Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-07-24

Picnics.
Ripe peaches are in our markets.
Go to Barr & Lantz and get BIZ
cycle for S35.
Old Gen. Humility and Col. Tor
pidity have been around this week.
The Tip Top Club, of this city,
are encamped along the Potomac.
The City Treasury proftted con-
siderably by the Lawn Fete on
Thursday last.
Chickens suffered awful this week
on account of the various picnics
and excursions.
The camp-meeting held at Inwood
Park, on Sunday last, was not much
of success.
The United States bicycle, just
like the United States as a country,
far surpasses all others.
The preacher who delivers the
short sermon these warm days, has
the most attentive audiences.
The boy who bit green apple re-
marked with wry face: "'Twas
ever thus in childhood-sour !"
Three charming things-"Better
Times" "Slow Times" Oh ard
Times" They are better than gold.
A large number of tramps were
arrested on Sunday last, and lodged
in jail, for riding on freight trains Of
the B. & o.
There will be a lawn festival at
Greensburg Church, July 24th, from
to 10 p. m. Proceeds for the bere-
fit of the Sunday School.
The new Catholic Church at Har.
per's Ferry will be dedicated Au-
gust goth. Bishop A. Vandevyver,
of Richmond, will officiate.
Horace Boies was once q Republi-
can, and he acts now very much like
q man who would like to be Re-
publican again.-SyracuSe Post.
Now is the time for the people of
Martinsburg to plan for Fourth OF
July celebration next year. We be.
lieve in this way we could have one.
The large flour mill of Mr.. j. W.
Bishop, at Exchange Place, is near
ing completion. 1t is to be in run.
ming order by the 18th of next
month.
On account of the electric light
being in use at Williams Grove dur
ing the Sunday School Assembly,
Mont Alto Park will not be open I'm.
til further notice.
All tie ministers of the city are
cordially invited to be present at q
conservation meeting 20 be held at
the Yeakley Church, on Sunday,
July 25th, at $50 p. m.
1t is about time the grass on
Queen street, near the New Opera
House was being removed. Several
feet high, now. 1t is very commend
able for our main street.
Owing to dissension among the
members of the First Presbyterian
Church, in Washington, Rev. T.
Dewitt Talmage, the eminent d.
vine, has given up his charge.
"Boney' Welty, who, it will be
remembered, escaped from the coun-
ty Jail short time ago, has been
recaptured. He had quite a good
thing of it, but was again nabbed.
The Lutheran Reunion was held
at n-Mar, on Thursday. A small
crowd attended from this city. They
report the number in attendance ex-
ceedlng that of the immense crowd
of last year.
The B. g. o. Y. NJ. G. A. picnic
will be held at Island Park, Harper's
Ferry, next Thursday. AS this pic
mic always draws an immense crowd,
we do not think it will be an excep.
ton this year.
Miss Fannie Coleman, who has
been confined in the county Jail for
some time, was taken to Weston last
night by an attendant. She is de-
mented and will be cared for at the
State Insane Asylum.
Mr.. Arazio Ferrai has purchased
OF Mr.. Parmasano his entire stock
OF fectionery goods, etc., and
will continue business at the old
stand. Mr.. Parmasano will go into
business in Washington.
Eighteen dogs were suffocated by
gas by the Hagerstown dog-catchers
on Monday. In two minutes all
were dead. They were buried near
the pound. The catchers get 81 dol
lar for every dog killed and buried
and for those redeemed.