Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1906-09-28

Jones, is i'll at her home on South
Queen street.
The mayor has issued a proclama-
tion urging the citizens to clean up
their premises, a good suggestion
The farm ers are complaining that
the ground is so dry that it is difficult
to get it in condition for seeding.
Chas p. Light is attending the an
nual meeting of the State Board of Ag-
ricultureof which he is member, at
Charleston.
We are glad to report that Mr.. j.
Newton Thatcher and family who
have been sick with typhoid fever are
all improving.
Mrs. Katharine II. Eagan, of Hag-
erstown, is spending few days with
her brother, Mr.. l.. A. Montague, n.
College street.
Miss Belle Cross who has been sperd.
ing the summer at Blue Ridge SUNNI
is now visiting Mrs. James Hamill
on Z. Burke st.
Capt. John l.. Furiey, an aged Con-
federate veteran, whose home is at In /.
wood, this county, was attacked by i'll
ness while in Winchester on Saturday
and fell, striking his head on curb
stone.
Statesmen WANTED to look after our
interest in Berkeley and adjacent coun-
ties. Salary or Commission Address
Lincoln Oil Co.,
Cleveland o.
The ladies Of the Mite society of the
Presbyterian church gave sociable n
the lecture room of the church last
night which was we'll attended.
Mr.. George Seibert, a native of this
county, but who has been living in
OHIO for the past IS years has been here
on visit to his boyhood home and
friends.
Squire S. S. Felker aid Mr.. w. Null
llss were in attendance at the meeting
OF The grand lodge A. O. U. NJ. at
Wheeling as the representative of the
local lodge.
State Senator William Campbell and
wife whe have been spending the sum
mer in Europe have returned to their
home in Charles Town much benefited
by the trip.
A lodge of the nights of Columbus
WILL shortly be organized in this city,
and lit will include members from
Winchester, Harper's Ferry. Berkeley
Springs, Paw Paw and other nearby
towns.
A young man named Bailey, of Har-
per's Ferry, was struck by Balti-
more and Ohio passenger train In the
yards at Brunswick Thursday and
ground to pieces. He was about II
years old.
The City Council has decided to
widen East Burke street just east of the
Il. d .. and are asking for bids on the
work. A retaining wall will be built
and the railroad will put down side
walk about $50 feet long.
Mr.. p. +. Hoffman, of near Beding-
ton, returned last week from a trip to
Huntington w. Va, where he went as
the representative of his local lodge Jr.
o. U. A. M. to grand lodge. Mr. J. l..
Seibert of this city represented the
Martinsburg lodge.
Mr.. J. w. Dodd as auctioneer sold
the Edward Z. Brown farm at the
front door of the court house on last
Saturday for X. Poole Attorney to
Sylvester Ashton, of near Shanghai at
SOLO per acre. The farm LES just east
of Darkesville.
| Arrangement are being made to hold
a children S carnival IN November for
the benefit of the public library. The
affair will be under direction of Prof.
John L. Elliott, and nearly 100 girls
and will be on the stage. The cantata,
"Voices of Nature" will be sung.
X. Poole, as executor sold the James
Lemaster farm IN Opequon district on
last Saturday at public auction at the
front door OF the court house TO Mr..
Thomas s. Williams. There is As acres
IN the farm and the price is $40 per
acre. j. V; Gninn was the auctioneer,
Bishop" Messenger and Rev. Cob
leigh have undertaken the job of CEN
verting Martinsburg. They will pre-
badly be kept busy all winter.-Shep
herdstown Register.
They have been working away al
Shepherdstown for the past year and
are hunting an easier job.
We are in receipt of letter from our
friend, Mr.. Jacob Gassman, who re-
Gently moved to Lexington, Va. He is
pleased with his new home and is get
b f,,.r al 81.