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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
FREscoERs FINISH CHURCH.
First Methodist. Sanctuary Nearly
Ready For Rededication.

The frescoers, this afternoon, finish
ed their part of the notable improve
ments made at the First Methodist
church, and tonight will leave for their
homes In Baltimore. Besides refresco-
ing the main auditorium and the lee
ture room they revarnished all the in
terror woodwork.
Mr.. Otto M. DuBrau, Of Baltimore,
as told before herein, had the con-
tract and his force OF men We're
Messrs. Robert Hanson, F. Farmer and
Arthur Schaaf.
Tomorrow the work of laying the
new carpet will be commenced, while
new chairs will be placed In the lee
|ture room.
Contractor d. w. Kline, who began
on Monday to paint the exterior OF
the church has the first coat Of paint
nearly on.
The church, greatly improved in APP
pearance, will be rededicated on Sun
day, August 4.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
BIG CONTRACTS.
HElSToN COMPANY PLACING
MANY MILLS.
Have Secured an Aggregate of 10000
Horse Power To Be Installed u,
Plants in the carouuas.

Mr.. w. II. Heiston, head of the w.
H. Heiston Mill Construction Co, with
office and wareb rouse on West Race
street, returned home Sunday even
ing from a six weeks business trip to
points in North and South Carolina
and Georgia, in the interest of S. Nor
gan Smith Co, of York Pa, of which
Mr.. Heiston's firm are the southern
agents.
Mr. Heiston's trip was most success
full. He told representative of this
paper that his sales of turbine wheels
and machinery for the transmission of
power aggregated 10000 horse power,
the contracts amounting to about
5000, 900. He came home direct from
Charlotte, N. G.
For the above class of machinery he
closed contracts with the following
mills: A. A. Shuford, Brookford mills,
Hickory, y. c.; Long Island Cotton
mills, Statesville, N. c.; Glencoe Cot,
ton mills, Burlington, n. c.; Labrato-
ry mills, Lincolnton, N. c.; Dudley
Shoals Cotton mills, Granite, N. c.;
Red Mills, Bennettsville, S. c., and
the Hub Milling Co, Altemaha, n. G.
On Wednesday Mr.. Heiston goes to
Hummelstown, near Harrisburg, Pa,
where he is installing the second pow
er plant for the Hummelstown Consol-
idated Power Co.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
HOUSE PARTY.
Large Gathering at Riverside" in
Honor of Mrs. Sites, of This City.

Large Gatherin9 at RIVERSIDE" IN
Honor of Mrs. Sites, of This City.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. T. Kne are enter.
tanning a house party at their palatial
home, Riverside" near Franklin, w.
va, along the South Branch of the
Potomac, in honor of their daughter,
Mrs. j. Mckee Sites, of this city.
Among the guests are the Misses
Sites and DR.. and Mrs. A. Bruce
Eagle, of Martinsburg; Messrs. John
and Paul Schmucker, sons of Rev. and
Mrs. George M. Schmucker, of Canton,
Ohio, and nephews Of Mrs. Kile; Mr..
Samuel L. Schumacher, of Canton, o.;
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Schumacher, of
Pittsburg; Rev. and Mrs. William
Compton, of Staunton, Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry McClung and Mr.. Edgar
McClung, Of New York city; Mr..
Glenn and Miss Lynn Mooman, of
Franklin, W. Va, son and daughter OF
Dr. Fred Mooman, of that place
They are enjoying themselves along
the river bathing, fishing. boating and
horseback riding.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
COURT WILL INVESTIGATE.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY AND
coNsTABLEs SUMMONED.
viii Make Effort to Find Cause Of
Fire at Pest Hcuse-Height Of
CITY Above Sea Level.

win Make Effort to Find Cause Of
Fire at pest Hcuse-Height Of
City Above Sea Level.
The county court on Tuesday in
structed Commissioner Parks to look
after the abutments of the bridge on
North Queen street and do what he
thinks proper for its improvement.
The court also decided to postpone &C
ton on the levies for county and road
purposes until July 80.
An investigation was ordered in the
matter of the burning Of the pest
house. The court requested the pres
ence of the prosecuting attorney and
the constables of the district at the
meeting on July 30, when they will
inquire into the cause of the fire
DR.. Andrews. who was appointed
parish physician for opequon district
at the June term rendered his resig-
nation, which was accepted.
County Surveyor VanMetre has as
certained that the county court house
is asa and S73-1O0O feet above sea lev.
ell. and so informed the court. The
court ordered these figures chiseled
on the curb Of the court house pave
ment
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
Former Captain Here.

