Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-05-22


Race streets, has had new picket
fence placed around his residence.
It is quite and Improvement.
Young Peoples Society Christian
Eudeavor Prayer Meeting, at St.
JoAa's Lutheran Church, tomorrow
Sunday evening, at $50 p. M.
All welcome.
The colored base ball club of this
city, held yard party in the Second
Ward School yard, on Monday even
ing. A band was present and enliy,
ened the occasion.
Miss Cora Kearncy, teacher in the
Second Ward School, left for Wash
ington on Thursday, and will enter
the National Homeopathic Hospital
for medical treatment.
A young lady can never hit an OBJ
ject by throwing stone at it, but
she can generally hit every stone she
comes across in the road, when driv-
ing a horse attached TO vehicle.
The World, of Wednesday, has a
number of articles in it under the
head of" What Pleases a Woman,"
that is what to tell her. We think
that it also makes large number of
them vain.
Mr.. VIM. Boyer has had his wheel
over six weeks and has never even
pumped it. Mr.. Boyer weighs 1856
pounds aud rides a March, purchas
ed from BARR & LANTz. This is a
fine record.
Dispositions have been taken at
Strasburg in the case of the Corpor-
alton VS.. the B. & o. R. R, Co., for
failure 10 run trains into the town.
The case will be heard before the
Court of Appeals.
Col. J. F. Thompson and j. N.
Wisner, Jr., have written letters,
very complimentary of the W. Va.
Editorial Association, and OF their
treatment of the people of Weston.
We are glad to note it.
Another wreck occurred on the B.
& o. r. R., on Thursday morning,
east of Evansville. The accident be-
fell fast freight train No. 81. Twelve
cars were thrown from the track, de-
laying travel, for some time.
Mrs. Mary Grady, of East Mar
tinsburg, died at her home Wednes-
day morning, at 10 o'clock. Funeral
services took place at St. Joseph s
Church, Friday, at 10 o'clock. In
terment at the Catholic Cemetery.
There will be an entertainment in
the Central Opera House, June 4th
given by Miss Anna Wlsner and her
vocal class, for the benefit of the
Hospital. About 100 children will
take part. Full particulars later.
Mrs. Jaques died at her home on
Water street, Sunday, about 2
O'clock, aged II years. The funeral
took place at The Presbyterian
Church in Hedgesville, Tuesday,
Interment in the cemetery in He'd
gesville.
Strangers are daily arriving at
Williamsport seeking WORK at the
Byron Tannery. The town is al
ready assuming busy air over the
preliminary preparations being made
on the site for the erection of the
buildings.
1t is also stated that the B. & O.
shops at Parkersburg has been clos.
ed, and the machinery is to be trans
ferred to Mt. Glare and Cumberland
The shops at that place at one time
employed 500 hands. Martinsburg
is not alone.
Those who missed seeing the City
Band minstrel last night, should not
fail to see it tonight. 1t is for a
worthy purpose, is moral and rein
ed, aud you get your moneys worth.
Admission 25 cents. Reserved seats
IS cents. Go.
The choir of st. Joseph's Catholic
Church went to Shepherdstown on
Sunday last, and participated in the
Mission Service, which was being
held there by Rev. Father Payne
They went down in Mr.. Charles
Sharf's large wagon.
An entertainment will be given in
the Central Opera House, on Tues
day evening next, by the ladies OF
the M. E. Church, South. 1t is en-.
titled "Little Bo-Peep," and the
proceeds will 60 for the benefit OF
the parsonage. Admission IS cents.
The case of Mrs. Nancy Volgamot
VS.. J. A. Townsend in which the de-
tense was charged with having re.
moved fence belonging to Mrs. Vol.
gamot was heard before Squire Mar
tin, on Friday. After hearing the
witnesses the defense was fined $40
and costs.
A carrier pigeon flew to the house
of William Greene, colored, who re-
sides on the farm of Stouffer &
Brenneman, four miles west of
Charles Town, on Sunday evening
last. The pigeon had a silver band
around it's foot bearing the letters
&c. L. S., 1850, 95."
Mr.. Thos. E. Sullivan, an employe
of the B. & o., while going to his
home in East Martinsburg, walked
over the embankment at the foot OF
Race street, near Bender's lumber
yard, Thursday night, and, it is
thought, sustained internal, but we
hope not serious injuries.
JEFFERSON COUNTY CoURT.-The
Circuit Court of Jefferson county,