Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-05-22

Vote the democratic ticket on Mon
day and help puih the town along.
Mr.. Oscar Darlington, of Charles
town was the guest of Mr.. John A
Yontz.
Mr.. N. w. Jones, of Baltimore, is
visiting few days here with his
daughter, Mrs. NJ. S. Burdette.
Mrs. Oscar Gatrell, who has been
quite sick, we are glad to say, is much
improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Matthaei, of
Washington, spent Sunday in this city
with Mr.. Matthaeis mother.
1t is the duty of every democrat in
hartinsburg to go to the polls and
vote on next Monday.
Hon. J. Sloan Kuykendal, of Rom
ney, spent last Saturday in this city
looking on at the conventions.
The two-thousand dollar stallion be-
longing to the Bunker Hill Horse Com
pany died last Tuesday.
Attorney Edward Mischief, who To-
Gated here few months ago has gene
to Philadelphia to locate.
Miss Dorothy Burdstte, who has
been visiting friends in Baltimore for
month or more, has returned home.
Prof. Samuel Dickey, delivered a
stirring lecture at the First M. E.
church on the subject of temperance
on Tuesday evening of this week.
The firm of Lord & Lord have OPEN
ed grocery store in connection
with the meat market in the Lerd
building on West Burke street.
We had pleasant call on Tuesday
from Mr.. L. j. Bishop of Shanghai.
He spent Monday night with Mr..
Frank Grove in Arden district.
Miss Jane Co'ston, who has been
spending several days in Baltimore as
the guest of her sister, Mrs. William
Trapnell, has returned home.
Mr.. George Mcdonald, who is en-
ployed at the Union Station in Wash
ington, spent Sunday with his parents
in this city.
Auditor A. G. Scheer was assaulted
by tough in the Waldo hotel in
Clarkrburg on Saturday night and
was right badly beaten.
We regret to learn that Mr.. John w.
Walker, formerly of this city, is very
i'll at his home in Baltimore. He has
host of friends in this county who hope
for his speedy recovery.
Mr.. Bruce Geyer, West Burke street,
returned home Monday evening from
Baltimore, where he is student in
the dental department in the Univer-
sity of Maryland.
Rev. w. ID. McCurdy, of the First
Baptist Church in Martinsburg will
preach at Mt.Zion church near Kear-
neysville on Sunday May "a, at 8
o'clock.
1t seems to be the rule of the guber-
material aspirants to claim everything.
Scheer is claiming some of the Berke-
ley delegates though they have been
instructed to vote all the time for
Swisher.
A letter from Mr.. E. N. Rodrick, a
civil engineer, and son of Mr.. d. w.
Rodrick of this city says that he has
moved from Rocky Mount. North Car
DINA, where he has been living for sew
eral years,to Jacksonville, Florida.
There were a considerable number Of
persons who went from here to Hag-
erstewn on Wednesday to hear the
great commoner, w. j. Bryan lecture
on "The Prince of Peace" The lecture
was given under the auspices of the
U. b. Sunday School.
The farmers are just now very busy
planting corn. The grass is looking well
and promises good crop of hay. The
wheat Is growing but indications at
present are not good for heavy crop.
1t has long been said that large
crop of locust bloom was an indication
r
corn crop this year ought to be all that
could be desired The locust bloom is
heavier than for many years
Prof. John w. Tinsley, who former
ly lived here and ran what was known
as the Berkeley Military Academy,
has been elected principal ofthe High
school of Newport News, Va, where
he has been living for the past year or