Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-05-23

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Will soon be here-pic-nIc season.
Died-that 4th ofJuly celebration.
Fishing is reported as being good
in the Potomac.
Sousa's Band-coming at the Cen
trail Opera House.
Strawberry aud ice-cream festivals
will soon be the rage.
Mr.. L. E. Brown is having the in
terror of his store painted white.
The Wagon Works buildings are
being rapidly pushed TO completion.
MIR. Jacob Schleuss, of East Mar
tin street, has been granted a pen
sion.
Watch the change of schedule
which has been made on the c. V.
r. r.
Wednesday was pay day in this
city for the employees of the B. & O.
Il. r.
There will be confirmation in sew
eral of the churches of this city, to-
morrow.
Dealers are now selling cigarettes
in this city. They are the "original
packages"
Mr.. J. P. Kline has completed a
foundry building at his property, on
South High street.
The prospects are that Martins
burg will have Y. NJ. G. A. We
trust it will be grand success.
Brunswick will submit to its vot-
ers the question of water WORKS or
no water works, at an election to be
held May 2Sth.
Lipp, Gochenour and Tate have
returned to their first love, and are
now playing with the Hagerstown
Base Ball Club.
The ladies Of the U. B. Church at
Inwood, will hold a strawberry and
ice cream festival in the park, June
4th, 5th and 9Th.
Everybody should take Interest
enough in trying to keep the city in
a clean condition, especially in front
of your residences.
An informal outing was held last
Saturday, at the Big Spring, by
children from the school Of Misses
Wiltshire and Crane.
The small boy now goes in to
swim, with not thought of care,
while angels fondly beckon him to
climb the golden stair.
Mrs. B. c. Quenzel will shortly
tear down the residence now occu-
pied by Mr.. F. E. Keiscome, and
erect two'story brick.
The cave that was discovered at
the Canning Factory, has attracted
considerable attention, large crowds
visiting that place to see it.
An adjourned meeting of Win
chester Presbytery will be held in
the Presbyterian Church, at this
place, on Tuesday, May Goth.
The Mountain State Mandolin
Club has been requested, and has
consented to give concert at the
fete at Boydvlle, on June Sd.
Quaker meeting was largely at
tended last Sunday by person from
this city and vicinity. The greater
number attended on bicycles.
The Ministers and Lsymen's
Meeting Of the Shenandoah Asso-
citation will be held in the Front
Royal Baptist Church, May 1881.
,shn A. Hays died at Carlisle on
the 18th aged u. He was a grand
son of Molly Pitcher, the heroine of
the Revolutionary battle Of Mon
mouth.
Martinsburg has two expert eye
lists now in the persons Of Charles
H. Shsfer and Sam'l Dorm, both of
whom are excellent wheelmen, and
some lively contests may be expect.
ed.
A dispatch from Sistcrsville, W.
Va. says; "One of the hardest
hailstorms ever experienced in this
section occurred Monday, at 2 p. M,
lasting for Is minutes. The damage
to property cannot b. estimated"
On Monday the Louisville Nation
al League Club plays the famous
Hagerstowu Club, and it is expected
that Hagerstown will shut them out,
especially since the renowned Charles
Thomas Lipp is again a member of
the Hagerstown team.
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,
"Christ's Widening Kingdom The
meeting will be conducted by Misses
Bette Hensel and Maize Wien. All
welcome.
Mr.. L. G. Matthaei, pharmacist,
has been adding to his fine soda
fountain surroundings many nice ad :
ditions, viz; Ice-cream, the latest
patented ice-shaver, shaker for egg
and other phosphates and choice
glass dishes for fruit when in season.
Nice things to have by way of re-
freshment.