Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-03-26

Read The nsw advertisements in
this issue.
Too much water for even the Pro-
hibitionists.
Grass is growing and fruit trees
budding rapidly.
Talk about wash-day-taele were
several of them.
The birds will not rest in the can
mons mouth this spring.
The subject of good roads can
again come to the front.
Yes, Mary dear, pleasures are the
commas used TO punctuate life's sad
story.
Farmers succeeded in doing con
siderable blowing before the rain
set in.
These spring showers show up the
streets and pavements to POOR adj
vantage.
Quite number took advantage of
the low rates to Washington on
Thursday.
Eggs on toast or adjoining a nice
piece of bacon make an economical
breakfast.
Garden-making was stopped this
week, owing to the inclemency of
the weather.
A new curb is being laid in front
of Mr.. Geo. Trimble's property on
Raleigh street.
New Top Buggies, with a set Of
new harness, for $500, for sale at
JOHN HELLER's.
No able. bodied men should now
be loafiug. Uncle Sam wants them,
and they can earn a good livelihood.
RAMsBURG, Frederick, Md, has
large stock of two year old Apple
Trees, also large stock of Peach
and Plum Trees.
Good time to get your premises
ready for the spring cleaning. The
white wash, paint brush and godding
eau await the sunshine.
Remember the City Band will give
q grand vocal and instrumental con.
cert in the Central Opera House in
a few weeks. Get ready to hear it.
Marriage license was issued in
Hagerstown recently to Mr.. Edmond
P. Williamson, of that city, and
Mrs. Isabel Morrison, OF Martins
burg.
If the tissues about the roots of
the hair becomes unhealthy, the
hair will soon turn gray or fall off.
Correct this trouble with Halls
Hair Remover.
Mr.. Frank Minor has turned his
lunch room into a store room and
will add full line of groceries to his
stock. He is having the necessary
changes made this week.
Settings of Eggs-White Ply
mouth Rocks and Brown Leghorns.
Pure Stock. Call On
W. G.. AUSTIN,
At W. L. Douglass Jewelry Store.
Messrs. S. S. Felker and P. ".
Letter will erect coffee roasting
plant in this city. The machinery
has been ordered and they expect to
have it in working order in short
time.
Robert Newcomer, of Williams.
port, was tried by Justice E. A.
Gruber on the charge of wife beating
and was found guilty and sentenced
to receive twenty-eight lashes on his
bare back.
On Thursday morning, Mr.. Her
ring, Of Frederick, Md, the owner
of the property occupied by Mr.. NJ.
L. Dorm, as a clothing store, sold
the entire property to Mr.. Dorm for
the sum of S. 500.
Mr.. Lewis Woolf, who for several
years has been a progressive mer.
chant Of this city, has decided to
close out his business here and move
to Hagerstown and will engage in
business in that place.
A passenger train on the B. & o.
ran into a washout near GAINESVILLE,
O., on Wednesday morning, and the
entire train went down into the
creek. The engineer fireman and
several passengers were killed.
The New Orleans Museum has
been showing in the Douglass build
ing, next to A. l.. Martins store, on
Queen street. 1t is frst.class in
every particular, instructive, inter-
esting and entertaining. Go see it.
General Manager G.. L. Nicholson
has given notice that the chesapeake
and Ohio canal will be open for
loading boats at Cumberland on
March 28th. Empty boats tied up
along the canal will begin moving
up to Cumberland as soon as there
is water enough in the canal.