Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-03-02
Martinsburg should have an cleo
trio fire alarm system.

/ returned from Charleston.
Mr.. Chas. Austin was on the sick
list several days this week.
The pavement atthe MarketHouse
will be completed In few days.
Main street has been scraped, and
now presents clean appearance.
Miss Bessie Hardesty, of Jefferson
county,is in this city visiting friends.
Keep in mind that there will be
a total eclipse of the moon March
10th
Keene, the magician, failed to APP
pear at the New Opera House, last
week.
Mr.. NJ. A. Snoderass has new
and complete prescription case in his
drug store.
Mr.. Charles Pine is now cyclist.
He has a bran new Gormully and
JeHrey, 10 paItern.
In attaching a stamp to an envel-
ope, moisten the corner ofthe enyel-
ope instead Of tie stamp.
We are endebted to Mr.. U. S. G..
Pitzer for some of the delightful
cake of the wedding feast.
Prof. A. B. Carman has recovered
sufficiently to be able to resume the
instructions of his classes at the
High School.
We are glad TO note that Mr.. Ber-
nard Gerling, who has been confined
to his bed for several weeks, is able
to be about again.
A good boy wanted TO learn the
printing business-one who wants to
"learn" and is not afraid of work.
Apply at this office.
TheMiteSociety held their month
ly meeting and were delightfully."-
entertained at the residence of DR..
J. S. Boak, on Wednesday evening.
The Brunswick Herald has enter
ed its fifth year, and is growing in
popularity with each month of its
existence. May it live long and
prosper.
The report of the Relief Depart.
ment of the b. & O. r. r., for 1894,
shows net income of $5,886.2I.
The total benefits for that month
was $23, 10000.
Mr.. James Mentzer, an old resi-
dent of near Bunker Hill, and a
quiet industrious and good citizen,
dropped dead in store at Rest,
Va, last week.
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson has been
named by President Cleveland as
Postmaster General to succeed Mr..
Bissell. Thus does Cleveland take
care of his own.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. S. G. Pitzer re-
tarned at noon on Thursday, and
are at present staying with Mr.. Pit
zer's parents, preparatory TO going
to housekeeping.
Communion services at the Pres g.
byterian Church, to- morrow, Sunday
morning, at ii o'clock, a. m. Pre-
pa-atory services this Saturday af-
ternoon at 2 p. m
Messrs. Geo. F. Evans & Son will
shortly engage in the wholesale
grocery trade in addition with their
tobacco business at their warehouse
on Exchange Place.
The Curtis City Band serenaded
Mr.. and Mrs. U. S. G. Pitzer on
Thursday night at the home of the
groom's parents. They were invit-
ed in to an elegant spread
The marriage of Mr.. Jerome Fry
dinger. of Petersville, Maryland, to
Miss Maggie Lozier, was perform
ed at the Baptist Church, on Wed
nesday, by Rev. G. P. Stealey.
" Fin Chambers made flying
trip to Washington, on Wednesday.
He was accompanied by friend and
rabbits foot" 1t is unnecessary
TO say that he arrived home safely.
Mr.. Philip Hollis, formerly of this
city and lately of Baltimore, who
has been on a visit here for several
weeks, left on Friday last for Phila-
delphia, where he has accepted a po-
sition in the printing business.
There is woman in Webster
county weighing 600 pounds who
makes moonshine whIskey Hasn't
a woman who weighs 600 pounds
got trouble enough of her own with
out making it for other people
1t costs the people of the United
States $25, 100000 a year to be born,
$100,000,000 to be married, SIS 000,.
600 year to be buried, and $780,
100000 to get drunk. What it costs
to get sober has not yet been figur-
ed out.
Messrs. Eugene Hollis and Harry
Armstrong made escapes from SER
ious injury in a runaway this week.
They were driving a horse and wagon
with lot of boxes when the horse
took fright and both were thrown
out. Mr.. Armstrong; knee was cut
slightly.
STORE RoBBED.-Burglar< effected
an entrance into the store OF Mes rs.
Dunway & Strlder. at Ieetown. Sat-