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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06

The council jumped at the PROPOSE
ton and the resolution was passed
unanimously After the settling OF
the detail work of the agreement the
money was paid over and now reposes
in the city treasury and win be used
in paying for the city's share of paving
Queen street from King to Martin
The committee got estimates for
brick, and the order was placed and
it will not long until bricks and sand
will be piled along the main street and
men will be engaged in paving the
street.
All the detail work OF an engineer is
to be done yet. and the contract given
for the work, but Tie committees have
all that we'll on tn way.
The members . IS council went at
the matter quietly. working among
themselves. and keeping their own
counsel The matter has been known
to few but it was deemed best to
have the full details completed. and
the cash in han1 before the facts we've
made public.
This work will lead to further paw
ing, and other Improvements whith
the present council have been working
on.
Everybody is anxious to see the
streets paved, and will welcome the
day when the first brick is put down.
First Proposition.
The first proposition of the stone
company to the city was to sell them
the water right at the spring and
about an acre of ground there, which
the corporation owned. The price was
100000. This proposition carried will.
it no privileges to the city at all. The
city had nothing more than the re.
parian right in the spring and of
course, was not in position to sell
on those terms
BY the new deal the city has the
rights as stated above. The conten-
ton of some was that If the water
was turned off the flow into the Tus-
carora would be less. The fact of the
matter is that there is more water
flowing into the creek now than there
has ever been. The flow from the
spring does not seem to have dimin-
ished at all, and the stone company
is pumping more water out of the
quaries and this is turned into
the creek above the mouth of the
spring This makes considerably more
water in the creek than previously.
The water has been turned off for
about a year with the consent of coun-
Gil, to give the stone people an oppor-
tunity to find out whether the water
that came into the quarries was from
the spring or not. After this test had
been made and by hard work of the
water board they finally had the
stone company agree to the matter as
it stands today and is set forth in this
account
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Former Resident Of This City Shoots
Himself in Head at chambersbure.

Mr.. Noah Ernst, prominent resi-
dent of Keedysville, committed suicide
in a hotel in Chambersburg this morn
ing by shooting himself in the head.
The cause of his rash act is not
known.
Mr.. Ernst was formerly resident
of this city and was connected whit
the creamery when it was in operation
in this city.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06
Mr.. HousEWoRTH KILLED.
Struck BY q. & O. Train No. 2 Near
EnaIes This Afternoon.

Mr.. Smith Houseworth, brother of
Mr.. w. W. Houseworth, of this city,
was struck by train No. 2 at Engles
this afternoon about 2 O'Clock and
killed. The remains were brought to
this city and prepared for burial by
Undertaken Wilen. The remains were
later taken to the home of his
brother.
Mr.. Houseworth was SO years od.l
He had been visiting friends in that
neighborhood and was walking along
The train was running about 8 hours
late.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06
ELKs' MINSTREL.
Haeerssown Amateurs Will Be Here
on Wednesday, April 10.

The Elks' lodge of Hagerstown,
which have given several amateur
minstrel performances in that city
this week will come to Martinsburg on
Wednesday evening, April 10. and give
a performance in the opera house.
The performance in Hagerstown
was most creditable one and highly
gratifying to the audience. They ex-
pect to have a large crowd at the per-
Torrance here Tickets will be on
sale after Monday at the opera house.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06
ENTERTAINED FRIENDS.


Miss Elizabeth Harper mad quite a
number of her young friends at her
home on West King street Tuesday
night in honor of her friends, the
Misses Henrietta and Madeira Mantz.
of Baltimore. The evening was most
enjoyably spent in games, dancing
and other amusements A delightful
luncheon yeas served.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06
Foot Amputated.

Mr. Stanley Kidwell. of Martinsburg,
who is employed at Lynchburg. had
his foot mashed so seriously that am
putation was necessary.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06
TEACHERS ILL.


Prof. w. A. Creamer, Of the high
school,. was Ill yesterday and unable
to hear his classes He Is still com
planning today but was able to attend
to his duties.
Miss Margaret Fry, also of the high
school, Is iii at her apartments and
was unable to attend to her classes to-
day.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06
Series of Meetings.

