Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-13

short vacation iron the Mercsrsburg
academy.
Or J. T. Carter,of Gerardstown ,wss
pleasant caller AT cur Office on Thurs
day.
Mr.. Adam smaltz called on Thurs
dap while we were abseat from our
Office.
DR.. Author P. Herring, Of Baltimore
was here Wednesday, vieiting his
old home and calling on his old boy
hood friends.
Miss Coney McKown has returned
from visit TO her brother, J. g. Nc
kown at Paw Paw.
Mr.. w. e. Hoffheins, editor Of the
Daily World was at his office on last
Wednesday the first time in four
months. He has had long and serious
attack Of typhoid fever.
Mr.. benjamin Thorn pson ofThomp-
son d Thompson has been in the City
hospital this week for treatment for an
abscess in the ear.
Nothing like being pleased with
results. Buy our garden seeds and the
results are ''dead sure. L.
cs3l54t. s. ~ Manown 4 Barnes. -
< Among our numerous callers from
the county en- Saturday were Il. s.
Henshaw and J. FL. Lewis of near
Gerardstowu, w. l.. Ellis, of North
Mountain and T.. S. Cole OF Failing
Waters.
The lodge room of Robert White
Ledge a. r. and A. NJ, has been
thoroughly renovated and done over.
The papefing has been renewed and
ths painting all retouched being de-
cided imp
MIR. G. +. Poole who has been on a
visit TO bis brother, attorney x. Poole
heresh returned TO his place of bust
ness IN W ashington, ID. q.
Miss Valley G. Gain. the teacher at
Stokes school lhouse in Arden was
taken suddenly sick while at her du.
ties ia the sch 1ol roonr last week with
congestion Of the lungs and has since
been very Ill at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hays where she has been board
ing. she is the daughter of Mr.. J. G,
Gains Of Inwood.
We have a full line of choice hoser
sefHtis. Manown d Barnes
Poisoned by placi an indelible
pencil in her mot th, Miss Mary T..
Shades, Of Plains, near Wilkes Barre,
Pa, died after three weeks suffering.
She.w clerk in Laundry and 1t
was her duty TO mark articles as they
We're received. She did this with an in
delible pencil, which she moistened
with her tongue hundreds of times a
day.
he County Court has again gotten
into controversy with the Standard
Lime aud Stone Company over theen-
cfoachnent upon tile highway at their
quarriessoutb of town, with the rail
road built between the road and the
quarries. Complaint was made by citi-
liens who have to travel over the road
and the court was forced to take ac-
ton.
Mr. ard Mrs. q. w Santman who
Will soon move to Halfway, Md, were
given a pleasant surprise on Tuesday
night by the ladies Of the missionary
society of St. Johns Lutheran church
OF winch Mrs. Santman has long been
an active member, The friends called
with baskets Of refreshments and a
pleasant evening was spent by all
MIR. and Mrs. Santman will be greatly
..4issed in this community and espee-
tally in their church.
A dead italy, is no good, neither
arebad garden seeds. Buy from us and
get results Manown and Barnes.
The United Telephone Company
last week presented bill TO the coun-
ty for the phones in use in the county
court house which the court promptly
refused to pay upon the grounds that
The Telephone Company is using the
County roads without pay and the free
phones are regarded as small pay for
what The company enjoys at the ex-
pense OF the county.
Mueo Solvent, the great throat rem
edy, does not harm the weakest ston-
aeh like the ordinary cough syrups.
In fact it tones up the lining of the
tslnaeh the same as ii does the lining