Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-04-07

/ by his 1athtr, anu tMo SAe'eiN'
p. K. Harrison of this city, and MIS-
Lille Boyd OF Winchester.
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Nearly all the window panes in the
village OF Great Cacapon on the West
/ Virginia side of the Potomac, about
( ten miles west OF Hancock We're snat-
1 tered by the conclusion from blast,
which was fred on the opposite size
of the river, in the constru ton o.
the connecting link of the W. va. ana
w. NJ. railroads. The windows IN a
passing passenger train on the b. q
| O. were also broken 90 the side next
to the river. Since the construction OF
the road has been in progress, rocks
weighing several hundred pounds
have been frequently hurled across
the river.
The Rev. D. B. Floyd who has ac-
cepted call to the Evangelical Lu-
therar church in Washington left TOR
his new charge last Saturday and
preached his Introductory serman on
Sunday He will return in few days
to arrange for moving his family 10
Washington, which he expects to do
shout May Ist.
The Bishop OF the diocese OF West
Virginia, with the advice and consent
of the standing committee, has chang
ed the time of the meeting of the next
annual council of the Episcopal
church from the first Wednesday IN
Iune t. the last Wednesday in May.
The council will therefore meet n
Clarksburg on the 3Ist day OF May
Revenue agents made raid on
u oonshine plant, in Pittsylvan'a
county, Va , few days ago, broke
up a still of the capacity Of $50 gal
Ions, day, and captu' ed the three
men in charge. The still was located
in a tunnel that had been eXcavated
by the operators of the plant, The
officers we,e attracted to the place by
the smoke that found its exit III
ulster of bushes. One of the moon
sinners met the revenue men at the
mouth of the tunnel and knocked one
oil them out with his fist. He in turn
was knocked down by another officer
with the butt end of Colts revolver
and all three were arrested.
The Court of Appeals has granted
writ of error in the case of the Old
National Bank against the County
Court, which was tried before Judge
Daley, sitting as a special judge, who
sustained the bank S contention that
the capital stock of National bau ks,
being in government bonds, was not
subject to taxation. The case was
carried to the Court OF Appeals by
Tax Commissioner Dillon. The trial
in that court will be watched with
great interest by all national banks
10 the state.
Every body's magazine for April
ontains very complimentary no
lice of r. D. Mclean (R. d. Shep-
herd of near Shepherdstown), who is
playing the roll of Roman senator in
"Adrea, 'Belasco suew play in which
Mrs. Leslie Carter has been starring
the past season, and which has proved
great success.
Mrs. Roosevelt and all of the chill
dren, with the exception OF Miss Alice
left Washington Friday over the At
Iantic Coast Line for Jacksonville, Fla
At that place thev will board the
Sylph for a cruise. They do not expect
to VISIT any ports and will be on the
wafer practically all of the time in
the vicinity of Jacksonville. They
will be absent about ten days.
The Morgan County court has ap-
pointed committee of citizens to dis
cuss the ACCESSIBILITY, of either remod-
aiirc th- court houSe or building a