Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-06-05
Go to BARR & LANrz and get a

See aColumbia's Party' at the
Central Opera House, tonight, (Fri.
day.
A great many of our citizens we're
present at the exercises at Antietam
last Saturday.
Last Saturday, Sunday and Mon.
day were record breaking days for
bicyclists in this city.
St. Joseph's Catholic School will
have no Commencement this year,
there being no graduates.
The Baltimore and Ohio station
is being reprinted. Why not save
the price towards new one.
The Ice Plant will be in full oper-
alton the first of the coming week,
and then we will be able to keep
cool.
The Camp of Confederate Vet.
Grams will decorate the graves OF
deceased members in this city to-
day.
See Rearick & Co.'s ad. this week.
They offer an inducement to pur-
chasers of clothing that will make
them buy.
In Hagerstown, on Thursday, Mr..
Edgar E. Hollis and Miss Savilla
Denny were Joined in wedlock, both
of Gerardstown.
A festival will be held by the Jr.
O. U. A. NJ, at Bedington, tonight
The proceeds will go towards the
erection of hall.
The iron covering over the side
walk at the Market House is receiv-
ing a new coat of paint. 1t adds
greatly to its appearance.
Owing to the sickness OF the lead
ing cornetist, the City Band did not
render its usual concert last night.
There will be one next week.
The showers on Thursday were
just the kind that were needed. A
little real, good summer weather
will make the corn fairly jump, now.
Mr.. Robert Stewart is among the
thirty.nine graduates at Mercersburg
this year. His brother William at
tended the Commencement exercises.
Young Peoples Society Christian
Endeavor Prayer Meeting, at st.
Johns Lutheran Church, tomorrow
Sunday evening, at $50 p. m.
All welcome.
We think that it would have been
quite an improvement (and a much
needed one) if the entire Market
House would have received a new
coat of paint.
Old St. Paul's Union Church,
LUTHERAN and Reformed), near
Clearspring, Washington county,
is being torn down, to make way for
new building to cost $4,000.
A crowd of the young ladies and
gentlemen of our city, rode their
wheels to Inwood last Saturday
evening, where they partook of
lunch they had carried with them.
The foundation for the new school
building in the Fifth Ward has been
commenced, and the prospects are
that the building will be completed
by the time the tall term of school
begins,
The colored boy named Toliver,
whose trial has been going on in the
Circuit Court, at Charles Town, has
plead guilty of unlawful cutting and
was sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary.
Miss Bessie Harley has had her
March wheel for nearly two months,
and has been ridden by her sister
and two brothers in addition TO her.
self, and has not been pumped. How
is this for record.
Christian Endeavors should write
to S. D. Boucbner at Clarksburg,
VIVA, tor special rates as to fare and
sleeping cars to attend the meeting
of Christian Endeavors in San Fran
cisco, in July, prox.
We acknowledge with thanks an
invitation to the Commencement of
the Maryland Institute Schools of
Art and Design, to be held next
Tuesday, in Music Hall, Mt. Royal
avenue, Baltimore, Md.
The International Bible studies
next Sabbath are from James III:
lib. Title, Sins Of the Tongue.
Golden text: "Keep Thy Tongue
from Evil and Thy Lips from
Guile.' Psalms xxxIv 13.
The annual baccalaureate sermon
will be delivered to the graduating
class of the High School by Rev. G.
P. Stealey at the Baptist Church, on
Sunday, June 9th, at s p. M. The
public is cordially invited to be
present.
1t is the opinion of some people
that the City Band had refused to
allow the Mechanics Band the priv
ilege of playing on their band stand.
This should be contrad lcted, as the
City Band will be glad to let them
use it at any time.
The Presbyterian congregation of
MiddIeway, Jefferson county, ex-
tended a call to Rev. Mr.. White, Of
Gerardstown, which he has accepted,
and his installation will take place
in the Presbyterian Church, on Sun
day, June 18th, at $50 p. m.
"Silence is golden"-so thought a
certain young fellow on Sunday even
ing last, when cher" papa appeared,
and gave him gentle hint, without
words, that it was time to go. He
said, "Her pa never said word"
We wonder whether he used the boot.
Thirty years ago the B. & 0. R.R.
bought steel rails in England at
cost of SIP per ton in gold. Some