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INDEPENDENT J. NELSON WISNER. EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. 'iertli Queen M., lHarttnsburg, W. Va. Published every Saturday, at Martlns bur;?, W. Va., at $2 per annum in advance. Terms for Transient Advertising: One Inch (10 lineal 1 time $1 on <Jach 8UhsL‘i|iient insertion. on Standi”*? advertisements West Virginia Press Association Rates, Class “Ii,” on a basis of 80 cents per inch, per month,num ber of inches and months, entitled to rea sonable discount. ftKgt-Special positions 25 to : percent additional. P'g pr ■ • ■" wAvTa * • SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1888. ■ ---- Lightning struck the Capitol at Washington on Wednesday last. For a while there were many frightened legislators. The patent on the Bell Telephone has been sustained by the Supreme Court of the United States, three of the judges dissenting. This community in the past few weeks has been sevcrtdy visited by death and sudden allliction; and grief and sadness aro in many households. The aged and middle aged seem to be the principal targets for the grim visitor in his unexpected and fatal attacks. THANKS. The reporter of the Baltimore Sun, Mr. Harold F. West, who attended the recent conference here as the rep resentative of that Luminary, com pleted his labors with a very lengthy and complimentary notice oi Mar tinsburg, her people, manufactures, &c. For his words of praise and commendation we on behalf of our people, and specially for the readers of the Independent, return thanks and extend *i hearty invitation to call again. RA 11Ain A I) EXTENSION. Tlie interest being exhibited by the people in the (lerardstown section and the Bunker Hill section of the county, relative to the route ol the proposed extension of the ('. V. & Martinsburg Railroad, is very com mendable. We love to see people wide awake in enterprise ami watch ful of their local interests. Which ever way the road goes, it is sure to carry with it not only accommoda tion of transit, but many benefits. It will carry outproduce, marketing, timber, and all articles that the peo ple have for sale, and it will bring into them, coal, Hour, merchandise Ahd manufactures at lessened cost, and place it right at their doors. The benefits will be numerous. No won der, therefore, that these sections are in friendly rivalry,each offering in ducements for the road. \\ e under stand that the difference in distance I is so small, that of itself it. cannot be advanced as an argument in favor of either route. We do not know which is the best, but like other people, in whichever section we lived, we would ■ want it along our way. COUNT!NO TllE CHICKENS Every now and then we lind an in terview of some Senator or leading politician, republican or democratic, | in which figures arc given of this, that or another democratic or repub lican majority at ihe coming elec tion. Each one colors to suit him self. Each one is prophetic of the future, and knows just how many votes will be polled and what the majority will be. W hat lolly Neith er one knows, and cannot possibly know what will occur tomorrow, next week, next month or next fall. They :*•- arc r!1 irnjsscs, with the hearts wishes piled on t<»'tTt<\ mrasuic. Our own townsman, Senatoi’**k*ulkner, has been indulging in a scanN^with * a reporter of the \\ heeling h Looking from the inside, outwardly, l and through the lioro cope ns he casts it, he says : “West "Virginia,"’ says Mr. Faulk- | 4 uer, “is always Democratic v. nen we , choose to make her so, * * * * “This year, without exerting our- j | selves in the least, wo shall probably ! I irive Mr. Cleveland about S.ouo 1 joritv.” i The first remark, if true, “when wo ; | choose to make her so,’ implies a [ power and domination over tue pco. I; pie of the State, that they are not' likely to admit