Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-03-24

his new home, the old Gold farm near
Bunker Hill.
One house snd lot 1-2 miles from
own on pike. Very desirable home for
lie. zee S. F.lktr
Mrs. F. c. Holman, who has been
on an extended visit to friends aud
relatives in Washington, has returned
home
Charles Westenhaver has begun
the erection of residence house at
the corner of Virginia aud Faulkner
avenues.
John I. Cane has broken ground
for business and residence house
adjoiring his property on Faulkner
avenue.
Miss Inez Boyer has entered the
Musical Department of Wilson col
lege, at Chambersburg, Penn. for the
second semester, for instructions on
the plane.
One new double house ON boom rents
for $500 per year. For sale cheap. See
S. s. Ecker.
Mr.. w, Mead J fferson has been
quite i'll during the past week with
pneumonia at his home near Rest.
We are glad to say he is now improv-
ing.
Mr.. George Wiile,t and his sister.
Mrs. John Swimley, of Urbana. Ohio,
are here to attend the funeral OF their
mother.
Rev. Geo. w. Staples former res
loent OF this town was married on
Wednesday at Marshall Va, to Miss
Maude Nelson Gibson. daughter of
Col. Gibson, of that place.
Mrs. Minnie Robertson and Mr.. las
K. F McBee, both near Hedgesville
were married at the NJ. + parsonage.
on West Burke street on Wednesday
evening by Rev DR.. Gill
Attorney X Poole has purchased
the fine large automobile formerly
owned by the late P Z. Deatrick and
sold his OldnIobile to his brother iu
law, Mr. B F. Anderson.
Ifyour home prol erty is for sale or
rent aud you wan6 it handled to the
best dvantage. See S. s. Felker.
A fine horse was sold at the front
door of the court house on last Satur.
day at public auction Tue price
paid was S3ot. We were unable to
earn the name of the owner or that
OF the purchaser
A farm of $50 acres of strictly mum
Der one limestone land in Berkeley
+, county good brick house, new barn,
wagon shed, corn CRIB and good water
and every thing 10 good trim. Price low
See S S. Fe!ker.
Miss Blanche M. Muller, daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Miller, of
Berkeley County, and Mr. John F.
Stanley, we'll known young carpen-
ter OF Shepherdstown, were married
IN that place on Wednesday evening
last.
The annual convention of the West
Virginia Sunday School Association
will be held at Wheeling April IS, 10
and 20, 1905. The outlook for good
convention is unusually bright. Re-
duced rates can be secured over all
railroads, For full information address
w. c. Shaier, General Secretary
Fairmont w. Va.
Miss Tamson Milburn, who has
been keeping house for the past two
years for Mr.. Joseph Place on Back
Creek has brought suit against him
tor $4,000 damages for breech of prom.
Use to marry. The plaintiff alleges in
her declaration that Place set three
different dates TO marry her and failed
to do SO each time and that she was
each time ready and anxious to mar
ry him.
Two years age when the Republi-
csu Legislature was doubling the sa'-
airy of circuit judges and reducing
their work by c eating new distr lets,
they justified the larger salary by the
argument that they had cut off mile
age. Now along comes the lnext ses.
sion OF the Legislature aud allows
the judges mileage at the rate of ten
cents per mile. There is no telling
what Republican Legislature will
do IN the matter of increasing salaries
unless it is tied down by the Consti.
tuition, and they are not always bound
u