Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-08-02

Telegraph Co., has been moved from
the lobby of Hotel Berkeley to the
Cumberland Valley Freight station
building on West Race street.
samuel Michael, Of near Duffields.
was bitten by dog one day last week
and was sent to the Pasteur Institute
ia Baltimore as precaution against
hydrophobiar
Mrs. &. @. Cushwa had a night
blooming cerus, that bloomed on Sun.
day evening last for the irst time. The
curiosity was witnessed by number
of friends.
We regret to learn that Mrs. Ella
Williamson, wife of Mr.. b. l.. vii
hanson, of near Spring Mills, met
with serious accident few days ago.
in which she scalded her face and
hands very badly.
The local fishermen are complaining
of the cloudy condition of the water in
the river The recent heavy rains have
washed so much mud into the river
that fishing has, been out of the ques-
ton.
Mr.. Lee HARDWOOD has been very ill
with typhoid fever at his home on the
George Newkirk farm near FL edgesviIIe
but we are glad to say that at present
writing he is better.
Mr.. H. FL. Boyd has sold his subur-
ban property to Mr.. William S. Sny-
der Of this city. The price is under
stood to be over $500. This is one of the
finest pieces of property in this section
and Is one of the most desira BILE homes
liz the community.
Mrs. Alice r. Bender and Elizabeth
Carney as executives will sell the real
estate of the late Jacob V. Carney at
the front door of the court house on
Saturday Aug. 81 1907 at 1.3O D. m
See advertisement in this issue.
The Bedington Sunday school will
hold picnic at Bedington Sulphur
Grove, on Wednesday Aug. I. Every
body welcome. Come and enjoy your
self all day.
Prof. w, M. Foulk. Superintendent
of the Huntington city schools was in
town on Tuesday on business. He
went from here to Baltimore where he
took a steamer for Boston on vaca-
ton trip and as he returns he will con-
duet the Greenbrier institute.
Mr.. John ID. Whitmore is getting up
a company of gentlemen from this
place, Hagerstown and Cumberland to
20 to Texas on September II with the
objects of getting investments in Texas
land
Mrs. r. d. Shepherd has gone to
st. Louis, where she will play a
months engagement at the handsome
salary of 5000 week. Mrs. Chas. It.
Butleraccompanied her and will re-
main with her until she returns.
The festival held by the Marvin
Chapel Sunday School last Friday
and Saturday evenings was COM
plete success. The weather was de-
lightful anc the crowds were large and
liberal. The total receipts amounted
to $94.S3, of which about 70 remained
with the scnool.
The people of the Southern end of
the county are complaining about the
condition of their roads and especially
of the road leading from Inwood to
Gerardstown. There is not a public
road in the county that is travelled
more and there can hardly be one in a
worse condition.
Anent the Wabash railroad plans
the Wall Street Journal says the pro-
gram is for the road to enter Washing
ton and the route is from Hagerstown
via Great Falls, where connection will
be made with the Old Dominion cleo
trio line, which has right-of-way in
to the District of Columbia
Mrs. c. E. Mayhem and daughters,
Misses Inez and Claudine, who have
been visiting friends and relatives III
Shepherdstown, Mrrti nsburg and Bed
ington the past week, have returned
to their home in Roanoke, Va, Miss
Virginia Mayhem, of BediDgton, ac-
companied them.
Mr.. William E. Light met with an
accident with his threshing machine
on last Saturday evening while cross
ing the G. V. overhead bridge on the
Warm Spring road. An axle on the
thresher broke and the machine was
not gotten away until Monday.
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