Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-27

VIZ O'N MT NiOH cnurch near LeetOVn
next Sunday.
Messrs John O. Lemen and Ashvb
returned on Tuesdsz from
pleasant trip to the jamestown Ex,o-
sition.
heV' Z. Z. Waite who has been pas
tor OF the Christian church in this civ
for the past year or more preached his
farewell sermon last Sunday. He goes
to accept charge n Baltimore.
Messrs. r. H. Boyd and w. III.
Thomas have been retained as counsel
Tor John Idewellyn King. indicted at
Hagerstown for using the mails for
fraudulent purposes.
James M, jacobs, county commits
s'oner of Taylor county, and his son,
William Jacobs, died within a few
hours Of each other of typhoid fever,
at their home, three miles from Graf
ton, w. Va.
The Statesman Democrat will give
you All the sales and other local news
OF general character and the Daily
Baltimere Sun will give you all the
market reports and the general news
and they will both cost but 25 cents
per month, So per year.
Mr. Summers Burkhart, a former
Well-known resident of this city, hut
now prominent attorney of Albur-
querque, N. NJ, accompanied by his
wife, has arrived here to spend some
time with his mother, Mre. j. H.
Bur4hart, and other relatives
Gov. Dawson has appointed Mr.
George w. d. Fulk, of near swan
Pond a delegate to the 9th annual
session of the Farmers National Con-
gS@ss which will meet in Oklahoma
City on Oct. II.
The w. M. r. II. has given orders
that all-sighs placed on the exterior of
box cars, descriptive of the contents, or
otherwise, must be removed. When
cars bringing any such signs arrive n
dn the yards the signs are Immediately
removed.
Harry Sine, of Shenandoah county,
has been sent TO the House of Gorree-
ten for forging a check on Mount
jackson bank. The young man is un-
der Is years of age and forged the check
10 get money, $50, to pay bis wedding
ex penses. He was married in Hagers-
town.
MIR. William Newcomer, a promi-
@ent and wealthy resident of Beaver
Greek, Md, has donated $4,000 to the
board OF church extension of the Chris
tan ehurcn, and $4,000 to the Chris
tan college at Lynchburg, Va. Mr..
Newcomer is leading mem berof the
Beaver Greek Christian church, and
heavy contributor to the activities OF
his denomination.
Commonwealth Attorney Dabaey
has issued statement to the Char
lottesNllle Press that he will invoke
section 1885 Of the Virginia Code and
prosecute ANY merchant who sells to
minor students in the Univertity of
Virginia on credit. The reasons of tie
University authorities are said to be
thai many young students burden
themselves with debt on first entering
the University and never rid them
selves of the load.
WANTED.-A wide awake, hust~
ling salesman, by the Pittsburgh Life
and Trust Company; lie il surance
experience not necessary; complete in
struction furnished; liberal salary or
arrangement IT, right
party; good opportunity for promotion.
Write Agency Department, Pittsburgh
Life Building, Pittsburgh, Pa, giving
reference and past business experience.
The cigarette fiend is being lhit hard
upon all sides in the business world.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad company as announced that
every employe found SIN oking cigar
cites the company will no longer give
They have ascertained to
their satisfaction that the cigarette
Iiend cannot, or does not, perform his
duties in as satisfactory a manner as
ioes the other fellow.
DR.. and Mrs. w. Z, Hartman, of
San Antonio, Texas, were here over
Mrs. Hartman was Miss
Russell, a daughter of Col. Thomas
Russell who doing his early life lived
here moving to Missouri some fifty
years or more ago. DIR and Mrs. Har- |
riman drove out to Runnymede farm
several miles south of Gerardstown
and spent the night with Mr. M. p. |