Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-07-03

We call the attention of our read.
ers 10 the advertisement in this issue
OF Spillman Brothers, Dry Goods.
Misses Ethel and Inez Boyer. and
Martha Rogers spent Sunday with the
Misses Turner In Shepherdstown.
Mrs Msude Kuy kendall and her
little daughter, have gone on visit to
friends in Baltimore
Miss Mary Dunbar Miller and her
sister, Miss Avereli are on a visit to
friends in Faismont, w. Va.
Mr.. Cleveland Seibert has lbeenIon
business trip to philiippi, w. Va, dur
ing the past week.
The heat wave 10 just like an ocean
wave: the higher it is the more foam
on the bar.
We mad very pleasant call ON last
Friday from Mr.. III. Philips, of Berke-
ley Springs Mr.. Philips was former
~ OF IN Is county.
We bear with much regret that Mr..
Baker Ropp suffered a slight stroke of
paralysis, at his home near Spring
Mill, on last Thursday.
Mrs. II. l.. Doll. of this city on
Tuesday last received telegram an
nouncing the death of her sister, Mrs.
Robert Lewis, at Pine Bluff, Arka n
sas.
Miss Ella Brady "a popular teacher In
Arden district. has gone to Wisconsin,
to spend her vacation with her brother,
Warren, whom she has not seen for
some time.
We wish to call the attention of our
readers to the ribbon sale advertised in
this issue by Mr.. Il. I'll. Mckee. He is
making SOM astonishing statements
alb out his ribbon sale.
Misses Florence Curtis and Ma mie
Cunningham returned home from a
visit to Mrs. Scott Tiffany, and Miss
Bessie Houseworth in Chicago for last
Saturday.
The Arden Sunday school will hold
its festival on next Saturday night.
They always have good time and
they extend a cordial invitation to all
to join them on this OCCASION
Mr.. Oswald Bender, the younger SON
of the late |. l.. Bender, has returned
from Cornell University home laden
with honors having graduated in
mechanical engineering with dis
tinction.
Berkeley County has school elum-
Grafton of 4,l28 and this yea gets from
the State school fund the sum of ST.
96l.0A, the County uperintendent
gets $3.50 salary making in all to the
county ss,611.O4.
Mr.. William E. Philips, who was so
badly injured in the fire which de-
stroyed his laundry several weeks ago
we are glad to say is improving and
is able to get down stairs. His friends
hope he will soon be out and about
again.
Mr.. Frank Hare, who recently took
the civil service examination for the
fish commission, has recently been APP
pointed to a fine position in the COM
mission and hes gone to Booth Bay
Harbsr, Maine, to take charge of his
job.
Miss Margaret Roush has dur mig
the past week been entertaining a
most charming house party Of young
ladies. They were Misses Carrie Nc
Kenna, of New York, Bessie Ball, Of
Leesburg, Marie Bauhl, of Lexington,
Marie Cruise, of Washington and Maude
Cross, OF Shepherdstown.
Contractor s. A. Westenhaver, of
this city has completed the handsome
residence of Mr.. II. w. Potts, at Shep-
herdstown. The house is said to be
palace and with its splendid surround
ings is the finest home in the
Shenandoah Valley, or at least in
this section.
Have your crop insured with Por-
teriield u Boyer, insurance agents.
During the season of storms there is
great dan ger of fire by lightning and
you can be safe by the expenditure of a
very small sum in a policy in this
agency. None but good safe compa-
MES represented.
Porte,feld q Boyer
Mr.. q. w. Hollida, ofScrabble, this
county has been transferred from his
former position as postal clerk ON
the West Virginia Central railroad to
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