Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-03-16

toHut 10 NlsitihS clittNSo III VILE CITY.
Mrs. Elizabeth Grimm still con.
tinues very ill at her residence ON
Burke street.
Mr.. VIM. Rutledgc, Of Berkeley
Springs, was in this city on Monday
last. on business.
Mr.. Geo. D. Garfield. of New
York; is visiting friends and rel
stives in this city.
Mrs. Anna Bateman, we are glad
to say is improving slowly, although
not able to be out yet.
Rev. D. H. Shields has been re-
turned to his charge as pastor of the
First NJ. E. Church, this city.
Mrs. 2. 7. Sprinkle has gone to
Jefferson to see her sick mother
She will be gone several Gays.
Rev. j. NJ. shics, of Tifin, Ohio,
visited his aunt, Mrs. Catharine
Teller, several days this week.
Miss Nettie Bogounia, of Hagers-
town, is visiting at the home of Mr..
Charles Schtotterbeck, on Queen
street.
The funeral OF Mrs. C. H. QUEEN
Eel was held on Sunday afternoon
last, at the Reformed Church, at 2
O'Clock, p. m.
Mr. Joseph Grimm, wife and child,
spent tew days in our city the psst
week the guests of Mrs. H.B Grimm
| on West Burke street.
Mr.. W. II. Crawford, of New
York, and proprietor of the Wooden
Mills in this city, was here a few
days this week on business.
Mr.. Joseph Bradshaw, who fell
from stable on which he was work
ing for Mr.. James Keefe, breaking
his collar bone and sustaining other
injuries, last week, is getting better.
Rev. D. Il. Shields, accompanied
by his wife and daughter, is on a
lecturing tour through Ohio, Ken
lucky and Florida, and will return
to his charge the latter part of this
month.
L. E. Brown, the confectioner, is
dispensing sample packages of Flesh
manns vegetable compressed yeast
to bis patrons and friends. 1t is
claimed to make the best buckwheat
cakes of any.
Mr.. Humphrey Strider, an aged
citizen, Of Jefferson county, died at
his home at Kearneysville, W. Va,
last Thursday morning after long
illness. He had almost reached four
score years.
Mr.. Longbottom now of Cumber.
land, who it was thought was going
to locate in Martins burg and become
solo clarinetist Of the Curtis City
Band has decided not to remove from
Cumberland.
The Circuit Court of jefferson
county adjourned from Tuesday to
Friday when the final session will be
held. The term has been long one,
and tremendous amount of bust
ness has been done.
The eclipse of the moon was dis.
NAL failure on Sunday night, so far
as observation of it was concerned.
1t was cloudy the whole evening, and
only a glimpse was obtained of fair
luna entering the penumbra.
We call attention this week to the
advertisement OF the new firm Of car
penters and skaters, Massrs. Proctor
& Burns. Both are excellent work
men of long experience, and their
contracts viii be fulfilled o the strict
letter with entire sati f,ction.
The horse attach d to the buggy
of Mr.. James Miller tas loft stand
ing in front of z. T. Sprinkle's store
on Saturday last and ran away. AT
ter crashing against other vehicles
the horse and buggy were stopped,
but not until the buggy was consid-
erably demolished.
The corner lot of the Dunn prop
erty, fronting II feet on Burke street
and q feet on Queen street, has
been sold to Mr.. E. E. Herring for
the sum of $4,000. There are now
left two building lots of the Dunn
property, and we hope to see a nice
row of brick buildings erected there.
on very soon.
There will be preaching by Rev.
DR.. Woods at Falling Waters
Church, Saturday morning, March
10th, at 1870 o'clock. A so at He'd
gesyille at I 30 o'clock, p. M, Sab
bath morning, March 18th, at IL
O'Clock. Communion service at Fall.
ing Waters and at Heigesvlle at
O'Clock same afternoon.
Mr.. Joseph Hobbs ,Jr. after a busy
week of moving and arranging new
stock, held his opening in his new
room formerly occupied by L. M.
Hoke. All day long his patrons and
friends focked to see him. The room
was profusely decorated with excel
lent taste and an abundance of flow
ers and plants to please the eye.
There is dangerous deception in
the warm days which occur at this
time, giving treacherous promises of
settled weather. Against this treach.
cry of the season it is we'll at all
times to be on ones guard, but espec-
tally so now, when the grip, with its
constant threat of pneumonia, is
watching for opportunities to extend
its rayages.
The sale made by Mr.. Jacob John
son on the Leigh place last Friday
was one of the best ever made in the
county. Mr.. John. son is careful
farmer and keeps good stock and in
excellent condition. He also knows
the value of advertising, and this ac.
counts for the good prices named at