Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-03-25

"uu ieiaiiVes IN Baltimore
Miss Bess Thompson, spent Tues
in Hsgeretown. with friends.
mr. A. ). Goulden /. very sick at his
home on Maple avenue.
MIR. James Mcdonald Of Darkesville
was a visitor in this city on Monday.
hr. William DsGrange of Washing
ton, Is visiting his mother in mi, civ
Mr.CAas Custer, of Darkesville was
a caller at this office en- Wednesday.
Dr. q, b. Hedges left Tuesday morn
ing for Baltimore where he spent sew
eral avs
rlahs .. Emmerts spring opening
WIN take place on next Thursday
March 81.
mr. Herbert Alexander LETT Monday
on a business "Trip TO Philadelphia and
New York.
Mrs. John Curren of Washington is
visiting her pa.ents Mr. and Mrs. Mich:
aei Goheen on John s. rect.
Mr.. Frank Hare. who ba. ham
spending several days in this CITY. has
returned TO his home in Berkeley
Springs.
Mrs. John Ritchie of Baltim ore who
has been visiting relatives here. left for
Cumberland where she will spend
sometime
Miss Annie Landstrest aud Mrs.
McCandish who have been visiting
friends In this city, lert for Brunswick
where they will spend sometime
A delightful dance was given ia
Hobbs's dancing hall on Tuesday
nigtt by number of the young men
of the town. Music was furnished by
Misses Maude Pitzer and Grace Swar,z
Justice J. F. Roberts has leased the
room communicating with his office
in the Flick building and will use it
as witness room. The addition will
be an improvement.
We wish to call the attention of our
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readers is the new advertisement in
this issue OF Jas. F. Thompson &
Bro: the clothiers. They arr saying
some things that are interesting to
the trade.
The local milliners are now making
preparations for their spring openisg
which will occur the latter part of
this week and which promise to be
the most elaborate ever held in this
city
we wish to call attention 10 the sd
vertisemeat in this Issue of the sale Of
Mr.. Frank Dennis, of his horseho,d
goods a. his home on West Burke
street, on Wedn esday Mar. so. The
property is all practically new and in
| good condition.
| Another ofthe entertainments of the
Star Course came off on Tuesdaypight
last. 1t WIS given by that famous
organization known as the American
Saxophone Quartette. The entertain
ment was of high order. The pro.
gram was composed of classic music
and its rendition was m ade by mas
ters of the Saxophone art.
Mr.. George w. Vanmetre is at work
on an elaborate map of the CITY Of
Martinsburg, which will be very
complete and show all changes that
have taken place in late years, in
GLIDING all the additions of the town.
Mr.. Vanmetre entered upon his work
Fast November and says it will take
him until the first of June to COM
plete it. 1t involves an immanse
amount of patient and laborious
work
The Baltimore & Ohio company.
through their claim agent has settled
nearly all OF the claims against
them for those killed and injured in
the wreck of the Duquesne at Laurel
Run. Out of the IS killed all but o
have been settled with, and these will
by paid in the next two weeks. Two
OF the damage suits will be taken to
court.
The auctioneers have been busy
since the beginning of the sale season.
Mr.. Dodd has been especially busy
having had sale every day and fire.
quentiy two small ones day since
the season began. There have been
more sales this season than ever be-
fore. Mr.. Quinn has had mere sales
than in any year for a long time in
this count and Mr.. Dodd has cried
sales In Morgan, Frederick, Jefferson.