A series of meetings will be com
menced in the Christian church on
Winchester avenue, On April Is.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06
VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE.
Residents OF Island of Azores Fleeing
For Their Lives

San Miguel, Island of Azores, April
3.--A violent earthquake shock visited
the island last night San Miguel and
the town of Villa Francas, especially
suffered greatly from the shock. The
inhabitants are fleeing to the country
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06

Mr.. Charles Light, who 1t was re-
ported would go to Baltimore, will
continue with the Shepherd pharmacy
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06

SO creditably did Thaw pass the hrst
stage OF his ordeal that after fl was
over his counsel expressed themselves
as highly delighted They are now
confident that not later than the early
part OF next week that the commits
sion will report to Judge Fitzgerald
that in their opinion the defendant is
not in a state Of idiocy, imbecility,
iunacy or insanity, so as to be inca.
pable OF understanding his own condl.
ton, the nature OF the charges against
him and Of conducting bis defense in a
rational manner
SO circumscrlbed Is the sphere OF
the commission as 1t has construed
its duties that 1t would not now sur
prise any one OF the counsel in the
case II the trial were back In the
hands Of the jury next week to be re-
sumed at the point where Mr. Jerome
interrupted 1t.
Inquiry Strictly Secret.
Jaws 1iat NANAhlidltol was StItCt-
ly secret proceeding. Before 1t began
the commissioners cleared the court.
room Of everybody except the defen-
dant counsel on both sides and the
court officials
Jurors Dismissed.
New York, April 1.-The jurors who
have been hearing the evidence in the
Case Of Harry * Thaw, charged with
the murder OF Stanford White, and
who were off duty pending the hear
ing the commission in lunncy. appoint
ed last week, were called together this
morning and again dismissed until
Thursday when the commission now
examining Thaw will make It's report.
Thaw's lawyers are confident that
he will be declared sane by the COM
nission and that the hearing Of the
case before the jury will be contln~
ued.
It is said that the only thing that
District Attorney Jerome now looks
forward to is disagreement of the
jury.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06
Roosevelt VS.. HARTMAN
President Makes a Denial of
Charges in Harriman's Letter,
HARTMAN SAYS THEY ARE TRUE
Judge Parker Gets in the Controversy
With a Statement on the Cam.
paiqn Fund
RlMAN SAYS THEY ARE TRUE

Washington, D. C. April 3.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt emphatically denied
the statement contained in a letter
published Tuesday purporting to have
been written by E. H. Hartman to
Sidney Webster. of New York In the
latter part of December, 1905. In Mr..
Harriman's letter the statement is
made that at the request of President
Roosevelt he (Harriman) assisted In
raising a fund of 100000 to be used
in carrying New York for the republi.
can party at the election which was
then approaching.
This statement the president char.
acterizes as "a deliberate and wilful
untruth-by right 1t should be char.
acterized by an even shorter and
more ugly word. never requested
Mr.. Hartman to raise a dollar for
the presidential campaign of 1904"
The presidents denial was contain
ed in brief statement and copies Of
letters written to Representative sher.
man, of New York The letters are
dated October s and October 10, 1906.
respectively
The president after furnishing the
letters to the press, dictated the fol-
lowing statement:
after writing these letters to Rep.
resentative Sherman the president was
assured that Mr.. Hartman had not
made the statements which Mr.. Sher-
man credited him with making In
asmuch as the same statements APP
pear in the major part in the letter
of Mr. Hartman, now published, the
president deems it proper that the
letters he sent to Representative Sher-
man last October shall now themselves
be made public"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06
M E. CONFERENCE
ANNUAL SESSION BEGINS /
CUMBERLAND.
Reception Held at Which Miss Delta
Dean Sang solo---5usiness of
the Session.

