Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-08-23


De quite general throughout the coun-
try.
Cumberland had the largest and
most destructive fire in her history on
Sunday night last, when her big steel
mills were destroyed. The loss is es-
timated at S4O0 600.
4 small child named Triggs, living
on stephen street, swallowed some
dangerous poison on Sunday last and
but for the timely action of DR.. Henry
Castleman would have died.
Misses May and Helen Stribling, of
Washington, spent Sunday with their
grandfather, Mr.. Daniel Mcdaniel, in
this city
An attempt was made to rob the
store of M. NJ. Johnson, of Cherry
Run. on the line OF the B. & o., on
Saturday night. The proprietor was
on the inside and called out when he
heard burglars working at a window
and the would be robbers ran away
Quite number of our residents went
to Atlantic City yesterday. Among
them we note Mr.. and Mrs. Y. Poole
and daughter, Miss Eldergirt Kilmer,
DR.. and Mrs. Hoffheins and Miss
Mary, Mrs. G. W. McKown, Mrs. j.
G. McKOwn and others.
Messrs. Allen Emmert and Meade
Bowers, who have been in the employ
OF the fish commission at Woods Hole,
Mass, have returned home. Mr..
Emmert, will go TO Waynes boro
where he has accepted position and
Mr.. Bowers will enter Hampton-S
ney college.
The Shepherdstown Register comes
forward with superb fish story about
the citizens Of that town going out
and catching fine trout In their gar
dens from the town run. Well Mar
tinsburg has no trout but suckers are
seen walking the streets daily and of
size that will weigh, in some cases,
more than $50 pounds.
The Alabama legislature, just before
adjournment, provided for the erection
ola monument TO Jefferson Davis. 1t
will stand within few feet of the
place where he took the oath of office
and just in front of the old Capitol
where the ceremony took place.
Rev. G. g. Waite, pastor of the
Christen church in this city, has re-
ceived g call to a young and prosper
Gus church in Baltimore, out he has
not signified his intention as yet, to
accept. The members Of the church
here hope TO retain him.
1t is said that the. Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad will construct third track
between Brunswick and Cum perland.
The company already has a third track
for considerable part OF the distance,
and will fill up the gaps as fast as pos
sible.
A Maryland fruit grower has sue
ceedea in raising q crop of peaches
with skins as void of the annoying
fuzz as an apple. Next year he pro-
poses to raise peaches with skin that
can be removed like that of an orange.
Mr.. q. w. r. Hollida, the postal
clerk who was injured in wreck on
the West Virginia Central last winter
and who has been laid off since tying
to recuperate at his home at Scrabble,
in this county, has reported for duty
and has been detailed to clerkship ia
the Chief Clerks office at Grafton.
| Mr.. Hollida has not yet made any
settlement with the railroad for dam
ages.
We learn with much regret of the
illness of our good friend, Mr.. jam es
Bernard Morgan, merchant, aud former
editor of Gerra Tdstown, at Washing
ton hospital. He went to the hospital
about a month ago and his friends
hoped that he would soon be restored
to health, but not.so. He has gradual
ly grown worse and at present the
physicians give no encouragements.
The coolest Methodist in the world"
has been found at last. Mrs. Mary
Ramsel Lemmons Wood, of Hillsboro,
Oregon, born at Knoxville, Tenn,
May 20, 1887, has been mem Der of
the Methodist Church enc hundred
and eight years. She crossed the
PLANES to Oregon in the year 1852,
riding horseback all the way. Her
mother died at lie years of age.--Cen-
trail Methodist.
Morris f. VaLGosen, night operator
for the B. & o. Railroad at Hancock
Station, was shot and killed last Sat