Mr.. John WeddelI, formerly captain
of Company E, OF the West Virginia
National Guard, of this city, has been
spending a few days with his mother
in this city Mr.. Weddell is now en-
gagged in the wholesale grocery bust
ness in North Carolina. He was at
the Elks convention and stopped here
on his way home.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
Mr.. Monasn Recovering.

Superintendent Mongan. OF Green
Hill cemetery, Is recovering from an
afiliction which he has had for some
time past. While he was attending
his duties he was poisoned by some
vines and 1t developed into very Sc
rious sore OF the leg. 1t was so severe
that he was confined to the house a
couple Of days and was compelled to
use crutch and cane for some time.
He is now able to get about as usual.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
Real Estate Transfers.

! The following deeds have been put
bn record with County Clerk I. L. Ben
Ter:
Mrs, Mary V. Reid and others have
to Frank Mish two tracts
Pf land in Falling Waters district for
IA 900. The one tract contains 232
heres and the other 1879.
D. M. Snyder to Abram Snyder lot
b Cox's Addition, consideration
|30.75.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
New Books at the Library.

The Public Library this week added
the following books to its list:
Fiction-"The Balance Of Power,
by Arthur Goodrich; Our Lady OF
the Beeches," by Baroness Won Hut
ten, and "The Treasure of Peyre Gail
land" by John Bennett.
Miscellaneous Modern Slavery
by Henry w. Nevinson, and "a His
tory of Southern Literature by Carl
Holiday, M. A., professor of English
literature in the University Of Vir.
ginia
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
CARS DERAlLED.
Freight Train Breaks. In Two ana
Blocks the Tracks.

A freight train pulling out Of the
siding at Sleepy Greek Tuesday after,
noon, broke in two. The two sections
of the train ran together and six or
seven cars were demolished and scat
tered over the three tracks. There
was no one injured but traffic was
blocked for some time. The riggers
crew from this city cleared the east
bound track in time to let No. IA pass
about on time.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
Bio Crowd at Picnic.

The largest Sunday school picnic
that has gone out from this city for
some time was the one this morning
to Mont Alto. Two trains composed
OF ten cars each were run and S51
tickets were sold from here.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
ANNUAL HARVEST HOME.
Scrabble Congregation Will Hold An
nuaI Dinner in Mr.. Folks Woods.

The annual Harvest Home will be
held in the woods of Mr.. George W.
D. Folk, near. Swan Pond, on Thurs
day. August 1. If the weather Is I'M
favorable it will be held on Friday.
Everybody is invited. Dinner, supper
and refreshments will be served at
reasonable prices.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
BOUGHT A LOT.
Gerrardstown School Board viii
Erect New School House.

The board of education of Gerard
town district, has purchased from Mr..
ID. r. GLADDEN., lot on Apple Pie
Ridge, on which they will erect new
frame school house. The price paid
was SIS.
The old Morgan school house and
lot will be sold by the board on Au.
guest Is, at the sale of Mr.. Richard
Denny.
1t was the opinion that the lot on
which the old school house stood
would revert to the Morgan estate
when the property ceased to be used
for school purposes, but when the
board looked into the m; tier it was
found that the lot was the property OF
the trustees and will therefore be
sold
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
MOON EcLlPsED.
Cloudy Weather Interfered With the
Observation of the Eclipse.

The moon was eclipsed last night
all right. The clouds began to gather
early in the evening and when the
time arrived for the observation of the
eclipse of the moon there was no moon
to be seen. There were a great many
who were disappointed at not seeing
the phenomena.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
Evening.
MAY LOCATE HERE.
Young Attorney May Take Up Prac-
ticeN Of Law in Native County.

