Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-02-19
Attend tue Firemen's Fair.
High winds again this week.

Attend tue Eiremen s Fair.
High winds again this week.
Oh, those valentines we received T!
Watch tie edges OF coins for Dor.
ed holes.
Remember RAMsBURG's trees are
all whole root.
viii we have a celebration on
Washington's Birthday?
Old St. Patrick will soon let the
gardeners sup and at it"
Mr.. A. NJ. Gilbert has given his
drug store new coat of paint.
Mr.. Harlem Butts is erecting a
new house near the Canning Fac
tory.
Attend the Fireman's Fair-they
well deserve your support and en-
couragement. Help them.
Mr.. T. F. Thay er, of Peoria, ILL.,,
has been transferred to this city as
Il S Gnager at the Hannis Distil.
lery.
Mrs. Virginia C. Colder, of Bruins.
wick, has been granted a pension
through the efforts of Mr.. J F. Rob
erts, of this city.
Little Naomi Householder badly
bruised her arm and side on
Tuesday, by falling down the Fifth
Ward School steps.
The Martinsburg City High School
Literary Society met at the home OF
Mr.. Earl Rodrick, on King street,
on Thursday night.
Mr.. Il. c. Berry has accepted
position as travelling agent tor Dan
lei Miller & Son, of Baltimore, and
is now on the road filling it.
Mr.. Thos. Youtz has purchased
the saloon of Mr.. Daniel Sloan's on
Queen street, and has moved his
fixtures from Race to Queen.
Mr.. George F. Keyton has accept.
cd q position with the Mary land
Nursery Company, of Baltimore.
We wish him success in his new I'M
dertaking.
Valentines were numerous on Mon.
day. The INDEPENDENT force returns
many thanks to their friends who so
kindly remembered them. "We had
them to burn"
Near Paca, this state, while Mrs.
Melissa Caruthers was milking, on
Monday, the cow kicked her in the
breast, causing paralysis of the heart
and instant death.
Improvements continue to be made
on our streets, pavements, cutters
and crossings. Let the good work
continue there are still many more
that need repairing.
Alta shooting contest held in Stew
arts field on Saturday afternoon
last, Mr.. j. A. Zepp won two tur.
keys and Mr.. Walter Frailey one.
Many shot were fired and much
sport enjoyed.
The Kings Daughters wish to
thank all who contributed toward
the social and financial success of
their entertainment on Thursday
night OF last week. The amount
realized was $56.
Farmers, if you would have nice,
yet cheap and profitable reading,
subscribe for the INDEPENDENT and
the american Agriculturalist. Read
the advertisement. 1t is almost pre-
senting you with both papers.
Boatmen are preparing for the
coming season, and the G. & o. Ca.
nal Company is making repairs and
cleaning out the canal. 1t is ex-
pected that boating will commence
during the first week of March.
Mr.. James Martin, while engaged
in unloading some heavy iron from
a car at the b. & O. r. R., was
struck on the head with a piece of
a chain which broke. The wound is
a very painful but not serious one.
An interesting program was rem.
dered at Ridenour School on Satur.
day night, in commemoration of the
birthday of our illustrious Lincoln.
The ward schools of the city also OBJ
served it by rendering appropriate
programs.
james M. Mason, Jr., trustee of
james G. McGraw, who failed in
October for about $50, 900, on Mon
day sold the brewery located at Har
per's Ferry, and operated by Mr..
McGraw, to August Kruger, of
Cincinnati, o., for $4,000. Opera
tions will begin at once.