Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-01-06

was here lsst Friday.
Mr.. Herbert Mavne. II Psrsers,,urv
spent the Christn,ss holidays in .this
city.
Prof w. A. Creimer spent the
Christmas holidays at Shippensburg,
Penn.
Mr.. William c. Stewart, Of Oil City,
Penn, hrs been visiting his father at
Bunker Hill.
Mr. Frank Lam bert, who has been
spending sever al days in this city has
returned to Washington.
Miss Nellie Westenhaver entertain
ed number OF her friends at her home
Wynde Croft OF Monday evening.
Miss Eleanor Bowers and her young
CIR friend, have returned to school at
Staunton Va after spending the
holidays here.
{. w. Dillon, State Tax Commits
sion has announced the appointment
OF NJ. A. VanAT sdal, Of Great Cacap II
as land assessor Tor Morgan county.
Mr.. Joseph L Porterfeld, who has
been living in Frederick, Maryland
for several, years was here aud spent
Monday aud Monday night with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Fritz. who
have been on visit TO Mrs. Fnth's
parents, Mr.. a-d Mrs. T. Russle. in
Brunswick have returned to their
home in this city.
The sale season is about to begin
and we are daily adding names to
our subscription list. If you want tc
keep posted as to sales you must
read the Statesman.
| M. James f. Randall, the Old Dem
ocratic pater, OF the Swan Pond vi
cinity, has decided to move to Shep-
herdstowu. We are sorry to lose sc
estimaole citizen from our county
The programme for the week o
prayer as published in the Statesman
last week has beer carried out bu
owing to inelement weather some c
the services have been poorly attend
led.
| Congressman Claud A. Swanson
has accepted an invitation to delivei
the address to Timer Ashby Camp
| Winchester, on Jan 10, General Lee
biilh Gay anniversary.
A tree loaded with ice Tue sda,
morning fell on the electric wires run
ming from the river plant to town ant
broke them down. The town plant
was started at once and the darkness
was OF short duration.
Mr.. Lewis Harley came down from
Piedmont last Saturday night and
spent Sunday and New Year-Mon
= day, with his mother. Lewis is en-
: gagged in business on his own hool
and is doing we'll
| The engagement Of Mr. Benz =
Slane, the popular yard-master "a tn,
b & o. in this city, to Mrs. Jennie
Whitlow, OF Salem, Illinois, has beet
announced. The marriage will tax,
lplace at the home of the bride Oh
FEB. IS.
Sam Piper and Will Brown, got int,
fight Oh Saturday last at the ga
house and Piper stabbed Brown severa
times about the lead. Brown was car
ried into the gas house and the polio,
we're notified but before they arrive,
Piper skipped and has not been caugh
| Kennedy, Stott, Green and Kid
well, the dynamiters have been hello
for the grand jury by the Mayor un
der bond OF $500 which has beer
given by Kennedy, Stott and Kid
we'll. Web Hettenhouser and damn
Mckinney have also Been arrested an,
; they with Green are now in jail
Rev. e. D V'ashburn, D D. VIII,
has been pastor Oh the resbyteria,
church at Romney for some years ha
: received call to the pastorate of tn,
church at Augusta Kentucky. 1t
not known yet as 10 whether he vii
: accept the call or not. His man,
friends in Virginia and West Virgini
would be extremely sorry to hear G
. his determination to leave.
There have been decided extreme
In the weather during the past week
The snow melted last week and tn
temperature gradually raised until o.
last Sunday afternoon il was az in tb