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INDEPENDENT. J. NELSON WISNER, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. North <iueen st„ Martllisburg, W. Va. I’ublished every Saturday, at Martins burg, W. Va., at #2 per annum In advance. Terms for Transient. Advertising: One inch (10 lines) 1 time.$1 00 Each subsequent insertion, ....... 80 Standing advertisements West Virginia Press Association Kates, Class ‘‘E,” on a basis of SO cents per inch, per month,num ber of inches and months, entitled to rea sonable discount. #W*special positions 25 to 33% percent additional. TUIB n A BED 1« on i’lilli.dclphlu B flJO HAf s-fl1*1 lh" b''-l'»pcr Adver I ta)r. I 5LBl? ti-iUK S,-■ IK v ( f Mwwr*. W. W. AVER &SOH. our uutiiu riicd agents. SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 188G. We expect lively times in thocom- i ing campaign for Congress, State Senators and members of the House of Delegates. Wc 'b’sire to inform! the average politician and would-be i :‘l Ion's.” that thq Independent ex- ’ poets to stir up the fire and enjoy | the amusement. I’iie gross receipts of tiic New York and Brooklyn bridge for the year ending May 31 were $680,466, an increase of $115,122 over the pre vious year. It is expected that within a year and a-lialf the bridge will earn $3,000 a day. During the year 25,082,581 persons crossed the bridge, and of these 21,843,250 used the railroad. Any newspaper man who will fal sify Rowell’s American Newspaper Directory to bolster up a claim for circulation must be hard pushed for backing. The Independent refers to the Directory for the truth of the statement, and denies that the true .statement has been used by the local grabber. The attention of our neighbor of the /Statesman who lias been writing such thrilling editorials, denouncing the principles of protection, and the attehtion of his democratic ally over the post-office, is specially directed to the action of Sam Randall and thirty-four others, who helped bury ; Morrison's free trade or reductive taviu h<ll hi the House of Represen tatives on Thursday last. The vote stood 140 for and 151 against. .1 SEEDED REFOIiyr. To a stranger, visiting for tho first ' time Berkeley county, there at once j arise mingled feelings of pleasure j and admiration. As the eye reach- j ing out over beautiful landscape, va ried in feature, now resting upon bill, I now stretching over meadow, verdant with the- beautiful gifts of 1 leaven, an impellent thought occupies his mind | Tie naturally inquires into the educa tional facilities afforded t j tho youth of the county. But here let us pause for shame, as the desired information impresses itself upon his sensorium. It is too true that the progress of tho county, physically, is far in advance of its mental attainments. Civiliza tion demands that physical art and education keep abreast of each other; for as the latter is supplemental to the former, so the former is tho com plement of the latter, or rather such is tho relation the one ought to sus tain to the other’, that the two should be so intimately blended, that to speak of one, is to imply the other, and to separate one is to lose sight of the other. When such relations are verified, their combined strength and importance are instantly recognized. But triate dictu, with us it is a breach of the required custom that calls for a unity of art and education. Who is to blame ? Surely not the teacher, who is employed to instruct his pu pils seven or eight months, propor tionally to his meager salary of thirty dollars per month, hence it follows from this that the ^higher the salary the greater the access to skilled in structors; consequently the more rapid the advancement under his re gime. Berkeley county, relatively speaking, is iu advance of many other counties of our State, which fact, of itself, is not in any manner an atone ment for her seemingly penurious ness. Her agricultural districts rank favorably with those of other States ; her farmers are generally men of means, hence it is legitimate to pre sumo that she can never be pauper ized bv lending assistance to educa tional institutions, with what measure she motes, it will be meted out to her. | The succour that she bestows will be as it were, a never-failing spring of ; comforts, such as education alone can give. It will enable her progeny to grasp more understandingly the solu tion of social and labor problems which recently have shaken the foun dations of our social structure, even to the injury thereof. ^ The Maxwell C ase. g-r. Loris, June 15.—The time was extended until Thursday next for the preparation of affidavits in support of the m^on for a new trial in the Maxwell case. Argument will be heard Saturday next. Tax Levy C ompleted Cumberland, Md., June 15.