Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-12-18

aSaI DdTKSSNllle.
The Baltimore American or the Bal
timore Sun and the Ststesm an Demo-
GRAFT one year for So for one year.
Mr.. V. e. Johnson, Insurance agent
at Berkeley Springs, was a business
visitor to this city on Tuesday last.
Deal with your hone people and
this means newspapers as weIlas any
other line.
We had pleasant call on Wednes-
day from Mr.. Geo. H. Shrodes Of near
Gerardstown.
Mr.. Robert Sherrard, the Gerards
town merchant went to Baltimore on
Wednesday last to buy new goods.
Mr.. Henry Sperow and Mr.. Chas
M.Lemen, of the Marsh neigh borhood
were visitors at our office on Wednes-
day.
State Senator-elect A. 9. McIntire
spent several days in Mortinsburg last
week and while here was initiated in
to the order of Elks.
Mr. Harry L. Munday and Miss
Mary Walters, both Of SRepherdstown
were married last week in that place
by Rev. II. l. stephens, pastor of the
M Is. GLurch, South.
There VIII be no preaching in the
Presbyterian churches ut Gerardslown
aud shanghai on next Sunday. The
pasgqe scv. RIA White viii be absent
by @mo'n'mtnt OF lresbytery.
The daily Baltimore Sun and the
Statesmen llerne crat one year for the
smal sum Of So. This is tie regular
price Of he sun alone and by orderin G
the combii alton YOU get the States-
nan-Dnmocrat free.
Mr.. Harvey Rinker, son of frof. 9
+. Z. Rinker who has been employed
in the office of the American Herticul-
tural Distributing Company, in this
city has been transferred TO the COM
pany's branch at Buffalo, N. Y.
Mr.. Robert N. North, the youngest
son Of the late George North, of this
city, now editor of the Connellsville,
Pens. News, was here on Saturday
last for several hours greeting his old
friends and acquaintance.
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Presbyterian church at Waterford,
Loudoun county, Va, passed through
this city on last Monday returning
from Pitts burg, Pa, where he had
been for some days. He was hailed at
the depot by friends but did not have
the lime to stop off.
The slight rainfall In this section
during the fall and early winter has
caused much apprehension especially
upon the part of the farmers for most
Of the ponds, small streams and els
tiers are dry and they are confronted by
water famine
We regret to say that our venerable
friend, Mr.. Abram Grim, who has been
living in this county for some years
has moved back to the vicinity Of
White Hall, Frederick county, Va,
where he lived before he moved to this
county. His many friends will be sor-
ry to hsar that he has moved out of
the county.
The display of beautiful Christmas
goods by our merchants is very at
tractive and the Christmas shoppers
need not go from town to buy for it
certainly seems that any and all wants
can be satisfied here. The display
shows that cur merchants are perfect
ly capable of anticipating and meet
ing the wants of the trade.
In 1880 Mr.. George ID. Whitson re-
modelled the roof of the old court house
and while at work some of the work
men let hammer fall down one of the
fues where 1t ihas quietly lain for
more than twenty-eight years. 1t was
found last week while the workmen
were tearing out the old fius and wss
at once identified by Mr.. Whitson,
VINO was present A. superintendent of
construction.