Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-07-08

Mr.. Russell Firth. is visiting rela-
tives in Luray, Va.
Mrs. Willis Freeze, has retained
from visit to Charlestown.
Mr.. Raymond Kilmer, who has been
located in Mcdowell county, w. Va.
with an engineering corps, is home on
visit.
Mr.. Frank Lambert, of Washington
IS spending his vacation in this city,
with his parents, Mr., and Mrs. o
Lambert.
MIR. Charles Viewer, who is located
at Confluence, Pa. with an engineer
III gcorps, spent several days this week
with his relatives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. N H. Davis, of phila
delphia, spent Sunday in this city as
guests of Mrs. Davis parents. Mr..
and Mrs. c. w. Doll on East Burke
street.
Mrs. w. T. Stewart and daughter
Miss Belle, left last Monday for New
York and sailed on Tuesday for Eu-
rope. They expect to be absent a
month.
Miss Bessie Houseworth, who has
been residing in Chicago, III, for
sometime, is in this city on business
trip. Her old friends are delighted 10
see her.
DR.. A. Andrews has gone to New
York to take post graduate course in
the diseases of children, and micro
scopic work. He will probably be Alb
sent month.
Next Sunday the B. and O. will run
an excursion train both ways, one
from thisI city to Washington and
Baltimore and one from the latter
cities to Martinsburg.
Miss Bessie Ki1mer, who is located
in Norfolk, Va. Is home on visit to
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Kill
mer, at their beautiful home on the
banks CT the Opequon, near this city.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Shafer have
returned home iiom a delightful trip
t. Boston and other points in til.
N ,rth They went to Boston to at.
tad the wedding oftheir son Philip.
ir. {. T. Wynkoop, who lives
near DeIr, vllle. Clarke county Va.
has 1 cseriJ Tree. tom which 3 BUSH
e S n chernes were gathered this sea-
sol George Washington s axe never
tp4ched that tree.
Miss Mable Rinker, who has been
In the employ Of the Winchester Tel
ephoue Co. tor some time past as Cd.
orator, has resigned her position The
place in the exchange will be filled bv
Miss Maud Souders.
NJ ,ster Stephen Thompson, son of
M imes f. Thompson. who is visit
ia /; friends in Shepherdstown. met
w'tha painful accident at that place
several days ago. Stephen fell down an
embankment, striking wire fence,
cutulg his face badly. The injury was
not Of serious nature, although very
p .inful.
Mr. John L. Spenser. of Grind juno
ton Colorado, after ten years of exper-
imenting, has succeeded in producing
seedless apples. 1t is said that they
are, also. free from worms and will
keep longer than those with seed.
They are dark red in color, and have
small yellow spots through them and
smooth skin.
The alarm of fire shortly after
twelve O'Clock on Tuesday night, was
occasioned by an electric wire setting
fire to the foliage of tree In front of
Judge Fadlkuer's residence. There
was series of strenuous alarms setlup
by the LADIES OF the neIghborhood, and
it was sometime before they could be
quoted. No damage was done, be
You'd scorching the tree slightly.
The sale by Mr.. Robert 9. Eichelber-
ger, to slate syndicate, of 100 acres %
his land, about a mile East of this city
which was reported in the Democrat
of last week, was confirmed at special
term of the Circuit court, on last
Thursday, and the deed was executed.
The consideration was $4,000. The
purchasers do not entertain any doubt
about procuring a good quality of slate
This sale will probably open the way
for more of the same kind, in the slate
section of the county.