Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1899-01-14
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ton.
Mr.. Jas Hamill has resigned his
position at Hotel Evans, in Win
chester.
New Spindle Wagons from $500
up, for sale al JOHN HELLERs, West
King street,
In 1898 the shipments of coal on
the canal to Williamsport aggregated
LOG, 4Sl tons.
Mr.. W. H. Polling has moved in
TO the Louise OF Mrs. Morgan on
Raleigh street.
The attendance at the Legislature
and Bar Association, next week,
will be unusually large.
Rev. E. +. Weaver, former Mar
iinsburg boy, preached at st.
Thomas, Pa, last Sunday.
Mr.. Robt. Greer has resigned his
position as city salesman for the j.
II. Miller g. Sons wholesale house.
Mr.. John Hedges died at the
home of his brother, Mr.. Decatur
Hedges, in Falling Waters district
on Monday last.
Mr.. G. J. Thomas and daughters,
Sallie and Nellie, are confined to
their beds with grip, at their b. me
on South Raleigh St.
Good time to sell the canal. 1t
is frozen over and would furnish
good quantity of ice before the car
rying business begins.
Mr.. Edward j. Cunning has re-
signed his position with the Thomp-
son Bros printing house and will
leave their service today.
What on earth is more delight
full than the fifteen minutes of sleep
that we steal after we know we
ought to get up in the morning.
If YOU want some fine oysters on
the half shell you can find them at
Strausner's, and James Allen can
open them up to you in good order
and kindly way.
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.
The commissioner of internal
revenue has ruled that deeds of
trust are subject to internal revenue
tax, the latter being imposed on
value OF land conveyed.
Miss Catharine Childs died Sun
day night at the home of Sheriff
Smith of typhoid fever aged about
IS years. The funeral took place
Tuesday afternoon at Tuscarora.
If you would attend one of the
hest sales ever held in this county,
90 t. the Gold sale at Bunker Hill
on next Tuesday, II inst. Read the
advertisement. Everything you
want to buy is there.
No use sending men to work up
a bond scheme for the town. Let
the Council prepare the bill aid
send it to Mr.. Cushwa for prompt
action. That is his business, aud
he will be glad to attend to it.
Mr.. ]. F. Keedy and Miss Ida
Luke, both Of this city, were mar
ried Tuesday evening at $50 at the
residence of the bride, by Rev. Cru
Yer. The walters were Mr.. G. G.
Williams and Miss Maggie Boyd.
Mrs. Benjamin Fizer, an aged and
respected citizen OF this county, died
Tuesday noon at her home near van.
cleyesyille, of consumption. The
funeral services were held Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock at Mt. Zion
church.
A rural subscriber asks: "Do hogs
pay?" We know that a good many
don't. They take the paper several
years and have the postmaster send
it back marked "refused." Such
breed is usually two-legged and un-
profitable.
Burglarizing continues, and the
harvest has not proved beneficial to
the marauders, as but little booty
has been carried away. People are
getting wakeful, and some one will
yet wake up man who will mark
the despoiler.
Mr.. Joseph Daniel Fry died We'd
nesday evening at 6.45, at his home
near Middleway, W. Va, after a
short illness. Mr.. Fry was we'll
known in this city. The funeral
took place Friday morning at 1l.30
o'clock, at Middleway.
Jas. A. Jones, OF Hagerstown, aged
81 years, issues a challenge to walk
200 miles against all newcomers.
Mr.. Jones has record as a walker.
lie once stepped chip oil I'll miles
without making a break and says he
can now go 5 miles an hour on an
average for day.
Mr. John Dean has resigned his
position as town salesman for the
Eyans-Shaffer Grocer Company, and
has accepted similar position with
the J. II. Miller & Son wholesale
house. Mr.. Chas Shipper has also
accepted a position as shipping
clerk with the same firm.
Another hot box occurred at the
electric light house Wednesday
night, but this time it only affected
the Main street circuit. The acct
dent was similar to the one on Sat-
urday night. The company is meet.
ing with great difficulty in getting