Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-12-11

1lme Tor snow.
Butchering time.
Business is brisk.
Only two weeks Off
Sharpen your skates
Try Che INDEPENDENT.
Last leaf Of the calendar.
Now is the time to advertise.
See the Prqjectoscope tonight.
Sun rises Ills a. NJ, sets 4.48 p. m.
Get ready to turn ever a new le,i.
This is the merriest month OF the
year
1898 calendars are making their
appearance.
Sec tue wonderful Proiectoscopo
at the Central tonight.
The sdsetsaro beginning tothrong
With Holiday shopp IS.
The Lutheran parsonage of this
e'ty has bean fitted cut With steam.
Mr. Ray Thompson has accepted
q position ia the Kilbolrn Knitting
Mil,
Santa Claus will not have moon.
light nights for his annual trip this
year.
Fine Potted Palms aud Chrysan-
themums at MARTINS BLUE FRONT
STORE.
Mr.. Nelson Tabler lost valuable
horse on Tuesday Collie was the
cause of its death.
The average youDgater does not
now care how much TOO large q
stocking he has TO wear.
What be shall get his best girl for
Christmas is now agitating the mind
Of the average young man.
The special business of the B. &
O., for Sunday, Dec. 9Th, amounted
to "a parties with total of 553 peo-
pie.
Don't fail to see tie ojectoscope
al the Central Opera House, tonight.
Admission 10 end 90 cents. Last
exhibition.
Mr.. Gaines Timberlake has ac-
cepted q position SIS manager of
Mr.. G. W. Staples grocery store, on
John street.
Mr.. Oscar Gatrcll is having q new
pavement put down in front of bis
residence in North Martinsburg.
Let the good work 60 on.
Finest and most useful presents
for Christmas is to be had at the
BERKELEY FURNITURE HOUSE, Nc. II
West King street, adjoining Hotel
Berkeley.
FoItJ- three car leads of heavy
steel rail have been received at this
point 10y the B. & o. r. R., which
will be laid on the east track of the
nine mile grade.
Mary, Queen Of Scots, whose hair
turned gray through fright, might
have restored its color, had some
preparation like Halls Hair Renew
er been known then.
Burdette's Fancy Store is the
place to get your Christmas pres
onts Of all kinds. His stock is the
largest and most beautiful in the
city. A look at his stock will make
you buy.
Deputy II. L. Smith, whose bicy.
Gle was stolen one day last week has
recovered the same. 1t was sold by
the thief to Mr.. Theo. Connors, at
Harper's Ferry. The thief is still
at large.
Kew. John a. Marstella, Of Har-
ford, Nd, son of Mr.. John Mar
stella, OF this city, has received a
call from church in Pittsburg.
We have not learned whether he will
accept or not.
mr.. Howard N. Smith, who has
been employed as an agent of the
metropolitan Insurance Co., in this
city, has been promoted to Assist
eDt Superintendent, and took charge
Of tie staff OF agents ia Hagerstown.
Lawyers 10 W. Va. and other
states are commenting on the unpre
cedented number of reyersals of the
decisions Of Circuit Courts by the
Sapreme Court of Appeals. In so
cases decided at Charleston at this
session the court has upheld the
lower courts in only 10.
The concert given in the First M.
e. Church, by the Faculty of Will
son College, OF Chambersburg, on
Monday night last, was a good one.
a large crowd Was in attendance,
and the performers acquitted them
selves in very creditable manner.
The Library netted a neat sum from
the entertainment.