Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-10-31
SATURDAY. OCT. 81, 1896.

be sure J0 VOte.
See "Roxiep tonight.
Tuesday tells the tale.
Squirrels are plentiful.
Spring weather this week.
Our policemen do good work.
These are the times that politicians
do not sleep.
Martinsburg leads the valley for
pretty girls.
Diptheria is raging ia several
parts of this state.
Job work neatly and cheaply exc
cuted as this office.
Our local sportsmen are hagging a
large number of rabbits.
Several new buildings are being
erected on the Boom Land.
See the June Aguott Company to-
night, at the Central Opera House.
The heavy blasts put off at the
stone quarry south of here shake tie
city.
Front gate swing were very pleas
ant this week-the evenings were
delightful.
At Thomas, this state, three chill
dren of Mr.. Vincent died last week
of typhoid fever.
The public sch )ols of Beverly,
this state, have been closed on ac-
count of diptheria.
The framework of St. Johns
Lutheran Church has received a
new coat of paint.
The receipts of the Frederick and
Hagerstown Fairs were IN excess OF
thOse OF last year.
The Southern Methoiists of Win
chester, have concluded to erect a
$4,000 church edidce.
In Gersrdstown, on Sunday last.
by Rev. Furr, Mr.. George Fairch ott
was married to Miss Luella Butts.
Mr.. U. S. Grant Ptzcr addressed
a large gathering of Republicans at
Mt. Pleasant on last Monday night.
Prof. Frank Stouffer, of Hagers-
town, will again organize dancing
class in this city for the coming
winter.
Six hundred thousand barrels Of
apples have already been shipped
from the United States and Canada
to England.
The evenings of this week were
delightful for promenades. The
young men aud their best girls took
advantage of them, too.
Margaret Scott, 81 years old. was
found murdered in her home IN New
York. Her hu-band is Suspected
but he cannot be found.
A force of hanis are busily en-
gagged in erecting poles, prepare
tory to transferring the wires of the
Bell Telephone Company.
Ex-Congressman Charles Eldridge
died at Fond du Lac, Wis, Mon
day afternoon, after prolonged i'll
ness. He served six terms.
Rev. Henry Thomas will conduct
divine service and preach in Christ
Church, Bunker Hill, next Sunday
Nov. lst, tomorrow, } at 3 p. m.
Young Peoples Society Christian
Endeavor Prayer Meeting, at St
Johns Lutheran Church, tomorrow
Sunday evening, at Gas p. m
All welcome.
Roger Wall was arrested for as
sauIting John II. Smith, and ar
raigned before Squire Morrison. HI
plead guilty and was fined five dol
lars and costs.
Our Firemen have received an in
vitstion from the Friendship Fire
Company, of Chambersburg, TO at
tend their fair to be held in that city
on Thanksgiving Day.
The side shows at the Hagerstowr
Fair all closed their performance
with the announcement that it wa:
the duty of all present TO so hom,
and vote for Mckinley.
The dance given by the Minneoli'
Dancing Club last Friday night wa
a grand success, one of the best evel
held. Thompson's Orchestra of four
pieces, furnished the music.
The youngster who has been hoard
Ing cabbage stalks, etc, in anticipa
tin OF big time, has had his labor
in vain, for his sport has been nip
ped in the bud by Mayor Henshaw.
Manager Lambert deserves credi
tpr securing the June Agnott Com
pany which held forth ut the Cen
trail this week 1t is a frst-clas;
company and they play nothing bu,
first-class plays.
Six members of the Winchester
bicycle club, wheeled to this city or
Sunday last. In the party were
Messrs. j. M. Brown, Fl. NJ. Sea
bright, E. Harper. G. f. Gross, n
Gross and r. Goodman.
Prof. Gerhardt The party OF
parties who spread the report that
did not keep school books told de
hberate lie, and yet unwillnoly an
nounced a truth. l do not keep tn,
books, but keep them to Sell-and
do it, too.
The Echo says that Kcyser hal
raised all but $500 or $500 OF tn
necessary $4,000 10 secure the B
and o. shops. Martins burg has of
fered $4,000 and Clarksburg 1926,