Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-05-13
MISS Kate Rowe of Halltown is the
guest of friends tn this city.

Mr.. Jack Grove of Waynssboro,
spent several days in this city.
Miss Blanche Fahrney of Wirches.
ter who has been visit, ng in this city
has returned home.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Mantz of BaltiI
more, have been in town this week
on a visit to their frieuds and rela-
tives.
Mrs J. H. Hartman rnd daughter.
Miss Margaret of West Race street,
left for Cumberland where they will
spend sometime.
Rev. d. H. Scanlou. of Berryville
will preach the baccalaureate sermon
at the commencement exerc eses OF
Powaha an college at Charlestown.
Harold Trump and Perry D.
Shriver are so far the only Berkeley
county citizens who have registered at
the West Virginia state building at
the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. William T. Stewart and her
daughter. Miss Belle. expect to go to
Europe in June on an indefinite visit.
Their many friends wish them a safe
and pleasant trip.
Mrs. Frank Wroe and children, Mr..
and Mrs. Bart Baker and son and the
Misses Hoover of Hagerstown were
the guest of the Misses Eversole near
this city. during the Firemen's dem.
onstration last week.
Rev. J. E. Booker, superintendent,
of the Home Missions and Evangel-
istic work of the Synod of Virginia
preached two elegant sermons last
Sunday, morning and at night in the
Presbyterian church ia this city and
the Tuscarora church in the afternoon.
The game OF base ball which was
played here, on last Saturday, be-
tween the Royal Blues of this city,
and the .iagerstown Nine. reeulted in
victory for the latter by score OF s
to 7. 1t was hotly contested and
very interesting game but was not as
we'll attended as 1t sho uld have been
The many friends OF Mrs. VIM, II.
Kearfott, of the Kearneysville neigh
borhood, will be glad to know she is
recovering from her recent severe ILL
ness. Sheis able to be about again,
and last Friday went to Baltimore
with Mr., ]. P, Kearfott to consult
specialists Register.
Judge Faulkner passed sentence on
Parker Teter, and Ellsworth Oliver,
on last Thursday, Oliver, who plead
ed guilty of stealing got Eve years in
the penitentiary and Teter, who was
convicted OF involuntary manslaugh.
ter, to three months in the county
jail.
Hopewell Sunday, the great an
nual meeting of the Society of Friends
at Hopewell meeting house six miles
north OF Winchester, occurs next Sun
day May IS. An interesting program
is being arranged and noted speakers
will be in attendance. If the day be
fine, the usual thousands of people
from this and surrounding counties
will b. present.
The strike on the telegraph opera
tors along the N. & w. Railway against
the Southern Express Company has
come to an end, the strikers being
victorious. Orders had been issued
rom strike headquarters to the opera
tors not to move trains that carrie
fexpress matter after May /. Before
the order could be carried into effect
the express company yielded to the
demands of the operators.
Mr.. George Unger who is employ
ed on the farm of Mr. Carson GroAe,
on the Warm Spring road about two
miles from town, met with a serious
accident, one day last week, by which
his LETT leg was broken. He was en- /.
gagged in cutting timber and was
cadght by a falling tree with the
above result 1t is said that Mr. I'm
gers failure to get out of the way,
was due to his effort TO rescue a pet
o9.
Senator Scott saws. II think Mr..
Teter himself will acknowledge that
his competitor has such lead now
that it will be impossible for him to
overcome it. My idea is that from
this time on there will be such a get
ting together of the Republicans in