Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1894-10-27


Autumn leaves.
"Queen Esther"
Hear Elkins tonight.
Boyd's Modern Minstrels.
Read L. z. Browns new ad.
Job work done cheap at this office.
Found dead in the woods-leaves.
The Firemen's Fair is now going
0n-attend.
The fashion Of marrying is never
out of season.
The sweetest thing in bonnets-a
pretty woman's face.
If you want to see a bevy Of
pretty giEls-attend the Firemen's
Fair.
Watch for"Queep Esther" October
29th and 30th at the Central Opera
House.
When tramps ask for pie it would
MT be bad idea to offer them cake
of soap.
Don't forget that "Queen Esther"
is to be rendered in this city, the
last OF this month,
Hon. Robt. Lamon has been very
ill at his home this week. We trust
he may soon recover.
No man can bug another mans Ia
Dor until he can sell has o1on.-SGm-
uel j. Randall (Dem.)
If you want to laugh 90 ara see
the burnt-cork comedians at the New
Opera House, Noy 9Th.
Capt. VIM. II. Proctor, promi-
nent citizen of Prince George coun-
ty, Va, committed suicide.
Give the Firemen encouragement
by attending their Fair. now being
held in the New Opera House.
Samuel Gibson Catlett, one Of the
Oldest and most respected citizensof
Fauquier county, died at Catletts at
an advanced age.
1t is stated in army circles that
General Ruger, senior brigadier gen
eral, will succeed General Schofield
in the command of the army.
At tie funeral of colored woman
in Lynchburg the pall-bearers were
all professional and business men,
including the mayor of the city.
Questions affecting the State Bank
ing law are raised in the proposition
of 4 Georgia county to issue curren-
cy of a small denomination upon
bonds.
The Secretary of the State ONION
day last chartered the Kelley 'sCreek
Mammoth Coal Company, of Nam
moth, W. Va. Authorized capital
100000.
Mrs.J W. Hammond, Hagerstown,
WHO has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. G. W. Santman, in this city, re-
turned to her home in that place on
Monday last
In Europe aoages are lo0 and la.
Dor degraded; IN america qoages are
high and labor is prosperous, eleuat.
ed and dignifed Senator David B.
HILL, (Denl.) Of Ne,O York.
A Minnesota geologist insists that
there is underlying the city of Min
nenpolis never falling river of pure
water. Investigation will be made
by the municipal authorities.
Daniel Fink, proprietor of the
Keyser Steam Laundry, of Keyser,
w. Va. fatally shot himself at his
place of business on Monday morn
ing last. He was prominent mem
Der of the Knights of Pythias order.
The Martinsburg charge of the q.
b. Church will hold Its third Quar-
terly meeting at Greensburg, Nov.
Sd and 4th. Quarterly Conference
at 2 p. M, Saturday, Sd preaching
at ii a. m. and 7 p. M, Sunday, 4th.
" Whut hez this Democratic Free
Trade Congress done 2" asked the
rural stump speaker in strident tones
of Indignation. AS he paused for a
reply man with big double bass
voice answered at hez done the
American people, Washinqton
Star.
The Synod of Virginia of the
Presbyterian Church, composed of
all OF the churches in Va, W. Va.
and Nd, connected with the South
ern Pennsylvania General Assembly
held its session in Danville, Oct.23d.
About two hundred or more dele.
gates attended.
You baldheaded dudes and little
dudes, ii you want to forget you are
in the land of the living 90 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 GA the road.
The Gar of Russia is expected to
die suddenly, not from the ana,ch-
lists but by Divine decree. The peace
Of Europe will be threatened by his
demise as the views of his successor
IN European affairs are supposed to
be for the gaining of desirable addi-
tlonal territory inimical to other pow
ers.