Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-03-05

"Under the Dome
"Chow Chow"-tonight.
War rumors are abating.
Circuit Court is in session today.
Easter Sunday falls on April 10th
this year.
"Chow Chow" tonight-don't miss
it. Something fine.
The proper height for lady to
raise her skirt is a little above two
feet.
Watch for the street parade of the
Chow Chow Comedy Company at
noon today.
New Spindle Wagons from S25 90
up, for sale at JOHN HELLER's, West
King street.
Mr.. John Wolford is erecting a
new dwelling house near the Can
ming Factory.
No matter how socially inclined
a doctor may be, he doesn't care to
know his patients we'll.
West Virginia is now producing
more high-grade petroleum than any
other state in the Union.
New Surveys, with a set of new
harness, for $4,000, for sale at JOHN
HELLER's, West King street.
The Union News Company pays
$1,000 and more day for the privi-
lege of selling papers, ETC., on cars.
The special business of the B. &
o., for the month OF February in
cIuded SO parties, with a total of
1867 people.
March entered in with the largest
snowfall of the season. 1t soon dis.
appeared, however, under the warm
rays of the sun.
RAMsBURG, Frederick, Nd, has a
large stock of two year old Apple
Trees, also large stock of Peach
and Plum Trees.
Don't miss seeing Lincoln j. Car
ters great scenic production, sun
der the Dome" at the Central, Tues
day night, March 8th.
At a shooting contest held in
Stuart's field on Saturday last,
Messrs. Charles Young and Walter
Frailey each won two prizes.
Anna Held, the well-known and
famous actress, passed through this
city on Monday evening, in her pri.
vate car, en- route to Louisville, KY.
Yes, Mary, dear, we think it would
be very advisable to weigh carefully
the horrors of war. Think of the
poets who would feel called upon to
write war songs.
Clearing sale of Wall Paper at
special bargains. Also, hundreds of
new designs are being received for
the spring trade, at big bargains.
BURDETTE S Book STORE.
Settings of Eggs-White Ply
mouth Rocks and Brown Leghorns.
Pure Stock. Call on
W. G. AUSTIN,
AT w. l.. Douglass Jewelry Store.
A pigs tail is said to unerrinoly
indicate the condition OF the animal.
If it hangs loose the pig is not well,
and its food should be changed. If
it is coiled tightly the pig is healthy
and happy,
A slight fire occurred at the resi-
dence of MIRO. F. Williams, in North
Martinsburg, on Sunday morning
last. A portion of the roof was
burned, but the fire was extinguish.
ed before much damage was done.
No alarm was turned in.
A party of men and boys have dis
covered and partly explored cave
along the Potomac River, near
Sharpsburg. The cave contains
several large rooms, in one of which
a number of bones, supposed to be
those of Indians, were found.
Sam Jones, who has announced
himself as a candidate for the Gov.
ernorship of Georgia, says the plat
form on which he stands and has
stood for twenty years and more is
simply unadulterated, unpurchase.
able, unbulldozable manhood.
Mr.. E. G. Henshaw, of Hedges
vile, is pushing the project of pike
from that place to this city. II the
farmers along the road will give
some financial assistance, with what
appropriation can be gotten from the
County Court, the pike will be an
assured fact.
A subscriber wrote to the editor
of his local paper and enquired
"What ails my hens? Every morn
ing | find one or more of them keel.
ed over to rise no more.7 The reply
was "The hens are dead it is an
old complaint, and nothing can be
done except to bury them"