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Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-14

Mr.. Wilbur Neel has located here
a I'd thrown his shingles to the breez 9
f,r the practice OF his protessin, la W.
He has his office with Mr.. A. c. M
Denbousch. Mr. Neel is a clever young
man. of splendid education and po-
sesses all the qualities that go to make
up a good lawyer. We wish him much
success.
Mrs. John J. Clarity, Of York Pa,
who has been spending several weeks
with her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Young has returned home.
Mise Eleanor Bowers was home from
school at Staunton to attend the fun
eral of her uncle.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Bowers and son Meade
l # yesterday tor St. Louis to see 1.-THE
Worlds Fair,
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-14

If a poor man has 5000 saved up he
may buy home, say tor $500 and
give a note or deed of trust for the
balance, but under the b-neicent pro
visions of the new tax law he must
pay taxes upon the full value of the
property $500. If his neighbor who
has money to buy bank stock buys
$500 worth of bank stock and pays
5000 down upon it he only pays taxes
upon $500 That is the way to help a
poor man to buy a home.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-14

The railroad property Of the state Is
assess ed by the board OF public work
composed of the State officers as in
the past. If tue tax rate is to be re-
duced as our REPUBLICAN friends claim
to one half to make up tor the doub
ling Of the valu ,tion Of real estate will
they not cut the railroad taxes down
to halt their present fgurese
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL. WORKERS.

Mr.. w. c. Shafer, of Fairmont Cen
erai Secretary OF the West Virginia
Sunday school asso citation has been
In town during the past week aud
spent Sunday here.
He visited number of the Sunday
SCHOOLS on Sunday. On Monday
night he gave lecture on his trip to
the Holy Land which was illustrated
with line stereopticaa views and at
the close of his lecture a conference
was held OF the wo, kers wit h
Mr.. Skater.
Some facts were presented regarding
the Sunday Schools of Martinsburp
There are ten of them, with an enroll
ment OF 2,5So and an average attend
ance OF I,472. Martinsburg has more
than 5000 population, and the SUM-
day schools enroll 2, $50 of this, leav-
ing between 5000 and 1000 outside.
The question arose whe. her this con-
dition could not be improved. In the
larger cities, where they home de-
partments, cradle roll and house to
mouse visitations. they report most en-
souraging results. The Presbyterian
Methodist South and Baptist schools
have cradle rolls, and nearly eyerv
school has separate class rooms and a
division into primary. intermediate
senior departments. But no school has
adopted the regular system graded
and classification. with supplemental
work and promotion day exercise.
Several schools have observed rally
day.or will do so very soon. The SUBJ
iects OF missions brought out graft
tying condition of affairs among the
Martinsburg schools. The Episcopal
school, with only 60 members, has
given more than $3.50 tor missions in
the last year, and the Baptist school
is supporting a missionary in China.
Some of the schools take
missionary offering each month,
while the Baptists have certain por-
ton of the offering each Sunday tor
missions.
a committee has been elected 10 ar.
range for convention during the
winter months, and the following
have been selected as members:
Chairman.-A. D, Darby. Method
list Sunday School.
Secretary-F. A. Minor, M. E.
Church South.
George w. Barbehann. Luthe, an
William Fl. Spillman. Presbyterian
w +. Mills, United Brethren: c. A.
Wclies, Reformed; c. A. Miller, Epis-
copal: D. c. Carver. Christian. Lewis
Thompson, Baptist school,
One feature of the organization work
isto encourage country schools tc
keep open during the winter. Others
are expected to do thes ,me with lit
tie encouragement This organized
work stands for interderominationa
cooperation, and the christian fellow
ship of today is largely due TO the
20, Sunday school conventions held
each year in this country.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-14

Without one lingering groan.
Our darling mother passed away,
And we cannot help but weep.
When we know she's gone to stay.
Sad and lonely have been the hours,
Since our dear mother died,
But if we trust in God,
We will meet her by and by.
Bv her daughters.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-14
Deaths.
RREGLow