and therefore wc doubt if the Senator made such re mark* or assumed such power, of making. The second remark in ref ere nee to 8,000 majority for Cleve land. if correellv reported, can be compared to t he recent failure of the weather bureau to report the coining of the blizzard. Hut the blizzard arrived and such an event may oc cur in polities—uriforseen, but oc murine nevertheless. To all politic ians end prognosticators however, tin-re is an old saying very appro priate, very timely, verv wise and very safe, viz : ‘‘Never count your chickens before they are hatched. ’ ADDITIONAL LOCALS. A large number of citizens of this county met at the court house last Saturday afternoon, pursuant to the call issued by Mr. Alex. Parka,chair man of the committee, for t,he pur 1 pose of forming a Berkeley county Immigration and Development As sociation, to co-operate with the sim ilar organizations being formed in other counties of the State. A fter calling the meeting to order and ex plaining its object, Mr. George W. Feidt was called to the chair and presided during the meeting, Capt. W. B. Colston, secretary. On mo tion of Mr. Parks committees on permanent organization, finance and resolutions were appointed as follows: Organization.—M. Lamon. Samu el Gold, Chas. Miller, W. T. Noll, B. F. Brady, II. J. Seibert, Alex. Parks, Geo. Vanmeter, W. H. II. Flick, Geo. T. Kreglow, A. .Tanney, J. V. Guinn and 1). A Beard. Resolutions—E. Boyd Faulkner, Capt. W. B. Colston, John Matthews, Luther Seibert, John II. Weddle, Geo. M. Bowers and C. W. Doll. Finance_Major J. H. Bristor, C. M. McDowell, E. II Lamar, Robert Lamon and C. It. Hollis. The committee on organization drafted a constitution and by-laws, and nominated the following oflleera who were elected: Alex. Parks, president; G. M. Lamon, Clias. H. Miller, Benj. F. Brady, W. 11. II. Flick, A. J. Thomas, Geo. T. Kreglow and Aquilla Janney, vice-presidents; Lee M. Bender, secretary and W. 1'. Noll, treasurer. Resolutions were adopted declar ing that the citizens of Berkeley County recognized the importance of the movement inaugurated by the Wheeling Convention of Feb. 29th, and as Berkeley County desired to share in the benefits that would be received, it proposed to do its share in developing and bringing West Virginia prominently before the peo ple of the country. The finance committee resolved that each member of the committee and each vice-president of the ssver al districts of the county personally solicit subscriptions to the auxiliary fund of the association and that sub scription lists be placed in proper places and assistance he asked from the county court. On motion of Mr. Parksthe thanks of the association Were tendered the city newspapers, to Mr. II. E. West, of the Baltimore Sun, aud to Mr. E. II. Lamar, for their courtesy in at tending the meeting and reporting its proceedings. The meeting was then formally adjourned. Colonel VVm. Leigh. At .n regular meeting of The Rough and Heady Vigilance Associ ation held on Saturday, March 10th, 1888, the following resolutions were adopted : Whereas, It has pleased Almigh ty God, in Ilis wisdom, to take from our midst Jan. 20th, 1888, Col. \\ m. Leigh, who was erer atrue and faith till member ; therefore I e it Rewired, That we tender to the bereaved family of our departed com rade our heartfelt sympathy, and commend them to the care ot Him, who has promised to be a friend to the widow and the fatherless. Resolved, That these resolutions be entered upon the minutes and a copy sent to the family of the deceas ed, and also to the Martinsburg pa pers for publication, A. H. Porterfield, ) D. W. Snyder, Com. G. A. Means, ) Away down South in Dixie the peo ple use Stonobraker’s Liniment. They can buy it for 25 and 50 cents. Dead Letters.