Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-03-19

Come in.
"Faust."
Gardeners are at work.
Are you going to move?
Pay up your subscription.
Nice evenings for promenades.
Green was the color on Thursday.
Officers, break up the swearing on
the streets.
Immigrants are going west over
the B. & o.
Faust" at the Central, next
Thursday night.
Did you plant those potatoes on
st. Patrick's Day.
Days now measure over IL hours
from sunrise to sunset.
Boys, either 90 to school or get
of the streets and go to work.
st. Patrick Day was more genial
than worcestershire predominant
ed.
New Spindle Wagons from S25 90
up, for sale at JOHN HELLER's, West
King street.
Four large new engines have been
placed in use on the Second Division
OF the B. & o.
Yes, Mary, dear, a woman may
pretend to be convinced against her
will, but she never is.
Mr.. Cease Taylor has been trans
ferred from the B. & o. shops in
Baltimore, to this city.
Don't miss seeing the thrilling
drama "Faus'," at the Central
Opera House, on Thursday evening
next.
Mr.. David Bowers has moved into
the house recently vacated by Mr..
Chas. Hollis, who moved to Wash
ington.
"Always look on the bright side
of things says our Philosopher,
"and if you are buying them it is
we'll to look on both sides"
Twenty-Five car loads of cattle for
export went east over the B. & o.
on Tuesday. The cattle are the fin
est that ever passed over the road.
A new pavement and gutter has
been put down in front of the mil
linery store Of the Misses Cunning
ham. Let the good work continue.
A switchman has been located at
the entrance to the east-bound freight
track, near the Gas Factory. A
switch box has been erected there.
The Pension Board of Examiners
met on Wednesday morning at the
Office of DR.. VIM. 7. Henshaw. Sew
eral applicants for pensions were ex.
amined.
A number of pavements and gut
tiers have been ordered laid by our
City Fathers. 1t will be only
short time until we have first-class
thoroughtares.
Last week Mr.. W. w. Westphall
sold the j. A. Worthington farm in
Failing Waters District to Mr.. Geo.
W. Bender for $4,000. The farm
contains IS acres.
The sale of Swope & Frazer S
Grain Elevator, which was offered at
public auction on Saturday, was
postponed, the bids not being high
enough to make a sale.
Mrs. j. W. Bishop is improving
her handsome residence, corner Of
Maple avenue and Martin street, by
the addition of high, close fitting,
dressed board fence along the rear
END OF her lot.
Mr.. W. o. Nickias has sold to the
Standard Lime and Stone Company
one hundred acres Of land which was
originally part OF the M. NJ. M. &
/. Co.'s ground, taken from the old
Boydville property. The price paid
was $l2,50O.
The Byron Tannery, at Williams
port, is rushing their work. Two
hundred hides are handled daily and
it is expected that the number will
be increased to three hundred by
spring. The number of hands will
also reach three hundred by that
time.
A very large travelling crane is
being erected at the B. & o. shops
and will be completed some time
this week. 1t has a capacity of
fifteen tons. The object of it is to
handle the bridge iron that is being
brought here from the Pittsburg Di-
vision.
Mr.. Ohas. W, Dorsey, of Front
Royal, Va, died in Baltimore on
Thursday. He was aged As years.
His wife, Miss Mamie Dorsey ,daugh-
ter of Mr.. VIM. Dorsey, Of this city,
and one daughter survive him. He
was frequent visitor to Martins.
burg and lyell-known.