—’i'he county commissioners completed the tax levy to-day. The basis is $17, 818,000. a reduction of $80,000 from year, but the tax rate is three cents lower. It is o.1 ^ cents on the $100, making, with the 18,j( cents, $i on the $100. Horrible Suicide. Newbuuu, N. Y., June 15.— a Fin j lander named Matthew Master, de- i liberately placed himself in front of a West Shore construction train at | New Windsor, lie got down on his hands and knees and coolly laid his head on the rail just as the train reached him. His head was crush ed and his hands and feet were cut ofr. He was employed in the brick yards. (’illling All'rny Frederick, Mr, June 15.—Two colored tnen named James Rogers and George Barnes became involved in a quarrel at a late hour last night on All Saints street, Frederick, and the latter was seriously cut several times in the breast and abdomen with a large pocket knife in the hands of Rogers. The difliuclty, it is understood, grew out of some differences arising in the colored Kilpatrick Grand Army Post, in which organization both men were members. Rogers claimed that in the heat of the quarrel Barnes drew a pistol and attempted several times to Are at him, but was unable to do so. This charge the latter denies. Rogers voluntarily called at the ollice of Justice Beasant at an early hour this morning, and after prefer ring charges against Barnes, stated that lie desired also to submit his own case. He was subsequently ar rested and committed to jail for a hearing on Friday next Barnes is reported to be in a precarious con dition. A Woollen Malirc^ Factory llurniMl. Chicago, Ili.., June 14.—Payne, Perrin & Menzies mattress factory at twenty-fourth and Butler streets, was totally destroyed bv lire this afternoon, and it was reported at the alarm office that three of the female employes had lost their lives. The building was a three story frame structure of flimsy build. It was filled with the most inflammable ma terial, and the flames spread with fearful rapidity. The blaze originat ed among the machinery. When the j engines got to the scene, the employ - i os, of whom there were a large num ber, had to floe for their lives. A number of girls were in a room in one corner of the building. Finding escape shut off they had to jump to save themselves. Two were very seriously hurt. It is greatly feared that a large number of employes are in the ruins. As soon as the fire was under control the firemen com menced a search. I p to a late hour ! no evidence of bodies in the ruins ■ were discovered. Dying on their Wedding Trip. New Yuan, June 15.—On June the 10th a young couple engaged room 25 on the second floor of the Sturte vant House, and were registered as Winfield Lee Compton and wife, of Kansas City, Mo. He was twenty four years old, and she was about three years younger. This after noon the otliee bell was rung from room 25, which the young couple have closely retained since their ar rival. Hut when the bell boy re '' sponded and rapped at the door, I there was no response. After re j peated lappings on the door with no i sound from within, the carpenter was summoned, and with an ax burst open the door. Hotli Comp ton and his wife lay side-by-side on the floor. She had been shot in the back of the head, and was dying when the attendants entered. lie ! was conscious for a moment, and asked that a doctor be sent for. In his hand was a revolver. There were bullet wounds in his head and breast, but not necessarily fatal. | An ambulance was sent for,but before it came the woman was dead. There are indications that the pair were on their wedding trip, and the inscrip tion in her ring indicated that they had been married June 2d. The j bell knob in the room was bloody, indicating that the shooting was i done before the bell was rung. The School*. During the past week the Female Col leges and Seminaries of learning, where in some of our citizens are interested through their daughter’s attendance, closed for the year with the usual ap propriate and interesting exercises. On ! Saturday of last week, Norwood Insti | tute, Washington, D. C., Prof, and Mrs Wm. D. Cabell held the commencement ; exercises in Marini’s Hall. The Ma j rine Band, led by Prof. Sousa, furnish | ed choice music. Rev. Dr. W. A. Bartlett, of N. Y. Ave. Presbyterian ; church, made the opening prayer, and Hon. W. C. P. Breckenridge, of Ken tucky, the address, and Rev. Mr. Elli j ott, of the Church of the Ascension,the j benediction. It was a gathering of the learned and leading people of Washing j ton. The address, by Mr. Breckenridge, was full of terse and sensible sentences. One we remember was, “that he knew noth'mg.of woman’s rights, but he did