Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-01-05

Miss Amelia Davis spent X'mas
with Miss Sallie Long in Williams
port.
Mrs. n. ID. Baker, entertaine d a few
friends most pleasantly at cards, last
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Edgar Hollis, who has been at
tending watch making school in
Philadelphia, has completed his course
and is spending the holidays with his
father, Mr.. p. M. Hollis.
Miss Lillian Harrison, daughter of
Mr.. y. r. Harrison, who is student
at the Mary Baldwin seminary in
Stanton Va, spent her holiday va
cation at her home in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs n. d. Baker, of Cleve-
land, who hasve been spending Xmas
with the formers parents, DR.. and
Mrs. n. ID. Baker, of East Burke
street, left for home on Saturday as
also did MI and Mrs. Harry ID.
Baker.
The Morgan Messenger, of Berkeley
Springs contained the following notice:
A dance was held at the Hotel
Washington Friday night of last week
which was attended by number Of
persons from this place and Hancock
Several churches were represented.
The immense steel structure, tie
Dewey dry dock, constructed for the
government, by the Maryland steel
company at Sparrow's Point, started
on its cruise of 1000 miles to the
Philippines, at 2.O5 p m. last Thurs
day, in tow of powerful tugs. 1t is
estimated fhat it will take four months
under the most favorable conditions to
complete the voyage.
Willis Noll, an employe at the cleo
trio light works, fell from the second
story of his home on Charles street and
sustained very painful injury to the
left ankle.
The ligaments were badly torn, and
he will be laid up for couple of
weeks.
Archie Clohan, the l3-year-old son
of Postmaster Clohan, was doing some
stunts with vaulting pole Thursday
morning at his home, and got nasty
fall by the breaking of the pole. His
left arm was broken above the elbow,
and Archie says he will be compelled
to wait awhile before practicing with
his new flying machine. DIR. Andrews
dressed the injury.
The board of directors of the State
reform school announce the appoint
ment of Rev. ID. s. Hamm ond, of
/ Weston, as superintendent to sue
coed o. f. Darnell, who recently re-
signed to accept the uperintendency
of the reform school of the District of
/ Columbia. Mrs. G. II. y. Batsen was
/ appointed matron of the institution to
/ succeed Mrs. Darnell. Mr. and Mrs.
! Darnell will leave for Washington as
! soon as DIR. Hammond can arrange to
take charge
The annual report of the Isthmian
Canal Commission has been made
public.
The report states that from Jan. to
Dec !, 2,725 persons were appointed
in the United States for service in Pan
anna in 1913 different grades, and 2,043
persons have been taken to Panama.
The progress of the preliminary
work on the Isthmus and of the gov
eminent of the Canal Zone are cover
ed in full in the report. The cost of the
purchases for equipment, etc, is put
at 50 ,OOO ,O00. The estimated liabilities
to Dec. are put at 81 zoo, 600, and the
total amount required to carry on the
work to the end of the fiscal year, June
30, 1906, at Sl6, 800, 900.
+. Ground has been broken, by Mrs.
Young, at the corner of Maple avenue
/ and Race street, for the erection of a
two story dwelling, TO be built of con-
crete blocks, furnished by the Mar
I tlhsburg Concrete Block Co., This is an
experiment in this city, it being the
! ii rat time that said material has ever
been used here 1t is said to be very
durable aud TO make handsome APP
pearance.