Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-05-16
SATURDAY. MAY l6, 1896.

Election is near at hand.
Vacation time draws near.
Langdon Dramatic Company.
You ought to see Andy Lambert
ride a wheel J
Sousa's B4nd-coming at the Cen
trail Opera House.
Improvements are growing up in
to large numbers in Martinsburg.
Tomorrow is the day our livery
men make stake" off their teams.
A handsome Methodist Church
will shortly be erected in Middle
town.
The repairing OF the steeple of the
First M. E. Church is rapidly near
ing completion.
The B. e. O. r. r. has awarded
the contract for the building of five
thousand freight cars.
City Janitor, John Cav, was very
busy this week flushing out many of
the cutters OF the city.
This would be the year of all years
to have big Fourth of July eele-
hration. Whoop 'er up
The Martinsburg Electric Com
pany's new engine has arrived, and
is now being placed in position.
Will be at the Central Opera
House for one week, commencing
Monday, May l8th-The Langdon
Dramatic Company.
The wedding of Mr.. Harvey B.
DAVIS to Miss Blanche @. Jack, both
of this county, took place in Martins
burg, Wednesday evening.
If some people would only learn
to tend to their own business, and
let other people tend to theirs, how
much happier they would be.
The Helmet Company, of Balti-
more, will shortly place a new bar
and entire bar outfit in Mr., Walter
j. Lambert's saloon, on Queen st.
Gerhardt's new book store. No
trouble to find it. Every one knows
where the post-office used to be.
Your patronage is respectfully solic-
tied.
Miss Hattie Lockhart has accept
ed position as stenographer and
typewriter with the Brass Works,
and is getting along nicely in her
new place.
Parkersburg is doubly afflicted in
the death of Governor A. Bore
man and Hon. John A. Hutchinson.
Two great lights have gone out, bat
their work endures.
Mrs. Mary Grove, of Berkeley
Springs, died at her home in that
place. She was niece of Mrs. VIM.
Caldwell, of this city. The funeral
took place last Friday.
According to the just published
results Of the last census, the entire
private debt of the United States,
secured by mortgage on real estate,
is over six billion dollars.
The vestry of Trinity Episcopal
Church have elected Messrs. Jacob
Gassman, c. A. Miller and D. S.
Eichelberger as delegates to the
Council which meets at Moundsyille,
June Sd.
Early Tuesday morning Lee Hay
mond, stepped out Of the way of one
train and in front of another, at
Grafton, and was instantly killed.
The remains were sent to Baltimore,
where his friends live.
Mr.. Charles e. Walling, who has
had considerable experience in the
hotel business is now with Hotel
Berkeley. Mr., Walling halls from
Berkeley Springs and is a genteel
and accommodating gentleman.
The two horses attached to the
wagon Of Mr.. Nathan Thompson,
while standing in the yard OF the
Hannis Distillery Company, became
frightened on Tuesday, ran away
and damaged The wagon consider
ably.
Miss Della Eagan, of this city, has
been awarded gold medal for hav-
ing written the best essay on "The
Expulsion ofthe Acadians from Can
ada" Rev. Father Drake was the
donor, and we congratulate a Mar
Linsburg girl upon her success.
Capt. George Baylor, lawyer and
farmer of Jefferson county, received
an award from the Worlds Colum-
bi'n Fair Commissioners, consisting
of a bronze medal and diploma, for
the finest variety of yellow corn,
known as dolly Warden Corn"
The B. & O. r. R. will sell excnr-
sion tickets from all points on its
lines to Ottawa, Kansas, account of
German Baptist (Dunkard) meeting,
at enc single fare for the round trip,
May 18th, 2lst and 22d, good to re-
turn thirty (3O) days from date of
sale.
Perhaps the most splendidly deco.
rated church in England is that of
Whitley Court, Worcestershire. 1t
is entirely constructed OF white mar
BILE, the pews are chastely carved,
and the pulpit is of genuine Carrara
marble, richly paneled with precious
stones.
The INDEPENDENT Office was con-
siderably frightened on Wednesday
last, by visit of several typos Of
the fairer sex, from the Statesman
office. Our force was certainly de-
lighted, "Our Devil being so elated +,
that he actually made a mistake and
washed bis face il the ink pan.
Young Peoples Society Christian
Endeavor Prayer Meeting, at st.
Johns Lutheran Church, to morrow
Sunday evening, at 6.45 p. m.
The tonic for the evenino will ha