Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-04-27

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City Clerk r. l.. Gray, of Winches-
ter. and daughter, Miss Mary GRAY.
spent Saturday in this city.
The managers of the Inwooa Fair
are preparing to have bigger and bet
ter fair this year than ever before.
Miss May l.. Tanning, who has been
on visit to Mrs. l.. ID. Gerhardt for
several weeks has returned to Phila-
delphia.
Williamsport has raishd the saloon
license from 800 to 500, and two Of
the five saloon in the place will go
out of business.
Cure the cough and save the life DR..
Woods Norway Pile Syrup cures
coughs and colds, down to the very
verge of consumption.
Mr.. Geo. S. Roush is i'm proving his
house occupied 10y +. c. Henshaw,
corner w. King street and Raleigh
street, by erecting bay window.
M. Ray Dixon who has been en-
pioyed as an operator at the G.. V. r.
freight depot for some years has been
granted six months leave of absence
ON account Of his health.
The cold spell this week drove peo-
pie in doors and made them build anew
the fires in their stoves and furnaces.
Ice IF re on Monday night to the thick
ness OF An eigth ofan inch or more.
Mr., Henry Janney has brought suit
through his attorney, W. B. Linnsay,
against the Msrtinsburg Power Com
pany to compel them to remove their
wires from his premises.
A marriage license has been ISSUED
to Sallie f. Williams, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. T. S. Williams, Of Hedges
vile, and Mr.. Rex A. Perry, of New
York. The wedding took place at
the home Of the bride on Wednesday,
April %.
Capt. Richmond P. Hobssn, of Mer-
fmac fame has at last broken into con
gress defeating John II. Bankhead and
the nomination is eqivalent to an
election. We doubt if his kissing record
was any help to him.
Senator William Campbell, of JEFF
ferson county was in iowa short
while on Wednesday between trains.
he said Charlestown is still standing
in spite of the mammoth cave under
The town, and that he was unable to
see where the great excitement comes
in.
Last Wednesday was Capt. w. II.
Colston's birthday but we are not 60
~ to be so discourtious AS to say how
old he was, but we will say that he is
apparently in the prime of life. He is
not at all old, though he is well cut of
the period of gidiy youth, bat father
time has dealt very grsciously with
him.
The City council at Bluefeld hes
just fixed the price of saloon licenses
at $4,000 year. Form erly the $1,000
license prevailed. In addition there ia
a state license Of $500, which, with the
Federal Government license $2s,-
brings up the sum which the saloon
lists will have to pay, to S2,525. Four
teen saloonists have applied for the Ii
ceDse and will pay the price without
protest. Bluefield's population is about
$500.
About a score Of miners who have
been at work in the new development
Of the new coal field five miles south
of Hedgesville, returned to Pittsburs
Sunday afternoon. They say there il
an abundance Of coal of the best quail
ty in the section in which they are
working, and that there is no doubt it
will be paying proposition. Two car
loads of machinery, including a big
pump, We're received last week. The.
miners will return to the county in
few days.
Short chapters from the life of NJ.
Gorky.
immigration.
Ovation.
Laudation.
Accusation.
Sensation.
Irritation.
Indignation.
Expostulation.
Explanatioa.
Condemnation.
Depor tatien (?)-Exchsngs.
The public meeting held at the
court house ON Monday to devise
means for sending relief to the earth
quake sufferers al San Francisco, was
poorly attended but there was nearly
a hundred dollars raised and a resolu-