of woman’s duty and he firmly believ ed that every woman who did her duty, generally got all her rights.” He was in favor of the broadest and fullest cul ture ,,,u* of tlie inost ,iberaI indepen dence in e'rr.v bonorable Ration of life for a livelihood. ^ ^'*3 school Miss Anna E. Wisner spent u.,ai session of 1885 and 1886. The closing exercises of Wilson Col lege, Chambersburg, occurred on Wed nesday last, and was attended by Mr. Wm. T. Stewart, of this town, where his daughter, Miss Belle, together with Miss Lorena Flick, daughter of Gene ral Flick, have been students for the past year. Mr. S. reports the exercises as demonstrating, thorough and com plete educational principles, and com mends the essays read by the young la dies as developing excellent culture and sound mental training. Last but not least by any means, on last Thursday evening came the exer cises of our own local institution, The Berkeley Female Seminary. As usual it was a complete success. The opening prayer was by Uev. F. M. Woods, of the Presbyterian church, and the reading of the annual report and the benediction by Itev. R. I). Holler, of the Epi. copal church. The instrumental pieces were by Misses Fairy Fltz, Ida Weil, Mary Stribling, Sue Strlhling, Lizzie Leigh, Daisy Hedges, Nellie Duval, Jane Faulkner, Lillie Cleudening, Fannie Chenoweth, Bessie Porterfield, Lizzie Colston, Nell Bowers, Mary Bowers and Master Eddie Horner. All showed that careful training so peculiar and general to their accomplished instructress, Miss Mary Lou Hunter, as has been testified to by the learned classical professors of the colleges and seminaries where her most advanced pupils have always been highly complimented for proficieucy. The recitations were as follows: “Bi jail’s story,” by Fannie Frazer; “Cabin Philosophy,” by Mary N. Wisner; “The Old Ways and the New,” by Georgia Jefferson,and were excellent recitations of choice and telling poems. The orig inal compositions were by Miss Daisy Hedges, subject, “Thoughts on Gray’s Elegy,” and on “Old School Books,” by Miss Mary Abell, and “Reminiscences” by Miss A. Kate Wisner. These young ladies acquitted themselves very credit ably to themselves and to their cultured preceptress and principal, Miss Bettie J. Hunter. The absence of the co-princi pal, Mrs. P. R. Harrison, by the bedside of a sick daughter and seriously ill son in-law (Rev. Mr. Washburne,) caused sympathetic comment and earnest wish es for the restoration to health of her loved ones. Mr- H. A. Riddle, in the absence of Major Hunter, had charge of the exercises, and though as lie stated lie was rusty in French, etc., yet as us ual he filled the position to the full per formance of every requirement. The collection of (lowers in a body be fore distribution was one of the most ! beautiful ever seen here. We cheerfully commend this Semi nary to the patronage of our people. _ - • - -— Council Pkockkdings. — Special ses sion. June 10. All couneilmen present ex cept Mr. IJnthicum. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. Chairman Market-house committee re ported the following which was received and adopted: That theeommittee employ Joseph Messman to repair and clean old town-clock at a cost not to exceed $15. And that he l>eemployed to wind and keep said elock in repairs at standard time at $30 per year, provided he guarantees to keep it in good running order for live years. Petition of butchers and business men, recommending that the attendance at mar ket by butchers, be made compulsory. Also that farmers, truckers and huck sters be allowed to peddle aud sell on the streets all day alter market hours. Water Board met Jtine 15th, and report ed to council, after which it was ordered ! that 150 feet of water pipe be put in on Strine Avenue, east of X. Queen street Also that public hydrant bn corner Charles ! and Martin streets, he moved 280 feet fur | ther West on Martin street. Trenches to j be given out to lowest bidder. Received and adopted. on motion Mayor and Engineer Shatter ! authorized to purchase 12 shade trees, ' to bo planted around the water works the coming fall. On motion ordinance committee Instnie : ed to draft ordinance prohibiting the use 1 of c.it and rat rides within the limits of 1 the town. Also governing streets ns tc the use by traction engines. On motion Mayor instructed to notify James m. Homrlcli and Smith Gardner tc have gutters laid in front of their proper ty on >V. John street. Complaint of street being blockaded by machinery etc., in front of .J. W. Dodd's place of business on King street. Alsool foul water running from St.Clair Hotel in to sewer leading to John street. Placed in the hands of Nuisance committee to have same abated, and if not done Immediately, Mayor to be notified. On motion Sergeant Wilen notified to ad vertise public rental of stalls and stands, in and around market-house, June 26tb. City market to be opened Thursday, July 1st. Adjourned. Rational Enjoyment—A Lawn Festival and a Musical Feast.