Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-09-07
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 7. 1895.

great success.
Tonight, (Friday,) "a Breezy
Time at the Central.
Superior Drill superior of
superiors, at HENsHAw 4 LIsxLIDER's.
Sercnading parties are out these
nights, and good music is dlscoursed.
Sells big show will exhibit at Ia
gerstown on Friday,the Goth of Sep.
temb +.
"a Breezy Time" at the Central
Opera House, tonight, Friday,
sept. 6th.)
A car load of cider mills, cheap,
and none finer made, at HENsHAw &
LICKLIDER.
On Tuesday next the regular Sep
TENDER term of the Circuit Court for
Berkeley county will begin.
A very large part of the attendance
a. MorgaDs Grove on Thursday,was
made up of people from Berkeley
county.
The Knight Templars who attend
ed the Conclave at Boston, are now
on their way home, and all trains are
crowded.
The INDEPENDENT is one of the
ywsiest and best papers in the State.
Let us add your name to our SUBJ
srription list.
The total number enrolled in the
public schools of our city on Mon
day, was ser 1,000-quite flatter
ing beginning.
Ga account Of bling crowded we
we're compelled to drop out our cor
respondents this week. They will
appear next week.
The City Band, owing to the
heavy rain of last Friday, did not
render the usual open air concert in
the public square.
Messrs Heushaw & Licklder are
in position now to sell all grades of
Fertilizer for less money than any
finn in Martinsburg.
\ large crowd from this city at
tended the picnic of the Order of
Railway Conductors, at Harper's
Ferry, last Thursday.
Anthracite coal has been discov-
cred on the farm of John Stouffer,
near Cherry Run, West Virginia, Is
miles west of this place.
Rev. Henry Thomas, will preach
and administer the Holy Communion
il Christ Church, Bunker Hill, next
Sunday, Sept. 8, at 3 p. m.
There has been new letter-box
placed at the c. V. passenger station,
which is very convenient to the
people in that section of the city.
Advertisements are out for bids
to construct the new Normal School
building at Shepherdstown. The
bids must be in by the 10th Of this
month.
Buying for SPOT CASH and giving
you The benefit of it is what HEN
SHAW e. LICKLIDER are doing in the
Fertilizer business. G. V. r. r.
Elevator.
Attention is called this week to
the advertisements of Mckee & Wis
ner, DR., agents for sale and rental OF
real estate They have some excel
lent bargains. See their list in an
other column.
A committee, whose chairman is
Capt. j. j. Williams, of Winchester,
is endeavoring to organize military
company in that place. 1t is their
object to make it the best in the
Commonwealth.
An effort will be made to raise
S. 900 in Hagerstown as q bonus for
the retention of the Moller organ
works, in view of offers made Mr..
Mo!ler by other towns for the re-
moval OF the factory.
Judge j. j. Jackson, of the U. S.
District Court for West Virginia has
reen At Atlantic City for the benefit
Of his health, was very i'll during a
portion of the time he was there.
lie is now much better.
A new style postal money order
is shortly to be issued. The new or
der will be smaller and more conven-
lent than those now in use, but it
will not be supplied to postofices
uctil the orders already printed are
exhausted.
An advance agent Of the Breezy
Time" Company gave a stereoptican
exhibition at tue square on Wednes-
day night. 1t was o good and novel
means of advertising the company
which gave a performance at the
Central Opera House last night.
Tue G. V. r. r. announces that on
Thursday, July 18th and 25th, Au-
gust LIST, 8th, 18th and 22d, Satur-
day, Sept. It'll, and Tuesday Oct. Sth,
personally conducted excursions will
be run TO Niagara Falls, leaving
Martinsburg 500 a. m. Fare, round
trip, $1,000.
The Baltimore & Ohio is said TO
be considering the ACCESSIBILITY of an
attempt TO secure from the City
Council right of way for IL miles for
an elevated terminal 10 Chicago. 1t
now enters by a Northern Pacific
track. One hour would be saved by
The change.
While returning from Shepherds
town on his wheel, on Wednesday,
Mr. G. d. Burns was going down
hill at rapid rate when he struck
little gutter and before he could stop
was thrown violently to the ground.
His left arm was badly wrenchcd at
the elbow and he will be disabled for