Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-08-11

AStuihcu HUN WISH 10 MoOfenelQ.
Mrs. Robert That cher, of Pittsburg
is here on visit to her old no me aud
friends.
Miss Matilda Schleuss, has taken a
position in Spillmau Brothers. drv
good store.
Miss Electa Zeigler. of Hagerstown,
is on a visit to Sheriff and Mrs Gard
ner. on Winchester avenue.
Mr.. Jas Thatcher, of Camden N. J.,
has been here during the past week
shaking hands with his friends.
Mrs. R. s. Eichelberger is having
new brick sidewalk laid by her
property on Winchester avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Scanlan aud son
Cleveland, of East King street have
returned from pleasant trip to Caca-
pom Springs.
Mr.. Frank A. Wolthope. principal
Of Central Commercial college, Gun :
berland. has been here several DAYS
this week.
Messrs John N. and G. w. Rentch,
as heirs for the heirs of Mrs. Mary
A. RentcL will sell valuable real es-
tate on Sept. 9.
Miss Clista Hoddall who has been
on an extended visit to the Misses
Ahern, returned to her home ia Cum
berland on Sunday
Misses Mary aud Rebecca Woods
and Mr.. George Mulliss are camping
with company OF friends from
Charles Town, at Shenondale, on the
Shenandoah river.
Rev. DIR. Reede, of the United Pres
Brethren church OF MELVILLE, Pa. will
preach In the Presbyterian church in
this city ON next Sundaymorning and
Tuscarora in the afte rnoon.
DR.. B. Curtis Miller, formerly of
Cumberland, has located here tor The
practice of his profession and has tax
en- an office in the Burkhart building
on the corner OF the public square.
The many friends OF Mr. Frank E.
Smurr greatly regret his misfortune
III losing his health and that incident
thereto has found it necessary to close
oit his business. Mr.. Smurr is a
young man yet, hardly to the !Iniddle
life and it is great misfortune to he
forced from business life so early. We
h 'pe he may soon recover his health
and that he may again engage in bus
mess.
Mrs Charlotte Hughes and her
daughter, Miss Julia, who have been
OF visit to their old home and
friends in Martinsburg for two weeks
returned to their home in Baltimore
on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Hughes
IS now an octogeperian and is remark
ably vigorous both mentally and
physically for her age. Both she and
her daughter have many friends here
who are ever glad to see them.
Mr.. B. d. Gibson, of Charlie Town
whe is on the board of directors of
the Western Insane Asylum, was in
town on Monday returning home
from meeting of the board at Wes-
ton last week to try the charges
which had been preferred against DR..
A. H. Kunst the head of the institu-
ton. MIR. Gibson reported that the
board had exonerated DR.. Kunst and
that the charges were without any
foundation
The County Court OF Jefferson coun
ty has ordered the posting OF an or
der passed Eaore than a year ago for
the protection Of persons using horses
on the public highways OF the county
The order follows: 1t is he reby de-
clared unlawful for any one to trans
port, propel or otherwise convey
over any public read in this county
any autom obile or other vehicle for
the conveyance of passengers, pro-
PEELED by steam, gasoline naptha or
electricity, and such use of all roads
is hereby prohibited unless such au-
tomobile or vehicle shall remain at a
full stop until such vehicle shall
have passed 100 yards beyond such
automobile or vehicle and unless such
automobile or vehicle shall after dusk
carry lighted lantern so placed and
sufficiently bright that it can be seen
100 wards in front of such vehicle