—The following is a list of letters remaining in t he Postoffice at Martinsburg, W. Va , Mar. 17th, and will be sent to the Dead Letter Office Mch. 31, if not called for. When call ing nay advertised. Win. Anders in, J. C Barcas, Mary V. Brown, Emma F. Daiulin, Mary Gibson, lava Hunter, Anna Kimble, Emma Kean.es, K. Kine, Wm. Kersh ner, Jim Kennedy, Jno. W. Miller, Mary Pine, Elias, lindy, Lydia F. Thompson, Mary Taylor (2), Laura V. Tabler, Mary Tabler, B. Vanhorn, Jake Vanmetre, .Jacob M. Vanmetre, Loren.; Welsh, J. \\. ^outz, Ida Ziler. W. B. Colston, P. M. Stricken with Paralysis.—We regret to announce that Hon. W- H. II. Flick was suddenly attacked with pa ralysis of the left arm arid leg on last Thursday night. He had been engaged with his partner, Mr. Westenhaver, in trying a case before the Mayor and town council, with Mr. J. N. Wisner corpor ation attorney opposing. The case was concluded about 10:30 r. m , and just as the council was perparing to consult as to tbeir finding, Mr. Flick fell from bis chair. Dr. McSherry, who was present as a member of the council, at once ren dered assistance and dispatched a mes senger for Dr. Myers, who has been Mr. F’s physician. Upon the arrival of Dr. Myers, they consulted and prescribed and had Mr. Flick taken to his home, the doctors remaining with him the most of the night. In a few moment* after the attack, Mr. Flick became per fectly conscious and was able to con verse rationally and intelligently. We trust his physical disability may only be temporary and that full vigor of health and st rength may ilfpidly return to him. 9tla^ic£>. M arch 21st 18*8. at the residence of the bride’s mother west Martin St., by Rev. K. <:. Holland, Mr. Lloyd Walker and Miss Lizzie Kastle,both of this city. ‘2Keb. On the morning of the 23d. inst., William T. Logan, aged 53 years and 6 months. The deceased was horn in Berkeley County and spent his boyhood days at Little Georgetown. lie conducted the New Em in this town from 1866 to 1873 when that paper and the Berkeley Union were merge! into the “Indkpbddbnt” and tie was associated with the present editor,until 1884, when he was suddenly stricken with paralysis and compelled thereby to retiie from active work, and has been a sufferer from that time until his death. He was devoted to journal ism and was very prominent fer years in the councils of the democratic party of tho State, and allied with its leaders iu dose bonds of personal friendship. He was highly esteemed and trusted by the citizens of this community and serv ed two terms as Mayor of this town. He was a member in good standing of the Masonic Lodge, Knights of Honor, Legion of Honor, Knights of Pythias and of the Fire Department. As a business associate and friend, we always found him kind, courageous, sympathize ing and trustworthy—a man of worth and merit, in counsel, in business and in the performance of duty. He will be remembered for these striking Qualities by all who knew him. A wife and four children are left to mourn his loss aud testify to his affection and worth as husband and father. He was a mem ber of the M. E. Church, South, and a faithful believer in and follower of the Christians Savior. His released spirit goes to the Great God iu Eternity freighted with the human testimony “Well done good and faithful Servant.” The funeral will be held on Monday a$ 2 r. m. At his homo in Martinsburg, W Va , March 16th., 1888, of Dropsy, Mr. Robert Wood. Tn St. Louis, Mo., March 17th, of dropsy, Mrs. Elisabeth Guinn, widow of Jeramiah Guinn, formerly of this county. March 10th, 1888, of pneumonia, Eugene Burkhart, infant son of Hubert C. and 8tie W. Burkhart, aged 11 months and 12 days. Too brisrht, too sweet, too dear for earth ly care. ' The idol of our hearts lias gone. (iod bless bis little boyish soul. We miss him each lone hour, Home. I -[-:•] HERRING’S HAPPY HIT ■111 SHIRT, What ! NEVER SAW IT! Where’ve you been ? Why, its the Town Talk that IIEMG’S