Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-03-20

A large number OF republicans went
to Washington last "Wednesday to a
banquet given by the FedersI Office
holders of and fron West Virginia 10
the fellows who have access to the pie
counter snd hand out the pie. Well,
they better make merry this year for
about the close OF the year there is 60
ing to be weeping and wsiling and
gnashing q teeth
private letter to afriead here, from
MIR. J. = tNner. vino wie.ded the
stick with terrible effect on our base
ball team last season, has been mar
red ans' has gone Into business with
bis father at ST. Louis, Sir. Gruuer
made many friends while here who
viii hear with pleasure OF his mar
riaae.
Mr., VIII S. Laisc who las been
agent for the Cumberland Valley rail-
railreadat Bunker Hill fora good many
years has resigned and the place is
now tilled ~ sGr. s. Q. Matthews. or
Hagersiown. Mr.. isalse has been a
most etlicien and accommodating a. ent
and has maay friends who viii miss
him al his accustomed post.
We had a very pleasant call from
orr e7taamed friend, Mr.. Howard
Lloyd, Of Notfolk Va, at our Office on
Monday. He was here on short visit
to his mother from Sunday evening
uatiI Tuesday morning. Mr.. Lloyd is
a son of the late Lloyd, born aud
raised on old berkeley soil and is ons
OF the numerous young men who have
aone out into tie world and brought
credit TO their native sod.
In the general claims bill now be-
fore Congress, and which will proba-
bly, pass, are the following items from
this section: Zion Episcopal Church,
Charles Town 500; Nj. f. Church
Charles Town, 5000; ST. john Rpis-
eopal Church, Harper . Ferry, 81 roo
Fir Branch Presbyterian Church,
Duffieids, 5000; Methodist Protestant
Church, Middleway ss25;M. L. Church,
Bunker Hill, 81 900; J. w. Gardners,
1920; Trinity Episcopal Church, Mar
tinsburg, $l,85O; Berkele. County,
81 800
Abram Snyder living on Virginia
avenue is in trouble over well on his
premises. There have been good
many cases Of typhoid fever among
Snyder's neighbors who have been us
ing water from his well land the City
Board Of Health quarantined the we'll.
Snyder was forbidden using the water
in his own family or permitting others
using it but it is said Mr.. Snyder has
paid NJ attention to the notices served
on him by the authority and has been
using and permitting others to use the |
well as before. A warrant has been |
sworn out for his arrest.
John 2. Kearfott, Esq, Of Kearneys- |
vile, has announced himself a candi- !
date for the House of Delegates In JEFF |
fereon county subject to the Demo |
cratic primaries. Mr.. kearfott is one OF |
the best qualified men in that splen-
did county. He is an ardent Democrat,
a land owner and successful farmer
and business man. The peop e of JEFF
ferson county could not do better than
send Mr.. kearfott TO the legislature
and If we had a vote In the primary
election we would cast it with as much
pleasure for Mr.. Kearfott as any ballot
we ever cast.
We have fuli line Of choice flower
seeds. Manown a Rarnes
The young friends of Mr.. and Mr..
Frank Myers gave them a pleasant
surprise party at their home uear
Berkeley Station. Mr.. and Mrs. Myers
will shortly move to the Seibsrt home
farm on Tuscsrora.
The guest who attended from this
atty aud other points were: Mrs. q. j. |
Thatcher and Miss Fannie Nj yers. H ag-
erstown; Mrs. Mccoy of New YORK
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Geyer, Mr.. and
Mrs. W w. Westphal, Mrs. l.. G. |
Gerling, Misses May Ahern, Ethel |
Dawson, Eva Gerlinr, Myrtle BARK
hart, Evelyn Payne, kdna Gerling |
ana Aessrs. Charles Pine, Edgar Chap |
man, Howard Tsbler, Cleveland Sci |
bert, George Seibert, George Horssfall, |
hoy Nadenbousch, III. S. Cushwa,
Raymond kiimer, Harlan Seibert and |
Edgar Heushaw, ali Of this city.