Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-02-02

Miss Eva Wellinger was on a visit
to friends in Hagerstown this week.
Capt. w. B. Colston and daughters
spent Tuesday with friends at Berkeley
Springs.
The name of w. l.. Irwin, has been
sent to the senate, as postmaster at
Harper's Ferry.
Miss Agnes Martin, left on Sunday
for Pittsburg TO VISIT her sister Mrs.
Henry Little.
Miss limo Thompson and Miss Mary
Sites were visiting friends in Hagers-
town this week.
Rev. L. ). Dunaway was in Charles
Town on Wednesday to see Rev. l..
X. Milbourn who is very i'll.
Mrs. Chss L. staff has been i'll with
pneumonia at her Nome on Stephen
street but is now better.
Edward Clayton eolored will sell per
sonsl property at his home near Van
clevesville on next Tuesday.
Mr.. James Hamill has gone TO Cliff
ton Forge, Va, where he has accepted a
position as hotel clerk.
The Martinsburg City Band is max
ing arrangements to have concert ON
Feb. IA, at the Central Opera House.
Read the new advertisement in this
issue of Spillman Bros. Dry Goods.
They are selling remnants at half
piice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sperow, of Dry
Kun, are receiving the congratula-
lions of their friends over the arrival
of daughter.
Can't be perfect health without pur-
blood. Burdock Blood Btters makee
pure blood. Tones and invigorates the
whole system.
The Shenandoah Baptist Association
will hold its next meeting in Nav i'm
this city. There will probably be 200
delegates in attendance.
Rev. l.. l.. Smith who has been
pastor for some time of the Baptist
churches at Mt. Zion, Shenandoah
Junction and Summit Point has re-
signed.
Mr.. John Hines, has bought the We
caut lot on the corner of West Rae
street and Maple avenue and is putting
in the foundation for fine concrete
block building, the blocks being mar
ufactured by himself
Mrs. Fred Cressler entertained the
Middle Creek Walking Club, last
Wednesday night at her home at
Darkesville. Cards and music were
the chief amusements. At II o'clock
refreshments were served
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney w.
w. Downey, has been without an au-
tomobile iince last fall and has sur
vlVed the privation SO far but he is ex-
pecting to break loose soon and b1v
one of the finest and best TO be had for
1906.
Garden seeds of all kinds Fresh and
true to name at
Gilbert's Drug Store.
Major J. Horace Lacy, father of
Rev. DR.. Lacy, pastor of the Presby-
terrain church at Winchester, died last
week at his home at Fredericksburg,
Va. Major Lacy was 81 years old and
had served with distinction in the
Confederate army. He was lawyer by
profession and served his people in
numerous official capacities.
Tisn't safe to be day without DR..
Thomas Eclectric Oil in the house.
Never can tell what moment an ac-
cldent is going ia happen.
Mr.. w. III. Heiston is having ex-
tensive Improvements made to his
property on West Race street. Nor
bourn Hall, is bein & divided and re-
built into two fine modern dwelling
houses and he is having a large three
story addition made to his business
place. We have heard it said but can
not vouch for the correctness of the
story, that the Auburn company will
occupy the building in the manufac-
turing of buggies and automobiles.
Market Gardeners and Truckers will
find large stock of garden seeds at
very low prices at
Gilbert's Drug Store.
"Joshua Simpkins,' four act New
England play, will be presented at the
Central Opera house on Friday Feb. 2
The climax of stage realism has been
reached in the presentation of the stir
ring Saw Mill scene and will be pre-
scented in this city by a peculiar me-
chanical continuance which has never
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