Mr.. A. Hamilton Shipper. a native
of this county, is visiting his sister.
Mrs. S. s. Felker. Mr.. Shipper Is a
graduate of the George Washington
Law school, and has just completed
a post graduate course at the Column
bia University Law school. His
friends are trying to persuade him to
locate here and take up the practice
Of law 1t is probable that he will
do so.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
GOVERNORS DAY
At Mt. Lake Park--Two State Execu
tives VIII Be There.

Thursday, August 1. has been des-
ignated as Governors Day at Mt. Lake
Park. Governor Warfleld of Mary.
land, and Governor Dawson. of West
Virginia, have promised to be present
and deliver addresses.
President Murray, Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. and other men Of
prominence will be present on the
same day and large crowd Is ex-
pected in attendance.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27

convincing proof that the kidneys and blad-
jer are oatof order.
What to Do.
There Is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. the great kidney remedy fulfills every
VISA In curing rheumatism, pain In tho
pack, kidneys, liver. bladder and every part
4 the Urinary passage. Il corrects inability
0 hold water and scalding pain in passing
il. or bad effects following use OF liquor.
wine or beer. and ovcrcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to 90 often
during the day and 10 get up many times
during the night. The mild and the extra
ordinary effect of Swamp-Root Is soon
realized. II stands the highest for its won
derful cures OF the most distressing cases.
If you need medicine you should have the
best. Sold BY druggists In SOC. and ST.. sizes.
You may have sample b6ttle Of this
wonderful discovery Eh
and book that tells sS5'FTa1kI Asss::4zas
more aboutit, both sent " a ss.s;:e:5
absolutely free by mail <sl.lsh1sssk -
Address DR.. Kilner & Home OF swamp1soos
Co.. Binghamton, N. Y. When writing mem.
aon reading this generous offer in this papesj
Don't make any mistake. but remem-
Der the name Swamp Root. DR.. Kill
mer's Swamp Root. and the address.
Binghamton. N. Y.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
Fruit Men Here.

A number of fruit men are now in
the county looking over the crop.
Among them are J. c. Slower. New
York; f. f.. Thorn New York; c. P.
Rothwell, East Palestine, o., and j.
P. Wickersham, Youngstown, o.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
To Repair BRIDGE.

Mr.. John w. Farris, Of Pittsburg, is
! this city for the purpose Of taking
barge of the repairing of the bed OF
he Back Greek road bridge. New iron
riders will also be placed.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
Forty Bushels to the Acre.

From an acre and a half of wheat
IF. Christian Bricker, Of Cumberland
kunty. Pa, threshed sixty bushels
|rty bushels to the acre. Can't Berke-
" go it one better.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27

sediment or set
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton Of the kid
neys; II II stains
your linen It Is
evidence OF kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
the back Is also
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
Home From pittshurn.

Rev. c. s. Trump has returned from
Pittsburg, where he has been on
visit to his son, Harold
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
c. E. REUNION.
ANNUAL ASSEMBLY WILL BE
HELD AT MONT ALTO PARK.
Program Has Been Prepared and Ar
rangements Are Being Made to
Have Great Gathering.

The Seventeenth Annual Christian
Endeavor assembly and reunion Of
societies along the Cumberland Val
ley will be held at Mont Alto Park on
Thursday, August /.
There has been program prepared
for an all-day meeting and there is
promised some fine attractions in the
way of addresses and music. Among
the speakers Is Rev. Charles S.
Trump, of the Lutheran church, OF
this city.
The officers of the association are.
President, w. J. Coffey, Shippens-
burg; vice president. II. w. Spessard,
Washington; secretary. Miss Alice J..
Tritle, Chambersburg; treasurer, j.
w. Sharpe, Chambersburg.
The program of the day follows;
-, -
Morning 49,.
10:30-Music by orchestra. Song
service. Prayer Music, Prof. J. j.
Lowe, Philadelphia
11:15-Address, Signing the Docu.
ment,' Rev Charles s. Trump, Mar
|tinsburg. Music. Benediction
Afternoon.
2:00--Selections. orchestra Ser
vice Of song. Scripture reading and
prayer. Vocal solo. Miss Josephine
Duke, Shippensburg, Pa
3:00-Address-'Kept By the Power
Of God. Rev. G. w. Nicely, Neville,
Pa. Solo, Prof Lowe. Music. Ben
ediction.
Evening.
7:00-Music, orchestra Service Of
song Vocal solo, Miss Josephine
Duke. Prayer. Solo, Prof. j. J. Lowe.
S:0O--Address, Some Principles of
Christian Endeayor, Rev H. W..
Houke. Harrisburg, Pa Music. Ben.
ediction.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
SUMNERSCHOOL ADDITION
Contract Let by School Board to
Mr.. ]. P. TaIhelm.
WILLFLOATTHE SCHOOL BONDS
Board Will Arrange For Their Ad-
vertisement--6ids Are Asked for
Heating Plants.
Heating Plants.

