Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-07-15

Mr. anu ais. WyIner bert nave It
urned to this city after an extended
visit to friends. They have secured
apartments at the residence OF Mrs.
Golden on South Maple avenue.
Mrs. MauGe Magruder. wife OF DR..
4 Edward Magruder, of Baltimore is
visiting Mrs. H. III. Emmert. Mrs. Ma.
gruder was formerly Miss Maude,
Martin, and is we'll known here, havin
visited il Martinsburg frequently.
Mr.. G. C. Swartz, Of Baltimore. Mr.
James II. Alburtis and Mr.. aud Mrs.
William II, O'Neili. OF Washington
d. C., who have beer spending sew
eral days in this city as the guests of
the Misses Alburtis on the corner Of
John and Water streets, have return
ed to their homes.
1t is stated that the Martins burg
and Winchester Turnpike Company
have under consideration the placing
! OF another toll gate between the Ar
den road and Inwood. There ale al
ready two toll gates between Martins
burg ard Inwood. and most people
think that's enough.
The New York Tribune has pub
lished partial list OF 4th OF July cas-
ualities all over this country and
shows that SIS dead and .ss4 is the
net result as tar as heard from. 1t is
encouraging to know that the mortal
ty from that source is not so large as
it was year ago, when there were ga
deaths and 1905 injured.
| Col Edward A. Keller and Capt. /.
p. Thatcher, of Washington, d. c.,
and their wives, spent several days
last week, with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. N
| Thatcher, on Tuscarora. The gentle
men left last Friday, but the ladies'
chose the better part. and remained to
enjoy the hospitality OF Mr.. aud Mrs.
Thatcher for some time longer They
know good thing when they see it.
Mr. Ira Wyand, former resident
of Keedysville Maryland, committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the heart, last Thursday morning. in
Roxburg, Mass, on account Of disap.
pointment in love. He had been re-
jected by Miss w. +. Scott, and did
not have philosophy enough to realize
that there were others just as good.
Dr. w. X. Moore, oculist will Be at
the Martin Wednesday Jtly 18TH.
Mrs. William Trapnell, of Philadel-
phia, spens several days last week,
with her father Capt w. B. Colston.
Mr. Wade c. KiImcr left for Clarks-
burg, on Wednesday on business. He
may be there tor ten dass. His address
will be THE Waldo" Clarksburg w.
Va.
Mr. III. II. Emmert left on Friday
for the Hot Springs in Arkansas
where he will spend mo nth Mrs.
Emmert will meet him in st. Louis,
on his return, and they will do the
fair together.
Miss Matilda Schleuss of this
who recently graduated from the
Commercial Business college in Cum
berland, has secured position as
stenographer with the Allegheny
Fruit Growers company. and is To-
Gated at Paw Paw w. Va.
Mr.. Earle Vanmetre, who went to
Annapolis to take the examination
for entrance into the naval academy,
passed in all the branches except alge
bra. He will be given another trial and
in the meantime will devote himself
to more thorough study OF that
branch.
Mr.. G.. B. Wiltshire has snbrented
the house, leased by him from Mrs.
J. II. Gettinger, on West Burke street
and he and Mrs. Wiltshire, with the
baby of course, have moved iuto the
spacious dwelling on the public square
and will live with Mrs. WiItsf Tres
mother, Mrs. W. II. H. Flick.
| The new office of Episcopal Arch
deacon of Virginia. has been filled by
the election OF the Rev. John P. Ty-
Ter, at present in charge OF the church
OF the Advent, Philadelphia. .He is
son-in-law of Mr.. d. w. Rodrick. of
this city, aud great nephew, of for
mer president of the United States,
John Tyler.