Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-11-27
Did your thanks leave anything
for Christmas 7

49,
Try the INDEPENDENT a year. 1t
give the news and all the news.
Ord @. Taylor, of Ridgeville,
Mineral county, W. Va, has located
in this city.
All the stores and business places
of this city we're closed on Thanks
giving Day.
Mr.. Anthony Staubly has been as
signed as additional store-keeper at
the Hannis Distillery.
When the football season ends
we'll have TO be satisfied with Span
ISL touchdowns in Cuba.
Yes, Mary, dear, books are won
derfu help to man-especially
bankbooks and pocketbooks.
Hagerstown is getting nice beeves
from the mountains of West Vir-
ginia, at four cents pound gross.
The special business of the B. &
o., for Sunday, Nov. 2lst, amounted
to "a companies, with total OF 1872
people.
Let us know of your movements
and the coming and going OF your
friends during the coming festive
Holiday season.
All other wards have nice school
b~.!diRgs. Next chance see that the
First Ward, SO long kept waiting,
receives its dues.
During the past four months of
football games, up to last Thursday,
eight players have been killed and
three hundred injured.
The injunction case of H. G. Der.
ry ct al VS.. Collector White, has
been carried by the Collector to the
Supreme Court of the United States.
Sixty VassAr girls are sick from
eating bob" veal. They should
have stuck to the regulation diet Of
pickles, slate pencils and marsh NAL
lows.
The father of colicky baby has
one thing for which to be grateful,
and that is that he doesn't live in q
land where the nights are six months
long.
Henry S. Boutell, Republican
nominee from the Sixth Congress
sional District of Illinois, was elect
ed member of the U. S. Congress, on
Tuesday last.
The Legislature will be asked to
amend the charter of Williamsport
by authorizing it to create debt to
pay the costs of water works and
electric lights.
Burdette's Book and Fancy Ar.
ticle Store will have its usual recep.
ton on Thursday next. Visit his
store and see his immense Christmas
stock. All invited.
The international Bible studies for
tomorrow are from I Peter iv: Is
Title: "Salutary Warnings" Col.
den text: "Be We therefore sober,
and watch unto prayer Peter iv :
7.
There's a feeling in my wish
bone," remarked the wise old turkey
gobbler, "that points to hard win
ter. Thanksgiving is over, but
Christmas and New Year are CON-
ing
The short poem entitled "More
Thanksgiving" seems little late for
publication, but it was written in the
cars by one homeward bound for
Thanksgiving, and therefore in
serted.
when woman buys parlor fur
niture," says our Philosopher, "she
invariably chooses the heavily up
holstered chairs and sofas. They re
so handy to keep hat-pins and safe
ty.pins in"
Special Commissioners MAIDEN
bousch, Emmert and Westenhaver
sold to Richard Hammersly, tract
OF land containing about 80 acres in
Hedgesvilie district, for considera-
ton Of $lt67 SO.
] Herman Bosler, Carlisle cap
italist, died on Thursday, aged 66
years. He was one of the wealth.
lest men in Cumberland county.
His heaviest investments were at
Carlisle and in Nebraska.
Burglars broke into Mr.. J. T..
Cano's store at Tabler's Station last
Thursday night and carried off $500
worth or goods. This is the third
time Mr.. Gano's store has been rob-
bed inside of three years
Mr.. Lee M. Bender's coal team,
driven by Mr.. James Grove, ran off
on Queen street on Monday morn
ing, but was caught before much
damsge was done. One of the horses
was thrown but escaped injury.
Mrs. j. j. Barrett, of Huntington,
on Friday last, gave birth to triplets,
two girls and boy These are the
first children born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Barrett in fourteen years. The
mother and children are doing we'll.
The City Band Fair is in full
blast. Attend and help the mem
bers make it grand success. A
bevy of pretty girls take part, the
room is attractively decorated, and
no one can help having a good time.
The following is from a Texas
newspaper: "The price of this
paper is not increased by the Ding
ley tariff bill, but we wish to correct
the misapprehension of some of our
subscribers who appear to think it is
placed on the free list"
Another sad warning TO young
men-the arrest and imnriaonmant