Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-05-24

Miss Belle Stewart, has been on .
visit to friends in Baltimore
Mr.. John Brilliant and family have
been on visit to his mother in thf
city.
Miss Frances Myers, of Shepherds
to wn, is the guest of Miss Emma B.
Houseworth, OF West King street.
Mr.. Edgar Bowers has accepted 70
sition with the Fairmont Coal Com
pany.
Rev. D. J. Woods, of BIacksburg,
visited his parents here on Wednesday
on his way to Baltimore to tie the mat
rimenial Knot for friend CT his.
Harry Dick, young maa Of this city
was arrested last week charged with
stealing a number of hides from the
slaughter house of Lord d Lord.
In the recent town election in Berke-
ley Springs the temperance people
elected the mayor and recorder while
the liquor people elected a majority of
the town council.
There were 81 votes for license and
% against license. The question of Ii
cense or no license has been agitated
with vigor for the past year.
There has been meeting of the
stockholders of Inwood Park called
for next Tuesday to consider PROPOSE
ton from an individual of buying the
property as a whole with an idea of
running it.
We are in receipt of an interesting
address, in pamphlet form, by Mr..
Henry q. Harden, of Boston, Mass,
before an Alumnae Association rece Mt
ly. Mr.. Harden is a bre ther to Mrs.
Leyth, of this city, and has many
friends in this city among the Older
people.
The Standard Lime and Stone Com
pany has begun rebuilding its stone
crusher plant that was destroyed by
fire three weeks ago at Millville. In
rebuilding, the company will aim to
guard against future fires by making
the structure practically fire. proof
Brick reinforced by steel will be the
material used in the new plant, and
with building of this kind, it is be-
lieved that disasters from fire will be
unknown.
Mr.. J. l.. Broy living ON Winches-
ter avenue found the pocket-book on
the pike between his house and the
toll gate soon after Mr.. Kearney came
in. Mr.. Broy was on his way to Berry.
vile and was gone a few days and
upon learning on his return of Mr.,
Kearney's loss sent him word to come
to see him which he did and MIR. Broy
had the satisfaction of delivering it to
Mr.. Kearney in perssn.
The State of West Virginia will get
a big sum of money this year from
two estates in Hampshire county, in
the way of inheritance tax. One
is that of the late John Peyton Park
er and the other that of Mrs. Florence
M. French. The Tax Commissioner
has already assessed the collateral in
heritance tax against the Parker estate,
the amount of which tax was Sl499.
The French estate will amount to
equally as much, the rate of the inner
ltance tax on each being 7 1-2 per cent
| Fairmont is in the midst of great
religious revival. 1t needs it, The bust
ness houses, and even the saloons,
which are usually classed as the foes
OF religion, close one hour q day to
permit their employees to go to church.
If they succeed in driving Satan out
Of Fairmont the old fellow will lose
one of his strongest Notifications in his
earthly battlefield. But he cannot be
greatly disconnected SO long as he
keeps his clutches on Clarksburg.-
Morgantown Chronicle.
Deputy Sheriff S. G, Young, who is
a member of the transportation COM
mittee arranging for the Confederate
Reunion in Richmond, has the assur-
ance of Norfolk & Western Railway
Company officers that the Charles
Tow visitors are to have accomoda-
tons that will enable them to reach
Richmond without change of cars. The
fare for the round trip is So, with a
ticket good for ten days. This limit
may be extended to 80 days by the
payment Of so cents in Richmond. The
excursion train will leave here on the
morning of May 20, and Mr.. Young
would like to have the names of those
intending to go by the Goth of May so
that arrangements may be made for