Mrs. Mary A. Kreglow, one OF the
land marks of the Hedgesville vicinity
died at her home at that place on
Wednesday night last at the ripe old
age of Sc years months and &c days.
She was the mother Of Mr.C.T. Kreg-
low Miss Martha Ronk. Mrs. Katherine
Vermilvea. and Miss Annie Kreglow,
OF Westvills. Ohio. The deceased was
and earnest and consistent member
OF the Episcopal church at Hedges
vile. for many years and was loved
and respected by all. The funeral will
take place Sa turday next. at p. m.
SMALL.
Mrs. Sarah +. Small. widow of the
late George Small, died at her home
at Greensburg, this county, on Mon
day night last. very Suddenly. at the
age of g years and IL months.
The surviving children are Mrs. Ida
F. Wild. Edward and Miller Small.
The funeral took place on Thurs
day morning and the .interment was
in Green Hill cemetery.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-14

SNllss Ethel Boyer, is visiting In
Hagerstown.
Mrs. G. E. Lockhart is visiting in
Washington.
DR.. c. w. Link has moved into his
handsome new home.
Willis Scheu, of Colorado, has been
here this week on little visit.
Miss Elizabeth Bert, OF w. Burke
street, is on visit to friends in Cham
bersburg.
Mr.. B. Cline who is employed in
Coketon, is on a visit to his father
Mr.. J. P. Kline
Miss Mary Thumel, of this city, is
on visit to friends and relatives in
Cumberland, Md,
Mrs. S. S. Felker, who has been
visiting friends in Berkeley Springs
has returned home.
Mrs. Anna F. Rutledge, of North
Queen street. is on a visit to her
daughter Mrs John Feldman.
Miss Blanch Tabler, Of Roauke .
who has been spending some time
here with relatives has returned home
Mrs. w. l.. Pearl, and daughter,
Mrs. Shewbridge. of Harpers Ferry.
spent Monday in this city on busi-
ness.
Rev. R. A. White will p, each at
Bunker Hill next Sunday morning
and-at Middleway on Sunday after
noon.
Mr. Charles J. Smith is having a
concrete pavement put down in front
of his new house on South queen
street.
Miss Bessie Holman who has been
spending several weeks in Washing
ton with her sister Mrs. J. H. Kindle,
has returned home after a pleasant
visit
so choice lots given away to adver-
tise East Muskeson Mich. Send stamp
and receive information. Address
East Muskegon Land Co., 627 Rose
Bid. Cleveland O.
Miss Dorothy Stuckey, daughter
of the late Maj. Chas. Stuckey, Of
Bunk Hill. was married to DIR. VIM
l.. Peple. Il prominent young physi-
clan at Richm md where she has lived
tor some years, on last Tuesday
A number of Jefferson county S
prominent citizens were here on Tues
day the democratic rally. Among
slem were H. l.. Snyder, John C.
Renhart. w. r. Resistant. f. H.
Reinhart. J. S. Osborn and A. S
cambridge all of the Shephcrdstown
vicinity.
Mrs. J. NJ. Porterfield, of Honey
Grove, Texas, who has been spending
sometime in this city. as the guest OF
her sisters, the Misses Alburtis, on
East John street, lett for her home on
Saturday. She was accompanied as
far as ST. Louis by her brother, Mr.
James H. Alburtis, where they will
spend a week at the exposition.
A large majority, over million, OF
the white voters of this country are
Democrats. Mckinley received S64, >
900 votes more than Bryan and this
was the largest majority ever given a
Presidential candidate. There are,
however. as shown by the last census
two million male negroes in the
United States of voting age.-Hou.
Henry G. Davis.
Deputy United States Marshall J.
IL. Lyeth brought prisoner to this
city, from Grant county, w. Va, one
day last week. charged with having
tampered with the u S. mails, willis
acting as a carrier. He is a young
man only 10 years old and is now
lodged in Jail. This is the third ares
made by Mr.. Lyeth ofpersons charged
with taking liberties with uncle Sam ;.
mall. The latter prisoner will be
brought beforeJudge John j. Jack son,
on the 18th INST.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-14
LEE.