Cumberland. Md, April S.--While
the one hundred and twenty.third an.
nual session of the Baltimore confer
ence of the Ne. f. church did not for.
maily assemble until dates for admis-
sion into the ministry was in progress
at Center Street NJ. f. church Tues
day, where the conference Is being
held.
Rev. w. NJ. Ferguson. of Washing.
ton was chairman Of the examining
board The examinations were com.
peted Tuesday afternoon The sub.
jects of examination with the inquisl.
tor were as follows: Bible history,
Rev W. W. Barnes, Cumberland; dis
cipline, rev James McLaren, Balti,
more; plan account, Rev. James Nc
Laren; manuel Of Christian doctrine.
Rev E. II Watson, Baltimore; John
Wesley. scne Methodist Rev Joseph
Dawson, Washington. D. G,
Bishop Mcdowell to Preside.
Nearly all the ministers and lay
men arrived last night. Bishop Nc.
Dowell, who is presiding over the con
ference, was among the early arrivals.
There win be about three hundred
ministers and laymen in attendance
during the sessions. Last week Bishop
Mcdowell presided over the Washing
ton conference, colored, and the week
before over the Central Pennsylvania
conference Tuesday night Bishop
Mcdowell was rendered reception at
Center Street church and elaborate
preparations were made for the event.
Bishop Mcdowell is the guest of Rev
w. w. Barnes, pastor of Center Street
NJ E. church. The reception was un-
der the auspices of the Ladies Aid
Society and the Epworth League. The
church decorations we're elaborate and
the colors and the insignia of the Ep-
worth League were conspicuous in the
scheme
The committee on reception were
composed of Rev and Mrs. w. W.
Barnes. Mr. B. Frank Shaffer, Mr..
David P Miller, Mr. James A. Cook,
Mrs. Joseph NJ. Weller and Mrs. Wal
ter Powell
Mr. David P. Miller presided at the
reception meeting Rev. w. W. Barnes
offered prayer and delivered a brief
address Mr.. Alex Adams. representa-
tive of the official board. and Mr.. e.
T. Dixon, representative OF the Ep-
worth League. were among those who
made brief addresses Of welcome and
Bishop Mcdowell responded.
The musical program included a solo
by Miss Delta Dean
The formal exercises were followed
by the serving of light lunch with
ices.
Center Street church is closing one
of the most prosperous years ia its
history There has been marked in
crease in membership. Over $1,000
was contributed for benevolences, in
Guiding s725 for missionary work
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06
THAW is SANE
Commission Will SO Report to Judge
Fitzgerald.

New York, April 4.-It was conf
IDENTIFY expected that the commisslon
examining into the sanity of Harry
Thaw would make its report this morn.
Ing The commission finished its
work Wednesday afternoon after an.
other private examination OF Thaw
This morning the commission met Ia
the court room and after consulting
with Judge Fitzgerald. the jury was
dismissed until this afternoon
Ii was learned that there had been
hitch in the deliberations of the
commission The report Of the com.
mission will say that Thaw is sane
enough to so on with the trial
Dr. Putzel is the member who caus.
ed the hitch, he wanted to make a
separate report that Thaw's mind Is
affected but that he Is mentally
capable Of comforting with counsel.
Thaw's Sanity on Trial.
New York, March 2s--Thaw'a coun-
sci is highly delighted with the way
Harry Thaw is answering the ques-
tons that are being put TO him by the
commissioners that were appointed to
examine Into his sanity His answers
are all clear and concise and the
counsel believe that the commission
will pronounce him sane. 1t Is beaiey.
ed that the commission will conclude
It's hearings tomorrow,
thursdays Hearing.
Harry * Thaw made substantial
progress toward banishing effectually
the grim specter of Matteawan that
has doomed ahead OF him during the
last week
He was the first witness summoned
before the commission in lunacy,
whose task It is to determine his pres.
ent mental competency For two hours
continuously he sas in The big witness
chair from which his wife and mother
had testified in his behalf and return.
ed rational and lucid answers to the
rapid fire Of questions put to him by
David Mcclure and Peter b. Olney.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06
Parker Tells His Story.

Albany, April 3.--Judge Alton B
Parker gave out this statement regard
ing the pending Hartmann Roosevelt
That $4,000 was tursed over by
the quitable, Mutual, and New York
Life Insurance companiest to Mr.. Cor
telyous committee has never been de-
MED. OF course 1t was testified to un-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06
Harriman's Statement.

