Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-06-21

call to see Porterield & Boyer
Prof Brindle, has returned from a
visit to his mother at Eercersburg.
Mr.. H. G. vanmetre, of near N oils
vile, lost a dne colt last week.
We wish 10 call the attention of our
readers TO the new advertisement in
this issue Of Mr.. NJ. S. Burdette.
Miss Lillian Landetkin, of this city
IS on q visit TO her uncle, Mr.. G. w.
Lloyd, in Mill Greek district.
Mr. E. w. Lupton has a let planted
IN Alfalfa an d has fcundit very pro-
itable ~
Mr. Ernest pai@lck, of Brunswick
friends, "
WIS. Hat|de Johnson of Shenandoah
JunctlGn was called here by theIllness
OF her sister Mrs. Joseph West.
Mr.. Russell Widmycr, and Mr.. Trina
BILE, of Berkeley Springs, spent Sunday
in this city the guest of friends.
MED G. Westenhaver, now living
in Cleveland, Ohio, expects to take a
trip to Europe this summer
Miss Bertha Morris and Miss May
Caskey spent Sunday with friends in
Washington
Mr.. George Mcdonald, Jr., who is
an efficient stenographer has posi-
ton in the law office of f. Vernon Aler.
Miss Nellie Cost and Miss Marks
Ho!lida, of near Swan Pond have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Porterfield
during the past week.
A company of friends gave pleas
ant picnic at Sulphur lot, Bedington
last Saturday in honor of Miss Edna
Miller, it being her birthday.
Attorney A. B. NoII has had the
old book shelves torn out of his office
and has had substituted a fine set OF
modern sectional book cases, great
i'm provement,
Mr.. w .Dodd on last Saturday sold
the home property of the late Mrs.
Margaret Robinson located on West
King street, at public auction at the
front dor of the court house, to Miss
Lille Robinson for the sum of $23tO.
/ Matthew Scott. colored boy got hi
arm caught in mud mill at Buxton'i
brick yard on Tuesday and was so bad
ly injured that the arm had to be am
putated.
i Mr.. George n. Swimley, " no wen
to Oklahoma last February when tn,
fever was high ia back and back tC
stay. He says he believes there arr
others who would come back but arr
too proud.
Capt. George Mcdonald who ha
been on a sick leave, from his post OF
the B. & o., for four months, went ou
on his first trip on Wednesday morn
ing. He had hard spell of pneu
monia.
Misses Willie and Anna Belle Gilke
: son, of MoereGeld, West Va, spent
Monday night with friends in Martins
burg en- route to Gerardstown to visit
their uncle, Rev. r. Ashlih White.
, The campaign for members for the
Y. M. G.. A. has been as Successful al
that for the building fund. The year
| y dues have been set at not lie.
than five dollars nor more than sever
dollars. County men and boys are wei
come. The doors are open and it is go
ing to be fine place for the boys t.
spend their evenings,
| BY the upsetting of wagon, Ed
ward Whitacre, the 17-year-old son Of
Joshua Whitacre, was killed Saturda,
at his fathers home in Fredericl
county. The boy was helping hi
brother pull stumps out of field, fou
horses being attached to wagon. The
Chain snapped and the wagon over
turned, crushing out the life of thu
boy.
We have no desire to find fault with
Improvements made by the street com
/, mittee and we hope we may be par
= doned for remarking that the concret
crossing just put in at the intersection
of South Queen street and John will b
: apt 10 prove a dangerous footing TO
l horses rounding the corner. No mattel
how rough a horse may be he will slil
on concrete.
The Board of Regents of the Stat,
Normal schools have found their posi-
l ton of cutting the senior year off al
the Normal schools excepting Fair
mont and Huntington very warm
lone. The people of the state took holt