Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-10-09
And save your health.

Another baseball season Is over.
Game Of all kinds seem to be album
dant this fall.
Del Schleuss,an enthusiastic hunter,
stoed In the way of charge Of shot.
while out hunting rabbits last Thur
day. The gun was ia the hands of
James McBee and was accidently die
charged. Del is going fishing hereafter
thinking that may proIong his life.
Chris Stocker and Jake Rimel. ran
into great bunch of rabbits, killing
81 in two days hunting.
Tho rabbit law should be changed
from Sept Is to Oct. ID, AS the early
date catches lots OF the Dummies small
and the balance buggy. Then too,
a later date will protect the birds as 1t
il hard to resist shot IL nice covcy
OF partridges fly up before the gunner.
Ernest Hill, ED. Small and friend
cut down 10 rabbits last Thursday.
Percy Elliot, Charley Russler and
Walt kimmell killed 7. rabbits, Mon
day, hear Tablers Station.
The West Virginia University foot
ball team started their season Satur-
day, with victory over Westminster
college, % too.
1t 10 about time that &. v. League
is started. Many years has this sub
ject been brought up, but it has never
had an early enough start in the
spring. We think If it gets & ,Ing now
as the big league season ends, by next
year there will really be something
doing.
Detroit defeated Chicago, Tuesday s
to D. and again became champion OF
the American leagre. Cleveland de-
feated st. Louis and came out second,
Chicago taking third place. 1t took
the last game to decide the pennant
winner. Detroit only winning over
Cleveland by points. This was the
closest contest the American league
has known-the three leading teams
having fierce contest for supremacy
during the entire season.
Linden Allen, of Mt. Jackson, Va,
whilst out hunting small game on the
Massanutten mountains, Saturday,
walked upon 156 pound black bear.
He emptied both charges Of double
barreled gun into hi, bearship and
brought him to town, where he re-
ceiyed the congratulations of his
friends on his good luck.
The National league pennant fight
is very strenuous one, with the
chances in favcr of Chicago, which
will be played off Thursday, the per-
centage of Chicago, New York and
Pittsburg will be the same 1856, in
which an extra series will be neces-
sary to decide who gets the bunting.
Should New York drop one game Chi
cage will finish in first place, New
YORK second and Pttsburg, third.
Tom Cantweil, pitcher, and Cy Me-
Donald, first baseman, of the Win
chester club, have received fattering
offers to JOIN the Philadelphia sth-
letics, but have not accepted PREFER
ing . stay in the amateur ranks and
attend the Georgetown University
playing with the college club in the
spring.
The protection afforded the civil sell
vice devotees Of our rpostoffice depart
msnt should not be construed 10 mean
absence from office for "5had" hunt
ing.
Cashier Edward, kutledeg, of the
Citizen. National bank has bad his
hand tied up for several days by rea-
SON of a bad burn that he sustained
while attempting TO extinguish the
flame of an exploded lamp at his home
on Winchester avenue.
We regret to learn that Mr. Row
land Hammond, son of Mr.. Thomas
Hammond, OF near Kearneysvll'e, has
MADE an assignment TO Mr.. q. M.
Beltzhooyer, of Shepherdstown, -
trustee, for the benefit of his creditors.
His liabilities are estimated al about
81 900 with sssets at abont e. 600.