Martinsburg statesman. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1869-1906, 1906-03-16


chester Presbytery at Key ser, about
the End of March. This time Rev. Air.
Dupey, of Davis, wants TO te dismiss
ed to Lexington Presbytery so that he
can accept call TO the church 1t Bav-
srley. If there should be enough min
listers and elders present TO constitute a
quorum, then the cases of the Rev. Mr.
Brooke, of Romney, and Rev. NJ. Par.
cell, OF keyser, will also be considered.
Mr.. Frank w Mlsh has been nom
mated as the democratic candidate fer
Mayor Of Hagerstown. In accepting
the nomination, he declared that, If
is elected, be would stand FOR he Is !
pie hrst, last and all the tinle, on The
water question, which will be the lead
ing issue of the municipal campaign.
ond that any one who thought he
would compromise the interests of the
whole paople had bet er not vote fer
him.
when quantity Of nitrogiycerine
exploded, near Williamstown, IN Wood
county W. Va. two weeks ago, ell
that could be found, at the time. Of II
ID. heer, who was driving the wagon.
were a few pieces of flesh, which were
sent to his home in Ohio to be buried
under the supposition that they were
all that was left of him. On last We'd
nesdsy, however, his body was found
In true 700 feet from the scene of the
explosion.
After being out for three hours, the
jury in the case Of George Il. Green for
'mer State Senator of New York, who
was ON trial, in the District Supreme
Court, in Washington, on the charge
OF conspiracy, with Geo. w. Beavers.t 10
defraud the government, in :connection
with the sale of supplies to the post-of-
hce department brought in a verdict
OF not guilty. Beavers pleaded guilty
to the charge, several months ago, and
was sentenced to two years imprlson-
ment in the penitentiary at Mounds
lille.
The Virginia Legislatu re has passed
an anti-tip bill which is sweeping in
Its provisions ~ follows.
l. Be 1t enacted by the General As
sembly Of Virginia, that any person
who gives, offers or promises to an
agent, employe or servant any gift or
gratuity whatever, without the know
ledge and consent Of the principal, :em-
ployer or master OF such agent, en-
pioye or servant, withsntent to infiu-
ence his action in relation to his prin-
principals, employers or masters bus
mess; or an agent, employe or servant
VINO, without knowledge and consent
OF his principal, employer or master,
requests or accepts gift or g,atuitv or
promise to make gift or to do an at
bsneiicial.to himself, nnder an agree
ment or with an understanding that he
snail act III any particular manner to
his principals, employers or masters
puslness,ora agent, employee or ser
Want, who, being authorized to procure
materials, supplies or other articles
either by purchase or by contract for
his principal, employer, or master, re-
ceives, directly, or indirectly, for him
self or for another, commission. dis
count or bonus, from the person who
makes such sale or contract, or fur
nisne3 ach materials, supplies or other
artici or from person who renders
such vice or labor: and any person
who AnQr offers such an agent, en-
pioyekvant such commission, dis
count or bonus, shall be guilty ofa
misdemeanor and shall be punished bv
fine Of not less than 800, or by such
nne and by imprisonment for not more
tnan one year.
Provided that nothing contained i'm
this act shall be construed to mean that
all agent, servant or employe shall not
resign this position whenever he so de.
sires, nor shall it be construed to mean
that no person shall employ said agent
servant or employee.
z. No witnesses called by the court
or commemorative Attorney and Civ
ing evidence for the prosecution, either
before the ustice ofthe peace, the grand
jury or the court, in prosecution un-
DER this act shall ever be proceeded
against for any ofIense hereunder con-
corning which he testiiies, but such
witness shall be compelled to testify,
and for refusing to answer question
shall be fined not less than 800 and be
imprisoned for term not exceeding
six months.
A LII vELY TUssLE
with tina, old enemy Of the race, Cor
stipation, often ends in Appendicitis.
To avoid all serious trouble with Stom-
ach, Liver and Bowels, take DIR. Kings