Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-05-08

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Six months $3.50. Three months 75c.
or 25c. per month.
The town of Fredericksburg, Va.
voted on the question Of license or no
license and the town went.dry by the
small majority of 81 in total vote OF
700.
While the Senate was considering
the Naval appropriation Till, Senator
Culberson offered an amendment re-
quiring that the eight hour law should
apply to all work authorized by that
bill, except in cases of emergency. The
Republicans voted against it.
Prof. Walter M. Duke, principal Of
the Hedgcsyille High school, has sue
ceededs Prof. WIS. Wynaat in the ia
Guilty of the Martinsburg. High school
Prof. Wynant is in bad health and has
gone to his home at Lantz, Md. The
Hedgesville school has closed Cor the
year.
Mr.. J. l.. BFoy, who some time age
moved with his family to Carlisle has
returned to Martinsburg and will re-
side near Mason's school house. We
are sorry Mr.. Broy did not find his
move profitable but are very glad to
have HIM return TO our community.
His friends generally give him and his
family cordial welcome.
We print in.tbis issue the announce
ment of Mr.. John w. Dean as csndi-
date for county assessor for Berkeley
County subject 10 the action of the re-
publican county convention. Mr.. Dean
is good busi Less man, stalwart re-
publican and deserves the nomination
he asks, but unless all signs fail the
new assessor for Berkeley County will
be democrat.
In speaking of the death of Charlie
Caldwell which occurred at his home
in Parkersburg last Saturday, the
Sentinel says:
Charlie Caldwell is gone and we do
not know where to, but we would
rather take his chances than those of
many Others who made more pteten-
sions, but did fewer things worthy a
credit on the real Christian side Of the
ledger.
Col. r. f. Pyrd, of Winchester, has
been doing heavy work for the cause
Of the anti-saloon league in Virginia.
Mr.. Byrd is the author of the Byrd
liquor law in that state and came out
for tenn perace and made a telling speech
in Winchester at the time of the elee-
ticn en- the question of license in that
place and since that time has helped
to win a number of i'm portant dry VIC
torious in other sections of the state.
The assurance which liz now given
that Ohie will east her vote in the ma
tional convention for Mr.Bryan, makes
certain his nomination. He now has
enough more than the nee
cssary two-thirds of the delegates to
remove any doubt that might have ex-
Isted of the result. Ohio will not only
vote for him In the convention, bit al
so at the polls in November. AS will
a majority Of the other states.
In speech delivered in the Senate.
April %, Senator Aldrica declared that
the appropriations carried in bills al +,
ready passed or pending over 100 mill
lion dollars greater than those Of last
year, not counting the 20 million car
ried this year in the Public Buildings
bill, which brought the total up to over
100 millions. He said, too, that there is
now probable deficit Of $50, 000, 900
for the present fiscal year. How do you
like the republican financial program
brother taxpayers that plumbers the
nsny for the benefit Of the few?
In another column will be found the |
announ cement of Mr.. Lee Siler as
for the office of county clerk
subject to the action of the democratic |
county convention. Mr. Siler is well |
known throughout the county. He |
comes from old time democratic stock |
md has always been loyal to the party. |
He has for years been principal OF the |
bird ward school, in this city, has
been faithful TO his duties, is msn of |
Inc ability and would make an ideal |
,lerk. He is very popular young
nan and would make a strong esadi- |
late