Mr.. Armstead Mason Rust Lee. son
Of the late Edward I. Lee, of Shep
herdstown. was drowned In Mexico,
where he has been living, this week.
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-14
The Delights
Summer Re3

When you go to a suEr1y
sort, one Of the chief deii6lI
the wide, cool, coy verandae
you can sit in the shade ard -
a cool, delightful breeze.
You can mike your own pofclf m
and comfortable, ~ Sllntiipg essI
with Vuder Shades, They les IN ~
add apoil.er room 70 your ba11
pleas2ntest room of all during stt4
season. You conserve luncheon4
Gu q porch fitted With
Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-10-14
Mortinyours Statesman

inferred at the Pcsi-Ofice at Martinsburg
W. Va as second-class matter.
ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THIS PAPER RE-
CElVED with the GUARANTEE that the
CIRCULATION Of the STATESMAN
EXCEEDS that Of any PAPER pub
ished In Martinsburg. Berkeley
County, West Virginia.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-10
ditch DIRECTORS CHOSEN.

The stockholders meeting Of the Farm
ers' Irrigating Co., Friday, filled the
large hall in X. of p building. f. N.
Benson, chairman OF the committee in
charge of the work of organizing the
company, called the meeting to order
and was made chairman Of the meet
ing. A. G. Staten, secretary of
the committee, was made permanent
secretary. Later, H. F. Davidson was
appointed assistant secretary. A roll call
showed that / 100 shares out of total of
1872 were represented at the meeting.
After the reading OF the articles of in
corporation, the bylaws provided by the
committee were taken up and adopted
seriatim with but slight changes.
When the chairman announced nomi-
nations for the board OF directors in or
der, w. H. Peugh moved that four
tellers be appointed by the chair, and
that the number of shaIes represented
by the voters be written on the back Of
his ballot where it could be seen by the
teller, and when his name was called
with the number OF his shares he should
rise and the teller would receive the
ballot. The motion was adopted. The
tellers appointed we're d. N. Byerlee, NJ.
II. Nickelsen, E. H. Sheppard and M.
P. Isenberg.
The following names were placed in
nomination for directors: II. F. David
son, E. N. Benson, B. r. Tucker, N. c..
Evans, C. l.. Morse, A. E. Lake, A. c..
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-10

provement Co. resigned, and their
places were filed by the following
stockholders in the Farmers lrrigating
Co.: N. G.. Evans, John Leland Hen
dersOn, A. G.. Staten. w. H. Pengh,
E. n. Benson. w. j. Baker and NJ. H.
Nickelsen remained on the board, max
ing a total of seven directors. n G.
Evans was made president and John
Leland Henderson secretary.
The following resolution was then
passed:
Resolved. That the Farmers Irgating Co.
provide for redeeming all outstanding stock
OF the Valley Improvement Co. not belong
ing to said Farmers Irrigating Co., and pay
for the same out of funds hereinafter TO be set
apart for that purpose, on such terms and for
such price per share as to this board may
seem just and equitable.
Returning to the session Of the Farm
ers Irrigating Co., the president and
secretary reported having bought all of
the property, both real and personal,
corporal and incorporal, of the Valley
Improvement Co. by giving a note due
| in four months to +. l.. Chambers for
So, ,297; and to Butler 4 Co., one note
due in 80 days for $4,000, and one due
in 60 days for $1,000; and note to B. F.
Laughlin, due in go days, for $6,7OS-
total, $46, 600 All above notes are
dated March 5, and to draw interest at
| 10 per cent from March /, which were
applied on debt of the Valley Improve
ment Co., they taking a bond for $l0,-
600, executed by Frank Davenport,
B. F. Laughln and A. NJ. Kelsey, to
indemnify the Farmers Irrigating Co.
for any other debts of the Valley Im-
provement Co. This action was APP
proved by the directors.
MAKE INSPECTION OF DITCH.
Tuesday morning the directors went
to the head-gate of the big ditch and
made an inspection of all repair work
needed on flume aud canal The mem
hers all agreed the ditch is in much
/ better condition than has been the
general supposition, aud it is thought
/ that with an expenditure of not Ovel
! 5000, the canal can be repaired Il
carry all the water needed this sum
mer. The men were all elated over the
| very bright prospects before them for ;
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-10

