Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1908-04-17

ID. Z. is visiting Miss Carrie Roush at
Rosemont, near town.
Leslie Snider, 10 years old, ofHag-
eistown, came here last Saturday and
was lost sight of for several days. ion
wednesday his father found him at
the home of man named Elwood
near Vancievesville.
Mr.. J. L. Broy, who recently moved
TO Carlisle Pa. has been herethis week
on business. He reports that the PAN
is has Icaused decided defussion in
business in that section.
we had pleasant call on Tuesday
from Mr.. II. N. Civilians, of Phila-
delphia, who iso a short visit to his
old home at Hedgesville. He reports
that business 10 dull and thousands
OF people out Of employment in Phila-
delphia
Palestine Commandery knights
Ismplar will hear special sermon to
them by Rev. w. +. Locke the new
pastor the M. e. church, South on
next Sunday. All the knights will at
tend in uniform.
Mrs. Charles j. Custer, was badly
burned about her face and neck last
Friday by pouring coal oil on smould-
ering lire in a stove at her home on
West Stephen street. DIR. Eagle was
called in and dressed the burn. She
was. fortunate that her clothes did not
ignite.
The engagement has been announced
OF. Miss Helen Bosler to DIR. Horace
Sadlsr, both of Carlisle. Miss Bosler is
Well-known here and she is the sister
of Mrs. Lewis Sadler and Frank Bcs-
Ter, OF Carlisle. DIR. SadIsr is the son of
Judge Wilbur F. Sadler, prominent
jurist.
Miss Mary Dunbar Miller and Miss
Sarah Averill Miller Students at Han
nah Moore academy, near Baltimore,
returned home last Friday and will
spend their Easter vacation with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Miller,
on South Queen street. Misses Martha
and Irene Hutchinson, of Farm ont
w. Va, accompanied them as their
guests.
The last number of the Baltimore
Southern Methodist, the organ of the
Baltimore conference, had handsome
half tone likeness of Rev. g D.Harris,
formerly pastor of Trinity Church
in this city, on its cover page. The
next meeting of the conference will be
held in Central CD .sa Of which MI.
Harris is now pas ~
Miss Elyia Civilians entertained q
few friends aud relatives at delight
full dinner at her home in Hedgesville,
Thursday afternoon in honor of hei
neither, Mrs. Emma Civilians, who
had been on an extended visit to
friends. Several from this city were
present.
We had a pleasant call on last Fri
day from Mr.. ID. N. KEGS, of Jones
Spring...It was the first visit for Mr..
KEGS this year. He was II years old on
Saturday and is quite an active man
for his age and he Will have been mar
ried. fifty years ia June 1909.
During short visit to Shepherds
town last Thursday we got glimpse
of the new Lutheran church and were
greatly pleased with its appearance.
Ii is built of native, blue limestone
and sits OH fine eminence facing the
new Shepherd college building. 1t has
very pretty exterior and he interior
will be not only pretty but coalforta-
bic and convenient
The Hagerstown posteffice will be-
come first-class office at the beinning
of the fiscal year on July L. All post
offices where receipts run over 40,DC0
per year are made first-c ass offices.
The receipts from the Hagerstown of-
flee for the last year were s43, 456. The
postmasters salary will be $4,000 per
year and the assistant postmaster re-
oeives one half as much salary as the
postmaster.
Mr.. Allen Pittsnogle, northwest Of
town, who underwent an operation
for cancer of the bowels Monday after
noon at the Kings Daughters hos
pital, was doing nicely today and his
recovery is not unexpected.
The operation was performed by DIR.
st. Claire Spruill, Of ithe Maryland
university hospital, assisted by DR..
ROBERTS, of Baltimore, and Drs. Sites
n M Eee~J@ hi 40 rs