— Our people stick too much to the grind stone of routine labor and every day ne : cessities. They do not take moments ; enough in resting by the wayside, nor are sufficient agreeable opportunities of fered therefor. Here now, is offered the time and the occasion for a few hours’ of solid comfort and rational enjoy ment—where the husbands and wives, with their children, the young gentle men and young ladies can meet, con verse, enjoy substantial refreshments, and partake of the sweets of a select mu sical entertainment. We refer to a ’awn festival to bo held on the green sward under the branches of the grand old trees of Boydville, on next Friday evening, by the ladies of the Pres byterian Church of Martinsburg. Such an opportunity ia seldom offered, and will surely receive the attendance of our intelligent people. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no rest, no recreation J no enjoyment, will wear away the stoutest and the best life before it should behalf spent. We would like to see our people generally attend on this occasion to such an extent that the spacious grounds will be filled by those resting and enjoying themselves. The refresii ments to be s a ved will consist of all delicacies incident to the season, and will he specially described on printed sheets. The musical treat will consist of cornet, piano and violin solos, duets, choruses, &c. The proceeds of the en tire entertainment will be used by the ladies for the benefit of their church work, an object always worthy and mer itorious. To partially defray expen ses as well a3 to properly recognize the special use of the lawn for the evening, a small admittance fee will be charged at the gate. To accommoda'e all, es pecially the little folks, the gates will be opened at 5 p. m., and will continue open until a reasonable hour for proper closing. We have no doubt the ladies of the church will greet with welcome the people of all denominations, and will be glad to see all the merchants and business men of our community and their families. We extend our best wishes and anticipate for ourselves and for all who may attend, a very happy and pleasant eveniug. lllomly Talk i'rom iiiarchislM. Chicago, June 15.—At one of the open-air resorts on Clayborn avenue a socialistic organization lately form ed under the title “The Brothers of the Bed Cross” held a meeting and picnic yesterday. Anarchy,nihilism, revolt and plunder were advocated. Not a policeman appeared, nor was the meeting in any way molested. Nearly all the speakers were from abroad, for the very good reason that Chicago’s oratorical revolution ists are in jail or under cover. Among them were Gustave Brinke, of St. Louis, and Earnest M. Freg haum, of Brooklyn. Emil Nerplanck said : “What is law ? Law is the code of tyranny. What are the police ? They are the minions of the law; they are the arch-tyrants. God ! how I exult in Chicago’s heroic deeds of the night of May 4! Would that you had i been better prepared and that your engines of destruction had been more numerous. But the next time —that next time which is swiftly coming—we will tear t.he livery from these dogs of oppression and | hurl their barred and grated citadels i in the dust.” Thomas muraocK, oi mew lorw, ! said : “I gnash my teeth with un availing rage when I think of the ! brave and noble heroes penned in , the prison of Chicago. Surrendered i to their enemies, their strait is des perate and their threatened fate most terrible. O, that we must tlmr sit idly by and contemplate these out rages ! But our day of reckoning will come, and the tyrants one and all must fall. That doubled-dyed ! fiend incarnate Schaaick merits the most hideous and appalling penalty, and he will get it, too, if liberty I ever claims her own.” It is understood that another meet ing of the same character will be held next Sunday and the spirit of anarchy will thus be kept alive dur | mg the “dark days.” To lie Hanged. Harrisburg, Pa., June 15.