Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-03-22

borh 10 Mr.. and Mrs. n ID. Baker,
at Cleveland, Ohio, a son.
Miss Nellie Lewis, of Inwood, has
been visiting friends in this city.
Mr.. Garnet Morrison, is home en-
joying few days vacation from the
medical college.
Mr.. S. NJ. Hinchberger, of Butler,
Penn, is here on visit to his old
home and friends.
The Martinsburg World has moved
its Office to the Martin street room of
tht Hobbs building.
The City Council is advertising for
bids for laying the new water ma ms
on John and Raleigh street
The machinery for the Oriental Rug
Company located in the Westenhaver
building on Winchester avenue has ar
rived and is being installed.
Rev. DR.. l. l., Seiber, of Gettysburg
an evangelist of note is preaching for
Rev. G. S. Trump in the Lutheran
church this and next week.
Mrs. Whitlock who shot her hus-
band at Berkeley Springs last summer
seriously but not fatally, died at her
home in Brkeley Springs on last Sat-
urday at the the age of rs years.
Mr.. J. O. Mccain has sold out his
interest in the Mccain meat market
to his cousin Miss Patterson, who
with the younger Mr.. Mccain will
continue the business. Mr.. j. O. Nc
Cam will go into the stock business
in this county.
MI E. 2 II. Harrison and family, of
Bel Air, Md. spent Sunday with his
brother, Mayor Z, R. Harrison and
family Oh South Raleigh street.
Ambassador Bryce's salary is equal
to that Of President Roosevelt. But
Am bassador Bryce drawsa salary for
saving wood.-Commone
Buy the "Success Manure Spread
err" Ten times as many sold as any
other spresder made.
T. P. Licklider.
3154ts. G. V. Elevator.
The United States bonded warehouse
and Miller's distillery was destroyed
by fire at Yellow Springs, Hampshire
Co., w. Va. The loss will be fully $780,
900, partly covered by insurance. Saw
eral hundred barrels of whiskey stored
in bond were destroyed.
Mr. Frank Grove mas moved from
the Felker farm to Judge e. B
Faulkner farm on the Winchester pix
and Mr.. Frank Triggs has moved from
the Faulkner land to Mr.. Harry J.
Seiberts farm known as the Snodgrass
farm. which Mr.. n. H. Kilmer leaves
and goes to the Taber farm vacated by
Mr.. G. E. Takb.
| Mr.. A Janney on last Saturday
bought the IJanney tract of land at
Vanclevesville embracing about 10
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public auction. The sale was at public
auction. The land is good limestone
ana Glce!y icca.eo,
The new license law will go int eff
feet on the fourth day of June. All Ii
cense for the next year will therefore
be at the old rate. The new law in
creases nearly all license taxes, and
also makes lot of new subjects sub
ject to license tax, bat as it does not
become effective until June the new
subjects are the only ones that will
have to pay license tax under it this
year.
Just as Western Maryland Rail-
road freight train emerged from kneb-
ley tunnel and was about to cross the
river into South Cumberland Sunday
high wind tore the top off box car
i'll the train, on top of which Brake
man George Pierre Huff was riding,
fcarrying the roof and Mr.. Huff to the
rocks, 60 feet below. Mr.. HUFF was re-
moved to the Western Maryland Hos
pital, where he died.
Without debate and by unanimous
vote the Cumberland City Council
passed an ordinance ITO prohibit the
lettering, loafing and unnecessary con-
gregating of persons upon and in the
street, street corners and all public
thoroughfares within the corporate
limits" The penalty is from 81 to $40
fine and cost for ca CHI offense.
County Commissioner Nelson I.
Snyder has bought from the heirs the
farm of the late John w. Marshall,
near Keamey sville. The place contains
los ga acres and the price was $40 an
acre. The sale was made through the
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