Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-08-31

Miss Beulah Rouark is visiting
friends in Cumberland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Cross, of Carr EFT
Ind, are visiting relatives and friends
in this city,
Mr.. Earl Vanmetre, cadet o. the
naval academy at Annapolis Md, is
home on 80 days furlough.
Miss Leah Burkhsrt has gone to visit
her aunt, Mrs. j. III. Hunter, in Berke-
ley Springs, and will be absent about
10 days.
Miss Nellie Stuckey has returned to
her home at Bunker Hill, after having
spent week with relatives and friends
in this city.
Col s, w. Walker has declared him
self in favor of the nomination of Col.
John I. McGraw, for Congress from
the End district
We have been shown sample of
"string" beans, raised by Mr.. f. A.
Thomas, on East Burke street, which
surely deserve the name, as they meas
u-e 80 inches. Fact indeed.
Great interest is manifested in the
races, on the Old Fair Grounds, Labor
Day, Monday. Sept. 8. The Secretary
having received large numbe Of en-
tries from hepherdstewn, Arden
Bunker Hill, Inwood &c for the sever
al classes.
Marvin Luray, the s-year-old grand
son of Mr.. William Ettinger, fell from
a tree on North Queen street Wedne s.
day and was severely injured. No bones
were broken, however, and he will be
all right again in few days.
DR.. J. II. Oliver of Bedington, lie a
great admirer Of fine horses and by the
way, is splendid Judge of horses. At
present he has four or five sorrels
which are greatly admired by every
body who has seen them. The DR..
never stands back on the price of a
good horse.
Messrs. H. Fl. Emmert and w. w.
Downey have each ordered from the
Haines factory, in Kokoma Indiana, a
$250O auto Of 30 horse power and so
miles an hour speed. They are said to
be the finest grade of machines now
made. They will be delivered about
Oct. l.
Mrs. John &. Hustler and son Leon.
who have been spending the summer
with relatives at Allegan, Michigan.
have retained home and Mr.. Hutsler
had pleasant surprise IN store for
them when they came home in the
way of many handsome Improvements
in the house.
A telegram received here announced
the death of Mr.. c. IL. Miller, which
took place in the hospital at Youngs-
town, Ohio, on Tuesday, after a brief
illness, Mr.. Miller will be remembered
as the manager Of the Brooklyn Brass
Works in this city for year before the
shop was closed. He was resident of
Pittsburg, and aged about 35 years.
An all day Bush meeting will be held
at Pleasant PLANE, in the county
September 9th, 1905. Able preachers
will be present, the Revs. d. N. Scott,
of Iowa; ]. B. Chamberlain, of Mar
tinsburg, and the Rev. Mr.. Seward,
of Hanover, Pa. Every is invited
to come. Bring your dinners and stay
all day.
A. j. Secrist, pastor.
The Opequon was higher, last Tues
day, than it has ever been known by
the oldest jewellers along the creek.
The water was four inches over the
coping of the stone bridge, near Flagg's
crossing Of the B. & o. About all the
damage that could be done, in the way
Of washing away crops, fences, bridges
&C., was done by the previous flood,
and there is not much to report as
consequence of this last phenomenal
rise.
Announcement was made Saturday
by General Manager of Passenger traf-
tic ID. Is. Martin of the Baltimore ind
Ohio railroad, that, beginning on Sep
TENDER | the company will begin SELL
1,00O-mile tickets for S20 which will
be transferable and good for any num-
bel of persons. The tickets will be good
for year, and may be used over tn
Baltimore ard Ohio lines east of the
Ohio river, part of the Reading rail-
road, the Central Of New Jessey, and a
part of the Lehigh Valley railroad.
This step is taken in order to meet
that of the Pennsylvania, announced
several weeks ago. The Pennsylvania
will on Sept. l, begin selling ,000-mile
tickets for $40, good over its lines east
of Pittsburg. Friday the Western Mary
land announced that the 1,000-miIe
u. H. l. "a l. f.