—Gov ernor I’attison has issued a warrant for the execution of Michael Metz, j alias Michele Mezzi, in Fayette coun ty, on the 12th of August. The I doomed man shot Rocco Convidenti I last fall and robbed him of $150 and ! other ai tides. DIED. JE*rHalt raUt—Jtve rente per line—for Obituary Iff> bfyond thtvtUAl announcetnsni. At hi•; home in Falling Waters District, ! June 15th, 1***;. of inflammation of the ] bowels, Mr. William Davib, aged t>8 . The Connelsville coke trouble was settled yesterday' and work will be resumed to-day. The large stock of fireworks in the store of S. O. Barnum & Son, Buffa lo, N. Y., exploded yesterday. The explosion was followed by a fire which gutted the building. Loss about $7,000. -m ■ • m - PHILADELPHIA MARKETS. Reported by EVA.TSTS BE. os., (PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCHANTS,) i No 50 North Water Street, Philad’a, Pa. Rutter, Eggs, Poultry, Cheese and all kinds of Country Produce, j Quick Sales, Good Prices, Prompt Deturns t&-They have one of the finest Rffrte rn tors and Storage Rooms in the City. Price Current, Subject to Market Fluc tuations. Philadelphia, 1*a., May 12th, ISsO. EGGS. Eggs, per dozen.12@14 POULTRY. Poultry, live,per ft, . 7@13 •• t*@io “ dressed “ 114412 Chickens “ “ 8(425 WOOL. Tub Washed, per tb,.2S@30 Unwashed, “ 18@20 STOCK. Calves, per lb, . 4@7 Sheep, u . 4@5 Lambs, “ 3.00@4.50 Cattle,live1* .. 5@6 Pigs, “ “ 9@10 TlYLOICS MACKINAWS. GETTINGERAt HOKE have just re ceived a full line of these justly celebrated goods, and sell them at city prices. They are certainly, to those wanting a good are tide, the CHEAPEST goods in the mar ket. NEW lino of Wedding Rrcsosts. See them at HYDE’S JEWELRY STOKE. m29 tf. JBarli. Hark. 500 TONS wanted for spot cash at C. P, HERRING, Cor. Queen and Martin Sts. HOW is it that tho ladies all go to tho BLUE FRONT-BLUE FRONT for fit o shoes. BARGAINS in Calf, Kip and Coarse Boots. A largo lot of them bought at Bankrupt sale at a groat sacrifice. Will bo closed out at 50c to SI a pair less than regular prices, at GETTINGER & HOKE’S. j^rorrid^ Stockholders Meeting -o NOT having a quorum present at the last called meeting, the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Martinsburg Manufac turing Company, for theelection of officers, will be held at the office of the president, Mr. C. P- Mattha'd, on Tbursdayj June 24, at 2 o’clock p. m., in accordance with the pro visions of the constitution. It W. II. TISKE, Secy. Public Rental —OF— Market Stalls. THE Butcher Stalls in the Market-house and the wagon stands around it will he rent ed at public rental on Saturday morning, JUNE 26, 1886, at 10o’clock, a. m., for one year from July Is*, 1886. The market will he opened again Thursday morning, July 1st, at which time the Market Ordinance will g<> into effect. Market hours from 5 to 8 o’clock a ra. By order of Mayor and Council. j!9 2t. H. WILEN, Sergeant. PROF. CHS. Ll'DWIG VON SEEGEB, Professor of Medicine at the Itoyal Uni versity; Knight of the Itoyal Austrian Order of the 'Iron Crown; Knight Com mander of the Itoyal Spanish Order of Isabella; Knight of the Itoyal Prussian Order of the lted Eagle; Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, Ac., Ac., says: “LIEBIG CO S COCA BEEF TONIC should not be confounded with the horde of trashy cure alls. It is in no sense of the word a patent remedy. 1 am thoroughly conversant with its inode of preparation and know it to he not only a legitimate pharmaceutical product, but also worthy of the high commendations it lias received in all parts of (lie world. It contains es sence of Beef, Coca, Quinine, Iron and Cal isayn, which are dissolved in pure genuine Spanish Imperial Crown Sherry. ’ Invaluable to all who avo Run Down, Nervous, Dyspeptic, Bilious, Malarious or afflicted with weak kidneys. BKWARF. | OF IMITATIONS. Ill:IS MAJESTY’S FAVORITE COSMETIC GLVl'ERliiB. Used bu Her Itoyal Highness, the Prin cess of Wales and tie* nobility. For the skin. Complexion, eruptions. Chapping, Roughness. $1.00. Of druggists. LIEBIG CO’S Genuine Syrup of Sarsaparilla i is guaranteed as tin,* Ix st Sarsaparilla in the market. .V Y. Depot, IRS MURRAY ST. i June 19 'SO ly. DYSPEPSIA ; £s a dangerous a0 well as distressing complaint. If j neglected, it tend*?, by impairing nutrition, and de pressing the tone of the system, to prepare the way j for Rapid Decline. -THE | ^ „ BEST TONIC ? tfuickjy and completely C’nroH Dyspepsia in all its forms. Heartburn, IlHching, Tasting tlio rood* etc. it enriches and purifies the blood.stimu lates the appetite, and aids the assimilation of food. ltEV. J. T. Rossiter. the honored pastor of the First Reformed Church, Baltimore. Md.. says: Ilavtog used Brown’s lion Bitters for Dyspepsia and indigestion I take great pleasure in recom mending it highly. Also consider it a splendid tonic and invigorator. and very strengthening ” Hon. Josjeph V. Suit, Judgn of Circuit Court. Clinton Co.. Ind., Bays: I bear most cheerful juony to tbo efficacy of Brown’s Iron Bitters fur Dyspepsia, and as a tonic.” Genuine haa above Trade Mark and crossed red linn on wrapper, Take no other. Made only by lilillWS lUtlUUbtd, HAL'ilifOHt; Hi*. 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