Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-09-14

"NnsNS "'N tSs VI. VI. McSheri
went to Berkeley Springs yesterd, v.
TO attend the Episcopal coavocati IN.
Others will - today.
Mrs. John W. May, of North Raj
eigh 4. sufiarsd ssyere stroke of par-
alysis on her right aide last Friday. : he
is utterly helpless on that side, aud is
in critical condition.
Mrs. j. Moler Porterfield, nee Miss
Amelia Alburtis, Of Honey Grave Tex.
aud Mrs. William o. NELL, nee Miss
Eva -Alburtis. Of Washington. are Wis.
lung their sisters ON East John st.
Mrs. William Trapnell and little son
came up from Charles Town on sun
day evening and spentun ia esday :
ing with Mrs. frapnells father, Capt.
w p. Colst,n, and her sister, ut IFS
+. King street.
+. T. Gruhb, brakeman on the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad, was run over
by his train at Altamont, Garrett
county, Wednesday afternoon being
SO badly crushed that he died shortly
after. Mr.. Grubbs home was at Mill-
wood Va.
Rev, DR.. and Mrs. J A. Hofliheins
have returned from Pottsviile, Pa,
where they spent old home week
Services were held during the week
and on Sunday mornngDr. Hofliheins
delivered an address in the Reformed
! church.
The Rev. j. ). Doug. as retuened
from his vacation las; Friday and held
services in Trinity Episcopal Church,
4 Sur daymorning and evening. He went
Berkeley Springs yesterday to attend
the meeting Of the Valley convocation,
but will be back the latter part of the
week.
The prizes at the baby show at Nor
gan's Grove were as follows; Pretties /
baby, to whom was given a solid sill
yer cup, Lucille Morton, of Wadesboro
N. G.; second prettiest, Roger Bane of
Leetown: latest baby. Lottie Parker
Carpenter, of Shepherdstown. finest
twins, Charles William of shenandoah
| Junction.
long string of concrete pavaments
has been laid arouLd the property of
Mr.. J. VIM. Miller, corner of Queen
and Burke streets occupied by Miller
and Mitchell as furniture store. Brick
pavements will soon be the exception
ON the principal streets in Martins
burg.
The village of Bun ker Hill Is ASSUME
ing quite business aspect. Limestone
quarries have been opened and all ar
engagements being made TO do rush
ing business in the way of burning
and shipping lime. Mr.. l.. s. Sopher
has also started his evaporating oper-
/ atoms.
Judge T. w. Harrison, OF the Circuit
court at Winchester, has confirmed
the sale Of the late Thomas Goheen's
property, and the proceeds 81 900 will
be paid ever to the Ri. Rev. Augustus
| Van de Vyyer, of Richmond, bishop of
the Catholic diocese of Virginia. This
Is in accordance to the will of the late
Mr., Goheen, who was resident +
frederick comfy.
While Mr.. George :. Light IVES
hitching up two western ponies be-
longing to Mr.. George w. Buxton
last Thursday morning, the animals
became frightened and broke away,
knocking Mr. Light down and injur
| ing his neck and one of his shoulders
severely. One of the wild and woolIy
western ponies was caught about three
miles beyond the Stone bridge, on the
rosd to Shepherdstown, and the other
was caught in town.
/ Brig-Gen. William s. McCaskey,
4 commanding the South western divi-
sion, with headquarters at Oklahoma
City, declares in his annual report, 10
the War Department, that the SOL
diers of the American Army are cha.
: fling against the Anti-Canteen law,
: which they regard as unconstitutional
Personally, General McCaskeyis ofthe
opinion that the law is having most
PER- icious effect upon the discipline Of
the army and believes that 1t should
be repealed.
\. Poole Esq, as attorney for the
heirs, sold, on Saturday, the farm in
: Falling Water District, near Marlowe,
: belonging to the estate of X X.
Wright decd. The price realized was
s22.75 per a, and tie purchaser was
Mr. George \. Kershner. Mr. Geo. w
Keesecker was the auctioneer, and it IL
thought that he igot very fair price
for the land.