Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-05-21

Local correspondents are not do
ing their duty. Send in the weekly
budget of live news-not business
puffs or stale bits of useless stuff,
or tidbits of gossip or spleen, and
always sign your name to what you
write.
The lightning specialist connected
with the government weather bu.
reau maintains that rods are no pro-
lection and that most precautions
taken by people to keep out of the
path of possible electrical dis
charge are useless.
Invitations are out for the marri-
age of DR.. 81. H. Hurst to Miss
Leila Allen Watson, daughter of
f. G. Watson, Esq, to take place
on Wednesday morning, June LIST,
at $50 o'clock, in the NJ. E. Church
South, at Leetown.
Representative Dayton and Sena-
tar Elkins have agreed 10 recon-.
mend the appointment Of L. D. Getz
endanner as postmaster at Charles,
Town, W. Va, and it is expected
the nomination will be sent to tue
senate within day or two.
We are pleased to learn that Cadet
John Wilen, at West Point, son of
our townsman, VIM. II. WHEN, has
been honored by promotion by Jhe
President, to e Cadet Sergeantly.
Sergeant Wilen will be home in June
to spend his vacation.
On last Saturday afternoon Mr.. J.
A. Homrich raised a handsome flag
on his house on Queen street. The
City Band was present by invitation
and rendered patriotic music, after
which they were given an elegant
supper at Mr.. Suckers by Mr..
Homrich.
During the storm Thursday even
ing lightning struck the barn on the
farm known as the Camybel farm be
longing to Mr.. D. M. Shaffer. Mr..
Harry Stump, who is living on the
place, had one Of his best horses
killed and considerable damage was
done to the barn.
Messrs. Tebo & Wilen, of this
city, have been given the contract
by the lessee Of the Auburn Wagon
Works, to manufacture 1000 feed
and storage boxes for the wagons
now building there FOR the use of
the U. S. Army. Good. Mobilize
more work here.
Rev. r. G. Holland, pastor of
the First Lutheran Church, Charles
ton, s. c., for the last ten years,
and former pastor Of the Lutheran
Church, in this place, has accepted
a call from st. Marks Lutheran
Church, at Charlotte, n. c., and
will take charge on the first of June.
The young ladies composing the
Broom Brigade have been drilling
under command of Capt. W. B.
Colston, in the room on West Mar.
tin street, formerly occupied by Mr..
Kogleschatz. This broom drill will
be an interesting feature of the en-
| tertainment at Boydville, on June
| 9th.
Parkersburg suffered from a terri
BILE hail storm Sunday. The win
dow glass and coverings of a num-
Der of lighthouses were destroyed,
entailing a heavy loss. The hail
stones were as large as guinea eggs,
and remained in solid form for over
an hour. Thousands of birds were
killed.
The disciples of Aesculapias. they
of the Allopathic school, with the
plethoric doses of blue mass, calomel,
jalap, podophyllin, cinchona, scilla,
ETC., graced Martinsburg with their
genial presence several days during
the past week. Hope they had a
pleasant visit and that their mutual
counsel in meeting, may permeate
their individual field of labor with
increased success to the welfare of
patients as we'll as profit to them.
selves.
Mr.. Warner Myers, son of Mr.,
Thomas Myers, of the Meadow
Branch Valley, died last Friday
morning at O'Clock and was buried
on last Saturday at Jones' Spring.
The deceased was injured in the
National Tube Works at McKees-
port, Pa, about two months ago,
being badly scalded and losing the
sight of both eyes. He had returned
to his home here only three weeks
ago. He was taken with cramps and
after four hours illness expired.
Mr.. W. II. Polling greets the la
dies and public generally with a
brief notice OF his summer opening
of goods. His stock is we'll and
carefully selected in every depart
ment. From calicoes and gingham
to finest silks--strsw hats TO the
richest bonnets and most fashiona
BILE head dress, choicest assortment
classified in separate departments
you are sure to be suited in assert
ment style and price. Read his ad
watch future ones-eall and investi
] gate for yourself.