Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-02-28

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Miss Hannah Barnes has returned
home after spending cou lie Of months
with her sister, Mrs. John Roney, at
Big Pool, Nd
Mrs. II. 9. Carpenter and children
Roy and Russell who were confined
to the house for several days with the
grip are abe to be about again.
Nearly every family in the neigh
borhood has the whooping cough and
grip as IL seems To be all the rage In
in this vicinity.
Ernest Eldridge, infant son Of Jacob
and Naoma Barnes, aged seventeen
days, died Friday last of pneumonia.
He was buried Sunday afternoon from
Harmony church, Rev. Il, Hutslsr, of
WiiIiamsport conducting the services.
Mr.. Allen Pitisnogle is at the Kings
Daughters Hospital and has been
there for the past two weeks undergo
| ingvreatment. We hope he VIII soon
be fAIy recovered and be out again.
Mrs. Annie Nj. Keesecker has pur-
chased the property Of Edward Engle-
hart, OF Baltimore. The property CON
sists of acres well improved lying
near Aarlowe.
Nathan, Robinson, colored man Of
near town, convicted at the January
term of shooting another colored man,
was taken to the penitentiary
Mounesville, being in charge of Clar.
enee Young, one Of the guards at the
pen.
Mr.. Charles Pitzer went to Balti-
more last Friday to accompany his
mother, Mrs. Susan Pitzer, home FRI
day evening She has been visiting her
son Benjamin Pitzer in Baltimore for
the past two months.
Rev. G. w. Hutslsr, pastor, was
given liberal donation by the mem
bers of the United Brethren churches
at Willlamsport. Otterbein and MT.
Tabor at the parsonage in William
sport, on Saturday.
Word was received here Of the
marriage Of Mis- Edith Virginia
Kee1y, daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Keedy, West John street
to Mr.. Frank Pearson Armstrong, OF
Philadelphia. which took place la VIII
mington, Del, on Feb. Is.
Mr.. Abe It lines, employed at th
Auburn Wagon Works by accident got
his hand against saw and lost two
fugers on his left hand and the third
was so badly injured that he was taken
to the City hospital. Drs. Oates and
Andrews amputated it.
Mrs. Nellie Harris, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
| f. Sanders, on Second street, returned
to her home in Brunswick from which
place she will start in few days for
an extended trip TO Charlottesville.
Va, and points in North Carolina.
Mr.. w. Perry Perterfield, son Of the
late w. r. Porterfeld, who has been
living in North Dakota for good
many years, Is here on visit to the
scenes of his boyhood, she guest of his
brother, Mr.. J. Il. Porleraeld. his il
bis first visit here in seven years.
We had pleasant call OH Tuesday
from Rev. John U Evers. Mr. Eyers
Is now prominent minister and pas
TOR OF large congregational church at
Seanton, Pa. He was raised in this
county and thei editor of this pa
| per was his first school teacher. Heis a
nne preacher and cultured gentleman
! Mr.. Chris stocge. has o handsome
umbrellas the handles Of which were
maize from the feet of deer he got
/ whea on hun. Last fall in the Hamp-
shire County mountain. The umbrellas
were made by a New York firm for
| whom Mr.. G. Il. Wiltshire formerly
Travelled. Mr.. Wiltshire had the special
work done and it is simply beautiful.
One of the usabrelIas be,ongs to Mr..
John DrenDer.
Mr.. ]. Harry Moorchouse, Of Pitts-
burg was here visiting frierds last
week. Mr.. Aoorehouse Is q Martins.
burg boy who started outln the world
with good health and good character
aud nothing else and has made his
way to the front. He ia engaged In the