Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-08-28

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"A Breezy Time"
Pumpkin pies win soon be ripe.
The straw hat is in its last throes.
Will the theatre hat come out on
top this fall?
For wear,resisting Plow Shoes go
to JOHN LYONS.
There was "a hot time in the old
town" on Tuesday.
Mr.. Charles Dorm is recovering
from his recent Illness.
He who by his biz would rise,
must not fail to advertise.
Wheat was selling as high as $l.O3
per bushel in this city this week.
A Hagerstown girl wears clocks
on her stockings because her feet go
to sleep.
The Twentieth Annual Session OF
the Daughters Of Liberty, is in ses.
sion at Pittsburg.
During the Grand Army bicycle
parade at Buffalo, Mrs. Libbie Muir
ply was killed by trolley car.
Enough is as good as feast, but
there isn't one man in thousand
who knows when he has enough.
Thompson's Orchestra went to
Winchester on Monday, and played
for dance held in that place that
night.
Rev. Kyler, of Philadelphia,
preached an interesting sermon in
the NJ. E. Church, South, Sunday
night.
The Wallace Circus drew an i'm
mense crowd of people to this city
on Tuesday. The streets were liter
ally jammed.
The survey of the boundary line
between this state and Maryland
may give the latter state part of
Preston county.
The Girls Industrial School, which
has been so much talked of for some
time past in this state, is to be locat-
ed at Clarksburg,
The Mechanics Band rendered an
open.air concert at corner of Queen
and Race streets, on Wednesday
night. 1t was good one.
The government will be urged by
T. W. KEGS, Grand Army man, to
raise the iron clad monitor, which
foundered off Cape Hatteras in 1862.
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.
And now comes the shocking re.
port from Dyea, Alaska, that a large
number of people are starving, not
having counted the costs Of the ex-
petition.
The store of Mr.. Joseph I. Norris,
Willow Island, Peasants county,
this state, was robbed on Thursday
night of last week of over $500
worth of goods.
The Tuscarora Sabbath School
will hold its annual picnic in the
church yard, tomorrow, Saturday.
All friends OF the church are cordial
ly invited to attend.
On account of the absence of the
pastor, Rev. G. S. Trump, there will
be no preaching service in st. Johns
Lutheran Church, next Sabbath, TO-
morrow, Aug. 29th).
The City School Board has decid-
ed on Monday, Sept. 9th, as the day
for the opening of the public schools
of this city. To the average school
boy the days will now seem to fly.
Miss Nancy McGarry, one of the
Oldest and best known residents of
Jefferson county, died at her home
near Shenandoah Junction, on Sun
day night. She was ninety.one
years of age.
The foundation of the new build.
ing to be erected by Mr.. d. M. Xii.
mer, on Winchester avenue, is being
pushed along. Mr.. Westenhaver
has the contract for the erection Of
the building.
Lizzie Garnet was arrested on
Tuesday morning by Constable Rus
sler, and taken before Squire Byers,
to answer the charge of indecent
conduct on the street. After hear
ing the evidence she was given five
days in Jail,
Officer Jacob D. Runyon repri.
manded a number of young men who
were bathing in Guyan River at
Huntington, when they made an as
sault on him. The officers head was
beaten into jelly with his own mace
which was taken from him by the
bathers.