HAPPY HIT SHIRT Has “hit” the other dealers so hard that they are knocked out acd cant sell any SHIRTS. There is only one objection to the It lasts too long. A man wear3 one all his life and hands it down to his sou. During the war “reinforcements” in front were always welcome; but “reinforcements” in the rear were doubly useful, to keep the faint-hearted from retreating. The "H. ii. {{•” is reinforced both front ami back and will keep you always braced up. In spite of the a ivwrce in the cost of ma terial, Dwight Anchor Muslin having ad vauced one cent per j ard, we still sell them j at the eld prices. I'NLAl'NDRIEI), 50 Cts. LAUNDR1ED, 75 Cts. C. P. HERRING, COll. MARTIN k QUEEN STS. M ARTINSKURG,-XV. VA. Fours Weekly Budget EASTER CARDS FREE. We Are Giving Away Beautiful EASTER CARDS EASTER™ BYES. Each Package contains Four Colors and will Dye Six Dozen Eggs. PRICE PER PACKAGE, WITH EASTER CARD, ONLY 10 CENTS. NO. I. FOUR LICHTCOLORS PINK, BLUE, GREEN YELLOW. NO- 2. TWO COLORS. ORANGE, RED, VIOLET, DK. GREEN These are the best Dyes for Col oring Easter Eggs ever made. They can also be used for making Iriks, coloringRibbons, Feathers, etc. Call and see samples. Bar Buy a Package at once, and get a beautiful Easter Card worth 10 cents, as a gift. FOUT’S. —ABOUT— EASTER TIMES nearly everybody’s Perfume bottle needs replenishing. Our Store is the place to get your Perfume, for we can furnish any odor wanted. LwcUe towers above all Perfumes in perma nence, fragrance and delicacy of odor. If you have no decided preference try LUCILE. You will be delight ed with it. Font’s Drug Store. 12 N. Queen St. imMTVH II ■ I !!■■! II II III I «J»MlHrM»«ll U ■ II—■ Cold March Spells _CANNOT CHILL The Interest Taken by the Public in the GRAND DISPLAY OF SPRING SHOES. —)(«)(— Eve tv body admits having never seen such a gigantic, stylish, exquisite anu beautiful collection of shoes. Although the weather lias been very unsettled since the month ‘Mareh’ed in, trade has been steady and good. AVe have had April showeisaiul pretty gleams of sunshiny-Mav-sort-ol weather last week, and you’ll see that this cold snap will make but an evanescent stay. As joyous Easter is only a little way oft, ATTRACTING WIDE SPREAD ATTENTION. -0)(0)(0 The bargain seekers seemed to have turn ed out in lull torce to avail themselves of the unequaled advantages to be derived from this sale. It does not take an expert to see that the very best hand made French Fair Shoes for men or French Kid for la dies arc being sold at one half their true value. There is a dead loss on each pair, not for us, but for the overstocked manu facturer who sacrillced his goods to us at away below actual value. _ o o o p o 0 0 0.00 CO C o o q_ Shoe Premiums One Ladies Solid Gold Watch. One Eight Day Metal Gold Lined Clock. One Triple Plate Silver Butter Dish. One Triple Pint.; Silver Cake Basket. One Triple Plate Silver Water Pitcher. ooooocoo ocoooooo Wm.T. STEW AET.Pms. | II. -V DEATKICK, V. i'KPS Geo. S. Hill, Cashier. —-—THE——— NATIONAL BANK —OF— MARTINSBURG. W. VA Organized 1865. Capital paid in...$ 100,000 Surplus Fund. 24,000 This Bank has one of the best and most conveniently arrange 1 Banking rooms in the State, with newsuel vault and the Corliss Sae A CENERAL BANKINC BUS INESS TRANSACTED Collections made on ail accessible poin ts. Exchange on all the principal cities ot Europe larnisbed on application. DIRECT0R03. Wm. T Stewart, H V . Deatrlck, Geo. M. Bowers Jacob M l er, 0 A Wever, M. A. Snodgrass, A R. McQu'fi 1 B. Lefievre, Decatur Hedges. Discount Day Tuesday Blank sale notes furnished free on applica tion. Feb. 11th. 1888. t ' ^ ' | Stop them for a time, and then have tliem re turn again. I mian A RADICAL CUKE. 1 have made the disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS, A life long study. I warrant my remedy to Cure the worst cases. Because