The board OF education met in regu-
la session on Monday night il the
second ward school building. Presi-
dent Russler presided and Prof Lee
Siler acted as secretary in the place
of Secretary w. A. Pitzer, who is alb
sent from town.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
New School Annex.

NEW SCnOoi ANNEX
The principal item of business
transacted was the awarding of the
contract for the erection of the annex
to the colored school on West Martin
street, known as the Sumner school.
and for maxine certain Improvements
in the other rooms in the building
The contract gas let to ]. P. Tai
helm, this place, at his bid of s63S.20.
he being the lowest bidder and about
500 below the next lowest
The other bidders were Messrs. s.
A. Westenhaver, Joseph Artz and w.
s. Small this city.
The proposed annex will be Of
brick, one story high and "a by 80
feet in dimensions, giving the Sumner
school three rooms instead OF two.
Work on the Improvements will begin
at once.
Bids For Heating Plants.
The secretary was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for steam heatin J
plants in the second and fourth ward
school buildings and for making some
improvements in the fifth ward build
ing. The bids -yill be open till All
gust 5, next.
School Bond Sale.
The board decided to instruct At
torney A. C. Nadenbousch to prepare
the new $4,000 school bonds. as vot
ed at the election last May, and ar
range for the advertising of the same
AS told before in this paper, 100000
of this amount is to be expended for
the erection of new third ward
school building and the balance for
necessary improvements in the other
school bouses.
Current bills were paid amounting
to about 800.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble
and Don't Know 1t.
HOW no Find out.

Ri. bottle or common glass with your
vatcr and lei Il stand twenty-four hours; q
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
JUDGE JONES RULING.
How n Leading and influential
southern Journal Looks Upon II.

I From tie Atlanta Constitution.
/ Ii decision rendered by Judge Thomas
/ @. Jones, of the Federal court OF Ala
bama, is sustained by the Supreme Court
of the United States. it viii mean that
those guilty Of the indefensib,e practice
OF lynching WILL IN future, almost in
evitabiy meet punishment.
The constitutional right granted every
citizen Of the United States Of n free and
fair trial. and the protection of the law,
( is the basis Of the opinion in the case Of
Powell rendered by Jones.
The fo-cible wrestling of a prisoner from
the protection of any State or county Off
Ger. and the putting to death Of such
psrson-In other words. the failure Of the
State TO insure to every prisoner all the
rights TO which he is entitled under the
constitutions held by Judge Jones to
be sufficient for the United States authorl-
ties 10 take a hand and the Federal
courts 70 assume Jurisdiction.
There is probably nothing that would
so surely inspire needless rioters and
Jhoughtless henchmen Of Judge Lynch
with a salutary and profound regard for
the law and induce a sober second
thought before committing acts of ylo-
lence, as the belief that such partlclpa-
uon in lawlessness was almost sure 20
merit and insure punishment.
Under the impelling influence of horror
and vengeance, stirred up and Iashed into
a fury by the commission of frightful
crimes. men are too apt to lose control II
their reason. forget their duty 10 the
state, their moral obligation and their
personal accountability. They forget that
th" law which they have violated is their
own safest protection, ana that the
power which they have derided is the
one they must turn to for the preserva-
;ion of conditions that will permit them
selves and their families TO live in the
state Of greatest peace and security.
We have long pointed out the practical
certainty Of Federal interference in one
shape or another, # lawlessness and mob
rule is not checked and resolutely put
down by the force Of local public senti-
ment Judge Jones has attempted to
poin. a way by which the Federal courts
can assume jurisdiction. and susta:ns his
position with citations of the rights
granted under the thirteenth and four
teenth amendments tc the Constitution
II this decision is affirmed by the Su-
preme Court, and Federal courts are
given Jurisdiction in cases OF lynchlng.
where prisoners are taken in defiance Of |
the authority Of the local officers. con-
victions and punishments will result
which are utterly impossible under the |
present state of affairs. The Federal gov
ernment could change the place Of hold |
ing the trial OF accused lynchers from |
the county in which the act IL commit |
ted 70 one in distant part Of the State /
where the pressure Of local acquaintance
ship and Influence would be removed.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19

