Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-04-15
Miss Rose Farrin is visiting friends

MISS Rose Farrln IS visiting friends
In Washington
Mr.. Roland Snyder, OF Baltimore,
spent several days in this city.
Mr.. Oscar Long has returned from
a visit to friends in Yagerstown.
Mr.. w. C. Kilmer has been in
Wheeling this week Oh business.
Miss Koblegard, OF Clarksburg is
visiting Miss Licklider on john street
Mr. Harry Miller, of Washington,
spent several days in this city with
friends.
Miss Eldred Russell. of Brunswick.
spent several days III this city with
her sisters.
Let everybody get a hustle on for the
great fremen's celebration the first
week in May.
Miss Grace Cage. of Brunswick, who
has been spending sometime here, has
"a oCN
Mr. Clint Seibert, who is employed
near Monrovia, spent Sunday, with
his wife and child in this city
Miss Mary Hedges, of Baltimore,
who has been visiting in this city for
the past week has returned home
Miss Mary Kearney, who has been
visiting here for the past week, has
returned to her home in the country
1t rs due the fremen to help them
10 making their carnival great event
In the hist Try of the town Let every
body help
Mrs, Catharine Westphal, has re-
turned home, after visit of several
weeks to New York and Philadelphia
has returned home.
There will be the regular monthly
meeting of the Berkeley county chap
ter, U. D. G. April 10th at the usual
place at three O'Clock.
Even the town of Mergantown has
turned to the Democracy and last
week elected Democratic mayor in
the person of J, j. Wharton.
Samuel Turner, formerly of Han
cock and Scott Hartsock of Cumbe-
land have purchased the Hotel RAN
dolph at Elkins, w Va. for sal 600.
Rev c. D. Gilkeson, who has been
the pastor of the Presbyterian chu cb
at Richlands and Clifton has be.m
called to the church at Moore6eld ana
has accepted the call.
The Roanoke city conncil increased
the license tax on "bucket shops"
FROM $500 to $4,000. The proprietors
of such places declare that they will
remove their shops to the south of the
city limits to escape the heavy tax.
W. T. Scott negro has announced
that preparations have been complet-
ed for a national convention for the
nomination of a negro candidate for
president. The convention will be held
in ST. Louis July 6. the date for the
national democratic convention.
Our young friend Allies L.Keiscome
OF Norfork sent us letter correcting
our statement that the battleship Vir-
giHia was launched at the Norfolk
Navy Yard but that it was launched
at Newport News ship yard at New
port News, Va.
2 T Barnum once said:"Ii you have
$40 to put to use, pay $40 Ter the art
icle and So for advistising. l can out
talk any man but printer. The man
that can stick type and the next
morning talk to a Thousand III en-
while am talkiug,to one, is the man
I'm afraid of, and l want TO be his
friend
w. r. Michaels, who was charged
with having caused the death Of viii
liam Yost, some months ago, was
tried Tor manslaus hter, during the
term of the Circuit in Berkeley
Springs. last week. The testimony
showed that he was in no way respor-
sihle for the fall, that resulted in the
death of Yost.
Winchester Presbytery will meet in
its regular spring session in the Pres-
byterian church of this city on next
Tuesday evening at 80 Rev. J. c.
Lepps, pastor of the Falling Waters
and Hedgesville churches, who is the
retiring moderator will preach the
opening sermon. There will probably
be fifty ministers and laymen in at
tendance and the sessions will be apt
to continue until Sunday.
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