Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-09-11
Good nights to sleep.

Good nights to sleep.
S squirrels are plentiful.
Winchester Fair next week.
The theatre season is now on.
Our markets are full Of PEACHES.
What nice weather we are having.
ALI cur factories are now running
in full blast.
II you want good wearing School
Shoes 60 to JOHN Lyons.
The City Bard rendered its usual
open-air concert on Friday night.
Have you seen these pretty u. S.
wheels that Barr & Lantz have sold !?
The water in the Potomac River
is said to be lower than it has been
for years.
Baltimore is again in first place.
The race for the pennant this season
will he close one.
Mr.. G. A. Mantz has removed his
tobacco store to the room lately oc-
cuped 10y Mr.. Sam Morgan.
AT his home in Arnettsville. this
state, Mr. J. W. Ter departed this
life. He was a brother OF Mr.. John
Tetcr, Of this city.
Typhoid fever is raging in the vi
entity of Piedmont, also just across
the river in the town OF Western
port, Maryland.
A Camp Of Sons of Confederate
Veterans was organized in this city
on Saturday last. Mr.. p. r. Harri-
h son is the Commander.
Snakes are plentiful near Cyclone,
this state. Prof. Dan Lucas killed
ninety copperheads, which bad their
nest under a school house.
Judge r. T. Oney, of BluefeId,
has been granted another patent on
the trolly bicycle, which has been a
hobby Of biz for several years.
The disappearance of John Guth-
ermuth, of Parkcrsburg, who left
home a short time since with $4,000
in his pockets, is still mystery.
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.
Your attention is called 10 Mr.. NJ.
G. Tabler's new advertisement on
the local page of this issue. Read
it and then see his elegant line of
clothing.
Young Peoples Society Christian
Endeavor Prayer Meeting, at St
Johns Lutheran Church, tomorrow
Sunday evening, at 6.45 P. m.
All welcome.
Mr.. Thos. Kcarns has erected a
shoe repair shop between his resi-
dence and Kilmer's China Hall, on
King street. Mr.. George Martin
did the work.
VIM. Barnard, who was arraigned
before Justice Martin on warrant
sworn out by Chas. Mingle, was re-
leased. He wss fined 81 and costs
which he paid.
Martinsburg and her pretty girls,
with rosy lips, sparkling eyes, and
blush hing cheeks-whcre are they
prettierg We challenge any place
TO produce than.
Mr., j. II. Gettinger, on Saturday
last bought at pubic sale the farm
0. the late Martin V. Hawk, near
Inwood. The farm contained 2l5
acres, and the price paid was $40 10
an acre.
Hid you ever see such pretty
moonlight nj 5hts? AS fair luna sails
majestically through the sky bright
ening the earth with her brilliancy,
strolIs and ilont gate swings are in-
deed delightful.
Officer Freeze arrested an un-
known man in the crowd at the cor
ner Of Burke and Queen streets, on
Saturday night last. lie got into
an alteration with young man
which caused bis arrest.
Acknowledgment Co. are pre-
pared TO furnish timothy at unusual
ly low prices. They have bought
their seed in carl load lots and have
tue advantage Of the very lowest
rates. No finer or better condition.
ed seed was eyer offered the farmers
OF this section.
a rural editor in his bicycle items
wrote that Miss Pert looked charm
ing on her wheel in her short skirt
but when the compositor reached the
word skirt letter "h' had wander
ed into the tx" box, and the poor
scribe lost seventeen subscribers be-
fore tue paper had been out twenty
minutes