Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-04-13

spent Sunday last in brunswick.
Mrs. Heller and son are the guests
of Mr.. W. S. Snyder, on N. Raleigh
street.
The Chambers property, corner
Race and Queen streets, is being re-
paired.
Mr.. Harry Bowers, OF Baltimore,
is the guest of his parents on Raj
eigh street.
Mr.. John Ii. Potter, we are glad
to no,e. is slowly recovering with
his broken leg.
Do little sn7iDg advertising this
month and see if it will not pay you
one hundred fold.
Senator Elkins and ex-Gov. For
acre will speak at Sharpsburg on
Decoration Day.
A new roof is being put on the
res dence of Mr.. William Ke,lar, on
n. Queen street.
Mrs. Porter, Of Philadelphia. is on
visit to her daughter, Mrs. W. c.
Ne cher, on W. John street.
Miss Maize Sakeman, Of this city,
spent la-t week in Brunswick, as the
guest of Mrs. Jacob Penner.
Hear the Amphion Ladies Mando-
lin and Vocal Quartet at First NJ E.
Church, next Monday, April Is.
Go to John Lyons, the shoemaker,
for good, wearing, stylish and CON.
Portable shoes, at reduced prices.
Misses Dora Schleuss and Van
Meta Chambers, spent Thurs,
day of last week in Hagerstown.
Somebody has invented "waist
attachment" but the girls say the
right arm will never go out Of gen.
eral use.
Yesterdays fire proves that Mar
tinsburg needs the electric fire
alarm system. City Fathers, why
can't we have it?
Mr.. Charles L. Sencndiver, who
has been at Randolph-Macon Col
lege was here few days this week
attending court.
One year ago April 10th and 1lth
there was heavy fall of snow AMI
very cold weather, injuring fruit and
seed usually sown in the spring.
Rev. Rose, of Mercersburg, Pa,
filled the pulpit Of the Presbyterian
Church on Sunday last, and preach
ed very able an interesting ser,
mon.
SO we will in all probability have
aew tower for the town clock :? We
long to hear its silvery chimes
again. Push it right along, Messrs.
Councilmen.
Mr.. L. G. Matthaei has placed q
new cash register in his store. 1t is
pretty piece of machinery, and
shows that Mr.. M. is keeping abreast
OF tho times.
The West Virginia State Medical
Society will hold its aext annual
meeting at Davis, on June 26th 9th
and 28th, instead of at Elkins, as has
been intended.
Judge Fauikn,r adjourned Court
over Good Friday. Excepting a
special panel Of six jurors for Satur-
day, the remainder of the jury was
adjourned over until Tuesday.
Grand vocal and instrumental
concert at the First NJ. E. Church
Monday night. Two children will
be admitted on one ticket. Doors
open at I, concert one hour later.
The death sentence OF Daniel
Shawen, sentenced at Romney by
Judge Faulkner to be hanged for the
murder of his brother-in-l law, has
been committed to life Imprisonment
by the Governor.
Our Country Cousin played to
good sized audience at the Central
Thursday night. 1t was one of the
best show of the season, the special
ties and scenic effects being the best
ever seen in this city.
After al illness of several weeks,
Claude, the 6yearold son of Mr..
and Mrs. John G. Timmons, died at
their home on Church street, on Mon
day last. The funeral took place
from st. Joseph's Catholic Church,
on Wednesday afternoon.
A special meeting of the City
Council was called for Tuesday
night to reconsider the action of the
Council as to its refusal to grant Ii
censes to some of the applicants last
week, but no quorum being present
the action was postponed.
The ladies oftheP Presbyterian church
have succeeded in placing new or
gan in the church which will be used
for the first time GU next Sunday
morning. The full choir is expected
to be in attendance and Rev. DR..
Woods will occupy the pulpit.
The Young Peoples Christian En-
deavor Society of st. Johns Luth-
Gran Church will hold q sunrise
prayer meeting tomorrow easter
Sunday morning, at 6 o'clock. This
will be a very beneficial and interest
ing meeting. The public is cordial
ly invited to be present, especially
the young.
Berkeley comfy got ahead OF
Morgan in the matter of Grand Jury
session this term of Circuit Court.
Last week in Morgan the Grand
Jury was in session TWO days. This
week in Berkeley the Grand Jury
adjourned and were discharged by
Judge Faulkner by three o'clock the