Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1906-10-26

Races at the Playground on Saturday
next. Oct. p.
DIR. A. Andrews has been on a trip
to Clarksburg, during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Robinson left on
Saturday night for visit to Savannah
Georgia.
Mr.. w. S. Conley, of Kingwood. w.
Va. has been stopping at the Berkeley
for several days.
Mr.. f. ID. Rauch was delegate
during the past week at the Reformed
Synod at Chambersburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Keefauver, who
have been here on visit have returned
to their home in Baltimore.
Mr.. +. V. Aler has moved his family
to town and they are occupying the
Hayes house on s. Queen street
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Scott Tiffany, of
Chicago have been visiting friends in
this city during the past week or ten
days.
Mr.. III. H. Emmert who is an enthu
siastic automobilist has bought hand
some new touring car of the most
modern type.
The rains last Friday and Saturday
raised all the streams in this section
and the Opequon and other streams
were out of banks.
Mrs. Lena Matthaei who has been
the guest of Mrs. Margaret Matthaei
for the past week has returned to her
home i'll Baltimore.
The Cumberland paper last Friday
contained sensational stoi of an in =
aginary race war at Martinsoua;. Nc
body here knew anything al "a, H.
Assistant Paymaster Stuart Slal
maker and friend Mr.. Merednu arrit co
here Wednesday from Seattle, .Ness.4 b,
will visit relatives of Mr.. st..in k t.
Mr.. w. Lingamfclter is er.ctin;
fac new barn on his farm near iIet G :
vile and had raising last W euaesdsy
Mr.. Leo Brechtn er is the c1ntiaclt
Messrs. F. l.. Bushong and lie. n e
ID. Moore will address the " ers
X ,arneysville on Friday eN uning, DC u
| Der 26, at 1870 and at Bakerlon on Sat
uciap evening, October 81, at the same
hour.
The post office has ordered that an
other letter carrier be added 10 the pres
ent force in this city. MIR. Jas. II.
Johnson, who has been the accomo-
dating substitute will be promoted and
another substitute will be appointed.
The stockholders of the Norfolk and
| Western Railroad, at their annual
meeting in Roanoke last week, voted
to issue S34 900, 900 of additional stock,
which is to be converted into bonds as
needed, to carry out plans for improve
ment and equipment.
MIR. E. B. Referring and wife have
\ been on a visit to friends at Inwood
during last week having been called
home by the illness of his father, Mr..
Jno. w. kettering who was paralyzed.
Mr.. Ketteripg returned TO his home,
at Blairsville Penn, on Monday last,
accompanied by his brother.
According to a press dispatch John
Sharp Williams, when introduced 10
an audience of $500 at Statesville, North
| Carolina, twas given an ovation such
IS has rarely been accorded a public
speaker" in that State. In the course
of his speech Mr.. Williams declared
that the Democracy of the South never
has stood for government ownership of
railroads and never would.
81 think Booker 7. Washington is
right in advising negroes not TO retail
ate on the Southern whites,n said
Rev. w. f. Denny, the newly elected
head of the African Methodist Episco-
| pal Christian Endeavor. "rhe negroes
best friends are in the South. The peo-
! pie " the South have realized that the
negroes here are interested in the
South's success and are doing all In
their power in that direction If my peo-
pie would hustle more in the business
world and try to obtain money and
real estate the political situation would
solve itself. We need to educate our
children TOO. We should be energetic
IN assisting to capture fugitives from
Justice
| San Francisco Earthquake and Fire.
| 1t has Just been six months since