary scholarship at Johns Hop
kins University. These scholarships
yield f ee tuition and SIS in money.
On Tuesday night Chas. H. Shat
fer, while riding his high bicycle from
his store to his home got bad fall,
which was caused by the tire coming
off the wheel while riding very rap.
IDLY. He fell so hard that he was
dazed for short VIII lie, but soon got
all right again.
The little boy was on his knees in
his little night-dress saying his
prayers and his little sister couldn't
resist the temptation to tickle the
soles of his little feet. He stood it
as long as he could and then said /:
please, God, excuse me while |
knock the stufings out of Nellie"