Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-11-24
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land Orchard Co., TO plant great big
orchard containing 1900 acres, ON the
west side Of North Mountain, in Ger
ardstown district, and to demonstrate
how fruit growing ought to be con-
Quoted.
The incorporators are ex-senator q.
J. Faulkner, Judge Ashton G. Day
Dayton, Postmaster Alex Clohan, ex-
Governor White, Cashier f. h. Wilson
Fish Commissioner George Nj. Bow
ers and the agricultural expert Charles
2. Light, and the capital stock is $780,
600. The World indicated that this
"Big Fish, orue to the omniverous in
stincts of its kind, would proceed to
gobble up all the small fish, or drive
them out of the water, but il is COM
forting to the owners of moderate sized
orchards, the men who were the pio-
neers in apple and fruit culture, n the
county, to know that they have about
ten years lease of life, before the whale
gets old enough, to perform the Jonah
act.
Seriously tho, we wish the new en-
terprise a fair measure of success, but
hardly expect to live long enough TO
see its fruition.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gordon
a daughter
A Baltimore horse, owned by Mr.. e.
w. Watson, was winner at the Mad
son Garden horse show, in New York.
Mr.. Lemuel Campbell, of Romney
was among the visitors who attended
the session of the Horticultural society
last week.
There are 3S, 100000 packages of seed,
to be distributed qy the department Of
agriculture. The distribution will be-
gin December 1.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph g. Kearfott
and children, of Amherst, Va, were
the guests of Dr. Kearfott's sister, Mrs.
j. H. Bogert, on Winchester ave.
The condition of affairs in Russia is
worse, if anything, than it waa before
the Car issued his Ukase granting
constitutional government. 1t seems
that nothing short of a republic will
satisfy the people.
Mr., Fayette B. Souders, a confeder-
ate veteran, fell dead in the Palm hotel
in Charles Town last Tuesday night.
He served in Co. A. End Virginia regi-
ment of the Stonewall brigade. He was
about So years old.
A strong movement is on foot in
Richmond Va, to have j. SHELTON
Williams. former president Of the Sea-
board and Air line railroad, elected
member of the board of directors of the
Equitable Life insurance company, of
New York.
Winchester people are protesting
against the shipment of game, out of
the State, which they allege is pracuced
daily. They complain that there is no
game warden, to see that the law gov
erning such cases is enforced and ask
the appointment of one.
The Bank of Martinsburg applied to
to the County Court for correction OF
it's assessment, and succeeded in CEN
vincing the court that it was assessed
improperly with sum of $500. The
amount Was deducted from the amount
of the taxable property of the bank.
Announcement was made at the
Navy Department that the naval court
martial detailed for the trial Of Mid
shipman Minor Meriwether, Jr., of
Louisiana, will inaugurate its work at
the Naval Academy next Wednesday,
November %.
The Grand Lodge of Mssons Of West
Virginia met in Charleston last week,
with full attendance of the craft.
Those representing the lodges of this
city were Past Grand Master p. r.
Harrison, John w. Dean Worshipful
Master, of Equality Lodge No. "A A.
F. and A. ~, w, c. Kilmer, Wor-
shipful Master of r obert White Lodge
and Past Masters F. w, Vanhorn, Har-
ry s. Cushwa and Charles NJ. Lamar.
1t has been decided that President
RooseveIt's forthcoming message will
be presented to both houses on Tuesday
Dec. 5.
Mrs. Ella Russler and Miss Sadie
Marstella have returned from st. FL
mo, Va, where they went TO attend
the funeral Of Mrs. John Marstella.
Miss Alice Roosevelt's presents are
still in the custom house at George
town, and the examination Of them is
in progress. 1t is said that their value
has been greatly exaggerated.
George Bullitt, well-known and re-
spected colored man, of Bunker Hill,