Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-08-14

wheele that Barr & Lautz have sold I?
The new school house in the Fifth
Ward is being rapidly pushed to
completion.
Mr.. Z. Dock Frey, a well known
printer, of Chambersburg. is dead.
Heart disease was the cause.
We acknowledge with thanks an
invitation to attend, with pass, the
Inwood Fair, to be held next week.
Mr.. Frank d. Foreman, of Arden
district, has contracted with Mr.. II.
A. Downip, of Hagerstowo, for
putting down an artesian well.
Mayor NJ. l.. Keedy, of Hager:-
town, has instituted Tor Miss Helen
NJ Pennel, of Sharpsburg, SANDER
suit against Mrs. Nancy Mccoy.
us always policy to laugh at a
/ poor joke if you don't, the man who
tells it may give it to you over again
thinking you have missed the point.
Young Peoples Society Christian
Endeavor Prayer Meeting, at St.
Johns Lutheran Church, tomorrow
Sunday evening, at $50 p. m.
All welcome.
Mr.. Porter Small, whilst working
on the new house of Mr.. e. D.
Gardner, had the misfortune to fall
from ladder, and sustained some
severe injuries.
I:erc was an inspection of the W.
Va. National Guards, of this city, on
Thursday. Lieut.. Douglass, Act
ing Inspector on the Brigade Staff,
made the inspection.
A meeting OF the insurance agents
of Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan
counties was held in the Hctel
Berkeley, on Thursday last. All
agencies were represented.
The international Bible studies for
next Sabbath are from Corinthians
viii: lib. Title, Abstaining for
the Sake of Others. Golden text,
"For none of US liveth to himself"
The following marriage licenses
have been issued so far this month
August 5th, John w. Roberts TO
Miss Minnie A. Bowers. August IL,
James Chapman to Miss Annie
Abril.
Rev. K. W. Carter, OF Round Hill,
well-known here SIS one of the ablest
ministers in Winchester Presbytery,
offered his resignation of his charge
on August lst, to take effect on
Sept. LIST.
1t is purposed to call meeting
in Hagerstown and organize a his
torical society for Washington coun-
ty, where there are many remains of
the aboriginees, which would be col
lected into a museum.
John z. Raueh, one of the work.
men at Myers Hole, was arrested on
Thursday last. Justice Byers i'm
posed a fine of $25, in default of
which he was sent to Jail for 80 days.
He was carrying concealed weapons.
A four.round boxing contest took
place at Fits Foundry, on Tues
day evening last, between Joe Daley,
of this city, and Joe Williams, Of
New York, and was decided draw.
Many hard and good blows we're hit.
e. Simpson Brown received The
wheel offered by the A. NJ. E. Church,
of this city, for being the successful
contestant of the four who competed
for the prize. The amount collected
was $65.75, the winner collecting
$38.45.
An unknown white man was kill.
ed on the nine mile grade, east of
this city yesterday afternoon, by be,
ing struck by freight train. The
body was taken to Undertaken
Wilen's establishment to prepare
for burial.
Dick Elliot was arrested Wed
nesdsy on complaint of Chas. Key.
ser, by Officer Gettle, and brought
before squire J. W. Martin for q
tea'i'g. He plred guilty to the
charg,, aad vas placed under bond
to keep the pace.
Rev. A. G. Hopkins, of Elk Gar
den, preached every night last week
at Tuscarora Church, under an APP
pointment from Winchester Presby-
terry. On Sunday morning last he
filled the pulpit Of the Presbyterian
Church in this city, for DR.. Woods.
New crossings are being put down
in different parts of the city. There
are still a few more needed very bad.
". We hope to see new one put
down on Queen street, just this side
of the B. q q. r. L. crossing, be-
fore bad weather sets in. 1t has been
needed for long time.
Your attention is called to the
new advertisement of Mr.. J. VIM.
Miller in another column. He will
be at the Inwood Fair with two car
loads Of buggies that be will sell at
a very low figure. Don't fail to see
his line when you attend the fair.
To see them means to buy.
How BRYAN SIZES Up.-At the
Trans-Mississippi Convention, the
Hon. William Jennings Bryan de-
clared with his usual wealth of
dramatic declaration "When l
desert bimetallism, you can brand
me with disgrace, but if every mem
Der of this convention deserted it,
you cannot disgrace me-I will fight
for silver STILL" An unnecessary
gust of emotion over an illusion.
Mr.. Bryan can't desert bimetallism,
because he is not bimetalist. He
is silver monometallist or mono
manufactured York San.
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