Staten, H.W. Chapman, E. A. Franz,
0. L. Stranahan, G. D. Woodworth, +.
K. Bailey, A. N. Rahm, Charles Reed,
P. D. Hinrichs, w. H. Peugh. Morse,
Hinrichs and Rahm declined.
The roll was called by H. f. Davidson
and the voting proceeded smoothly, and
was soon finished, but the counting OF
the ballots and summing up of the vote
consumed about two hours, when the
following named candidates were found
to be successful and will constitute the
board of directors for the ensuing year:
II. f. Davidson, E. N. Benson, N. G.
Evans, A. E. Lake, A. G. Staten, w. II.
Peugh, 6. d. Woodworth.
MEETING OF DIRECTORS.
The newly-elected board qualified
Saturday morning and organized with
E. N. Benson, president and general
manager; A. G. Staten, vice president;
N. G, Evans, secretary; E. A. Franz,
treasurer.
The directors remained in session
until late at night. One of the first
transactions was the levying of a $50
assessment, payable at once. Theoffice
of N. G. Evans was selected as a regular
place of business. The president and
secretary were authorized to buy toI
SAG, 900 the property of the Valley I'm.
provement Co. The bank of Butler &
Co, was selected as . depository fol
funds.
Later in the day, all but two of the
board of directors of the Valley I'm.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-10

and customary rates. These generous
rates were in response to letters from
Mr.. Condor asking for lowest possible
rates. Any citizen in public position
is ansWerable to just criticism, but in
this case the facts not only show that
the board have been careful and con-
scientious but have done an awful lot
of hard, thankless work without COM
pensation and received many hard
kicks. They deserve the helping hand
of all of US in these vexious school mat
ters. The remainder of the silly article
is unworthy of comment and deserves
the same silence that the recent article
when we were shown up in comparison
to Stevenson. Mr.. Condor has ever
shown a willingness and desire to fur
ther do all he could for the commit
nity's good without any compensation
except the strong desire born in him
the building up of our school, where
his children aud ours must depend for q
common school education. Mr.. Con-
don informs me that he is not asking
any favors political or otherwise. Had
he sought such favors he would GER
tainly have remained where he was,
well up the ladder, when his failing
health brought him among us.
G.. +. WALDO.
THE Glacier felt called upon to say
something last week in refutation Of
the charges made against Mr.. Condor
in the article mentioned above, but
alter second thought, concluded, with
Mr.. Condor, that the source from which
they sprang was not worth answering.
We can say the Glacier lost its most val
ued correspondent when Mr.. Condor
was employed by the 0regonian to
write exclusively for its columns, and
that during the time he was our White
Salmon correspondent, the subscription
list of the Glacier was more than
doubled. We lost one subscriber, but
his loss was made up by a member
of his family subscribing for the Gla.
cipr Ed
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-10
In Defense Of $. W. Condon.

White Salmon, WASH, March 2, 1903.
Editor Glacier: want to ask your in
diligence and the use of your valuable
paper in behalf Of my neighbor, Mr..
Condor, as citizen of White Salmon
and one of its well-wishers, and with
malice toward none. | cannot bat feel
that the article in our last weeks local
paper needs some reply, and as Mr..
CondOminforms me that he will ignore
it, will you be generous enough to al
low me to take up one feature OF 1t in
which we are all interested. The point
is this: Did the school board waste the
money of the taxpayers in advertising
for bids for our school bonds? Yes or
no. If yes, then the board (Mr. Con-
don, Mr.. Zeigler and Mr.. AdanIs) have
not been faithful Ia the interests of the
district, If no, then they have been
grossly slandered while doing their full
duty under the laws. This local paper
of recent date contained the following:
"The White Salmon school board de-
serves great credit for the able manner
in which they have handled the school
house matters. We cannot too heartily
congratulate the school board upon
their efficient management"
1t appears now that the editor has
discovered the board did not waste our
money by advertising for bond buyers
in the White Salmon paper, and
straightway comes the eruption, an
eruption from what was commonly
looked upon as an extinct crater. The
state school laws read as follows:
"Sec. ll9. When authorized and em-
powered to issue bonds as provided In
sections III and llS of this act, the
board of directors snail, within thirty
days after the date of the election, GER
tify the result to the county treasurer
who shall Immediately publish notice
of the sale of such bonds in at least one
weekly newspaper published at the
county seat, if there be one, for fouI
consecutive issues, and publish such
other notices as the board of directors
may require"
The proceedings of the board had
been completed and certified up as re-
umred by the law in section ll9, then
the duties of the county treasurer com
menced The county treasurer used
his Judgment, aud being required by
section l19 to advertise in ga paper pub
lshed ut the county seat" did so, hav'
ing the right to advertise in another
paper under the same provision in see
ton ll9, he advertised also in the
Bickelton News, which am informed
is the official paper of the county; bu'
even if it was not, he had the right tC
use his own Judgment, Now, the
amount paid by our school board was
IS for each notice, which seems to be
very reasonable and far below Legal
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-10
Proper Treatment Of Pneumonia.

