Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-04-29
Mr.. Alvin Sprinkle OF Hagerstown,
spent Saturday in this city.

Mr.. James Harmon OF Kcyser, pent
Sunday with his mother in this city
Mr.. George Seibert of Cumberland
spent Sunday in this city with friends
Misses May Caskey and Aaude
Souders spent Sunday in Hagers-
town.
Mr. T Janney, who has been sick,
we are glad to say was in town on
Monday
Mr.. Sam Freeze who has been on
the sick list for the past week. is able
to be out.
Mr. Clint Seibert who is working
near Baltimore, spent Sunday with
his family
Miss Mary Lamon Of Washington,
who has been visiting in this city,
has returned home
Mr.. T. H. Yarnall, business mana.
ger OF the telephone exchange spent
last week in this city.
Mr.. Chas S. Matthaei and family,
of Davis, were in attendance at the
Harris-Matthaei wedding.
Or. w. E. Minghini is having a fine
concerto pavement put down in front
of his property on Queen street.
Mrs. T. G. Smith, who has been
very i'll, we are glad to say now ap-
pears to be on the road to recovery.
We are under obligations to Col "
II. Kearfott, of the Kearfott-Lindsay
Company, Pittsburg for interesting
periodicals.
Mr.. j. Dean Zeiler and family left on
Tuesday for Great Bend, Kas. where
they will make their future homs,
Our best wishes attend them
Miss Margaret Williams and Mrs. A
E. Jefferson. returned to their home.
in Hedgesville, after spending few
friends.
In the session of the Supreme court
of Appeals On Saturday the petition
for rehearing was granted in the case
of Bartles ans Dillon VS.. j. w. Dodd,
from this county.
McKown & Busey, coal dealers, have
received u new coal wagon, which they
will place on the streets at once The
wagon is one of the latest dumping
pattern aud is very attractive.
Mr.. 6. Frank DeGrange who for
good many years has been in the
mercantile business in Baltimore has
entered the insurance business and
has been here for the past several
week working in the interest of the
New York Life.
Rev. U. s. Crowder, the pastor of
the M. e. church at Bunker Hill has
gone on vacation to South Carolina,
his old home for his health. He had a
spell of the measles and was seriously
i'll for long time and has not yet re-
covered from the effect. We hope he
will ceme back much improved
Martiusburg will be taxed to it
full capacity to feed and lodge the
visitors who will be here during this
week. A large number of cots have
been ordered from Washington, to he
placed ia Lambert's hall, and other
vacant rooms, and ample accemmo-
dations will be made for all corners.
Mr.. I. P Licklider has mis- new ware
house completed at his elevator and
improvement in his facilities TO do
busin ess. The constant increase and
growth of his business forced
him to add this new building. to his
already large plant.
Mr.. NJ. l.. Dorm has opened a Lad es
Tailoring department to his store and
has placed Mrs. III. C. Do IN in charge
OF the same. The department is located
in the second story rooms over his store
and Mis-. Dorm, " idow of the late Har-
~ Dorm, has just returned from a
school of Ladies Garment cutting and
is thoroughly up to date ia her euali-
fications.
The school board is making arrange
ments for the closing exercises at the
High school, From present indica.
tons the graduating class will be un-
usually large one. seven of whom will
be bays, larger number of young
men than have graduated for many
years. The commencement exercises
will be in the Central Opera house on
Thursday evening June 9th.
Wilson college, at Chambersbury,
will benefit to the extent of about $40