Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-05-01


serve and do your best by US.
May flowers.
What's the score?
New moon tonight.
House cleaning time.
Election day approaches.
Weddings arc numerous.
Vacation time draws near.
Open-siT concert next week.
The base bal crank is around.
Fine evenings for promensdiog.
A silent speetre-the town clock.
Lillies.ol-thc. Valley are blooming.
Pick ont good men to run for
Couneilmen at the May election.
REARIcK & Co. show the latest
novelties ia shirts, collars, cuffs and
neckwear.
Remember the minstrel to be Civ
en- by the City Band this month, he
2l-t and 22d.
Rev. Henry Thomas will preach
in Christ Church, Bunker Hill, next
Sund y, (May 2d,) at 3 p. m.
Messrs. E. l.. Hoffman and d M.
Sh fer b ught the Stewart turn
pike, to KS at 81 per share.
TIL best hats in the market are
tbe Sc Brand.' For sale by
REARICK & Co.
Mrs. T. J. Fost, of Pennsylvania
avenue, was paralyzed on Tut sday,
and is in q very critical condition.
Congratulations to MIR. and Mrs.
w. E. Tabb upon the arrival of a
new member of the house Of Tabb.
1t is a girl.
Base ball is again the theme of
discussion. Baltimore is playing
good ball, and the "cranks" in Mar
tinsburg are showing up,
Mr.. j. W. Dodd has heeu elected
Chief Marshall IF the Shenandoah
VALLEY Agricultural Society, of Win
chest-r. We congratulate him.
Beau iful moonlight nights will
soon be with US again. How the
young man eagerly awaitelh them to
take bis best girl out for t. stroll.
The City Band will give its first
open-air concert on next Friday
night, providing the weather is fay-
orable. Music lovers will now be
happy.
On last sunday there were great
many visiting bicyclists in this city,
several different parties having
come from Hagerstown and Win
chester.
A meeting Of the Public Library
Association was held on Tuesday
nigh, at which Miss Nota Weaver
was elected Librarian and Miss Hal
lie Lamon, substitute.
The 3. & O will run a ten day ex-
cursion to Washington on Thursday
next. The round trip will be 1925,
good for trip to Baltimore and re.
turn any time during the limit.
The West Virginia Editorial As
sociaton viii hold their meeting at
Weston, May 18th. An excellent
programme has been arranged. and
editors may be assured OF a great
time
The Minneolis Dancing Club gave
a select dance st Feller's Dancing
Hall last night A nice crowd was
present, and all spent a good time.
ThOmpson's Orchestra furnished the
music.
James Lyons, an aged colored
man, died last week at the home of
his former master, Mr.. William
Grantham, on Back Greek. 1t is
said that he bad reached tue age of
lO3 years.
The American Sunday School I'm
ion Bible Glass will meet in the NJ.
E. Church, on Monday, May Sd, at
7.45 p. m. All go and take your
Bibles. Pastors and superintend-
ents please give notice.
Mr.. Daniel Sloan is thoroughly
remodeling the store room in the
Fellers property, and will in a
short time open up bar. He will
have all the latest fixtures, and will
be fitted up in tip top style.
General Manager Greene. of the
b. q o. r. R., has issued an order
requiring all live stock to be water.
ed and fed at least once every TWEEN.
ty-four hours. Yard masters are to
be held strictly accountable, and the
penalty for violation is rather Sc
we're.
The b rise of Mr.. Jacob Keyser
became frightened and ran away on
Tuscarora Pike last Tuesday. He
broke the shafts of the buggy and
started toward this city. Mre. VOL.
ford, the keeper of the toll gate. saw
the horse coming and lowered the
gate, but the horse cleared it and was
not stopped until he reached here.
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