Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-10-30
Halloween.

Halloween.
Don't forget to vote.
City Band Fair-Nov. 22d.
Fields & Hanson S Ministries.
Hart's Big City Comedy Co.
November, December-then 1898.
A disagreeable and gloomy week.
Remember the election-Tuesday.
The foot ball crank is in his glory.
Boomers Tin the gardens) are be-
coming scarce.
Watch for the parade of Fields &
Hanson's Minstrels, on Wednesday.
The broom brigade was again at
work on Queen street, on Wednes.
day.
A meeting Of the Mayors of West
Virginia will be held at Clarksburg
next month.
1t was quite a small crowd that
took in the Washington excursion
on Sunday last.
The Monongahela River in this
state is lower at the present time
than it has been since 1888.
Go to the polls on Tuesday and
vote for men who will look to the
welfare of our public schools.
1t is now claimed that Million
aire Pullman's fortune has decreased
from $5O,0OO,OOO to about one.half.
Don't miss seeing the performance
Of Fields & HGnson's Minstrels, at
the Central, next Wednesday night.
The June AgDott Company, which
played at the Central last season for
n week. took dinner at the Continen-
tai, on Sunday.
The Lens Creek Coal and Coke
Company, at Hernshaw, this state,
have signed the 65-cent rate, and are
working their miners.
A number OF pavemenis are being
ordered laid by the City Council.
We hope to see many more 60 down
before bad weather sets in.
Paste this in your bat. The City
Band will hold a fair in the Central
Opera House, commencing Nov. %.
Get ready to help the boys.
U. S. Marshall Thompson has an
nounced his intention of appointing
Mr.. John T. Paulding as his deputy
here to succeed Mr.. d. A. Beard.
A dispatch from Cuba says that
the condition of affairs in that place
arecritical, that commerce is paralyz-
ed. and that 10000 soldiers are on
the sick list.
Mrs. Anna Buckleman, widow of
the late James A. Buckleman, hos
been granted a pension of $l2 a
month, through the efforts of Mr., j.
F. Roberts.
Samuel Beach, of Charleston,
aged 81, took twenty grains of NOR
phine Monday night, with suicidal
intent and died. Unrequited love
was the cause.
Died Oct. 9Th, at the home of her
son-in. law, DR.. Leslie, in Chilcothe,
Ohio, Mrs. Rebekah Boyd, widow of
J. ". Boyd, deceased. She was for.
merly of this city.
The clothing store of Mr.. VIM.
Kahn, at Charles Town, was broken
into on Monday night by burglars,
who got away with several dollars
worth of clothing.
Hart's Big Comedy Co. will be at
the New Opera House, commencing
Thursday night next, for three per-
formances, changing nightly. They
carry military band and orchestra.
The philosopher who says that
kissing is a cure for dyspepsia prob
ably reasons thus: One who kisses,
loves; who loves, has no appetite +;
no appetite, no cat; and no eat, no
dyspepsia.
Up-to.date hieh-class mnstrelsy
is what Manager Lambert will treat
his patrons to next Wednesday night.
He has secured for one performance
only, the Fields & Hanson's Min
strels. Don t miss it.
Wild turkeys are very plentiful in
different sections of the state. In
Hampshire county they are eating
up the farmers little supply of corn.
According to the new law in this
state, they cannot be killed for two
years.
City Fathers, why not put down
a new street crossing just this side
of the B. & o r. r.. crossing. ON
Queen street. 1t is as good as If
there was none there during sloppy
weather. Our worthy Councilmen
from the First and Second Wards
should look after it. Now is the