Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-12-16

misses Gussie and Katie Lemen, o.
Shepherdstown were on a visit 10
their brothers here last week. They
returned on last Friday.
The people OF this section have had
a taste of real winter weather during
this week. Last Saturday the snow
Tell all day but Saturday night the
SKY cleared up and by Sunday morn
Ing the thermometer had fallen to two
or three degrees below zero aud has
been very slow in getting up. The
young people have been enjoying the
sieighing and sleddi ng and having a
good time.
In well written article the Pres
oyterlan Tanner upholds the great
truth that there are some things
money canno buy Money will not
buy hap2iue IS, the writer asserts.
and affirms that this is about the
hardest thing to believe concerning
wealth. L is quite true, and proof OF
the statement is furnished every day.
that money can never close the gap
between what we have end what we
want The recipe for happiness, how
ever, is the old Que: Strict attention
to and performance OF duty, abiding
resignation to cond itions we cannot
improve the highest appreciation Of
the loyalty of those who are real
fiends and faith la the future and
whatever it may bring to us.
ludge Stewart of York, has made
decision touching the rig hit Of way
on street crossings, that appears to
be based upon pretty good law and
sound common sense. lie says pedes-
triars come first in the right OF way
uext come vehicles and lastly auts-
mobiles. He decides that on regular
street Crossings 1t Is the duty OF the
vehicle or auto TO permit the pedes-
TIA TO sass, rather than for the pedeS-
TRAN t. hustle out OF the way to save
himself or herself from icing run
down, as is the general custom, and
that damages can be collected for III
iJuries sustained where,thiS Iule IS rot
followed The ruling az plies only to
regular street crossings ard no dan :
ages could be collected Tor an acct.-
dent on any other potion OF pub ic
street, where vehicles are presumed
to have the night oi way.
Telephone patterns in this county
VIII be glad that an effort is being
made to orga.size here a mutual tele-
phone system. Mr.. I. JEFFERSON Man
ning, who soliciting subsc iptions
OF stock informs us that such a sys-
tenn can be installed here, vita rate
( OF 50 per year for residence ard SIP
per year for business service In view
OF our recent experience with phones
prices being advanced until phones
are out of reach OF most people the
movement should receive favorable
consideration. Tle mutual syste m
has been inaugurated aud is in sue
cesslul operation elsewhere and we are
unable to see why it should not be
s1ccess here. We hope the subject
will be thoroughly agitated to the
end that more reasonable rates will
prevail.-Charles Town Advocate.
The United States Weather Stati, n
at Parkersburg Is authority for Il e
statement that last n' nth was the
dryest November This State has ever
experienced. The rain fall for the
month was much smaller in volume
than the lowest record made by the
month IN the past II years. 1t YVES
just IL iuches while the average for
| - 'SA'NH NNtihe tbS past j 4 years
has been 2 rs inches. There was only
one day on which there was rain fall
to exceed .oI inch or more and this is
the smallest amount of precipitation
OF which account is taken Despite
this fact there were 1 days, over one
hall OF the month, which were cloudy
There were nine partly cloudy and
only five days wholly clear. The stat
1stlcs recorded above give some idea
OF Their cause of the great drought
which the country has been suffering
Ira. d. Sapkey, the world rerown
ed singing evangelist, is confined tc
his home il Brooklyn, waiting patient.
ly and serenely for the final sum on,
Several years ago he was compelled
by failing health and approaching
blindness to retire from active work,