Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-11-07
LOCAL NEWS.


LOCAL NEWS.
L. BeW. GERHARDT, ! Local Editors and
j. N. WISNER, Jr., Business Managers.
SATURDAY. NOV, 7, 1896
It's all over now.
Pay up your bets.
Hurrah for Mex inlev.
Now are you satisfied
The Democrats are dszed.
Wssn't it sweep-whew
And Tie next day it rained.
Pitzer led his ticket by 1903.
We will continue to have an hon.
est dollar.
The election is overland we are
glad OF it.
The public schools were closed on
election day.
Lots of hoarse voices and sore
threats on Tuesday.
The campaign orator will now give
us a much-needed rest.
West Virginia cut quite figure
in the election on Tuesday.
The voters who came home to vote
have returned to their duties.
Tue Berkeley county Republican
ticket had a regular walk-over.
The farmers would sooner have
protective tariff than free silver.
A special meeting of the Fire De-
partment was held at their hall We'd
nesday night.
Trains were held in the B. & o.
yard on election day long enough to
allow the men to vote.
The commissioners and clerks Of
election complained of the poor
printing of the ballots.
Owing to the number of tickets to
be voted for and counted the returns
were rather slow ia getting in.
A great number Of people from
the county were in the city on eec.
tion night, to hear the returns.
Col. Elkins, father Of the Senator,
is critically i'll at his home in Ekins.
He is suffering from paralysis.
A number Of extra policemen were
on duty on election dav, but they
were not needed, as no disturbance
occurred.
Another attempt was made to
wreck G. V. train last Sunday, but
the obstruction WAS seen in time and
removed.
The new bylaws for the Knights
If Pythias have been finished and
will he distributed among the mem
bers Of the lodge.
The Missionary Society Of the Re
formed Church held its monthly
meeting in the church on Wednes-
day evening at 7.30 O'Clock.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company still continue to employ
new men for their trains. Hauling
is very heavy and extra men are
making good time.
The last performance of the June
Agnott Company on Saturday night
last, was witnessed by large audi
encc. Roxie" WAS on the boards
and was a good play.
The dr0uth is so severe 10 Georgia
that some of the farmers have to
haul their water seventeen miles, and
water is selling at five cents drink
and Is cents gallon.
A man by the name of Robertson
was arrested Saturday night by Of
Gcer Creque, on whom he drew a
knife. He was sentenced 10 the
city lookup for fifteen days.
Officer George johnson rendered
his resignation as o member of the
Martinsburg police force, on Satur-
day night. He has accepted a posi-
tiUn AS engineer on the b. & o.
The Iii Tom Ward, Fulton Bros.
ard De Rue's Minstrels was at the
New Opera House on Monday night.
They showed to q fair sized audi
ence and gave good performance.
Luther Day will BE- observed in
S.. Johns Lutheran Church, tomor-
row morning, at 1920 O'clock An
instructive and entertaining pro-
gram will be readcred. All well
come.
Young America made the streets
lively with horns, drums, rattles etc,
on election day. We have heard lots
OF racket, but We have never heard
any thing to equal the noise made on
this day.
Patsy Newman, a well-known col
ored woman Of this city, died of
consumption at the county jail, on
Monday evening last. She was aged
AZ years, and is survived by several
children.
The Kibourn and Middlesex Knit
ting Mills were closed down This
week until Thursday morning. 1t
was due somewhat to The election,
bat the main object was to take their
annual invoice.
Mrs. Hill, an aged widow, who for
a long time resided with Mr.. David
Small, in this county, died on Mon
day OF general debility. She was rs
Vpars of aoo The immoral tool