Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-08-01
Teachers Institute.

Teachers Institute.
Pretty school marms.
Our market is growing.
The political crank is around.
Plenty of rain again this week.
Warm warmer / warmestlll
One month yet and vacation is DER.
Mosquitoes are bothersome these
nights.
Watermelons are delicious and
plentiful.
The city is full of them-pretty
school teachers.
The c. V. R. r. has again started
it's weekly excursions to Mt. Alto.
Washington Lodge No. l K. of P.
had very interesting initiation exer-
cises on Tuesday night.
Rev. Henry Thomas will preach
in Christ Church, Bunker Hill, next
Sunday, Aug. End, at 8 P. m.
Mr.. John Drenner, Of Second
street, was confined to bis home sew
eral days this week by sickness.
Mr.. j. A. Downs has purchased
the Spangler property On W. John
ST. The consideration was 81, 100.
Company E gave a drill in the
public square on Wednesday night.
Capt. AL. J. Moore was in command.
A large crowd from this city at.
tended the B. Il o. Y. NJ. G. A. pic
mic at Island Park. on Thursday
last.
Trick bicyclist Kramer, OF Wash
ington, gave a few performances on
our streets on Tuesday. He is a
wonder.
A dance was given by Mr.. Harry
Russler, at Frankeuberry Park, on
Tuesday night last. A large crowd
was present.
Rumor has it that Ed thinner
man has signed with the Roanoke
Base Ball Team for the balance of
the season.
The Sunday school of the Reform
ed Church picniced at Iuwood on
Wednesday, but the attendance was
not very large.
The Singer Manufacturing Co., of
the world-renowned sewing machine,
are in want of local salesman and
collector. See adj.
Camp Trust to Luckn will re.
main in existence until today (Sat-
urdsy). All who have been there
have had most enjoyable time.
Do you want q good and cheap
Violin, Guitar, ACCORDION, Mando-
lin or Harmonica go to
GERHARDT's New Book STORE.
The Carlisle Manufacturing Com
pany has closed a contract for build.
$50 cars for the freight department
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
At Antietam, on July 9Th, by
Rev. A. S. POisal, of this city, Mr..
Alouza z. Mccoy was married to
Miss Rena V. Marshall, both Of
Maryland.
Yourg Peoples Society Christian
Eudeavor Prayer Meeting, at st.
Johns Lutheran Church, tomorrow
Sunday evening, at Gas r. ID.
All welcome.
The Cumberland Valley Railroad
Company is considering the filling
of the trestling at the Baltimore and
Ohio crossing, or putting up strong
substantial structure.
The union picnic Of the three
churches OF this city, at Island Park,
on Tuesday last, drew an immense
crowd from this city, The day was
a grand one, and pleasant time was
spent by all.
Prof. Foulk, who is one of the in.
structors at the Teachers Institute,
is a candidate for the nomination
for State Superintendent of Free
Schools. This is 3 poor field for
him TO canvass.
The report that 1 have withdrawn
from the contest for the Office of
Clerk of the County Court of Berke.
ley county is untrue. / shall remain
in the race to the finish. Your vote,
influence and support is respectful
ly solicited.
JOHN B. WILSON.
1t is easy for the populist orator,
who has nothing at stake, to tell the
farmer that with silver free be can
pay of his debts with half the
money. When the farmer who has
a conscience is asked whether such
a proceeding will be honest, we
know what his answer will be.