Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-12
ENJOYED THEMSELVES.

Quite lively crowd of eighteen
persons gathered at Lots home to
enjoy the last Saturday evening with
the sprightly nieces of Mr.. Jos. ALL
port, who on Sunday morning left
for their home in Baltimore. There
was singing of solos, Duets and
quartettes. There was plenty of in
strumental music and select reading,
directed by Profs. Chas. Shafer aud
Geo. Keeton. There might have
been dancing had there been room,
but there was none. However the
company seemed to enjoy them
selves, and separated at a late hour.
MCKINLEY AND HOBART CLUB.
Monday night q very enthusiastic
meeting was held at Ridenour's
School House, and a Mckinley and
Hobart Club organized. Mr.. Jno.
Patterson was chosen President, Mr..
Luther Tabler, Vice. President, and
Mr.. Geo. Frankenberry, Treasurer.
An Executive Committee was ap-
pointed, but Mr.. Samuel Bradshaw
and Mr.. Jno. Daley were the only
names we could get. Tuesday night,
at 7,30 o'clock, was fixed upon as the
time for the next meeting. After
this business was settled Mr.. U. S.
G. Pitzer delivered one Of the best
addresses that we ever heard. He
was suffering with both toothache
and headache, but his great big 10y
al heart began to swell with the i'm
portance of the mission upon which
he was sent, and patriotic fire fash
ed from his dark eyes and torrents
of eloquence poured from his lips.
which was received with the widest
applause. Mr.. l.. Dew. Gerhardt
followed him with sn address scarce
ly less eloquent and to the point.
Mr., Elijah Vanmetre surprised the
audience, and most OF all his old
teacher, by a display of oratorical
powers We little dreamed he possess
ed. Several other orators were to
have spoken, one of whom in partic
ular we desired much to hear, viz !:
Mr.. A. B. Smith, who has made the
issue of currency and tariff a study,
but unfortunately for us we were
called away at this interesting point
and heard no more.
KISSED THE BROWNIE.
He was young and she was shy.
1t was his first sweetheart. They
fed each other grapes, ate philopena
and drank from the same glass.
They played with a brownie till they
were both sleepy. He made her kiss
brownie good night, then he touch
ed brownies comically twisted lips
with as much reverence as if they
had been those of his shy little
sweetheart. He was a Popocrat, or
he would never have done that, and
like the rest of them was ready to
worship that Bryan brownie, and
kissed and embraced freak of Cd
dity that never made q success out
of anything he ever undertook, but
in making fools out of the unthinking,
made in the same mould as Coxey
striving after Eotoriety, sowing dis
cord and bowling anarchistic senti-
ment, insulting the grandest Repub.
lie the world ever knew, sowing.
seeds of disloyalty and rebellion,
and lighting fires fclass hatred. Yet
people laud him, honor him, shout
for him, when he deserves the Kisses
and bowls of an insulted people
IT'S sight to make liberty weep
and Heaven wonder at the blind in
fatuation for magnetic voice and
silver sounding words, hiding wild
cat schemes, ruin and disgrace in
their wake Will Heaven pity the
deluded, unthinking masses, and
make the protecting arms of our
grand Republican party long enough
and strong enough to save our coun.
try from. the ruin which threatens it |
LoT.