Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-02-23
SATURDAY.. FEB. %, 1895.

The Chimes of Normandy
Spring is coming gentle--ratsl
Miss Jennie DeGrange is visiting
in Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. f B. Letter is il at her home
on East Martin street.
Cannot Mariinsbu~g afford base
ball team for this year?
Mr.. A. n. Trenary spent Sunday
with friends &c Ecrryville, Va.
Mr.. John Graves, of Berkeley
Springs hiss moved to this "itv.
Miss Minnie Cline, of this cit, is
visiting Miss Addie Sites. at Charles
Town.
Cashier Wilson, of the Peoples
National Bank, has purchased new
bicycle.
The ice crop is about the only
thing the cold weather is n,t 'itoly
to injure.
Fairmont is to have new $4,000
bank. 1t is to be stsrted by local
capitalists.
Judge Rodgers has been i'll fer
several days a; his home en- East
Martin street.
Rev. II. Thomas wilt preach in
Christ Church, Bunker Hill, next
Sunday at 3 p. m.
Miss Fonce White, of near En-
mittsburg, Nd, is visiting Miss
Stewart, at Aspen Hall.
Don't swear at the weather. Do
not let drop in the temperature
cause a rise in your temper.
Mr.. Thomas Wolford, steward of
the Aims House, lost a valuable
horse by death several days ago.
Congress will soon expire in a
most magnificent blaze of incompe-
tency, unwept, unhonOrcd and un-
sung.
Mrs. L. Dew Gerhardt is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Susan Robert, in
Gettysburg. Her two little boys ac-
company her.
Rev. II. j. McKeefry was unable
to conduct the usual services at st,
Joseph's Church last Sunday on ac-
count of illness.
They say such things snd they do
such things IN Congress that great
many members will never 60 there
any more after March 4.
The Canning Factory property
was sold at constable's sale last Sat
urday afternoon for the sum of $500.
Mr.. Stu1rt A. Westenhaver was the
purchaser.
Reports as to the illness of Prof.
Carman has been greatly exagger-
ated. He did not have diptheria,
and expects to take charge Of his
class this week.
Rev. c. Stump was so much in
disposed last Sunday that he could
not occupy his pulpit in the evening.
1t was with great difficulty that be
could of1iciate in the morning.
Mr.. Peter Blake, of this city, was
married to Mrs. HuIda Brewington
of St. Mary's, Ohio, on Jan. 23d.
The ceremony was performed ny
Rev. w. Fl. Leatherman, of Wapa-
koneta, Ohio.
The will of the late Mr.. George
Hawk disposes of all of his property
to his wife during her life and re-
mainder to be divided equally among
his four children. Mr. Robt. Thatch.
er was named as the executor.
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 hest quality
Of work at the lowest figures.
j. II. Hobbs, Jr., will open this
Saturday, February %, with his new
spring goods. All are invited to
call and see his line. He will move
to the room now occupied by Mr.. L.
NJ. Hoke in the Blondel building
April lst, 1895.
The trouble between the miners
and the operators at Speers, Pa, has
been settled. The men agreed to ac-
cept the 55-ceut rate for mining and
the rents Of the houses. Rents were
reduced 81 per month and cut was
also made in the price for black
smithing.
Harper'S Young People for Febru-
airy 10Th contains an illustrated ar.
ticle on Phillips Exeter Academy.
The author is William II. Band, Jr.,
an old Exonian. This is the fourth
article in a series entitled "Typical
American Schools" appearing in the
Xoung People.
4 queer suicide is reported from
Muscatine, Iowa. George Moore, a
blind man, walked out on the high
bridge across the Mississippi river,
took off his clothing and remained
there until he froze TO death. He was
thirty six years of age, highly edu-
Gated and wealthy.
While digging out a snow-bound
train on the Pennsylvania Railroad
at Lucknow, near Harrisburg, Fri.
day afternoon, ten men were run down
by a section of the Pacific express.
Two men we're killed instantly, two
injured 81 badly that they lived but
a short time, and six others Injured
very badly.
We learn that Mr.. Charles Pitzer
has sigIed as catcher for the Cham
bersburg base ball club for the COM
ing season. We were 10 hopes that
Charley would manage home team
this season, but as our home support