Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-09-20

"' 'ohnstoWn miles west Of
1edgcsVliie on Nov. TALL his person al
property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. swisber. Of
Norton, Missouri are here on a visit 10
their friends and will take in the
jamestown Exposition.
Inc annual Harvest Home service
IN the Reformed church will be held
on next Sunday atl1 O'Clock. There
Will oe special music and an appro-
pirate address by the pastor.
Miss Nellie Sites >accom panied her
sister, Miss Jane, to Lynchburg, to en-
ter Rsndolph-Macon Women's col
lege this year. Their father, Dr.. j. NJ.
sites, aocomp apied them.
Mr. 8. w. Lemaster, of Opequon
district fell last week from ladder
while picking apples and suffered Sc
we're bruises but broke no bones
Mr.. William E. Landers, of Charles
town. and Miss Jennie Hughes, Of
Hagerstown, were married recently on
the bridge at Harper's Ferry by Rev.
q. F. Fairing.
a valuable horse belonging to Levi
Anderson, slipped and fell ca the brick
pavement on Queen street about two
weeks ago and so injured Itself that ii
died. This is a heavy loss on Mr.. An
derson.
The congregation of the First Bap-
list church in this city has begun a
work OF improvement on their parson-
age. A new steam heating apparatus
will be installed and the house given a
general overhauling.
Rev. w d. McCurdy, pastor OF the
First Baptist church Ill this city will
! preach at Mount Zion church near
hearneysville on Sunday Septic at 3
p.m.ana Mrs nj cCurdy will sing solo
at The same service.
Mrs. Taylor. Johnson, wife of Prof.
Johnson, OF the Union Theological
Seminary at Richmond has been a Wis
-Lor at the home Of Judge and Mis-. E.
b. Faulkner, ia this city.
The schedule OF early closing during
the summer among the merchants Of
this city has come TO an end. No ar
Engagements have been made as yet for
a winter SC hedule.
MI. O. W. Boyer, Jr, is in attend
ancc at the Paenonian Springs High
school liz Loneoun county, Va. This
excellent school Is conducted by Prof
John =. Simpson formerly ofthie coun-
~.
Last Tuesday was forty five years
slnce the great battle OF Sharpsburg
ana
Macy q mar is now alive
" no reIaemb beers tAat famous day and
year.
nj. Calvin Bartlcn who is a night
einploye at Cumbo come home III his
buggy from his work on last Friday
morning Ia an unconscious condition
ana was very much cut and bruised.
IL is supposed that he fell from his
buggy GA his head and tacs.
Mr.. Ii. Il. Hare, formerly of this city
bul who has been living in Berkeley
Springs for several years where nc WIS
employed as assistant cashier of the
bank oh Morgan county, has resigned
his position and been succeeded by
Mr.. V. q. Somers.
The Cortelyou literary Bureau has
made its appe arance in New York and
Washington. Lookout for Csrteiyou.
He has not yet explained why he and
Bliss took money from the insurance
com panies in 1904, nor W ny hs puts SO
much public money in the banks
without interest, He could raise big
ger corruption fund for himself than
he did for President Roosevelt.
News reached here few days ago
that a little son of Mr.. David M. Pitzer
living on the Thunder Hill farm just
west of Darkesville, had been shot at
by some party who was trying to steal
a sheep from Mr.. Pitzer's flock. The
shot was fired at the child from the
thicket and he ran home as fast as he
could. A thorough seorch of the vicini
ty did not reveal the rascal. Fortunate
ly the boy was not struck.
Fashion Notes.
Never before in the history of dress
has the length of the skirt been mat
ter of cuob in, ,aortnnpe q G If is this eu