Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-07-17

Huckleberries.
Delicious watermelons.
Pretty moonlight nights.
Mr.. John Marstella is steadily I'm.
proving.
Go to Barr & Lantz and get BIZ
cycle for $35.
Mr.. S. V. Fiery has been quite I'M
well The psst week.
Watermelons are arriving in this
city by the carload.
The Cushwa VS.. Lamar case has
been postponed until Aug. 2, 1897.
Have You seen those pretty q. S.
wheels that Barr & Lantz have sold ?
The Knitting Mills of this city
closed down on Thursday for half
day.
Read the large advertisement of
Mr.. Lewis Wolf in this issue. He
is offering rare bargains.
The B. g. o. will run another
excursion to Washington, on Sun
day, July 25th. Round trip $l.OO.
What large bicycle club could
be organized from the bicyclists who
took part in the parade on Thurs
day.
The special term of the Circuit
Court of Jefferson county, to have
been called Jaly nth, has adjourn
ed until July goth.
The record of "Women's Day" on
the Wheeling street cars was l2,775
passengers carried and $333.40 net
earnings for charity.
The First Methodist Episcopal
Church held Lawn Fete Tuesday
evening in the church. Music wa,
furnished by the City Band.
Father Butler, the new Bishop of
COncordia, Kan, will be consecrated
tomorrow in the chapel of the Col
lege of the Propaganda, Rome.
At Weston, Carius NJ. Post has
sued "Doc" Starcher, his father-in
law, for alternating his wife's affec-
tions and claims that he is damaged
$4,000.
Whatever may be the cause of
prematurely gray hair, it can be re-
stored to the same color as in youth
by Halls Vegetable SiciIian Hair
Remover.
A base ball game was played here
last Saturday between the Smith
field and Martinsburg colored teams.
The score was SO to u in favor Of
Martinsburg.
The new annex to the Weston
asylum is completed and will &C.
commodate eighty patients. Only
curables or the better class of male
patients will be admitted to the
annex.
The Mission Band Of st. Johns
Lutheran Church held yard party
at Mrs. Hills, on Tuesday. Recita.
tions and music by the Mandolin
Club were part Of the evenings
entertainment.
E. II. Curtis, who was recently
elected store keeper at the Weston
Asylum, has resigned the place to
take charge of the Mt. Pisgah Ho.
tel, the Chautauqua hostelry near
Clay Court House.
The stable of Mrs. Benjamin Shep-
herd, near Tabb's crossing, was en-.
tered by rogues one night last week
and robbed OF set of good buggy
harness, fly nets, collar and bride.
The thieves have not been caught as
yet.
A $4,000 fee was paid to the es.
tate of the late John A. Hutchinson.
1t was earned before his death in
the trial Of the famous Jones and
Williamson oil suit, and is probably
the largest legal fee ever paid in
this State.
Mrs. Eliza Holmes, of Kevser
sister of Hon. John B. Brosius, was
found dead in her bed last week
near Hancock station, where she
had been visiting. She is survived
by son who is we'll known artist
and Journalist in Chicago.
Rev. @. P. Stealey left last Tues.
day evening to attend, as delegate,
the National Convention of the B.
Y. p. U. of A. held this week in
Chattanooga, Tenn. He will be un-
able to return by Sunday, therefore
will not ill the pulpit here.
Mr. Homer Grimes while at work
with the track gang on the Frog
Hollow Branch, which is being re.
laid on Water street, met with q
serious accident Friday afternoon
While handling heavy cross tie, il
dropped on his foot and severely
crushed it.