Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-08-09

Mr.. Charles o. Lambert has been
very i'll at his home on In berty street
for the past two weeks but we are glad
to hear is improving.
Mrs. w. o. Nicklas and her daugh-
ter Mrs. J. w. Stewart and children
have been sojournng at Cape May
during the past week.
Mr.. Joseph Boarman, of Missouri,
who has been visiting his sisters, Miss
Anna Boarman, and Mrs. w. N.
Lynch in this city and his brother, Mr..
John Boarman, at Falling Waters, has
returned to his home.
Mr.. William Schneider, of Hess ave-
nue. has accepted position with A. II.
Hess in his store.
Misses Anna and Ida Robin son, are
visiting their uncle, Hon. Jas. l., Nor
ris, in Washington and their brother,
Mr. Norris Robinson.
Judge E. L. Porterfield and family
are spending this week with his broth
er Milt and family near Hagerstown.
Miss Merrium McClement, ofWheel-
ing and Miss Dorothy Lahey, of Ur-
bana, Ohio, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G. Stewart, Hedgesville.
LittleSydner Thompson, son Of J
Frank Thompson, has been threaten.
ed during the past week with blood
poison, resulting from stumped toe.
He is now improving under the treat
ment of Dr. Sencindiver.
Mrs. Charles III. Felker and daugh-
ter Miss Mabel, of New Topeka, Kans,
are visiting the formers brother-in-law
Justice S. s. Felker, West King street.
Mrs. Felker Is a native of Shepherds
tow n and this Is her first visit to this
section of the country in 80 years.
Mr. II. J. Little has on exhibition in
his pool room window tie remains of
cat found under the old Presbyterian
church when it was torn down in 1902.
The romans consist of nothing but
the hide and claws, the body having
dried up leaving the skin whole.
Master Walter Aler, the three-year-
old son of Mr.. f. Vernon Aler, fell and
fractured his arm in two places. The
! little fellow fell from the new concrete
pavement into the yard, which hasnot
! been filed in since the pavement has
been put down.
Capt. Jacob II. Fosnet who for so
many years has been familiar figure
as a passenger conductor Or the G. V
II. r. has been retired and placed upon
the pension list. For forty-four years
he has been in the employ of the G. ".
II. r. and nearly all that time as a
conductor.
Rev. Chas S. Trump celebrated the
10th anniversary of his passionate of ST.
Johns Lutheran church in this city
on last Sunday. He is now off on his
vacation and the church will be closed
for two Sabbaths.
''Charmed by his voice, Mrs. Fred
eriek II. Hoyt, tie young widow of the
California mining man, now in New
York, has given up $3.50, 900 fortune
to marry j. Humbird Duffey, a choir
and oratorio singer. Announcement of
the marriage, which took place June
81, and which came as elimination
of romance, was made public.
Mr.. Percy l.. Seibert, of Hagerstown
has returned home from Bolivia, South
America where he has been employed
as civil engineer on railroad con-
struction for several years. He has
married since he left the states French
lady who is visiting her friends in
France while he is here on visit to
his home. Mr.. Henry Hess of this
city who spent several years
with Mr. Seibert in Bolivia was over
to see him last week.
H. ii. Hunter made most narrow
escape from death a few days ago. He
was al work on the second story of
the house building for his son, and
thinking support was nailed he
started TO lean against it and fell back
ward, his leg and foot caught in win
dow brace and held him. He was
head down for some minutes before
aid reached him Berkeley Springs
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Miss Jennie Riddleberger was thrown
from a buggy on Thursday on West
King street by the buggy running over
pile of dirt thrown from the new
cellar of Mr.. Paul Strausner. The bug
gy ran over her but she was not Sc
riously hurt. She was taken to the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Watson
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