Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-05-15
Vacation time is near.

Copious showers this week.
TomorIow-Hopewell Sunday.
Strawberries are 10 the market.
City Band Minstrel-next week.
Go to BARR & LANrz and get a
bicycle.
The High School Commencement
takes place June 8th.
The candidates for Councilmen in
the various wards are hustling.
Mr.. Charles Caskey, who had an
attack Of vertigo on Thursday OF
last week, is better,
The Republicans have good men
in the field for the donors OF Coun-
cllmen. Vote Tor them.
Mr.. c. P. Matthaei has consider.
ably improved his property on Burke
street, the same having been repair
ed aud repainted.
Mr.. Samuel Rattenburg was APP
pointed postmaster at North Noun
tain, last Tuesday, vice j. I.
Slaughter, removed.
Mr.. Guy Trammell, OF North Mar
tinsburE, who has been confined to
his home for some time, is, we are
glad to note, able to be about.
Young Peoples Society Christian
Endeayor Prayer Meetlng, at st.
Johns Lutheran Church, tomorrow
Sunday evening, at $50 p. m.
All welcome.
The Cooking Club met at the home
OF Mrs. Powell Licklidcr last Friday
night. A large number of friends
were present and all enjoyed them
selves immensely.
Corner-loafng is in full galore.
We think it would be a wise thing
for our Mayor to give them another
gentle reminder that this is against
the law and will not be tolerated.
Mr.. VIM. Boyer has had his wheel
over six weeks and has never even
pumped it. Mr.. Boyer weighs 1875
pounds aud rides a March, purchas
ed from BARR & LANTz. This is a
fine record.
The young man named Whiting
ton, who beat the horse of Mr.. John
Burns to death, an account of which
appee rs in another column, should
be taken in hand by the law, and Sc
yerely dealt with.
The International Bible studies
for next Sabbath are from Acts
XVIII %. Title, Paul Preaching
to the Gentiles. Golden Text, II
Have Set Thee to he Light to the
Gentiles, Acts XIII Al.
The open-air concert given by the
City Band in the Public Square last
Friday evening, was one OF the best
ever rendered in this city. Many
were the high compliments passed
upon the program rendered.
Mr.. John Nolan, the solo clar-
iCnetist who came here several
weeks ago, left suddenly between
last Saturday night aud Sunday
morning taking with him a clarionet.
Rather a nice salary for one solo.
Major J. P. Sangerof, ofthe U. S.
Army, inspected the cadets at the
State University last Friday. The
corps is the largest ever enrolled at
the University, and the Major was
very much pleased with the show
ing.
A change administration in this
city means q change of policemen.
Vote for the men who will keep on
the force we now have. This city
never had a better set of Officers
than we now have, and better order
was never kept.
Miss Susie A. Kline, a fully Or
dained minister of the Christian
Workers. denomination, was bap-
tized by Rev. led. H. Copp, Sunday
night, in the First Brethren Church,
Hagerstown. She has preached at
Luray and Newmarket, Va.
Congressman Dayton has decided
to recommend the appointment OF
Mr. W. II. Somers as Postmaster at
Berkeley Springs. The office af.
fords nearly the amount of work
that fourth class Office does. owing
20 the large number of guests there
in the summer time.
In place of Mr.. c. 0. SculI. re-
signed, Mr.J. NJ. Schryver was elect
ed General Passenger Agent of the
i. & o. r.. r. last Friday. Mr..
Schryver has been Assistant General
Passenger Agent since 1889, and we
feel sure the company could not
have elected man more competent
than Mr. Schryver.
MIR. 3. Boyd Martin, son of the
late s Il. Martin, and at one time
an employee OF the INDEPENDENT but
for many years in charge of the Ma
val Stores Department of the Stand
ard Oil Co., has taken charge of the
traffic arrangements of the S. p.
Shooter Co., of Savannah, Ca, with
headquarters at Louisville, Ky.