Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1904-12-02

III ths muse instant feiiet IN cases
OF burns cuts. sprains. accidents of
any sort
Mr.. William II, Miller, of Jones
Spring has been granted an increase
OF pension, to $40 rer mouth, with
back pay, through the agency of Mr..
j. +. Roberts, of this city.
Miss Marie Buxton. who attends
the Woman's college in Baltimore,
spent Thanksgiving with her parents
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo w. Buxton. She
had as her guest, one iof her school
mates
Mr.. ID. c. Westenhaver and son
Paul, of Cleveland Ohio. spent Thanks
giving wi h his father, near this city.
Mr.. Westenhaver was in his Office
here, on Friday attending to leg al
business. They left Saturday nigh It
o return to Cleveland
There were two casualties among
the foot ball players on thanksgiving
day. Elder OF Cham bersburg got
one OF his ankles sprained, and
Lane of this city was knocked
out but there is some doubt as to
whether it was the big dinner he ate,
or the ball that did it.
William J, Cohill, the boy goat
breeder, OF Hancock. has just sold to
Carl Hagenback. now at the St Louis
| Exposition, eight beautiful Angora
goats. Mr.. Hag, nbaek will take the
goats to his private estate near Ham.
burg, Germany sailing from New
Yo,k early III the spring.
The street roller got into trouble
while working on East Burke street,
on last Friday afternoon. The left
hind wheel sank to the axle into til e
box. in which the under ground tele-
phone cables are encased. in front OF
the entrance to the Winchester tele-
phone exchange, There was consider
able trouble in extracting the machine
from its dilemma.
The work of laying concrete pc ve-
ment along the Queen street front OF
the Everett House property, was be-
gun on last Wednesday afternoon and
is being pushed with energy. The
work is being done by the owners of
the property, and Mr.. VIM, Comisky
has the contract. The completion OF
this work will give continuous line
of concrete sidewalk on the west side
of Queen street, from Burke to the
Court house.
Trust widow TO solve the prob
lem to tieiug the nuptial knot. The
Dallas (rexas) News tells of dash
ling widow who was attending the
| World s Fair, and in the rush stopped
down to tie her shoe string. When
she arose aad started to walk away.
| it was discovered, between them, that
| he had fastened one end of her shoe
tring to that Of a handsome young
man. 1t was mistake. ofcour Sc. but
| hey were married next day.
| At the present term of the Circuit
Court OF Jefferson county, the follow
batch Of divorces have been granted:
Laura Fitch from John Fitch; Rosina
&c. Wilson from r. l.. Wilson: Eliza
beth Fuller CArter from Ere lerick
James Carcker; Thco. NJ Conner from
! Mary D. Conner, and John D. Brazier
from Georgiana u. Brazer. In tn e
Conner case he is required to pay his
former wife Szs a month as long as
she lives and give her deed to the
house and lot on High street, Har-
l iGi . Il 81 y MID AObtAEl - AAiOWGu
to resume her former name Of Mrs.
Mary H. Cochran.
| The Woodmont Rod and Gun club
house, which was erected on the
Maryland side of the Potomac river, a
short distance above Dam No. 6. was
destroyed by fire. last Thursday alter
noon. The bnildipg was built about
lI5 years ago by prominent Washing
ltoniars at cost of $4,000, and was
insured Tor $4,000. The contents, which
were insured at $4,000, were nearly
all removed. The cause of the fire is
thought to have been defective fue.
i Messrs. w. Scott Towers. N. o. Mes
senger, Charles c Randolph and
General Geo. B. Williams who had
oorA there for feuv DAYS Ot1firp re-