Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-05-28
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Mr.. Sol. Greer. of Washington. j.
home for few days as fhs gnest Of
relatives.
Miss Ida Bureh, of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, is the guest os friends in
Brunswick, Nd.
Messrs. A. v. Rhodes and Noble
Friskey, OF Cumberland, spent Mon
day in this city
Mr.. Charles Thumel has returned to
his home after two-weeks' visit to
his son III Baltimore.
Messrs. G. 6. Siler and W. H.
Brady, of Berkeley Springs. were
visitors to Martinsburg.
On SDnday, May %, low-rate
excursion will be run from this city
to Washington aud Baltimore.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest F.
Sharff, formerly of this city, at their
home in Baltimore daughter.
Rev. Wilson Chrisman, Of Mounds
Vile. was here to attend the funeral
of his father, Mr.. G.. A. Chrisman.
sition as manager of general store.
Mr.. Jerry Sullivan, of Washington,
was home Monday for the election.
Mr.. Lewis Harley, of West John
street, has gone to New Martinsville,
W. Va, where he has accepted po-
Mrs. j. w. Kindle and son, Holman
are the guests of Mrs. Kindle's mother,
Mrs. F. @. Holman on East King
street.
Messrs. Alex Elliott, James Geyer.
William DeGrange and Frank Lam
bert, of Washington, were home for
the election.
DR.. ]. E. Herbert, Mrs. B. POLAND
and Mrs. L. Mooney. of Berkeley
Springs, spent SUNDAY IN this city
with friends.
Mrs. Robert Keller and Mrs. Robert
McGill, of Cumberland, are the guests
of Mrs. John Middlecamp on North
Raleigh street.
Miss Agnes Roberts, who las been
the guest OF her aunt, Miss Lizzie
Roberts at Gainesboro, Va, has re-
turned to her home in this city.
Mr.. j. d. Matthews. of West Steph-
en- street is able to be out after a
severe siege of pneumonia. His con-
dition for time was very critical,
The local lodge of koval Arcanum
has paid the full amount OF insurance
to the beneficiaries of the late Lewis
e. Bentz and Rev. Sidney Ferguson.
The infant child of Samuel Brown,
colored, of West Race street, died
after short illness ON Sunday. The
funeral occurred Tuesday. Interment
in Mt. Hope cemetery.
A Harrisburg man, brakeman on
the Cumberland Valley freight, whose
name could not be learned, had his
head cut by striking mail fixture
pole at Falling Waters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Bowers left
Tuesday for Baltimore, where they will
be the guests of friends for several
weeks, before going to their future
home at Grafton, w. Va.
Wool dealers this week paid
81 cents pound for wool. This is
the highest that has been paid for
wool for the past 20 years. Very lit
tie was bought at this price.
Miss Eleanor Bowers, who is at
tending school at Staunton. Va, is
home to spend the summer vacation
with her parents. Mr.. land Mrs. G.
M. Bowers on South Queen street.
Master James Thompson is home
from Fork Union. Va. where he is
attending school, to spend the summer
HOLIDAYS with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James F. THOMPSON, on South
Queen street.
George r.. Fravel, undertaken and
furniture dealer of Woodstock. was
killed Monday afternoon in runa-
way accident. He was aged 81 years,
and is survived by his wife and three
grown children.
W. G. Slappy, "a member of the
faculty. of Kee Mar college, Hagers-
town, has accepted position with
Catawba college, at Newton, N. c..
and will taEe charge of the depart.
ments of Latin and mathematics.
Mr.. George M. Bowers and child
rem, Meade and Jean, of South Queen
street, left Tuesday for Staunton,
where they attended the commenc.
ment exercises of the college there, at
which Miss Eleanor is student.
Mr.. and Mrs. James O'Conner, of
Norfolk, Va, who have been spending
some time in this city as the guests Of
Mrs. O'Conner's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Knuckles on East Martin