Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-11-19


New Spindle Wagons from $500
up, for sale at JOHN HELLER's, West
King street.
Have you seen those beautiful
chrysantheums at the residence of
Mr. W. H. Polling?
Little Steve, son of Mr.. Jas. F.
Thompson, is lying very i'll at his
home on South Queen street.
Rev. David j. Woods will fill the
pulpit of Rev. Dr. A. @. Hopkins, at
Charles Town, on next Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. j. ". Bishop is converting
the large back porch, at her home,
corner Martin street and Maple
avenue, into conservatory.
Sizes, goods and prices all suit
for your shoe wear. Call at Poling's
Department store. Selling each day
and renewing stock all the time.
Mr.. Richard T. Bartlebaugh and
Miss Adah Y. Laidlow were married
on Thursday by Rev. j. F. Gruver,
at the United Brethren parsonage.
Does your Buggy, Spindle Wagon
or Carriage of any kind need repair
ing and painting? Now is the time
to have it done at JONI HELLER S,
West King street.
The horse hitched to dairy wa
gon at Hagerstown was struck by a
trolley car Sunday and carried thirty
feet on the fender after being torn
loose from the wagon.
The Fire Department have de-
cided to accept the invitation to at
tend Fair in Chambersburg on
Thanksgiving Day if rates can be
obtained on the railroad.
O'Neal-Berry, Busy Berry, Of
lers luscious Dewey. Berry, hold.
ing its own for the people at home
and abroad. Read the advertise
ment and go capture his goods.
Mr.. Gustave Matthaei, who has
been in the Baltimore hospital for
treatment of his fractured limb is
rapidly improving, and hopes to be
discharged in 4 couple of weeks.
Prof. Joseph H. Apple, president
of the Woman's College, OF Fred
erick City, and Miss Gertrude Har-
ner, a former member Of the faculty,
will be married on November %.
Senator Faulkner will entertain
the Canadian Commission, of which
he is q member, and which recently
held a session in Canada, at his
home at Boydville, in the near fu-
ture.
The annual Thanksgiving services
will be held in the First M. E,
Church, Thursday, Nov. 2, at 1890
a. m. Rev. S. G. Ferguson, Of the
M. Z. Church South, win deliver
the address.
The suit which Rosanna Bowles
aud children had instituted against
Bridges q Henderson for trespass
in mining cement rock from the
Bowles land, at Hancock, Md, has
been compromised.
We are pleased to note that Mr..
Arthur W. Hawks, jr., son of the
Laughing Philosopher, who has been
doing efficient newspaper work for
some years, has been made State
editor of the Baltimore Herald.
The Germania Life Insurance Co.,
of New York, wants a General
Agent for Martinsburg and vicinity.
Liberal contract given. Apply, CIV
ing references to JAMES W. GRAVES,
Southern Manager, Richmond, Va.
Mrs. Tennessee Holiday was ar
rested last Wednesday upon COM
plant OF Mr.. T. II. KDeiser, for
breaking the arm of little Mary Lily.
She was given q hearing before JUS
tice Byers and fined $25, and gave
bond for 800 to keep the peace for
one year.
We regret to state that Mr.. j. r.
Grove, postmaster at Harper's Fer
ry, and also editor of the Harper s
Ferry Sentinel, fell through the B.
& q. trestle work on the Shenan-
doah side of Harper's Ferry last
Wednesday night, breaking his col
lar bone and otherW ipjuring him
self.
Mr.. James Coleman, of near Mid
dleway, Jefferson county, left on
Tuesday for Waco, Texas, where he
goes with the prospect Of locating
Mr.. Coleman has been a most en-
thusiastic and enterprising farmer,
and fancied fine stock. We hope he
will be successful in the Lone Star
Star.