Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-08-03

, aches are plentiful.
U. r. K. of P. picnic.
Watermelons are cheap.
lIsgerstown vs.. Martinsburg.
U. R. k. OF P. picnic, Thursday.
The policemen of Frederick are
required to give bond of $500 each.
Holmes modestly refuses to accept
Z the homicidal fame conferred up
on him.
Those 10000 New York tailors
who have quit work struck while the
weather was hot.
Train robbers nowadays are armed
with dynamite, revolvers and Ches.
tcrfieldian manners.
We regret to hear Of the serious
illness OF yourg son of Hon. A. r.
Unger, of Morgan county.
The Sunday School of the Re-
formed Church of this city, will pic
ic at Island Park, Friday, August
9Th.
Now that the 5000 has been donat
ed by the County Court, why not
push along the erection of the town
clock?
The thing is done pow-Nine
rooters buried nine lives under the
home plate at nine minutes after IL
Wednesday night.
Mr.. L. E. Coyle has removed his
grocery store to the Wisner build
ing on Queen street, next to the
Lutheran Church.
Men who work in the scrapping
department of an iron establishment
are not necessarily more quarrelsome
than the other workmen.
The latest Mississippi idea is for
Williams who have committed crime
to lynch a negro in order to di-
vert suspicion from themselves.
1t may take as long to get the ex-
act truth about the alleged Indian
massacre as to obtain the complete
returns from the English election.
Rev. c. A. Chrisman, of this city,
preached in the Episcopal Church
of es-Town last Sunday morn
ing and assisted in the evening SER
vice.
Chicago newspapers think that if
the Atlanta Exposition will only
organize a board of lady managers,
there will really be no need for
bull fight.
Miss Lucia Athey entertained
few of her friends at her home near
This city, on Tuesday last. The even
ing was spent in playing croquet,
dancing, etc.
Hagcrstown KS. Martinsburg, at
Association Grounds, Monday, and
Chambersburg vs. Martinsburg,
Tuesday. Hot games. Let every
body turn out.
A burglar has been caught with
saws 10 his sleeve. When the new
woman invades the burgling indus
try, her balloon sleeves will permit
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The Baptist Sunday School, of
Charles, Town will participate in the
union picnic of the Sunday Schools
of this place and others to be held
at Island Park, August l4th.
The long-drawn out, Horr-H Harvey
ten-day talk on silver, is closed, and
Chicago is looking for another at
traction that she may keep all eyes
turned toward the windy city.
Harper's Weekly in the near fu-
ture will publish a four-page supple
mOnt describing the annual cruise of
the New York Yacht Club, with H.
lustrations by 7. de Thulstrup.
A stay of the sentence pronounced
by the court upon DR.. W. E. Perry
has been granted TO allow applica-
tion to the Court Of Appeals which
will meet in Charles Town in Septem-
Der. His sentence was IA years.
The City Band and Martinsburg
Base Ball Club go to Berkeley
Springs today to attend the huge
picnic held on the famous old tourna
nament grounds at that place. They
will not come home minus any
laurels.
Mr.. W. o. Bixler, of the Magic
Remedy Co., Of Glen Rock, Pa,
was here this week, advertising his
firm and on other business. They
propose to do good deal Of business
here, and being reliable firm we
wish them success.
DR.. j. A. G. Hover has removed
his drug store from the St. Clair
Hotel into the room recently occu-
pied by L. E. Coyle, on West King
street, adjoining Mr.. j. W. R.
Fishers tin store, and is now busy
arranging his stock in neat order.
The G. V. r. r. announces that on
Thursday, July 18th and 25th, Au-
gust LIST, 9Th, 18th and 22d, Satur-
day, Sept. 7th, and Tuesday Oct. 9Th
personally conducted excursions will
be run TO Niagara Falls. leaving
Martinsburg 500 a. m. Fare, round
trip, $1,000.
The international Sabbath School
lesson for next Sabbath, August 4,
is found in Numbers l3:l7-20; % -33.
Golden text-The Lord is with US;
fear them not. Numbers l4:9. The
time of the lesson is July and
August, B. G. 1890; the place, Ka-
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