Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-11-12


New Spindle Wagons from $500
up, for sale at JOHN HELLER's, West
King street.
DR.. E. B. Pollard, of Baltimore,
preached in the Baptist church last
Sunday morning.
Have you seen those beautiful
chrysantheums at the residence of
Mr. w. II. Polling?
Mr.. Jacob Snyder, near Shenan-
doah Junction, shipped 400 bushels
of pears this season.
Don't fail to see "The Georgia
Minstrels," at the Central Opera
House, Monday, Nov. IA.
Rev. Henry Thomas will preach
in Christ church. Bunker Hill, next
Sunday, Nov. ID, at 8. p. m.
Miss Mamie S. Abel, of Charles.
Town, arrived here on Monday, ex-
pecting to take up her residence in
this city.
Miss Elizabeth Phleeger, who
has been here taking a stenographic
course, left on Saturday for her
home in Piedmont,
What right have we to pry into
the secrets Of others. True or false
the tale that is gabhled to us what
concern is il of ours?
Nancy Barger, Of Belfonte, Pa,
aged one hundred and six years and
one month, died in that city on
Wednesday morning last.
Little Louise Gilmore, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. john Gilmore, fell
while playing, one day this week,
and cut her face very badly.
Judge Faulkner will hold the regu-
lar November term of the Circuit
Court for Jefferson county, begin
ming on Tuesday next, 18th lust.
We regret to learn of the extreme
illness of Miss Peters, daughter of
Mr.. S. w. NJ. Peters, in Philadel-
phia. 1t is feared she has typhoid
fever.
Alice Madaline Tucker, infant
daughter of II. D. and A. G. Tuck
er, died Thursday, Nov. 8, and was
buried Saturday evening at .
o'clock.
Miss Margaret j. Beard, daugh-
ter of the late VIM. $. Beald, is ly-
ing in a precarious condition at the
home of her sister, Mrs. j ohm Riner,
near Hedgesyille.
Does your Buggy, Spindle Wagon
or Carriage of any kind need repair
ing and painting? Now is the time
to have it done at JOHN HELLER s.
West King street.
In the county seat fights in Ran
dolph and Calhoun counties, the re-
ports indicate that Elkins was Sc
lected in the former case and Grants
vile in the latter.
Miss Ellen Powell received q
stroke of paralysis last night at her
home in Shepherdstown and this
morning she is reported as being in
a orIt;oo1 cOnditiOp
Old Uncle Charlie Tayl or was ar
rested on Friday evening for being
drunk and disorderly on the street.
He was given a hearing before the
mayor and fined $500.
Hon. George NJ. Bowers, United
States Fish Commissioner, has pre-
sented to Cornell University a collec.
tion of nearly 100000 specimens of
fresh and salt water fish.
Little Roy, one of the twin chill
dren of John r. and Mrs. Sallie
Shrodes, died at their home near
Darkesville, last Sunday morning,
aged about five months.
Squire VIM. Mckee, who has
been suffering from nervous prostra-
tion for about two weeks, is very
much improved and his friends hope
for him speedy recovery.
Mr.. J. s. Ruckman, former store
keeper at the Huntsville DistiIlery,
has bought the store OF Wirgman
Bros, at Romney, w. Va, and is
now engaged in retail merchandiz-
ing.
Mr.. Edward Ruark, father of
Rev. o. NJ. Ruark, pastor Of the NJ.
E. Church, of Williamsport, died
Wednesday at his residence, PIG
Warren avenue, Baltimore, aged
eighty years.
Mr.: U. S. G. Pitzer's overcoat
was stolen from off a chair while be
was speaking, on Monday night, at
the Central Opera House. He has
not yet been able to hear anything
concerning it.
The town authorities should Ger,
tainly place light at the intersec-
ton of King street and Winchester
avenue. 1t is very dangerous for
persons either driving or walking
there on dark nights.
Mr.. William E. Zinn, one OF the
most prominent farmers in Freder-
ick county, Va, died at his home,
near Stephenson, Wednesday morn
ing, after a brief illness, aged about
sixty-two years. Mr.. linn was 3
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