Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-07-20


Ak Jim Barrick about that sup
per.
PERHAPS Nr. Wiley would know
81 netting Z ut the Bachelor A sup
lrr
The closing down of IT, Knitting
Mills on Saturday a(teraoon n cts
with the approval of the employ .,s.
Tao examination of teachers for
positions IN the city schools will be
h.ld during Nc first week in August.
the exact date will be announced
later.
DIR. E. c. Williams is rh'king a
handsome drug room at his building
on West King street. When COM
pleted there will not be a iirer store
in the state.
The Henson property 1T Bunker
Hill was sold on Monday last by j.
Nelson Wisner trustee to j. Thomas
Stewart for 1000 dollars, which has
been paid in cash.
Mr.. w. II. Mallock, the English
writer of Socialism, has written for
the August number of The Forum
an article entitled rs an Income
Tax Socialistic?"
The Statesman in an article show
ing an incident in President Cleve-
lands domestic life, makes an anus
inc typographical error, calling the
article "Tribute to Martial Life.
The Free Will Baptists (colored)
will hold a campmeeting at Shenan-
doah Junction from the 10th to the
18th of August. This will be the
greatest colored campmeeting of the
season.
Mr.. P. W. Letter has opened a
grocery store in the room adjoining
NJ. G. Tabler's clothing store on
Queen street. Mr.. Letter is young
business man, and has plenty of
energy.
The ladies of the Reformed Church
Of Kearneysville, will hold q lawn
festival and supper, in the yard OF
Mr.. Daniel Getzsndanner, on Satur-
day, July 9th. All cordially invit-
ed to be present.
The Sabbath schoollesson. Third
quarter. Lesson Iu.-July 81. Ma
dab and Authorizations 10: Ill.
Golden text, do not drink wine nor
strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with
LEY. 10: 9.
The BARRIERS association in this
city have posted notices announcing
that they will close their places of
business at o'clock p. m. every
evening except Saturday evenings,
beginning on July % and continuing
until Sept. Is.
A surprise party was rendered
Miss Minnie Hartley, of Hagerstown,
by the Misses Fellers, at their home
on West John street, on Thursday
evening. \ very pleasant time was
spent by all who were fortunate
enough to be present.
The heavy iron eirdcts for the
building of MIR. e. E. Herring on
Queen street have arrived and have
been placed in position by the con-
tractor Mr.. S. A. Westenhaver, and
the building will now be rapidly
FusAed towards completion.
The Second Quartely Conference
of Winchester circuit, of the u. b.
Church will convene at Mt. Olive,
IN the 9th OF July, at $50 O'Clock
p. m. All members are expected to
be present with full reports.
]. e. B. RICE, Pastor.
There will be meeting of the
stockholders OF the Martinsburg Gas
Co., on Tuesday, July 23rd, 1895, at
o'clock p. at Emmert & Fiery S
store, for the purpose of elccting
nine directors to serve for the ensu-
ing year. F. s. ENIMERT, Sec.
A surprise party was rendered
Miss Minnie Bowers at her home on
Water street, on Friday night last,
by a large number of her friends.
About Is couple were present, who
spent q delightful evening, feeling
well repaid by their evenings visit.
NJ. A. b. Hepburn, president OF
the Third National Bank of New
York, has written for the August
number of The Forum an article
fully explaining the operations ofthe
Bond Syndicate, pointing out the
excellent results which have followed
its work.
The G. Y. r. r. announces that
on Thursday, July 4th, Friday, July
18th, and every Friday thereafter
during the months of July, August
and Sept. Excursion tickets will be
sold to Mt. Alto Park, good to re-
turn ON day of issue, at 80 cents
round trip.
VIM. NJ. McPhail, from Seurickly
Pa, was seriously injured on Thurs
day night, st Cherry Run. he is a
miner by trade and was looking for
work, and while riding of a freight
was thrown off by the Earring of the
cars and the wheels passed over his
foot, which had to be amputated.
DR.. Myers rendered the necessary
surgical aid.
"Chautauqua: It's Aims and In
anence' is the title of an exhaustive
article by Professor Albert S. Cook,
Of Yale University, in the August
number of The Forum. Hedescribes
the Chautauqua system ofeducation,
explains its aims, and tells of the
farroaching influence it is exerting,
not only in the United States, but
throughout the world.
Editor Boyer, of The Martinsburg
Statesman, with his wife and children
spent the Fourth of July with Shop
herstown friends at Mint Spring
above town.-ShepherdStoecn Regis
ter.
How suggestive Mint" sounds;
and what pleasant place 20 spend