New York, April 3.-The following
statement was given out late last
night bv E. H. Hartman:
For many years | have maintained
an intimate confidential correspond
ence with my friend, Mr.. Sidney
Webster. What l wrote him and what
he wrote me was, of course intended
for our eyes alone. In the course of
a letter, which he wrote me in Deem
Der, 1905, he warned me against being
drawn into politics, and questioned
whether I had any political or party
instinct united to what he was pleased
to call my business instinct. This
drew from me the reply to Mr.. Web
ster's inquiry, which, in substantial
ly correct form, has been stolen and
published. This letter was written on
January 2, 1906, at a time when no
one could doubt cordially of my re.
lations with the president.
about ten days ago | was told that
discharged stenogr apher was trying
to sell to some newspaper a reproduc.
ton from his notes OF one of my pri-
vate letters. I could hardly believe
that any matter so obtained would be
accepted and published. vet made
every effort to prevent it. When
learned that New York newspaper
had transcript of these notes, mott
fed the publisher at once of the facts
and urged upon his attention Of the
gross outrage that the publication of
it under such circumstances would In
volye. While deploring, of course, that
the sacredness of a private cores
pondence should thus be violated,
cannot withdraw anything in the let
ter.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-06
Reads Presidents Statement.

81 have read the Presidents state
ment. | am most anxious to treat
him and his other utterances with con-
sideration due to the high Office which
he holds Nevertheless, | feel bound
to call attention to certain things in
regard to W 'ch he does me injustice
I'm his letter to Mr., Sherman he
clearly seeks to convey the impression
that the personal interview with him
in the fall OF 1904 was Of my seeking
and not his"
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-04-25
Lost.

Tuesday night, April 9, small
light brown or tan colored dog,
weight about 10 pounds, with black
muzzle and protruding under lip F;
may be identified by small lump on
side, caused by broken rib; end of
tail lighter color OF brown; no collar
on; very slim, and had habit of sit
ting erect when spoken to; answers
to the name Chito. ANY Informal
ton concerning the whereabouts of
the little dog will be gratefully re-
ceived. A reward of $25 will be
paid for his return to the under
signed, and no questions asked.
MRS A. B. KELSEY,
Mountain Home, Idaho.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-04-25

There will be some new faces on
tnc ciamond in next Sundays
game, tits said. The fans will be
given the stuff they are demanding.
George Smith says that on the
three brick buildings nearing COM
pletion he has beaten the price of
lumber and cement. 43ft
F. o. Bcsuchet, who is now
running a meat market in Pay
cite, is prospecting in his new To-
cation.
The grand stand at the fair
grounds ball park will seat 1000
people, and hold them up, too.
April 18th is the date when the
public will be given q chance to fill
it.. The occasion is the game be-
tween the Nampa and Mountain
Home ball teams. Go and see the
struggle.
A most successful affair was the
Commercial ball at Garrett opera
house Fl iday night, when a neat
sum was realized to apply on the
fair fund. The banquet at Hotel
Evan was an elaborate affair and
reflected credit on the proprietor
The contest in the sale of tickets
for the ball did not develop much
enthusiasm among the young
ladies of the town, and Miss Stel-
Ia Harris easily carried off the
prize for the largest sale, and now
has four season tickets to the fair
as reward for her industry.
After an absence. of several
months Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jacob.
son returned last week from NORTH
Dakota. They vent theie last fall
to attend to some business matters,
intending to be gone but six weeks
ut Mr.. Jacobson becoming i'll, they
we're compelled to remain away
from their Idaho home all winter
as Mr.. Jacobson was not in condi
ton to make the trip back here. A
son and two daughters came bscl
with them and will make theil
home here.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-04-25

One seven-room house with good
cellar and windmill; one three-room
house and large barn; all situated
on two acres of orchard, five min
ute walk from postoffice. Apply to
Mrs. Ella Comes, Mountain Home,
Idaho. If
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-04-25
TALK OF The Town

