Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-01-26

Belschazzar."
Skating is good.
Whew | it's cold.
Valentine day next.
Blanket your horses.
New moon last night.
The Chimes of Normandy"
Mr.. E. P. Beall Is recovering from
his late illness.
Isl Perkins, at the New Opera
House, Monday night.
Mr.. Bernard Staley is now on the
list OF happy fathers it is son.
Subscribers in arrears, please pay
up. We have to live.
Mr.. Daniel Sutton s sale has been
postponed from Jan. oath to Jan
Both.
Mrs. aud Miss Landstreet have re
moved to their new home at Pied
mont.
The Sousa Band rendered con-
cert at Hagerstown on Thursday.
Some OF the music lovers of this city
attended.
Hon. Robert Lamon made days
business trip to Washington last
Saturday.
Mr.. Noble Tabb, of Baltimore,
spent Sunday with his mother and
sisters in this city.
Mr.. Chas. W. Brown, of Charlee-
Town, spent day with his brother,
Louis e. Brown, this week.
A valuable farm for rent, near
Martinsburg. Inquire of Messrs.
Garrett & Bro, Queen street.
Mr.. Alex. Clohan is in Charleston
as yet. He went to see the Legisla-
ture elect Hon. S. B. Elkins, Sena-
tor.
Miss Gertie Thorn and Miss Kee-
fauver, of Middletown, Nd, are Wis
iting Mrs. J. B. Fisher, on W. Burke
street.
Go forth in haste, with bills and
paste, proclaim to all creation, hat
men are wise, who advertise, in this
day and generation.
To put our city up to the standard
in the lighting line, we should have
more lights, to burn every night, and
kept burning all night.
The house on W. Martin street,
owned by Mr.. j. N. Wisner, has
been rented and will be occupied
next year by Mr.. j. S. Mathews.
Miss Annie Harper, of Brunswick,
who has been visiting the Misses
Forney, on Pennsylvania avenue, has
returned to her home in that pla e.
Mrs. Augusta Stoffregen, of Fred
ericksburg, Va, is visiting Mrs.
Catharine Feller, on North Queen
street, She will remain several
weeks.
The laughing comedy,"Si Perkins,"
will be at the New Opera House, one
night only, Monday, Jan. 2Sth. II
you miss seeing this you will miss
something fine.
Messrs Robt Riddeberger and
Wsrd B. Lindsay of the Statesman
force, spent Sunday and Monday
last in Cham bersburg. They report
having had fine time with Cham
bersburg's fair damsels.
Mrs. Alex. Parks, accompanied by
two of her children, left on Tuesday
morning to visit her sister, Miss
Lila Nadenbousch, who is at Oak
land, Florida, Mrs. Parks will be
absent nearly month.
At Moore and Stewards Old Re-
liable, next to Mayors Office, are to
be found the best extra select oys
tiers served in any style by "Eek
Dixon" one of the finest cooks in
the city. Also ham, eggs, poultry
and other eatables in every style.
Are you needing noteheads, state
ments, letter heads, envelopes, bill
heads, or commercial printing of any
sort The INDEPENDENT office is
prepared to give you the best quality
Of work at the lowest figures. Get
your stationery now for the new
year.
We are indebted to Mr.. ]. Newton
Thatcher for jug of the best cider
we ever tasted. Mr.. Thatcher's
father held q reputation second to
none for this article in Berkely coun-
ty, and his son bids fair to surpass
his progenitor. Thanks, Mr.. Thatch
er,thanks.
Young Peoples Society Christian
Endeavor Prayer Meeting, of St.
Johns Lutheran Church, tomorrow
Sunday evening, at 6.45 p. IN. The
Topic for the evening will be, SAC
cepting Christ" The meeting will
be led by Mr.. David Palmer. All
cordially invited to be present.
The following is told on one OF our
young insurance agents Of what bis
best girl said when he asked what
were her affections toward him: Il
don't know what love is, 2, but
/ like you better than any boy l
ever knew" And now his heart is
crushed because she does not know
what love is.
The Rev. VIM. Bayard Hale, whose
articles in The Forum on the relig-
ious condition of Middleboro and
Fall River, Mass, attracted SO much
attention, has written for the Febru-
AIRY Forum an article on the relig-
ious conditions of Westerly, r. l.,
entitled "A Religious Study of
Baptist Town."