Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-31

Rev. Z. Z. Waite has been holding
protracted meeting at Johnsontown.
Messrs. ]. H. Adams and Lewis
Gerling spent Sunday in Harrisburg
Miss Mary McBee has returned after
visit to Hagerstown, Md.
Nj. Preston Hopkins is in Harris
burg this week on business.
l.. Dew. Gerhardt was called to
Morgantown as witness in law
case.
Mr.. r. c. McWilliams, of Van
clevesville, went to the Richmond re-
union.
Thirty-three county teachers took
the examination here ON Wednesday
and Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Martha Joy was seriously par
alyzed last week and has been in ser
lous condition since.
The first ball sgame for the season
took place yesterday. Martinsburg VS..
Rockville.
The Charleste wn are lights are now
lighted by current direct from the big
power house at Millville.
George Renner who was an old and
trusted emyloye of the 9. V. railroad
at Hagerstown died last Thursday.
Messrs. w. N. Lemen and George
M. Beltzhoover, of Shepherdstown,
were in town on Wednesday on bust.
| ness.
Joseph Munday who is sick with
| typhoid fever has closed down. his
| bakery until he is able to attend to
| business.
Mr.. Allen Stuckey, who has been on
a visit to his parents Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
FL. Stuckey, has returned to Washing
ton.
| Frank 0. Trump has the contract for
erecting the new M. e. Church South
at Shenandoah Junction, and work on
the building is now progressing.
MIR. G, A. kershner "a from Mid
dleway TO Martinsburg on motor-cy-
Gle on Tuesday last distance of II
miles, via Kearneysville, in less, than
an hour.
Monday June 3rd, being mem orr a
day, the Veterans, Sons OF Veterans,
will meet the Daughters of the Berke-
ley County Chapter U. ID. G. at the
home of their President Mrs. McSherry
at O'Clock and proceeded to the diff
ferent cemeteries, for the purpose OF
strewing the graves of the Confederate
soldiers. All who have vehicles are re-
quested to bring them also flowers.
Mr.. Julian Snodgrass, who spent
three years in South America with a
surveying corps, is now at home. He
left Valparaiso, Chile, about the middle
Of February sailing southwark along
the coast, doubled Cape Horn, visited
Beunas Ayres, Rio. Genera, and then
went eastward over the Allan
tic ocean, touching the Canaries,
and visited Spain, France and Eng
land. He had most enjoyable trip
and saw good slice of the world.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Dean Ziler, who
left here several years .ago1to make
their home in Kansas, are here on a
visit to their relatives and friends. Mr..
Ziler called to see us on Wednesday
and paid up his subscription in adj
vance.E He states that Kansas is good
place for business but that the social
life, especially the rural districts is moi
to be compared with this county. He
says that so far as the. real pleasures OF
life are concerned it will take that
country a thousand years to catch uE
with the old Shenandoah Valley.
Martin w. Littleton, former borough
president of Brooklyn, has been retain.
ed to defend Harry Thaw ON his second
trial, hich will take place in Septem.
Der. Samuel O'Reilly and j. Russell
Peabody will assist in the defense MI
Delmas is out of the case. Mr.. Little
ton made national reputation by his
brilliant speech nominating Judge
Parker for the Presidency at the Ma
tional Democratic Convention of 1904
Justice Greenbaum will be the presid-
ing judge sfor the term in which the
trial will take place.
Mr.. F. E. Blaser, superintendent CT
the Cumberland division of The b. d
railroad, announces the appointments
of Mr.. q. l.. French as train master
with jurisdiction over the territory be.
tween Mckenzie aud Cum berland and