Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-07-23

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The corner stone OF SIS. Iaau.s
United Brethren Church, at Hagers-
town, was laid Tuesday afternoon in
the presence of large asscmhlage
Of people. The building viii cost
$l2, 900, AMI viii be dedicated ia
November.
The Trust to Luck campers at
Falling Waters are having q very
enjoyable outing. Nearly every day
they royalty entertain visiting
friends, both hosts and guests glor-
riously relishing tue pleasure OF rec
rcition and social intercourse.
The Slingluff land lying near
Bunker Hill, was sold by Fl. II. En-.
inert, as trustee, on Saturday last TO
Mr.. j. 7. Fisher, of Winchester.
There is thirty-sevcn and half
acres in the tract, and the price paid
was $7s7.5O.
The Catalogue of Shepherd Col
lege, State Normal School for 97-9S,
has been received. 1t bears good
testimony of useful work in the edu-
cational line. The typographical
and mechanical work OF the pamph
let is also very creditable to the
Register Printing Office.
Mrs. Sehele dc We're died last
week at the University OF Virginia.
The deceased was a daughter of
Judge Alexander Rives and niece
of William G. Rives, United States
Senator and twice Minister to
France. Her husband, Prof. Schele.
died only about six weeks ago.
Dir j. A. Leiss, D. D., L. l.. D.,
pastor OF the Holy Communion
church in Philadelphia win preach
in st. Johns Lutheran church next
Sunday morning. DR.. Leiss was
pastor of this congregation in 1913.
1t will be . great pleasure and priv
ilege to hear this prominent divine.
Rev: DR.. F. NJ. Woods, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, will be alb
sent On Sunday, in charge Of SER
vices installing Rev. J. D. Thomas
as pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Berryville and at Stones Chapel,
Va. There will be no services at
the church here (tomorrow) Sunday.
Rev. Yeakley will preach in the
Holiness Church on Sunday, July
"a, at p. M, and at s o'clock he
will lecture on "The Interior of the
Heart; What it is and what it should
be-" Visible by diagram, showing
the process for the change in three
stages. A % cent offering will be
received for the benefit ofthe church.
We acknowledge with thanks the
card invitation of Mr.. Charles NJ.
Stieff to attend the seth anniversary
and picnic of his piano employees at
Electric Park, Baltimore, July 25th.
May all have pleasant time, rest
ing day to enjoy some of the sweet
music from the instruments, which
for years have attested their skilled
handiwork.
The Hagerstown Fair Association
has completed its racing program
for the fair next October. There
will be Is events in the four days,
with an aggregate purse of $500.
The new race track is about com
pleted. 1t has been entirely recon
structed at a cost of 81 900 and is
now considered the very best half
mile track east of the Ohio river.
The August number of McClures'
Magazine will be a special fiction
number with story of school life
by Rudyard Kipling a story
of liners and icebergs by Cut
cliffe Hyne; a new chapter in the
life of the King of Boyville, showing
the King in his first experience of
love, by William Allen White the
story of love adventure in Lon
don fog, by Hester Caldwell Oak
ley a railroad story by John A.
Hill ; and Characteristic story of
rural life by Roland E. Robinson.
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