Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-05-09
SATURDAY. MAY Q, 1896.
Coming-sousa's Band.

One month yet, and then vacation,
and then the school boy win be hap
Ply.
Officer Fred Kimmerling has re
sumed his position on the police
force.
The proposed big time to be held
on Fourth of July, seems to have
COTTON lost.
The Inwood Cbautauqua is only a
month away. 1t promises to be
great success.
The B. g. 0. R. r., we learn, has
concluded to rent the hotels at Graf
ton and Cumberland.
The addition to his residence be-
ing built by DR.. S. N. Myers, is be-
ing rapidly completed.
Strong efforts are being made, with
probable success, to build and main
tain hospital at Winchester.
The r9ins of the past week were
very refreshing, and one could almost
see the vegetables and plants grow.
The large mirrors for the shaving
psrlor Of Geo. F. Mann, in Hotel
Berkeley, were delivered this morn
ing.
Mr.. Chas. F. Grim and Miss Min
ME G.. Daily, both of this county,
were married in this city on We'd
nesday.
An excursion from Winchester
brought down over 100 people to her
Evangelist w. P. Fife, on Thursday
morning.
Owing to lack of space the COM
munieation of "Lot" was unavoida-
bly, crowded out. Will appear next
week on the outside.
DR., j. A. Hoffheins, OF the Re-
formed Church, will preach the bac.
calaureate sermon to the graduates
OF the High School this year.
The B. & o. r. R. cars are all to
be painted blue. This will include
every car of the system, and the pas
senger cars will be painted first.
One of the beautiful names borne
by American post-offioes is made
temporarily prominent by the ap-
pointment Of postmaster at Dis,
NAL, W. Va.
Mr.. S. Fl. Freeze has been appoint.
ed a. policeman to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Officer
Charles Price. He began his duties
on Sunday night.
The yard of Hotel Berkeley, in
rear of the building, has been cover
ed with sod, which sdds materially
to the appearance about that home
of the travelling public.
Governor McCorkle has appointed
Hon. George M, Bowers as a dele
gate to the Chicago and Southern
States Exposition which will be held
in Atlanta. Ca, this month.
Manager l.. Dew. Gerhardt and
b. f. Dooley went to Falling Waters
Wednesday afternoon on fishing
expedition. They were very sue
cessful, catching four sun fish.
A number of wheelmen came from
Winchester to our city on Sunday,
but most of them had to return either
by rail or wait until the mud, caused
by the heavy rain, had disappeared.
The C. V. passenger train due
here at $50 p. m. struck cow on
the bridge at Darkesville, on Satur-
day afternoon last, knocking her
down the hank. The cow was unin-
jured.
The Democrats Of the Third Ward
met on Thursday night last, and
nominated Mr.. e. V. Little for
Councilman, in the place of Mr.. F.
S. Emmert, who declined to be can
didate.
kid" Zimmerman left yesterday
morning for Richmond, Va, having
accepted a position on the base ball
club of that city, "Kid" is good
ball player and should make a rec
ord for himself.
A fight occurred on East Martin
street Saturday night, during which
one of the principals was knocked
through Nj G. O. Lambert's store
window. Another fight occurred
Monday night near the same place.
The Baltimore Base Ball Club ad.
minstrel a "goose egg" to the Pitts
burg Pirates on Tuesday. Pitcher
Pond, who is we'll known in this city,
pitched for Baltimore, and only five
hits were made off his delivery. The
score was 8 to 0.
The Sultan of Turkey is in terror
lest he should be the next royal vic
tim of an assassin. There are plen-
ty of people in his dominions who
have far greater reason for killing
Abdul Hamld than Mollah Renza
had for assassinating Nasr-Ed-Din.
After three years litigation over
the estate of the late Senator Stan
ford, Mrs. Stanford has at last been
enabled to pay the bequest of ST.
100000, which the Senator lett to
Leland Stanford, Jr., University.
The bonds transferred to the uni
versity draw interest at the rate OF
$4,000 month.
Young Peoples Society Christian
Endeavor Prayer Meeting, at st.
Johns Lutheran Church, to morrow
Sunday evening, at 6.45 p. m.
The topic for the evening will be.
Serving Christ in Our Homes
The meeting will be conducted by
Misses Sue Mcdowell and Della
Couchman. All welcome.