Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-08-13

Aa3 now Johnnie will come
a2"oa 'ug home.
Aatydids are now having their
evening concerts.
Our navy sank $26, 100000 worth
warships ioI Spain.
ImpaeGliops people usually at
"a, IA .aEe church fair chances.
Oewbcr.ies aud blackberries are
lone for- az / crop they are bur-
.-7.
Nov Spindle Wagons from S25. 90
up, for sale at JOHN HELLER's, West
King street..
Neg Ton Ernoics, with set of
rev s..uesS o. $500, for sale at
JOIN HELLTas
Careless, not on time, slouchy
boys ol0uId lie geotlemen-they
aeye- rave RorE.
New Surveys, with set of new
harness, for $4,000, for sale at JOHN
eLLER's, West King street.
As soon rs conditions permit, the
G9~cr0mcnl viii bring home all the
dad OF our forces st Santiago.
Remember The Independent kind
iy, and do not turn the collector
nay empcy.handeG, every week.
One Of The planets, Mercury, is
now The evening star. Saturn and
Uranus also divide the glories Of
tie armament,
Il is funny, bat the girl who can
not wash tic d.ahes Git makes her
back hart So thinks nothing of put
tilg in an hear cleaning her wheel.
Mr. Lewis D. Getzendanner has
been recently appointed post master
al Charles-Town by President Nc
Kinley. This is the end OF a long
anu bitter contest.
Does your Buggy, Spindle Wagon
or Carriage of any kind need repair
ing aDd painting? Now is the time
70 have it done ct JOHN HELLER's,
Vest King street.
The negro fiend who attempted to
poison the family of Judge ]. j.
jackson at Parkersburg, not long
since, has been sentenced to the
entiary for life.
Married, in Denver, Col, July 8,
Hiss Churchill Hedges to Mr.. Ed
ward Evans, president OF the Evans
Cold Mining & Milling Company,
Of g JPN County, Col.
NJ. David We'll and son, Willie,
lsf5 oG Saturday last for Morgan
t0r0. They drove all the way in
private conveyance, making numer-
Gus stogs on the route.
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The sale of the large tract of land
al Cherry Run, was postponed on
account Of the down pour of rain,
until Tuesday next, IL q. M, front
ofCoTst Houae, at Berkeley Springs.
Tie Sunday School picnic of the
Reformed church which was to have
D.on lt.j at Lnvood on Thursday
rls been pos lponed until next We'd
aesday, Angus. IT, on account of
the heavy rain.
Mrs. Frank Piper, while kindling
a fire with coal oil few days ago,
vas very severely burned about the
hands and arms, but fortunately the
can containing the oil did not ex-
p'ode with more disastrous result.
We return thanks for an invita-
ton to a picnic and dance to be
hid st Inwood Park, on next Tues
d y, Au"Ust 18th, from 10 a. M, to
10 ?. M, under the auspices of the
students Of the West Virginia Uni.
Yersity. Phil A. Shafer, r. K. Rob.
inson and B. L. Tabler, Committee.
w. Rankin Good and Harry J.
Pnce, Of Cincinnati, aged II each,
got strong letter Of endorsement
from President Mckinley of their
plan to have the school children
raise 100000, to build a new
battleship Maine. The boys have
just started their plan, but already
have $35 900.
The barn of Mr.. Jasper Emerson,
OF Falling Waters, was destroyed by
fire .ssa Wednesday afternoon, in
GLIDING straw rick, crop OF hay,
nine b2ed Of hogs and number OF
iusn'H2 iup.tments, It is thought
the G g vas started BY a cigarette or
match thrown in the straw rick. as
there we're a number of men about
the place at the time of the FIRE.