others have lalledis no reason for not now receiving a cure. Bend at once for a treatise and a Free IIottlh of my Infallible Remedy. Give Kxpresa and Post Office. It costs you nothing for a trial, and It will cure you. Address H. C. ROOT. M. C. 183 Pearl St., NewYork Jan 21 8 mo OThe BUYERS’ GUIDE is issued March and Sept., each year. It is an ency clopedia of useful infor mation for all who pur chaso the luxuries or the necessities of life. Y/o can olothe you and furnish you | all the necessary nnd unnoc: I appliances to ride, walk, danco. dace, [ oat, fish, hunt, work, go to >*' ” or stay at homo, and in various i.i. c . styles and quantities. Just figure i what is required to do all these ‘ C0MF0RTA8LY, and you can make a ; j estimate of the value of the BUYEiii!' GUIDE, which will bo sent upon receipt of 10 cents to pay postage, MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. 111-114 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, 11L mar3,13t TRUSTEES SALE —OF— VALUABLE REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAij PROPERTY IN liERKKLE\ CO. —X-O-X — By virtue ot a Deed of Trust executed by Marv A. Fearis,and recorded in the Clerk's Office of the County Court of Berkeley County, W. Va., in D( eil Book No. <>•, pages 528and 529, to the undersigned as Trustee, to secure the payment oi a note therein mentioned, payable to John F. Smith, (and hv an order of said Mary A. Fearis dated March 2nd, 1888,) 1 will offer at public sale on the premises, on Saturday, Mar. 31 88 at It o'clock A M, the billowing property conveyed in said deed ot trust, viz .• 1st, the farm on which the said Mary A. Fearis now resides, containing 120 A CUES, more or less, 1 \ ing iu Mi 11 t reeiv District, Berkeley County, U . Va., about 2W miles from Darkesvlll’c and Bunker Ilill, Berke ley Ccuntv, on a road leading from Middle way to Darkesville. the improvements consists of a womb u Dwelling House, Corn House, Burn and other out buildings, and a spring of good w ater near the house. The land is good quality slate-stone land, convenient to school, mill and churches, and has a fair proportion of Timber. All of said Marv A. Fearis- i•ersoi.nl property, comoyid by said ih-ed ( l trust, consisting tit | art as follows: tine Mare, I wo * tws. Five (Shouts, Two Yearling Cubes, .he. TERMS.—1The land will he s dd lor one third cash, the balance m two equ .1 annu al instalments, ►ecuml ny bonds with good secltritv, bearing intcicst imni day ol sale; the deed to be retained until the bonds are fully paid, hut should the pur chaser desire it he may pay all cash on day of sale, as per terms proscribed in deed ot trust. The personal property "ill he sold for cash (j. M. DeL. 8M111I. March 3, 1888. _ Consumption Surely Cured. To the Ki’tTOK.— Please inform your readers that 1 have a positive remedy for the above named disease. By its timely use thousands of hopeless cases have been permanently erred. I shall be glad to send two bottles’of my remedy frkk to any or vour readers who have consumption it they will send me their express and post mice address. Respectfully, T. A. SIAM CM. M. C. 181 Pearl St. N A . SALESNEX WASTED To sell Nursery Stock. Permanent em ployment and good salary to honest, ener getic men. The business is easily learned. IFe grow all the reliable new varieties of Fruit and Ornumentnl Trees. Write for terms. _ IIOOPKR, 15RO. & THOMAS, Established 1853, B EST ( HESTER, PA. .Maple Avenue Nurseries. PRINTING PRESSES, Type, Inks Printing Material Of Every Deacription. JOHNS^PON «Sc CO., 214 & 216 Locust St., HARRISBURG, PA. COIDUIPQ NDINC K^SQt.lCITEO. NOTICK. The books of II. C. Derry & Co. must be closed up and all persons knowing themselves indebted to the late firm will please come forward and make im mediate settlement. Respectfully, ' H. C. Berry. March 10, *88, 3t. ••The Greatest Core on Earth for Pain.” Will re lie re more quickly than any other known rem ^ e<fy. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Swellings, Stiff Neck, Bruises, Bums, Scalds, Cats, Lumba go, Pleurisy, Hores. Frost-bites, Backache, vuinsy, Sore Throat, 8daticn. Wounds, Headache, Toothache, Sprains, etc. lYice eta a bottle. Sold by ail __ Irogglstt. Caution.—The gen n ■SS-UlP'ui ns Saltation Oil bears oar registered Trade-Mark, and our fae-sirulle signature. A. C. Meyor it I'a, Sole Proprietors, Baltimore, Md.t U. S. A. DR. BOLL’S COUCH SYRUP For the cure of Cough*,Colds,Hoarse n«u, Croup, Asthma, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough, Incipient Consump tion, and for the relief of Consump tive persons in advanced stages of the Disease. For Sale by all Drug gists. Prioe 26 Cent* a Bottle. Smoke Liuii*'. C'obok t'l(aKttri Tor fatarrbI-rlce le » u. Sold by all druggist*. CORNING CARRIAGE CO:: ' Corning, N. Y. (-to:-) —BUILDERS OF— s pi x dl K hodY SI DE BAR BHEEIEI AND SURVEYS (JO—0:) Our Spindle Body Buggy is light, yet strong and durable: easy of access, and altogether the BEST and £2013 ^ MOST A TTBA CTIVE HOAD WAOoN on tlie market. Our Spindle Body Surrey is the NEATEST VEHICLE ON WHEELS. (—505—) All wagons with or without tops. .-—o—: The Springs used are unsurpassed for EASY BIDING Only one grade and that UNEXCELLED FOR S,V$LITX4 TI#I83L THE wijmiiVtMLts OF THE DAY. SHIPPING- FACILITIES first class. Write for Catalogue CoiiiniiHsloiier’s Notice. Comiiissioser’s Office, > Martinsburg, W. Va., Feb. 14, ’88./ Adam Becker, administrator of Daniel Riker, deeea-ed—Plaintiff, Vs. Alonzo 1) R.k» :■ '*■ w<) Jnuiie Riker hia wife, KaiiTia Goidcr n <- liiker and Watson Gor der h-r husband lUnid I* Thompson nee Rike, and b in ri i.'iipson bcr husband, Rv.ilino Gross n • Riker and George Gro-s her tins i d Ci'harine - nee Riker, name o. bus! .nd unknown, Ida V Riker M ir. Riker widow, and Alta J Ri k. r Clara V R.kir, Wm 11 ikcr, Mary D T Rik»r, infant < hildren of Daniel Riker deceased Mary A Tup I L Bender and L M Hetid-i mr'iiu1 M iring ns I L Render H R.o, Z TGr-.ve R \V Greer, Wm Wilon, \*i(, j] V.'l-i. :,ud Junes M Clark, late lari • rs do. tor I'li.'russ as Win WilenA S'.ns '•* N i a, is, -i Nuklaaaud W O Nick l. k, pAitners trading as I'Nicklaa Bro. A Co, and William Schad —Defendants. * You are hereby notified that I have fixed upon the 26th day of March, 1888, at my of fice in Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W Va, 1st—To state and settle the administration account of Adam Becker, administrator of Daniel Riker, deceased. 2d—To audit all liens and debts against the estate of Daniel Riker, according to their respective priorities. 3d—To ascertain of what real estate Daniel Riker died seized, and th« fee simple and ren tal value thereof. Given under my hand as Commissioner in chancery of the said court, the day and year first aforesaid. „ „ J. T. PICKING, Com r. "NOTICE TO CREDITORS. To the creditors of Daniel'Riker, dec'd: In pursuance of a decree of the Circuit Court of the county of Berkeley, made in a cause therein pending, to subject the real es tate of the said Daniel Riker to the payment f his debts, you are required to present your laims against the estate of the said Daniel Riker for adjudication to John T Picking, Commissioner, at his office in the said county, on or before the 26th day of March, 1888. Witness, S H Martin, Clerk of the said Court, this 18th day of February, 1888. S H MARTIN, Clerk. Feb. 18,-6t WANTED Energetic men who are xvilling to work, mul who desire steady and profitable oin I ploymeut. taking orders for strickly first class Nursery Stock, on salary or commis sion, parable weekly should write at once for terms to E. O. GRAHAM, Nurseryman, - Rochester, N. A . JUST received a large line of Hair, Cloth and Tooth Brushes at A. M. GILBERT’S Drugstore. fi St