Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-09-18

Hurrah for Lamar!
Needtd-more rain.
Hamlet al the Central.
Fall styles arc coming out.
Mt. Alto Park has been closed for
the season.
For wear.resisting Plow Shoes 60
to john Lyons.
The Judge said "Lamar." And
the blow almost killed Sonny.
Have you seen those pretty u. S.
wheels that Barr & Lantz have sold ?
Sunday last was a most delightful
day. The cool wave was a crest re-
liet,
The European wheat crop, it is
said, will fall short ll3,0O0,OO0
bushels.
Mr.. J T. Reed, who has been i'll
at his home on South Queen street,
has recovered.
The rural free delivery of mails
in the county of Jefferson is meeting
with much approval.
Miss Florence Curtis, of North
College street, has been confined to
her home by sickness.
Peace has been declared between
the government of Uruguay and the
Uruguayan insurgents.
Mrs. Thos. Kearns, of West King
street, we are glad to note, has re-
covered from her recent illness.
Mr.. James Young and a strong
company 10 Hamlet" ct the Cen
trial Opera House, next Wednesday.
The big theatre hat, like most of
mans troubles on this wobbly old
planet, always has q woman at the
bottom Of it,
County Clerk Bender, on Monday,
issued a marriage license to Mr.. G..
F. Adams, aged 81, and Miss Bertha
Gano, aged %.
A social was given at tue home of
Miss Mama Dorr, on East Burke
street, on Monday night. About 80
ni1octc trora yNrrcouE
A West Virginia mill will, after
tue 10th Of October next, furnish
the postal cards for the United
States. Good for W. Va.
TIE steamer George L. Yelling
ton, pleasure boat, which phys on
the canal at Cumberland, Nd, found
cred on Tuesday last, at Little Or
leans.
Avoid alcoholic preparations for
the hair; they injure it. Halls
Hair Remover contains no alcohol ;
its components are natural food to
produce healthy hair.
On Saturday last Miss Maggie
Church, who was operating mengle
in the Msrtinsburg Steam Laundry,
had her hand caught, and several
fingers were badly mashed.
Mr.. Calvin Martin, of Winches.
ter, son OF Squire j. w. Martin, who
has been on a visit to bis parents in
this city, is confined to his bed with
an attack Of malarial fever.
NJ. John Avis died at his home
in Charles-Town, on Saturday night,
aged IS years. He was a cousin of
Capt. John Avis, who helped to ex-
ecu'e JOHN Brown during the late
war.
The State Council of The Junior
Order United American Mechanics
il in session a. Wheeling. Mr.. c..
H. Wolfes is the representative from
Martinsburg Council No. 50, of this
city.
The City Council Of Hsgers town
has passed an ordinance, putting to
work all tramps fouad within the
city limits We think it would be
q good idea for Martinsburg to do
likewise.
Pie Standard Lime and Stone
Company, Of this city, are now get
ting out on an average Of so car
loads OF stone per day. They are
working their force from daylight
till darkness.
Ltvi Breitwei3er, q young man
living near Williamsp TT, was badly
burned by an explosion of gun pow
der, to which he had applied a
match. It went off before be had
time to get away.
Mrs. Frances Key Howard, of Bal,
timore. died on Sept. 9th, at Oak
land, sged II years. She was the
only surviving daughter Of Francis
Scott Key, composer Of "The Star
Spangled Banner
Workmon are basilY engaged in
reno telling he tore room Of Mr..
S. P. Douglass, on Ga 20 street, &C
cuped by Mr.. ". II. Polling. When
completed it will he one OF the larg-
est and finest store rooms in he