Pneumonia is too dangerous a disease
for any one to attempt to doctor himself,
although he may have the proper rem
edies at hand. A physician should al
ways be called. 1t should be borne in
mind, however, that pneumonia always
results from cold or from an attack OF
the grip, and that by giving Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy the threatened at
tack of pneumonia may be warded off
This remedy is also used by physicians
in the treatment Of pneumonia with the
best results. DR.. w. ]. Smith of San
ders, Ala, who is also a druggist, says
of 1T: al have been selling Chamber
lsin's Cough Remedy and prescribing i
in my practice for the past six years.
use it in cases of pneumonia and hay,
always gotten the best results" Sold b.
all druggists.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-10
Best Remedy for Constipation.

"The finest remedy for constipation |
ever used is Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets" says Eli Butler OF Frank
vile, n. Y. They act gently and with
out any unpleasant effect, and leave the
bowels in perfectly natural condition. "
Sold by all druggists.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-10

Bone.& Mcdonald will deliver powder
on Saturday of each week. Place your
order with them.
Those elegant lots in Goes addition
are going fast. Prices on all lots in this
addition will be advanced $50 March l..
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-10

When you need good diamond at the
10 vest possible figure, quality and size
guaranteed by the cutter, call on CLARKE,
the jeweler,
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1904-03-10

successful year with. the new irrigatlng
company.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-04-21
ACCUSED OF ARSON.
The Woman Was Not at Sore When
Her HoS>s Burned

Louisville. Ky. April iS-Accnsef
% setting ere 20 her own house for ths
purrose q securing insurance. money.
Mrs Hcory Srootee. Of 2iot West
Magazine street. was placed under ar
rest Sunday evening on n charge %
arson Mn Groctec's house vas dis
covered IN danes AZ , O'Clock sunday
morning and whon the hremen broke
into the building 10 put cut the hre
they found every room In the struc.
ture ablaxe. The explanation OF the
origin 90 fhe ere Seemed to lie in no
fact that every room smeiied % gaso-
line and bits Of saturated waste paper
and cloth were found In numerous cor
ners In M Of the rooms a are Of
kindiing wood had been started ia the
center 90 the foor.
Mrs. Grootee was not al home az the
time Of the FIRE. having spent the night
a. the Arlington hotel. where she reg
istered under the name q Mrs Mar
Moit-r.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-04-21
FAST AND ACCURATE WORK.
The T~eive-ineh Gun Crew Of the Tex
as Holds the Worlds Record.

Pensacola. Fla. April is.-The u
Inch gun crew OF the battleship Texas
now holds the worlds record for fast
and accurate work. snstching the lau-
rels from the b~attieships Wisconsin
and Alabama. between which ships
there was a dispute as 70 the cham
pionship. The Texas concluded her
practice In the gulf Friday and came
into the harbor when Il was made
known that she had an average OF
about 50 per cent OF hits. which IL
about two per cent. better than thai Of
the Wisconsin. which vessel has been
heralded as possessing the prize gun
crews Of the navy. This record Is also
better than that made by the Alabama
which was thought 20 be the worlds
record, and far ahead Of the flagship
Kearsargc with her 12inch pieces
the Texas made IN one string OF shots
II hits in ten minutes. more than n
bit per minute. This was with tho
forward l2-inch gun and with the -
inch piece ten hits were made out Of
IL shots in ten minutes. With her six
inch pieces the Texas also carried OF
the honors from ali that can be learn
ed and her general average Is said "a
be higher than was ever before made
by a naval vessel