Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-10-10
Chestnuts are plentiful.
Rabbits are being hunted.
Frederick Fair next week.


Frederick Fair next week.
Next holiday-Thanksgiving.
Hon. G. W. Atkinson, tonight.
Stoves are being rapidly put up.
Bourke Cochran is to speak in
this city.
The base ball rooter is a thing of
the past.
Wslnuts will be scarce this win
ter, so say the boys.
The smile continues to broaden
on the coal dealers lace.
Don't fail to hear Hon. G.. w. At
kinson, at the Central tonight.
Tom Watson will withdraw on the
Sd of November, about midnight.
Bryan once said he was rot Dem
ocrat, but he never denied being
Populist.
Straw hats and light suits have
nearly all disappeared-heavier ones
feel more 0mfortable.
Rev. @. P. Stealey delivered an
interesting sermon to the employees
of the Canning Factory, on Sunday
night last.
The ladies in charge of the solicit
ing department of the Firemen's
Fair, are meeting with success ia
their various duties.
Mr.. Charles Grimes is filing the
position of clerk at Hotel Berkeley,
in Mr.. Peyton Ramer's place, who
is of on weeks vacation.
To cure woman of stammering
ask her what she thinks of the girl
her husband came near getting mar
ried to couple of years before she
married him.
Young Peoples Society Christian
Endeavor Prayer Meeting, at st.
Johns Lutheran Church, tomorrow
(Sundav) evening, at 6.45 p. NJ.
All welcome.
Mr.. David Palmer, formerly with
the firm of E. 4. Fisher, has sever
ed his connection Herewith, and &C
cepted position with Mr.. G. G.
Keedy, timer.
If any bum printer in the East
has lost our address, direct him to
US. Ye gods ! are there any buns
in the trade that do not reach our
Office? We think-nit.
The Woman's Parsonage and
Home Mission Society of the Balti
more Conference, Nj. E. Church,
South, will hold its annual meeting
at Falls Church, Va, Oct. So.
Hear the next Governor of West
Virginia, Hon. G.. W. Atkinson, at
the Central Opera House, tonight.
Don't miss hearing him. He is an
eloquent and interesting talker.
The Minneolis Dancing Club gave
its second hop of the season last
night at Fellsr's Dancing Hall.
About seventy five guests were pres
ent. Tbompson's Orchestra furnish
ed the music.
Miss Anna Cunningham, having
returned from New York and Phila-
delphia with beautiful line of fall
and winter millinery, invites you to
call at her parlors on Tuesday, Oct.
18th, and examine same.
Mr.. VIM. Gaf has been suffering
from severely sprained arm, the re-
suit of being thrown from his bicycle
by an unthoughtful eonsort, on Fri
day night of last week. We are glad |
to note that it is getting better
T e jefferson County Sunday
School Convention will meet at
Shepherdstown, Oct. 16 and Is.
Meetings will be held in the Luth-
eran Church. Each Sunday School
in the county is entitled to two
delegates.
Prof. Gerhardt The party or
parties who spread the report that !
did not keep school books told de-
liberate lie, and yet unwilllngly an
nounced truth. l do not keep the |
books, but keep them to sell-and |
do it, too.
If all of Bryan's audiences are
composed of voters similar to those
who went from Chambersburg to
Martinsburg, he might as well save
his vocal cords the strain he is pIac
ing upon them. They were nearly
all Mckinley men.--Repositorg.
That was quite time the young
lady had, who, when she returned
home from visit to friend, on
Tuesday evening last, found the
house locked up ard all in bed. She
finally got in by climbing through a
window, after removing the sash
and frame.
I'VE must defeat by decisive ma
]orities every scheme for the debase-
ment Of our currency, whether it be
free silver or irredeemable paper
money, but while we do this, 1--WE must
also defeat the destructive and dam
gerous menace Of free trade. "-Maj. |
Mckinley.