Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-07-27

Howard Robinson was before Squire
Felker for beating his wife and was
given 80 days in Jail.
Our speciality is things new in the
notion line and children & wearing APP
parel D. W..oglesby, Crump building.
We wish to call attention to the new
advertisement in this issue of c. C.
Timmons & Bro. They are handling a
fine line of the best implements on the
5arket.
Mr.. E. c. Shepherd spent Sunday
with his parents in Shepherdstown.
His father, Mr.. Abram Shepherd, who
suffered stroke of paralysis several
weeks ago. is greatly improved.
Mr.. Geo. l.. Viewer has returned
from pleasant trip to Denver, Color
ado, v here he went as the representa-
tive of the local lodge of Elks to the
Not,onal meeting.
Mrs. A. b. Garges, of Washington,
who is spending the summer at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J,
J. HetZel, at Windewald, entertained
a number of, ladies at cards Wednesday
morning. The affair was pretty and
pleasant one.
Raspber ries grown in pods nave been
produced by Milton II. klase, of Sout h
Bethlehem. The pod covers over the
raspberry, and as the berry grows the
pod opens, somewhat similar TO the
chestnut burr. The berry is gathered
simply by shaking The bush.
Mrs. Anna r. Mason who resides
near Vanclevesville, was recently OPP
Grated on for strangulated hernia by
DR.. Oates, assisted by DR.. Hedges and
DR.. Andrews and despite the advanced
age ofthe patient, who is in her nth
year, she is on fair way to recovery.
Fire and Lightning.
Every storm at this season causes
more or less damage-you can protec
your crops, stock and ether property at
small cost by an Insurance policy from
p. r. Harrison's agency.
At.
M. A. Orndorf killed very large
rattlesnake near the camp of Mr.. H.
Hunter and party Oh Capon river.
One of the young ladies has the tale
with Is rattles On it. They say one Of
the girls smashed her Broadway para
sol and danced a jig around aud about
the snake before the snake was killed.
News.
Mr.. Lee Siler and family returned
last week from pleasant visit to Mir.
and Mrs. Bates Watson near Leetown
DR.. j. S. Boak who IS so seriously
parllyzed last fall is now able tewalk
a ,out with the aid of cane He has
been sitting on his front porch talking
with his friends which he greatly en-
joys.
Capt. J. V. Davis has rendered his
resignation as superintendent of An
tietam National cemetery. He has
made many friends at Sharpsburg and
there abouts, and the cemete y, un.
der his management, looks better than
it has ever looked. The Department
has asked him to remain, but owing to
his wife's health he prefers going else
where.
During severe electrical storm that
passed'South of Shepherdstown light
ming struck the Uvilla Lutheran
church and did considerable damage
The bOi1 struck the tower, knocking
out part of the wall, and then shatter
ed out several windows, knocking tn,
plastering from the wallsin half doz
en- different places and tearing two
holes through the floor in opposlt,
sides Of the church.
The campmeeting at Shenandoah
Junction opened Tuesday evening il
Aglionby's woods, Rev. Thomas G.
Jones, pastor of the Methodist Epis
cspal church, south, at that place ha
charge of the meeting, Rev. S. W
Graffin of Baltimore delivered tn
opening address. An elaborate pro
gram has been arranged and the meet
ing will continue until Aug. 6.
Rev. James r, Graham, Jr., SON o
Rev. DR.. James r, Graham, of Win
chester, writes that his wife, who wal
operated upon by DIR. Kelley at tn
Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore
week ago, has improved steadil,
since the first three painful days. Sh
has, he says, the best attention ano
they hope that she will be out of tn,
hospital in three weeks. Mrs. Graham
was Miss Sophie Peck, and, with he
husband and children, recently return
ed from the China Presbyterian mis-
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