Call up l1s.
Tree planting was general on Ar
Dor day.
Attend Trathen's removal sale OF
furniture.
w. c. Blackburn was here from
Boise Saturday.
Norman Mccain was up from
Garnet Monday.
Mrs. Reed Robinson was in the
city from Garnet Thursday.
William O'Gorman of New York
is registered at Hotel Evans.
For fresh, now groceries try
Bailey Siffert Garrett company.
G. B. Thomas was here from
Sunnyside to spend Sunday.
N. d. Mcleod of Rocky Bar has
been in the city this week.
Albert Gridiey came up from
Hagerman Friday for a short stay.
Trade with Trathen. He's used
TO II and you ought to be.
]. w. Caldwell is on a business
trip to the eastern part of the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Griffiths were
arrivals Sunday from Fon du Lac,
Wis.
Henry Crabb returned Tuesday
from an extended visit in the east
crn states.
Examine the very latest in gents
furnishings at Bailey Siffert Garrett
company's.
A. F. Bruner came down from
Cleft to note the trend of things in
the capital town.
80 acres one and onc-half miles
from town; good water right, 50, =
900. Harry Watkins.
The removal sale at Trathen S
furniture store is on next Monday.
Prices have been carved painfully.
Just received a fine new line
of pattern hats, also street hats
this week at Miss Mary Lyons.
The regular meeting of the Entire
Nous club was held at the home oil
Mrs. Cowen Saturday, April 20th.
WANTED TO TRADES tude-
baker wagon for a lighter one
Call at Idaho Commercial Co. ATT
A ten-days' sale of furniture is
on at Trathen's furniture store,
Governs old stand Regardless OIL
cost, everything in the furniture
line will be offered the public.
Samuel Durant, machinist Of the
Mountain Home Manufacturing Co..
received the sad news Tuesday Of
the death of his father in Minneap.
oils.
A. Y. More leaves this evening
for his home in Wimbledon, NJ d.
after spending the week here look.
ing after his property interests.
Eckstein Bros. have just un.
packed fine showing of the lates
styles in children's clothing, which
they invite you to inspect.
H. ]. Jolly and wife arrived
Tuesday night from Twin Fall:
and have been investigating thi:
section with a view to making
their home here.
1t will do you many dollars
worth of good to get acquainted
with Tratben about the time he ha
that big furniture removal sale
Monday is the opening date.
Mrs. M. L. Davis was called t,
Portland Tuesday by telegram an
nouncing the serious illness of he
daughter, Mrs. j. c. Barrett, VIII
10 well known here. Mrs. Davis
daughter, Florence. accompanied
her.
o. d. Christensen, the new
pitcher for the local team, came ii
from Minneapolis last Thursday
Mr.. Christensen will alternate be
tween the box and the infield an,
his actions both in the diamond las
week and at Payette have given thu
fans great confidence in him.
Eugene Carbon, who spent tw
weeks very pleasantly here visitin,
his son, George, and viewing tn
various points of interest, left TO
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-08-14
LETTERS BY MESSENGER.
A Postal Law of Which You May Not
Have Knowiedue.

Have Knowledes.
The statement made In an uptown
club one evening lately that the law
prohibits carrying an unstamped letter
past postofice aud delivering it caus-
ed much argument. Inquiry was made
at the postoffice. where an official said
that the question had been asked fire.
Quently. You may send letter by
messenger anywhere. past as many
postoffices Us you please" said the OH
cial, "but you have no right to send
your mail that way regularly or at
stated periods. This is prohibited by
the postal laws and regulations. Sec
tons 1136 and 1897 wore enacted to
prevent the establishment OF private
mail routes, because the postofice de-
partment is recognized as having the
absolute monopoly of the Transports
tlon of letters and packets or bundles
Of letters by regular trips and at stated
periods on all post routes. AS to open
letters and circulars, they may be de-
llvered by rival concerns, but the peo-
pie who make the delivery of circulars
q business have no right to deliver un-
stamped closed letters. The law shuts
out the nilkmen and the tradesmen.
who travel regularly along established
post roads, who would otherwise be-
come rivals to the United States post
Office for the purpose of accommodate
ing their customers" York Trib
nna
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1907-08-14
She was Excited.

dts funny the way some women
act when they get excited" said a
conductor on the Broadway line.
He continued: "a well dressed, re-
fined appearing woman ran out of
a store and jumped on my car just
as l was about to pull the bell for
the moterman to go ahead. She
stood up in the aisle and said: Wait
a minute; don't go yet! My hus-
band will be here soon.' Her hus
band wasn't in sight, SO decided
we'd have to go. When I reached
for the bell cord she grew excited
I told you to watt she said. My
husband will be here in just a min
ute.' we cannot wait for him,
madam 1 said. We're running on
schedule time 1t was then that
she did something funny. She grew
more excited and said to me,
young man, if you don't hold this
car for my husband I'll smash you
in the face Just then her hus-
band came out of store on the
run and climbed aboard. When he
had dropped into seat the woman
looked at me and with a sweet smile
said, Now you may go ahead, con-
ductor.' Thank youI' I said."--
Denver Post.