Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-02-24

Charles Town.
Miss Bertha Dixon went t. Balti-
more this week to learf, the millinery
business.
The lecture by Rev. Carlton d.
Harris, has been postponed from Feb.
% to March 2.
One 200 acre farm, new room hous
Barn and outbuilding ia good order.
price $500. See S. S. Felker.
T. t. Perry has purchased OF Mrs.
A. c. Moore her farm near Charles
Town, containing about los acres, at
SII, 600
Misses Mary vanmetre ana Flor
ence Hugel. of near Vanclevesvile.
are on visit to friends in Pailadel-
phia and Camdea.
Raj Hall, being insane was taken
In by officers Heck aud Blake and
was put into confinement for the safe
~ OF himself and others.
Mayor Minghini has appoiutedDrs.
+. L. Sencindiver and J. NJ. Sites as
delegates to the meeting of the Amer
lcau Anti-Tuberculosis society at At
ianta, Ga, on April II.
Wednesday was Washington $
birthday and it observed to some ex-
tent here. The schools took holiday
the banks were closed and the post =
ofhce was closed from 10 a. III. uatil 7
p. III.
1t is reported that Mason Wright.
Wiiiiamsport, while looking through
an old trunk that belonged to his
mother, found several hundred dol
lars in silver aud notes. The trunk
had not been opened since his mother
died.
Mr.. Robert Lemen, who went to
South America some weeks ago with
Engineer Sisson writes an entertain
Ing letter to his parents in this CITY.
The letter was written on Jan. 10 aud
stated that they would be in camp in
about two weeks.
Mr.. A. D. Darby's Sunday School
class OF young men have raised funds
and purchased fine Kinbal piano
through agent J. II. Hobbs, and pre-
sented the same to the Sunday school
OF the First M. E. church A handsome
gift.
One new room house on Boyd ave
very desirat lie home for sale cheap. See
s. S. Felker.
Mrs. J, Frank Thomp son has been
called to Richmond. Va, by the Sc
rlous illness OF her sister, Mrs. c. P.
Stealey, wife OF Rev. Mr.. Staley. Mrs.
Stealey is uncons cious and is not ex-
pected TO recover.
a mortgage covering rs pages o.
the record book has been recorded IN
Morgan county having been executed
by the Cacapon Power Company in
favor of Barclay Trust Company of
Greensburg and Sc cures an indebte d.
ness of $4,000
Will ]. Cohill has returned to HIN.
cock fron Dubuque, H., where he
purchased the famous Lazarus flock of
Aneora goats. This flock is numbered
100 and is headed by the sweepstakes
buck Lazarus, which sold at public
auctioh in Kansas city for $500.
At IS rumored that the tannery.
swned and operated by w. d. Byron
q Sons, will be removed from Mer-
cersburg in the near future. The cause
oil rem oval is owing to the lack of
space on which to erect necessary
buildings and such space cannot be
bought
Shenandoah Junction is soon to
have new and modern hotel. Mr.. l.
Wits, proprietor of the lunch room
at that place is making preparations
to erect the hotel, which will have
about eighteen sleeping apartments,
besides large dining room, parlor
and Office. 1t will be heated bv steam
and will have every modern conven.
fence.
Rev. H. Tucker Graham, son of tn
venerable Rev. Jas R. Graham D.
D. of Winchester. was installed pas
tor OF the Presb, terrain church a,
Farmvii'e va. en- Sunday, Feb. IL.
Rev. Jas Gray McAllister, the torme =.
pastor, pre- sided, reached the ser
mon and propounded the questions to
the new pastor and people and Rev
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