Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-18

friends n Hsgerstown.
Mrs. 1. W. Cauter and son, Nolan,
are visiting friends near Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Gassman were
visiting friends in Jefferson last week.
There will be grand reunion of
ex-confederates at New Market, Va,
on Sept. Ist.
Mrs. W. S. Harper who has been On
visit to frierds at Norfolk Va, has
returned home.
Mrs. Mary Schick. of Washingt ten,
Is on visit to her aunt Mrs. Catha :
rim. Teller.
Miss Daisy Bowen is spending sew
eral weeks at the Washington Hotel
in Berkeley Springs.
Mr.. John Chapman. of Davis, West
Virginia, is here on ten days visit
to friends in this count.
Mrs. P. Berner, ami mother Mrs.
Smith. of East King left on Thurs
day for Washington, Ohio.
Miss Vallie Sloan. who has been on
visit to her Brother, Mr. John Sloan
in this city has returned to Washing
ton.
Mrs. Ashby Sherrard and her little
daughter. Louise. OF Pittsburg are
here on visit to friends and rela-
tives.
DIR. G. p Morrison AMI family
spent part of last week visiting
friends in Clarke county and at Bunk
er Hill.
Stewart Westenhaver, aged 40 years
fell from car in the B. & o. yard on
Monday evening and sustained pain
full injuries.
Mrs William Whitson and two little
daughters of Baltimore are on viset
to Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Whitson,
on e. King street.
Miss Julia Hill Of Shepherdstown
is spending this week as the guest OF
her sister, Mrs. ]. Weaver in North
Martinsburg'
Mr.. w. D. Hess. of Roanoke, Va,
spent lat week with friends in this
city and houored US with a pleasant
call while here.
Miss Florence Furry, of near Kear-
neysville, who spent the past week
with her brothers on West King
street, has returned home.
Mr.. d. R. Nihion who has been
visiting his sister on West King
street returned t. his home n
Wa shin ten, D. c. on last Tuesday
Mr.. R. T, Hoffman was in town on
Wedne day attending court as wit
ness. He is walking with cane be-
ing convalescent from an operation
for appendicitis in Baltimore some
weeds ago.
The ladies of the Shepherdstown
Presbyterian Church will hold their
annual lawn supper in Thomas F.
Jones yard near Bi!lmyer's Mill Fri
day and Saturday evenings, August
18th and 10TH. Supper, icecream, cake
and candy will be served at popular
prices. Come and help the ladies get
a new carpet for the church.
People rising at S O'Clock on the
morning Of August 26. and trying
to see the sun will find the moon in
their way. The eclipse will be only
partial here, however, and can be
seen better with the aid of smoked or
colsred glasses. Half of the sun will
be obscured when it rises and the
dark shadow will grow till only a
bright crescent is seen, then the sha-
dow will recede and by six o'clock
the disc will be clear again.
Messrs. A. c. Nadenbousch and ].
M. Woods returned Tuesday from a
trip to Cincinnati where they wen t
last week on legal business. They
spent Sunday and Monday at Cleve-
land with Messrs. D. C. Westenhaver
and N D. Baker. While at Cleveland
they saw some interesting automo-
bile races and Mr.. Baker who is attor-
ney for the city introduced the gent
lemen to the criminal department and
the methods OF capture, indentifica-
ton and detention of criminals. He
had them examined by the chief de-
iective, introduced them to the bull
pen and measured under the Bartill-