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

New moon agaip.
"A Breezy Time"
Write it September.
Back TO school on Monday.
For wear-resisting Plow Shoes go
to john LYONS.
The public schools Of this city
open on Monday.
"A Breezy Tine at the Central
next Friday night.
Winchester Presbytery will meet
at Gerardstown, Sept. It'll.
Mr.. Roger Wild is confined to his
home with chills and fever.
Have you seen those pretty q. S.
wheels that Barr & Lantz have sold ?
Mrs. John Bogart has purchased
the residence of Mr., Philip Sayles,
on West John street.
The Daily World, of this city, has
reduced The size of its sheet from a
seven column page to six.
Mr.. D. VI. Kilmer and son, Den
mis-, were on the sick list this week.
We are glad to note they have re-
covered.
The firm of Weinberg & Co. have
opened up merchant tailoring store
in the Lambert building, opposite
this Office.
See "The Mouse Trap" "Ths
Philosopher" and "a Happy Pair"
at the Central, next Tuesday even
ing. Admission 25 cents.
The West Virginia State Fair, at
Wheeling, win be held September
6, 1,8, 9 and 10. There will be low
excursion rates on all railroads.
Rev. Henry Thomas will preach
in Christ Church, Bunker Hill, next
Sunday, (Sept. 5th,) at 3 p. m. Ser
vices in Trinity Church, at 7 p. N.
The Central Opera House will
open the theatrical season of 1918
with that musical farce comedy, ga
Breezy Time," on Friday, Sept. 10.
Now is your chance to get good
Shoes. JOHN Lyons is closing out
some of his Shoes regardless of cost
to make room for fall and winter
stock.
A reward OF $3.50 dollars has
been offered for the apprehension OF
Albert Voters, who made his escape
from the Fayette county Jail some
days ago.
OF all the whisker dyes offered to
the public none have proved so de.
sirable and easy of application as
Buckingham's, to color q beautiful
brown or black.
Jack McDouough, of Rowlesburg,
accidentally stepped in front Of an
engine at Rodemer's, near Grafton,
and received injuries from which he
died soon after.
Mr.. Sam Morgan, proprietor of
1.-THE Hub" clothing store, adjoining
this office, has moved his stock to
Anderson, South Carolina, where he
will enOaOn in bnsineeR.
The Morgan's Grove Fair was held
this week. A large number of peo-
pie attended from this city, the
largest crowd going down on Thurs
day. The fir was big success.
Mr.. Charles Broadway Rouss will
attend The Winchester Fair on the
It'll OF September, the date when
the North Carolina monument will
be dedicated in Stonewan Cemetery.
Messrs. P. Nicklas, Bro. & Co.
had night blooming cereus on ex-
hibition in their store window, on
Tuesday evening. A large crowd Of
people stopped to see the beautiful
plant.
Reports from various sections Of
Ohio state that many Of the striking
miners in that state are actually
starving, and that if relief does not
soon come the consequences viii be
appalling.
An order has been issued by the
Postmaster,G General by which it be-
comes unlawful to rent Post, Office
lock boxes to minors without the
written consent of their parents or
guardians.
The popular laugh. proyoker, "a
Breezy Time," which comes to the
Central Opera House, on next Fri
dey night, is well-known by our thea
tre'goiag people. 1t is not neces.
sary to say any more.
Rev. Martin Bennett, a local
preacher, of Pendleton county. while
suffering from neuralgia, took what
be supposed was dose of quinine.
but it proved to be strychnine, and
his death resulted a few minutes
later.