Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-04-30

Don't forget the Howard lecture on
Thursday and Friday nights.
Mr.. Dave Lemen, of Shepherdstewn
spent Tuesday night ir this city.
Born to Mr.. and Mr. and Mrs. P. r.
Harrison at their home on Monday
last, a fine daughter.
Mr.. Stephen r. Snedgrass has been
n Chicago this week in the interest of
the Auburn Wagon Company.
Mr.. David M. Pitzer, Of near Darkes-
vile has purchased fine automobile
which we hope he and his will enjoy.
Mics Lorraine Turner, of Shepherds
town, has been visiting Miss Ethel
Boyer day or so this week
Dr. A. II. Woods and family, of Phil
adelphia, are here on visit to his par
ents, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. f. M. Woods.
Mr.. A. L. Waston and family spent
last Sunday with friends and relatives
at Middleway. Jefferson county.
The Norfolk and Western railroad
is now tearing down the old railroad
bridge over the Potomac river at
Shepherdstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott will spend sew
sral months in Honolulu, Sandwich
Islands, where the latter resided sew
years.
Mr.. Howard Tahler and his two lit
tie sons spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Newton Buckles, near Hall
town.
Mr.. Lewis Harley who formerly ran
the DreamIand theatre here has gone
to Piedmont where he will open sim
liar show.
Miss Emma Seibert who has been
quite i'll at DR.. McCune's sanitarium
we are glad to say is sonvalescing and
ID able to sit up.
Mrs. Daniel Otto, of Canton, Illinois
is now on a visit to friends at Hsgers-
town and will soon visit friends here
Her husband kept shoe store in this
city about 30 years ago and will be re-
here.
Mr.. Reubin Schill has resigned his
position with the John W. Dean Cloth
ing store and goes to the G. " rail-
road while mis- place at the store has
been taken by Mr.. Otis Dutrow, who
has been baggage master at the G. v.
station for some years.
Mr.. Wesley Bowers who lives on DIR.
Jim's farm near Greensburg was in
this office a few days ago and reported
that he had killed black snake on
Sunday before that measured feet S
inches in length.
A murderer was elotroeuted in New
Jersey and physicians were refused
permissionto try to resuscitate the
victim. The New Jersey authorities
have the right idea. When crimlnal
is dead, it is the best 20 let him stay
dead.
Messrs. M. L. Compton& Son, who
National Bank building on the Public
Square for the past year or two, have
sold out to Mr.. l. Morgan, the man
who bought out the bankrupt stock of
c. f. Gibbs and he will sell off the en-.
tire stock at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. c. Westenhaver, of
Cleveland, Ohio, have been here on
visit to their friends and relatives
during the past week or so. Mr.
Westennaver returned to Cleveland
Sunday but RS. Westenhaver is still
here visiting friends and old acquaint-
ances
MIR. Joseph II. Trout has reslg ned
from the G. G. Smith commissary to
accept position rs superintendent of
the commissary at Kearneysville. We
are sorry to see him leave Martinsburg
but wish him pleasaat position and
take pleasure in commencing him to
the good people of that vicinity.
Attorney John o. Lemen, who has
been at a private sanitariun near
Blue Ridge Summit for the past sever
al weeks, spent last Sunday with his
family at his home in this city AID
several days this week. We are glad
to say that the air and treatment at
that place has greatly benefited him
and that he is looking better than he
ever looked In his life.
Rev. J. M. Graybill will peach at
Gerardstown, Sabbath, May Z, 1909, at
IL o'clock. Subject: "The Resurrection
of Christ, the Foundation, Truth and
Growing Triumph of the Christian
Religion
AT Trinity at 3 o'clock. Subject:
Easter the Royal Bethesda of the sur
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