Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-09-04

VIZ e5~AN t~tNAs
If you want good wearing School
Shoes so to john LYONS.
"A Breezy Time. at the Central,
Sept. 10th. Don't miss it.
Mr.. H. K, Robinson. on Saturday
last, was appointed Postmaster st
Shanghai, this county.
See the entertainment in the Cen.
trail Opera House next Tuesday
evening. Admission Is cents.
The annual meeting of the State
Bar Association will be held at Nor
gantown, November Sd and 4th.
II is said that $4,000 was ex.
pended on the Centennial Celebra-
ton of Waynesboro, Pa. this week.
The annual conference of the M.
Il. Church, South, conyenes ut Park
ersburg, Sept. 9Th. Bishop Key will
preside.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry N.
Carter, ct Fort Bridger, Wyoming,
a baby boy. The mother and child
are both doing well.
"Healern Schlatter, who is in Chi
cqgo, Ill, denies the report that be
married Mrs. Ferris, widow OF the
Ferris Wheel inventor.
Messrs. II. T. Cushwa & Bro,
hardware dealers have sold 1920
plowsbares this season. and can
hardly supply the demand.
n Emma Dooley has removed
from TIE property of Mr.. Philip
Sayles, on West John street, to the
App'egarth property on Queen st.
Quite large number of our peo-
pie went to Waynesboro on Wednes-
day and Thursday. to attend the
Centennial Celebration of that place.
Mr.. G. J. F. Thatcher has pur.
chased the restaurant of Mr.. Strick-
Ter, in Williamsport, and will here
after conduct the business at that
place.
Holy Communion services will be
held in the Presbyterian Church, 90
morrow, Sunday. Preparatory
services this afternoon, at 8
O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G.. Austin, who
have been boarding at the Everett
House, have gone TO housekeeping
in the Gardner property, On West
King street.
Young Peoples Society Christian
Endeavor Prayer Meeting, at St.
Johns Lutheran Church, tomorrow
Sunday evening, at 6.45 p. m.
All welcome.
Don't miss seeing the greatest
musical farce comedy, "a Breezy
Time" which will be at the Central
Opera House, one night only, Fri
| day, Sept. 10th.
VIM. Frazer, colored. of Harper's
Ferry, and Chas. Mace, of Balti-
more, were arrested at Morgan's
Grove Fair, on Tuesday, for running
the three-card monte game.
Go to The Central on Tuesday
evening next and witness the three
pretty and pleasing farces, 1.-THE
Mouse Trap" "The Philosopher"
and "a Happy Pair" Admission
% cents.
A select dance was given in Eel.
| ler's Dancing Hail, on Tuesday even
ing last, by Mr.. Motter Santman
and large crowd was present. The
music was furnished by Thompson's
! Orchestra.
A public school at Stumptown,
Gilmore county, this state, has TWEEN
| ty pupils, sixteen of whom are nam
ed Stump, and the maiden names oil
| the mothers of the other four were
also Stump.
| Gen. G. W. GUSTS Lee has pre-.
sented to the Lee-Jackson Camp OF
Confederate Veterans, of Lexington
| Va, a lantern used by his father
| Gen. Robert e. Lee in his tent DUR
ing the vii War.
Tic Agriculture and Mechanical
| Assoc .tion # Washington county
| Md, will hold its annual fair at Ha-
| gerstown, on October II, 10, IA and
IS. This will be the forty second
| annual exhibition.
! BY the accidental discharge of a
| gun, Bruce Hall shot Clay Hovey,at
Spencer, this state, on Monday, the
shot entering his stomach, death re-
sulting almost instantly. They were
the best of friends.
Squire VIM. Mckee, of West
Race street, on Sunday last, passed
the 10th mile stone in his life. He
is still well, hearty and active, and
We hope to see him pass many more
years Of usefulness.
/ Rev. Fl. H. Burgoyne, aged sixty
years, a highly respected Methodist
| minister, of Rulings, Tucker county,
ninety miles south OF Cumberland,
was murdered last week by Coleman
Pitzer, young laborer.
Gov. Atkinson has issued a requi-
sition for Irwin Brown, arrested at
Richmond, Va, charged with the
murder of Emanuel C-ull, near Sis,
tersyille, and who recently broke
Jail at Harrisville, Richie county.
Mr.. G. A. Mantz will move his to-
bacco store into the room lately &C.
cupied by Mr.. Sam Morgan, adjoin-
ing this Office. The room lately &C.
cupied by him will be used by Mr..
w. II. Polling, after being remod-
elled.
No one will begrudge the farmers
any OF their good fortune. This
country depends upon them for much
of its prosperity, and when times
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