Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-09-26
Autumn.

A picture did it all.
Sweet summer is gone away.
Read the new ads. 10 this issue.
Hon. A. G. Dayton speaks tonight.
And they do say there was cir
Gus in town this week.
Reed will speak in Martinsburg
very soon. Wait to hear him.
Messrs. Thompson Bros. have a
new advertisement in this issue. Read
it.
Circuit Court has not finally adj
journed-the last day will be Sept.
29th.
The new building Of Mr.. August
Matthaei, on South Queen street, is
about finished.
Mr.. John Doll, of West Race
street, still suffers from his badly
sprained ankle.
Your attention is called to the new
advertisement of NJ. G. Tabler,
Clothier, in this issue.
Lees 10 cent show was on what is
called "The Hill," west OF Martins
burg, few days this week.
The cellar of Mr.. U. S. G. zer's
proposed residence, on West Burke
street, has been completed.
Hoke Dreamer and Azzie Wilson,
colored, both residents of this coun-
ty, were married On Tuesday last.
The plasterers are now at work on
the double dwelling of Mr.. J. c..
Heberlig, on Queen street, North
Martinsburg.
A house in Shepnerdstown, said
to be over one hundred years old,
belonging to Wilson Arnett, colored,
was burned on Sunday last.
The regular meeting of the Vir-
ginia Synod of the Southern Presby-
terrain Church, will meet at Lewis
burg, on Tuesday, Sept. 29th.
The corporation authoriiles had
the "tall and chain gang" at work
scraping the main streets, Oh We'd
nesday last A very good move.
Mr.. F. Vernon Aler, Of this city,
has been appointed time.keeper TO
the Superintendent Of Public Parks,
at Washington, D. c., at a salary of
5000.
Quite a number of witnesses we're
in this city, on Monday, in a case
which was being heard before L..
Dew. Gerhardt, commissioner of the
Circuit Court
Mr.. G. J. f. Thatcher, formerly of
this city, but now of Berkeley
Springs, has secured q position as
conductor on one Of the street rail-
ways in Washington.
Those IN charge of repairing and
fitting up new rooms at the Third
Ward School House, have about
completed the work, and they will
soon be ready for occupancy.
The colored people of Martinsburg
held picnic at Harper's Ferry, last
Saturday, for which over 200 tickets
were sold, The colored band at
tended, ard furnished coed music.
Thanks to Mr.. John Nelson, the
well known shoemaker, for a hand
some bouquet of dahlias. He is as
good in his favorite recreation of
raising flowers as he is st his trade.
We are glad to note that q num-
Der of the recently discharged en-
ployes at the B. & o. shops have
been taken back, and that the force
now employed is working ten hours.
A Western Popocralic paper
places Pennsylvania among the doubt
full states. The doubt is whether
Pennsylvania will give a unanimous
vote to Major Mckinley or only
somewhere about 100000 majority.
Prof. Gerhardt The party or
parties who spread the report that
did not keep school books told de.
hberate lie, and yet unwilIngly an
nounced a truth. / do not Keep the
books, but keep them to seH-and
do it, too.
The MinDeolis Dancing Club gave
their opening dance of the season at
Feller's Dancing Hall, last night.
The club is composed of about 30
members, who will hold dances ev-
cry two weeks during the winter.
Thompson's Orchestra furnished the
music.
Bryan need not leave home to get
INTO the enemy s country. A careful
poll of his voting precinct, 10 Lin
coin, Neb., has been made, with the
following result; Legal voters, 292 !;
sure for Mckinley, Gil; Bryan, 81 |;
Bentley, Prohibitionist, 8; doubtful,
IL.
Arthur Sewall has resigned. Not
as the Popocratic candidate for Vice
President, however. He has no in
tention of delighting the heart OF
Tom Watson by taking that step.
In fact his resignation as president
of the American Marine Association
is proof that he does not intend to
yield whatever chance he may have
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