Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-06-08
LOCAL NEWS.
SATURDAY, JUNE l, 1895.

Attend the games next week.
Sands & Astley's Circus, June IL.
The school hey now wears broad
smile.
Whit-Monday was general fish
ing day for people in this commlni-
ty.
Moonlight parties and pic-nics are
now the rage-beautiful nights for
them, too
Mr.. Chas. Cline has reprinted the
residence of Mr.. VIM. Small, on N.
Queen street.
Attend the Y. P. S. G. E enter
tainment at the Central Opera House
Tuesday night.
"Florida on Wheels" is in this
city. Every one should pay visit
to this wonderful car.
Small gold watches, very neat and
pretty. No Waterburys in stock.
See Hyde, the Jeweler.
Mr.. II. A. Rutherford has placed
very pretty porch in front of his
residence on John street.
The colicky cucumber now appears
on the table. The doctor soon af-
ter appears on the scene of pain.
Our boys will cross bats with
Greencastle on Tuesday next. Take
it in as it promises to be holly
contested game.
There will be an ice cream and
strawberry festival at Bedington
Church, June I and s, Friday and
Saturday evenings.
Mr.. j. Ed. Shaffer has resigned
his position as Sergeant of the Fire
Department. Mr.. Fred. Engle was
elected in his place.
We are glad to note that Miss
Gertrude Shriver, who has been con-
fined to the house with the grip for
some time, is rapidly recovering.
The Baltimore Base Ball Club is
an important factor in the Eastern
combination. They are surely and
slowly vending their way up to first
place.
Engine 58l in running through a
switch in the yard here on Friday
last became derailed, and quite a
lot of trouble was necessary before
it could be cotton back.
A return game will be played be-
tween Frederick and the home team
on next Saturday, to-day one week.
Go out and see our boys redeem
themselves on good grounds.
On Monday last both Hollie Hen
sell and Luther Tabler, who were
arrested on counter charges were
bound over in the sum of 500 each
to keep the peace for year and a
day.
Mr. Chas. G. Pitzer has severed
his connection as a member of the
Canton, Ohio, Base Ball Club. He
made a good record while playing.
We are glad that he has returned
home.
Mr.. James Smith has our thanks
for several boxes of delicious straw
berries. This is his first season for
marketing berries, but he is a 60
ahead man and you will find him
right up to the mark.
Mr.. Gaines Timberlake, formerly
connected with "The Excelsior" as
salesman, on East Martin street, has
accepted a position with a firm at
Mountain Lake, Md. He left on
Monday last to assume his new du-
ties.
Mr.. john Homrich went fishing
on Monday, and intended to remain
oil week, but the heavy rain made
the Potomac muddy, and he return
ed on Thursday. He caught 80 bass
in the few days while at McCoy's
Ferry.
Rev. Milton Valentine, D. D. LII.
D., President OF the Lutheran Theo-
logical Seminary at Gettysburg, will
preach in st. Johns Lutheran
Church next Sabbath. June 9th. The
public is invited to hear this learned
and noted divine.
1t was semi-officially announced
at Parkersburg the other night that
Gov. MacCorkle has decided to or
der that the next annual encamp-
ment of the W. Va. National Guard
shall be held at Parkersburg, begin
ming August 9th.
The blue and the gray Joined
hands at Charleston, Decoration day
and decorated the soldiers graves.
1t was the largest gathering of the
kind ever known there. The wealth
er was so intensely warm that sew
eral people in the parade were over
come with the heat.
Phenomenal male and female bare
back riders, marvellous gymnasts and
athletes, sensational chariot and Jock.
ey races, rare geological wonders
and extraordinary and remarkable
curios are among the attractions of
the Sands & Ashley Shows, which
exhibits here June 18th.
We acknowledge with thanks the
receipt of an invitation to attend the
commencement exercises of the
Cumnock School of Orsto.v, of
Evanston, Ill. Miss A. Kate Wis.
ner is among the number of gradu-
atcs. We would like very much to
attend, but the weather is too warm
Young Peoples Society Christian
Endeavor Prayer Meeting, at St.
Johns Lutheran Church, to morrow
Sunday evening, at Gas p. M
The topic for the evening will be
Learn of God from the Bible.n The
meeting will be led by Miss Rose
Cline. The public cordially invited