Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-08-14

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Pretty nights.
The circus is coming.
Peaches are plentiful.
Attend the Inwood Fair.
Bountiful rains this week.
Go to Barr & Lantz and get BIZ
cycle for $35.
The Inwood Fair will be held Au-
gust 17tb, 18th 10Th, and Goth.
The Teachers Institute of Morgan
County was in session this week.
The Camp Meeting at Inwood, on
Sunday last, was largely attended.
Mrs. Widmyer, of Tuscarora
Grade, is seriously i'll with rheuma-
tism.
Break up the swearing on the
streets. 1t is awful TO allow it to
go on.
Baltimore is again in third place.
She has no "cinch" on the pennant
this year.
The Jr. o. U. A. NJ, OF Beding.
ton, will bold festival at that place
August 28th.
The United States bicycle, just
like the United States as a country,
far surpasses all others.
A good crowd of Martinsburg
people will attend the Tournament
held at Berkeley Springs today.
The pretty school marus have all
returned home, and their disappear
ance is noted with much regret.
Over a thousand people attended
the Presbyterian Reunion at Mont
Alto, on Thursday of last week.
Thomas Bowler was arrested and
given ten days in jail on Friday last,
for assaulting Mr.. Elmer Swope.
Mr.. George Keyton, who had his
arm broken at the Lime Kiln near
this city, is recovering as rapidly as
possible.
Mr.. j. P. Whitacre, who was
struck with an inkstand by Mr.. r.
E. Byrd, in Winchester, is rapidly
recovering.
Messrs. Henshaw & Licklider de-
livered seventy-fiye tons of coal at
the Government Building, for use
this winter.
Rev. G. S. Trump, of st. Johns
Lutheran Church, has been granted
a three-weeks' vacation by che
Church Council.
Mr.. Edward Rudy, an employe of
Mr.. J, D. Schlotterbeck, had one of
his fingers so badly smashed that it
was necessary to amputate it.
Mrs. Isabella Linch will in the
future conduct the management Of
the Continental Hotel. Capt. WIN.
Linch having severed bis connec.
tion with the hotel.
A thief entered the car belonging
TO the Wallace Show, last Monday
night, which was here posting the
city, and stole all the clothing be-
longing to one of the men.
John Lakely laughed so hard at
game of ball at Carlisle Pa, because
a ball struck a spectators head and
bounced off, that he couldn't close
his mouth until taken to physician.
The members OF the Baptist
Church, of this city, have started the
foundation of their new church in
North Martinsburg, and it will be
pushed TO completion as rapidly as
possible.
Mr.. Joseph c. Hawvermale,
well-to-do and prominent farmer, of
near Berkeley Springs, died sudden
ly at noon, on Thursday evening of
last week, of apoplexy. He was so
years of age.
The City Band is considering s.
proposition from the Hook and Lad
der Company, of Hagerstown, to &C.
company them to Waynesboro, Pa,
to the Centennial celebration of that
town, Sept lst.
Berkeley Lodge No. 144, Good
Templars, of this city, paid visit
to Gerardstown last night, where
lawn party was held in the lawn OF
Mr.. James B. Morgan, editor of the
Times, OF that place.
Gold is coming in on both sides.
Tho millions from Alaska and the
millions from Europe meet in our
money markets and answer the stock
howl of the Popocrats "Where
are You going to get your gold ?"
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Wild and
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G.. Austin, in
company with others, who have been
camping at Falling Waters for a
week, have returned to this city.
much benefited by their outings.