against whatever is. is seventy-nine. two
years older than the Hapsburg Kaiser.
Tolstoy has had his griefs, also, and.
like Francis Joseph. he had taste of rea!
war in the first half of his life. Tolstoy
was educated at the University in Kazan.
joined the army soon after setting his de-
gree and did military service in the eau
casus before the Crimean war. but Il was
in that struggle that he learned to hate
war.
The Crimean war began in 1858. when
he was twenty-five, and was concluded in
1886. when he was twenty-eight, ten
years older than Francis Joseph on as
cending the throne. Tols,oy was in sew
eral battles and was present during the
storming Of Sebastopol. He behaved him
self so well az a soldier that he was Civ
en- command Of a battery in 1850. and
after the close Of the war was sent as
a special courier 10 81. Petersburg Then
ne got out Of the army.
Five years later. in 1861. the serfs were
liberated. when Tolstoy retired TO his re-
mote estates in the government of tn
ID, south Of Moscow. There. when not
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
JEFFERSON ON THIRD TERM.
His Argument Helped Materially to
Build Up Opposition.

Build Up Opposition.
From the Louisville COlrier-Journal
As the third-term boomers continue
their pernicious activity in trying TO get
Mr.. Roosevelt to reconsider his ex-
pressed determination not to again be a
candidate, il is Of interest to notice how
Thomas Jefferson treated the same sub
ject. When requested by the legislature
Of Maryland 10 become a candidate for a
third term, he wrote:
II some termination 10 the services of the Chief
Magistrate be not fixed by the Constitution or glp
piled hy Practice his Office. normally four years.
viii In fact become for life and history shows how
easily that degenerates into an inheritance.
feel Il a duty 70 do no act which shall essen
TALLY impair that principle, and ] should unEingly
be the pers0n who, dsregarding the sound precedent
~ By ilustrious predecessor should furnish the
first attempt Of proiongstion beyond the second
tenn oi Office
This states the argument very con
clusively in a few words. and no doubt
had much 10 do with building Up that
strong opposition To a third term. which
did not yield even 10 the great popularity
Of Gen. Grant.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-19
The Most Striking Old Men in the World

bakers dozen Of years after the first tent
meeting under the name Of the Christian
Mission was held.
Commander Booth has Travelled many
thousands of miles since then. visiting the
uttermost parts Of the earth, in extend
ing the scope Of HIS remarkable religious
organization All his children have been
practical aids OF their father in his work
In the twenty-nine years Of the armv's
life he has had TO develop organization
perseverance. Indifference 10 criticism. and
no little despotism. OF this last he show
ed so much few years ago that Balling-
ton Booth then head of the army IN tine
United States, seeded when ordered else
where by his father, and formed a new
gospel army OF his own. the Volunteers
OF America. Yet. under the generals
command, the Salvation Army IS supreme
In It's field in this country to-day. and
the opposition which II met here. as in
England. in its youth, has practically all
been overcome.
The most recent OF Gen. Booths half
dozen visits TO the United States took
place early in this year He is now on
a trip around the world the last. he saws
that he shall ever make Nobody save
himself knows who will succeed him when
death shall call him away
CHnRda's "Grand Old Man.
At eighty-fcur. Goldwin Smith. now and
for thirty-six years a Canadian citizen
with residence at Toronto. but before that
a professor in an American university.
and. until he was forty-five. a figure and
a power in English public and literary
life, is fully entitled TO be listed among
the worlds most striking old men.
He has been remarkable for the force
which he has exerted throughout ca
reer extending over two full generations