Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-23

Ifyou need anything, you will
find it at Wallis sale Monday, March
26th.
Mr.. William Ramsburg has been
very i'll with pneumonia but is report
ed better.
There have been few shad on the
local market but the price is ranging
about S1.O0
Mrs. c. f. Thompson has been Ill
during the past week with an attack
of pneumonia.
Mr.. E. F. Willard has bought the
Reynolds building on N. Qaeen street
and paid $1,000.
Mr.. G. w. McKown was confined
to his home few days this week by
grip. He 10 now out.
Mrs. Charles E. Thompson is con-
fined to her home on South Queen
street by an attack of pneumonia.
Mr.. M. L. Dorm has sold his two
story house on North Spring street to
Emma +. Jones, the price beng 81 800
DIR. T. X. Oates has moved his Office
to Mrs. Buckles building on w. Burke
street while he is building his new hos.
pital.
Miss Annie Hopkins, who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Har.
per, on West King street ha. gore to
Keyser.
Workmen are at work tearing away
the old building and excavating for
DR.. Oates new hospital on the corner
of Maple avenue and West Burke
street.
We are under obligations to our
young, friend, Mr.. Hugh Mckee, OF
near Vanclevesville, for circulars and
maps from the Publicity De-
partment of the jamestown Expo
sition. Mr.. Mckee is in the employ
, of the depart ment.
AT the meeting of the fire compa ny
No. l, held in the firemen's hall on
Monday night, the following members
were appointed as trustees: G. w.
Boyer, J. Frank Thompson and J. Fl.
Lyeth. One application for active mem
bership was received.
The sale season of 1905 is now prac-
ally over and the Statesman wishes to
extend it's thanks to all patrons for
their patronage. OF the hundred or
more sales we advertised there was
not word Of complaint from single
patrons all made good sales and were
well satisfied.
Rev. r. A. White, of Gerardstown,
passed through here on Wednesday on
his way to Moorefield, being called
there by the serious illness of his father
Rev. DIR. George w. White MrW hite
was met here by his brothers, Hugh
A. White Of Lexington and w. Spott
White, of Winchester who accompani-
ed him to Moorefeld.
Mr.. Richard Whiting, highly es-
teemed farmer of Clarke County, died
suddenly in field on his farm two
miles from Berryville on Saturday. He
bad, as is supposed, exerted himself
too much and undertook to climb a
stone fence, falling over to the other
side dead. Death was due to heart
trouble and paralysis.
Harry Shade went to Cham bersburg
to see what could be done to aid his
sister-in-law., Mrs. Ruthrauff to re-
cover some of the money taken by
Newton Weddell. All that was recov-
cred from the rascal in Cumberland
was $50, although he had more, hav-
ing given fee of $50 to lawyer and
offered 800 bill for the railroad tick
cts.
Chambersburg will spend $500 to IL
Illuminate Memorial square at the meet
ing of the Cumberland Valley Fire
mems association in that place in May.
Through the kindness of Vice-Presi-
dent M. G. Comedy, of the Cumber-
land Valley railroad, the electric car CT
the company will be loaned for the pur-
pose of furnishing additional lighting
along the streets.
A Representative in Congress from
the West tells Of an amusing reque, t
which he received from one of his con-
stituents. "Dear General the letter
said, "for long time you have failed
to send me any bound volumes con-
tanning euiogies of dead mem bers of
the House. If convenient, please re-
member me in this respect, for there
is nothing that 1 enjoy more than obit-
uaries of dead Congressman"
Mr.. w. III. Grant, a wealthy citizen
of New York City VINO is greatly inter-
ested IN foreign missions, being the