Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-07-17

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Miss Mabel Crawford and her guest
Miss Hallihan, left on last Monday for
New York, where the latter lives.
Mrs. George w. johnson of Parkers-
burg is on visit to Mr.. Johnson,s
parents at Leetown.
The annual Lutheran reunion at Pen
Mar will be held this year on next
Thursday July %.
Miss Bessie Gard has been ON a visit
to some of her school friends at Potts
town, Penn.
The Sunday school of the First Ban
fist church of this city will hold their
picnic at Inwood Park on next Tbprs-
day, July %.
Mrs. ID. W. Snyder and her little
daughter, Myra, spent last Sunday
with her relatives and friends atm
wood and returned home on Monday
Mr.. Arc Poole, of Washington, came
up last Sunday and spent the day
with his brother. Attorney X. Poole
in this city.
There were number of visitors IN
our city on last Sunday, who came up
from Washington and Baltimore on
the excursion.
Mr.. Charles Gardner, of Washing
ton, was in town over Sunday and
Monday, the guest of his mother, Mrs.
Jacob Gardner, on Winchester
Mr.. Lewis Atkins, fireman on the
railroad, was badly burned by steam
on last Sunday evening while at work
on his engine.
The venerable Mr.. and Mrs. James
Shipper, Of the vicinity of Jones
Spring, have been on a visit to their
daughter, Mrs. S. S. Felker in this
city.
An Italian was arrested and fine s
by the officers last week S32.1O for
carrying concealed weapons. 1t is
great pity that some of the Americana
hercabouts do not fall into the hands
of the law.
BON TO Mr.. and Mrs. ID. r. GLADDEN.
ne Gerardstown, last week another
boy. Dennis cannot be accused with
not doing his duty to his party. He is
DOUG his share of increasing the
democratic" party. Shake friend.
Me. Nelson KEGS, who has beer
teaching school near Shepherdstown
during the past year, is with his ia M
lily spending the summer vacation
with bis father-in law, Mr.. JahLey
Ashton, hear Shanghai
The lifeless body of John O. Henne-
BERGER Waynesboro, was found Tues
day evening on the Quincy road about
one-fourth of a mile from Waynesboro.
The body was found by James Rock of
Tomstown, who was on his way horne
from work.
Rev. J. A. Trostle, pastor of the Tim
Der Ridge, Va, Presbyterian church,
has been on visit, with his family, to
his father-in law, Mr.. John Blue, near
Kearney sville. They left last week for
Tucker county where they will visit
friends for some weeks.
The many friends here of Rev Father
Charles Donahue, of Portsmouth, Va,
were given pleasant surprise this
week by him. He has come back to
his old per ish to spend his vacation
and will perhaps spend whole month
here.
Mr.. E. Vernon Aler, prominent
lawyer, of this city, has announced
himself a candidate for the democratic
nomination for the office of prosecut-
ing attorney upon the platform "the
saloons must CO." He is an aggressive
active man with a determination akin
to stubbornness cannot be swerved
with[his purpose, and when he starts
a war ON the grogshops you can bet
there is going to be fur. Mr.. Aler is
not whiskey man in any sense and is
consistent member of the First Bap
fist church in this city.
Shepherd College has the misfortune
of having another ugly scandal in Its
faculty. This time the principals are
G. w. Litttler, who has been teacher
of modern languages and the music
teacher, Miss Eva Wright. LittIer l.. a
married man and has a family of a
the.public has much sympathy. The
trouble has been brewing for some
months but the officers of the schoc,
have teen trying to keep the matter