Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-05-25
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY. MAY rs, 1895.

Fill up TIE holes in the street.
Pay day a! the B. & o. yesterday.
Barefooted boys-next will cone
swimming.
The street sprinkler does good
work this warm weather.
Mr.. W. B. Lindsay, of the World,
wss slightly indisposed several days
this week.
Every body should see "Florida
on Wheels" which will he in this
city, June It'll and 8th.
The election for Councilmen draws
near. Much interest is being mani
tested in the contest. Give us good
men.
The home club is getting down to
practice. Now buy a season ticket.
We hope an encouraging public will
buy them.
Quaker meeting at Hopewell last
Sunday was we'll attended. Hope
well is pretty place, and an unus-
ally large crowd attended this year.
A party of seven bicyclists from
Hanover, Pa, spent Saturday night
in this city. They were enroute for
Luray, Natural Bridge and Norfolk,
Va.
A Parkc,sburg company with the
name of Dead Sure Thing Co., has
leased big lot of laud up in GiImer
county and will put down some
wells.
In the base ball game of May DIST,
between Columbus and Canton Char
lev Pitzer, of the latter club, is cred
ted with good playing and two two
base hits.
This is splendid weather for driv-
ing purposes. A drive into the
country, in early morning, or when
the shades of night are falling, is in
deed enjoyable.
Mrs. Houseworth has purchased
the Bateman property, corner Maple
avenue and Burke street. The con-
sideration was $4,000. She will
shortly remove there.
1t is probable that the name OF
the Mandolin Club will be changed
to "The Mountain State Mandolin
Club" with the motto: "Free born
sons Of the mountain"
The Baltimore and Ohio has
awarded contracts, it is said, for l6
new bridges on its systems in West
Va. All the bridges will be of steel
and one will cost 100000.
Messrs. Frank Van Horn and G.
w. Kilbourn broke the Martinsburg
Winchester bicycle record on Sun
dav last. They rode from that place
here IN one hour ard iorteen min
utes.
Rev. o. w. Burtnlr preached an
interesting sermon to an attentive
congregation Sunday night last, his
text being 4G Psalm, 4th verse. We
hope he may have much success in
this, his new field Of labor.
Rev. II. j. McKeefry held services
in Berkeley Springs on Monday,
His lecture upon this occasion was.
800 Catholics worship the Mother
of Jesus p We have heard that his
diacour5e was a mastery one.
Elk President Harrison, after max
ing q Great speech in contested will
case in Richmond, Indiana, last week,
intimated his purpose never again to
address a jury. His intention is to
retire from the practice Of law.
While working at lathe at the
B. & O. shops last Friday, Mr.. Jas.
Martin had his finger caught in the
cogs and the end taken off. The
injury is very painful one, and Mr.,
Martin will be unable to work for
some time.
Messrs. j. Nelson Wisner and Z.
S. G. Pitzer attended the session of
the Circuit Court of Jefferson coun-
ty, several days this week. They
were interested in the trial of the
election cases which were continued
from last to this term.
Closing the story of Jesus last
hours the lesson in the international
series, for Sunday, May Goth, is en-
titled, Jesus at the Cross" and the
Scripture is Mark XIV: 1921. The
Golden text is: "While we were
yet sinners Christ died for u.s.
On Sunday last Capt. Linch and
Lieut.. Jones of Company E, this
city, left for Morgantown to attend
the Military School which has been
in progress there most of this week
They were accompanied by other Of
ficers of other companies of the East
crn Panhandle.
By score of II TO l6, at the new
base ball grounds, the Invincibles,
John Leagues team, defeated the
Crescents in q very exciting game
of ball. 1t was the first game on the
new grounds, and the boys say that
the new place is an excellent situa-
tion Tor playing.
Mr.. Valentine Wilke, an aged an
well-known citizen Of this county,
living near Stokes School House,
died ct his home on Tuesday morn
ing. The funeral services took place
from the house on Wednesday alter
noon, and the increment was in
Green Hill Gem terry.
Youag Peoples Society Christian
Endeayor Prayer Meeting, at St.
Johns Lutheran Church, to morrow
Sunday evening, 1T 6.45 p. m.
The topic for the evening will be,
" Cross Befyre Glory" Ascension
service. The meeting will be con-
Quoted by Mis- es Sac Mcdowell and
Laura Bailey. All welcome.