Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-10-02

Mr.. VIM. Young entertained a
number of friends on Monday even
ing at his home on Raleigh street,
it being his 2lst birthday.
"A girl may forgive a man for
kissing her," says an exchange, shut
she'll never forgive him for not kiss
ing her when she expects him to-"
There are men on the way to
Klondike who have never felt them
selves equal to the task of shovel
ling snow off ten square feet of side
walk.
The editor.in-chief has been hors
de combat for four weeks last We'd
nesday. He says it is very tough
work as the other fellow always gets
on top.
Tie Greencastle Canning Com
pany has put up 100000 cans of
peaches, and hope to make the sum
total 100000 before the season
closes.
Young Peoples Society Christian
Endeavor Prayer Meeting, at st.
johns Lutheran Church, tomorrow
Sunday evening, at 6.45 p. N.
All welcome.
The city was full of lady visitors
this week, in attendance at tie Con-
vention of the Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Society of the
Lutheran Church.
The Lords Supper will be admin.
istered in st. Johns Lutheran
Church, tomorrow Sunday morn.
ing and evening. Preparatory SER
vice this afternoon.
Mr.. Frank S. Emmert had his fall
opening on Thursday. His display
Of fall and winter millinery was beau
tiful, and was admired by large
crowd of visitors all day.
Hon Forrest W. Brown, Charles
Town, was elected special judge Of
the Circuit Court on Tuesday, to
hear cases in which Judge Faulkner
was interested as counsel.
AT Fellowsville, this state, II. G.
Rice and Andrew Hogg, coal min
els, were instantly killed by fall of
roof coal, in a mine in which they
were working, on Saturday.
For Five and One-FOurth Bushels
of Wheat, I will give one Barrel of
Choice Patent Flour and 60 Pounds
OF Feed.
8-28-21s. J. W. BISHOP.
Boston winning from Brooklyn
on Thursday, and Baltimore losing
to Washington, gives Boston the
championship for 1897, and the pen
nant will float in that city until cap.
tured by the winning club next
year.
The Dudley Free Will Baptist
Church, colored, is free from debt,
the amount, $l2S.0O have been rails.
ed by subscription papers being cir
culated by the members over this
city.
The Hagerstown Fair commences
Oct. 18th. The C. V. r. r. is max
ing arrangements to handle the large
crowd expected to attend. The round
trip, including admission to the fair,
will be Sl.00.
And now they say that an alarm
clock is used by fond parent in
this city to warn young men when
they call on his daughter that the
eve Is wsning and it is time to take
their departure.
The Reformed Church, on Sunday
last. held q Harvest Festival Ser.
vice. The altar and chancel were
decorated with grain, fruits and veg
etables. The pastor, DR.. Hoff helms,
delivered az appropriate sermon.
Claibourne Porterfeld, a young
son of Mr.. John Porterfeld, of
Charles. Town, accidentally shotWm.
Neill, son of DR.. VIM. Neill, in the
leg, on Saturday last, with rife.
The wound, though painful, is not
serious one.
Mrs Clara j. Swartz died at her
home in Gettysburg, on Sunday
evening last. She was a sister of
Mrs. l.. Dew. Gerhardt, of this city,
who was with her some time prior
to her death. Mr.. Gerhardt and
son also attended the funeral.
There is no doubt that the beauty
of the Potomac is gone, says the
Cumberland NelCs. AS far down as
Hancock the stream looks like
vast tannery vat in motion. The
water has become so bad that the
B. & O. cannot use it in the engines.
Henry NJ. Lykens, of Mechanics.
burg, well-known machinist, CON-
mitted suicide by cutting his threat
with razor. He leaned over a wash
bowl when lie did the deed. and
when found the bowl was filed to
the brim. He leaves vile and six
children.
The International Bible studies
for next Sabbath are from Acts
XXI: LIS. Title: "Pauls Last
Journey TO Jerusalem" Golden
text; II am ready not to be bound
only, but also to die at Jerusalem
for the name If the Lord jesus
Acts XXI: Is.
The Acme mines on Cabin Greek.
this state, are running, paying 6S
cents per ten, while the Winigrede
mines are paying 10 cents. A mum.
Der Of mines are still idle. II is hop.
ed that Q settlement will soon be
made whereby all the miners of this
state will resume work