Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1905-04-21
Born to Mt. and Mrs. c. ID Harris,
Saturday April 18th, at their home en-
West Burke street, a daughter.


Wien. CT the United States army. is
en- route for the United States
from the Philippines, where he has
been stationed for several years.
The marriage of Mr.. Harlan Thatch
er to Miss Annie Henson, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs f B Henson is announc
ed to take place on Wednesday April
10th in the Presbyterian church at
Bunker Hill,
The spring season for fishing in the
waters of West Virginia ended last
Saturday. and it will not be lawful to
fish until June 18TH
The Pennsylvania legislature has
passed an appropriation of 500, 600
for Pennsylvan exhibit at the James
town exposition in 1907.
The republican county convention
for the appointment of delegates to
the dominating convention at Key
ser, will meet in the court house, next
Saturday.
The Martinsburg FiIe department;
is training vigorously to euter the
Hook and Ladder, and Reel races at
Waynesboro, in May, and hope to
win a rake off ia the prizes that
will be offered.
The April term of the Circuit court
will begin today, Judge E. Boyd
Faulkner presiding. The criminal
docket will not be heavy, but there
will be quite a good deal of chancery
business to be disposed of.
We are very sorry to report that
Miss Mamie Holman is confined to
her home on South Water street by
illness, Miss Holman is a very pop
ular young lady, and her friends are
xious to see her out again.
Mrs. Rose D. Striker, former resi-
dent of Martlnsburg, but now of Phil
adelphia, is visiting friends in this
city.
Mrs. William Trspuell, left for her
home in Philadelphia on Friday.
The weather on Sunday was very
suggestive of the fact that winter was
dallying in the lap of spring in
very unbecomiug manner. TIE Mer,
curry on sunday night WAS unpieas
antly close to the freezing point.
In the district Court, in Wichita,
Kansas, Carrie Nation, Myra Nc
Henry and Mrs. Lucy Wilholt were
found guilty of destroying property
and sentenced by the judge. Mrs
Nation was fined $3.50 sud giv>n four
months in Jail Mrs. McHsnry, two
months and fine of $3.50, ard Mrs.
Wilholt IS days in Jail and fine of
$3.50. Sentence was suspended do
ing good behavior.
The offense was committed Sep
TENDER last, when the three women
broke the windows OF a wholesale
liquor house, The women voluntarily
surrendered some time ago,
AT the session of the Washington
Conference (colored) of the NJ. L.
Church, in Winchester, an address
was made by Rev. l. l. Thomas in
which he referred to the efforts Of
Governor Nardaman, OF Mississippi;
John Temple Graves OF Georgia, and
others, to obstruct the progress Of the
race. Bat, said the speaker, thanks
to Bishop Galloway, OF the Southern
Methodist church, and to our uoele
friend, Theodore Roosevelt, Pres dent
of the United States, the Efforts Of our
traducers have come to naught"
At the mention OF Roosevelt name
a wave OF tremtdeus applause swe t
he house, and later the entire as
,semb.age rose and with han1kerchiefs
waving sang My Country, It's Of
Thee.
A telegram to friends at Berryville
announces he death in South Caro-
lima OF Mr. Edward Cooke, eldest son
of the late John Esten Cooke, the ia
nous novelist.
! Nh. Cooke was "a year, old. He had
been suffering with tuberculosis Of
the throat. He leaves one brother, Dr..
/ Robert Cook, mi one sister, Mrs.
Chatles Lee vie Of an Episcopal
nj is, er OF OhiJ.