Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-10-16

Pick the bones close.
Jack Frost has arrived.
Every dog has his day.
CT in your winter coal.
Pretty moonlight nights.
Z. S. Court is in session.
acknowledgements"
GOOD rain for wheat and grass.
See the "MerrymaEers' tonight.
Now for the frosted persimmons.
Don't miss "The Heart of Cuba"
Rabbits and squirrels are plentiful.
But little new corn coming into
market
Baltimore won The Temple Cup in
walk-over.
See "The Heart of Cuba" at tie
Central, tonight.
Try the INDEPENDENT year. 1t
give the news and all the news.
Lookout for the walnuts, boys
hardly frosted enough, though.
The farmers are getting stock,
crops and themselves ready for the
winter term.
Home consumers have found fruit
hard to get. City dealers and cold
storage got it.
No man can expect to have money
TO burn if he allows it to burn hole
n bis pocket.
Mesers. Q. G. Cushwa & Bro. have
improved their store by papering
and painting.
There are still some mosquitoes
about, but they are suffering With
frost bitten bills.
The Ohio River is said to be at
the lowest point it has ever been
for twenty years.
No doubt additional orchards will
be planted out to be ready for an
other Klondike of profits.
The meeting Of the Horticultural
Society drew a large number of Wis
itors to this city this week.
The City Band will hold q grand
fair in the Central Opera House,
commencing the latter part of No
vember.
A large number OF our people at,
tended the Hagerstown Fair this
week. The largest crowd went over
on Wednesday.
Win be at the Central, Monday
night, Oct. 25-"Wep-ton-no-mah,"
soul-stirring and thrilling play of
the Wild West
stringtown, this state, was almost
totally destroyed by fire on Friday
last. The fire was caused by the
explosion of lamp.
An epidemic Of fever is raging
near West Union, this state, which
is claimed by several prominent ply
sicians to be yellow fever.
Bob Fitzsimmons, the champion
pugilist of the world, passed through
this city on Saturday. His wife and
Mr.. Martin Julian were with him.
The "Merrymakcrs" close their
week IS engagement at the Central
tonight. Don't miss their last per-
formauce. 1t will be good one.
Mr.. Floyd Combs has resigned
his position with Mr.. w. j Lambert,
and accepted q similar one with Mr..
A. T. Stewart, en- East Martin street.
The next annual meeting OF the
State Dental Association, OF this
state, will be held in this city. DIR.
G. A. HamiIl secured the meeting
for Martnsbarg.
When the color Of the hair is not
pleasing, it may be beautitied by us
ing Halls Hair Remover, prepare
ton invented to restore and improve
the hair and its color.
The Fourth Annual Reunion Of
the survivors Of the 43d Battalion
Va. Cavalry (Mosby's men) was held
10 Baltimore, on Thursday, at the
Eutsw House.
There are several crossings in
Martinsburg, which should be clean.
ed off. Il is hard to tell them from
the street, by the amount OF dirt and
stones accumulated on them.
At Philadelphia, on Saturday,
Jimmy Michacl, the Welsh cyclist,
covered 80 miles and $50 yards in an
hour, defeating all records. He also
broke all records over II miles.
For Five and One-FOurti Bushels
of Wheat, win give one Barrel of
Choice Patent Flour and go Pounds
of Feed.