Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-06

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MI cresmer's parents near Sbippens.
burg.
Ahe regular quarterly communion
service at the Pres byterisn church in
'hls city will take place on next Sun
oay me usual reparltory services
Will precede.
Misses Hattie Stalnaker and Mary
EDWARDS, both teachers in the State
Normal Schools attended the sumner
CLASS at Columbia University, New
York.
considering the season, P. NJ. Bikle,
OF the South Mountain Fruit Farm
near Hagerstown will have small but
cholee crop of peaches. His orchards
Will yield about 1000 baskets of the
fruit
Mrs. f. Spillman who has been Wis
ltlng her son Mrs. C. O. Splllman am
family, at Pittsburg, returned home on
FRIDAY night and was accompanied by
MRS. Z. o. Spillman and little son,
Charles.
There IS only one Berkeley Place
IN Marttnsbnrg so far as troxs0s-
tty, accessibility, elevation, drum
age and desira6ihty are concern
ed.
Mr.. Ii. J. Homrich, of Huntington,
w. Va, was here day or Two last
week on his way to New York. Mr..
Homrich was formerly in the jewelry
business here and moved to Hunting
ton about fifteen years ago and has
been very successful.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad has
served notice on its employees that they
must be total abstainers from alcoholic
drinks or leave the service af the com
pany, ana it is quite likely that all of
toe other roads in the United States
will adopt the came rule.
In decision on the question of iur-
1sdiction raised in the North Carolina
railroad-rate case. Judge Pritchard,
maintains thejurisdictiou of theUnited
States Circuit Court and its power to
enjein State officials from enforcing
the law.
Miss Cora Albright and Miss Susie
North, of Cumberland, on their way
home from jamestown and Atlantic
City, are stopping over here few day
with the Misses Wellinger, East Burke
street.
Mr.. John w. Dern, who moved to
Plttsburg, last spring is here looking
out for a house with the idea of return
ing here. He says $4 a day in Pittsourg
is not as good as 50 in Martmsburg
Owing to the absence of the pastor
the re will be no services in the Presby-
terian churches at Gerardstown or
Bunker Hill on next Sunday but the
following day there will be the sual
services.
On Sunday August %, at congrega.
tional meeting of the Gerardstown
Presbyterian ,church Messr. William
Croft and Turner Pitzer were elected to
the office Of deacon. The installation
service will be held on next Sunday
week, Sept. 10.
In looking around for an efficient
method Of controlling trusts, is strange
that it has never occurred to Mr.. Roose-
welt that substantial reduction of the
tariff, would be thelpropercaper. Strike
at the root Of the evil # you won d
eradicate it
The pest house built by the county
court several years ago when the
smallpox was here was destroyed by
fire on Wednesday evening Of last
week. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of some mischievous per-
son.
Miss Susan S. Colston, daughter #
Capt. w. B. Colston set sail from New
York. on the 3rd for six weeks trip to
Paris and England, as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs B. b. Sloan, of New
York. The larger part of the time will
be spent in automobiling through the
latter country.
The enterprtsing firm of Daniel Mil
Ter & Co. has offered free transperta-
ton to the jamestown Exposition, fer
all their West Virginia customers. A
special car for their accommodation will
be on train No.14 leaving Parkersburg
next Monday. 1t is thought thai
many of their patrons in this city will
take advantage of this generous offer,
A piano, one of the first pianos made
in this country and said to be nearly
30 years old, is on exhibition in the