Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-04

Tue hdli foxes tiHtrl dark green
Mrs. Gilbert McKown aud her
daughter, Miss Park are sojourniug
at Cape May.
Mrs. R X S iber has been quite
Ill but is much improved at this
writing
Mr.. Ashby Cunaipgbam, OF Nash
vile. Tenn, is here on visit to his
sisters.
Berkele6 County Teachers Insti-
tute will begin next Monday week.
August Ia.
Misses Ethel aud I,ez Boyer re
turned on Wedne ,nay night from
visit 10 Huntington w Va
Mr.. and NJ John o Lemen have
returned from B rkeley Springs where
they We're visiting for a few days.
Mr.. Charles Wood, who las been
on visit to bis sister, Mrs. DR.. Spe-
row, has returned b ,me at Charlotts-
vile.
A concrete pavement is being
placed in front of the Buxton build.
ing on the corner OF Q teen and Com
merce streets.
There is reps TT current here that
the real estate company that has been
booming town in the western part
of the state will shortly come here to
give us boom.
Mrs. Eliza "A. Nuckles, of this city,
aud Mr.. J. l. Shipp,of FAnquir coun-
ty, were married in Washington on
Monday last. The groom's age is so
and that Of the bride 81 years.
L. Dodsworth Kuhn, of Hancock
has resigned his position with the
census department and has accepted
a position as assistant manager OF one
of the Williams cooperage plants To-
Gated at Camden, Ark, at 500, 900
per year.
Mr.. M. G. Tabler is having fine
concrete pavement put d,Sn in front
OF his fine residence on West King
street. On the Raleigh street side a
concrete walk has been pat down
alorg both Mr.. Tab err, and Mr..
Clohan's property.
A party went to Atlantic City yes
terday, which was composed Of tie
following persons: Mrs. Mary M.
Harley and daughter, Miss Bessie,
Mrs. Georg, Dixon and Miss Dixon,
Mrs. Maty w. Sencindiver. and Mr..
and Mrs Geo. l.. S.ncindiver. They
will be gone about two weeks.
Ths congreg alton of Emanuel NJ.
E. church Baltimore, of which Rev,
c. D. Harris is pastor. have decided
to build new church. The ntw
building will cost about 500. 900 on 4
new site probably on Madison avenue
The old CHURCH was built IS yetrs
ago by Rev. ]. r, Andrews.
William Burns, a Wabash work.
man, was killed by Western Mary
land freight train near McCoy's Fer.
ry Sunday night. The body was
found by a track walker at 54s
O'Clock Monday morning lying be-
tween the rails. 1t was badly mutilat-
ed.
A COW belonging to VIM. H Byrd,
near Warrenton. was MIXED, and was
apparently in the very best OF health.
A few hours later she was found dead
in the pasture field. An examination
revealed the fact that needle, 2I-2
inches long, was imbedded in her
heart. The needle had evidently been
ia the cows heart for some time.
An unusual incident occurred at
High View. w. Va, when Aunt"
Betty Pugh visited her old home on
her ninetieth birthday. ALTHOUGH liv-
ing within two miles she had not
visited it before for 80 years. She
seems to be remarkably we'll pre-
served, and upon request, recited the
alphabet backward faster than any
school boy or girl could recite it for
ward.
The Parkersburg newspapers say
that it is rumored at that place that
U. 5. Internal Revenue collector w.
F. Glasscock has decided to resign to
resume his law practice at Morgan
town. When he accepted he did SO
thinking that he could move the Of
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