Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-01-08


town, was q pleasant caller al cur Of
Zee on last Wednesday.
Miss Anne Beech Lemen, born 10
Mr.. and Mrs. John o. Leren al their
home in this city.
Mr. J T. Lindsay, of Roanoke, Va.
has accented a position as foreman in
the paint shop of the Auburn Wagon
Works, in this city.
Mr.. Edward d. Rauch left on Tues
day last with his two sons, Edward
and William for Woodstock, where
the two sons entered Masssmui,sn
academy.
We wish to cali the attention of =, r
readers to the new advertiser II n
this isrue Of Mr.. VI. Il. rablr. the
ciothiag man. He is saying sc me in
teresting thing to the trade.
After most gay holiday seer in
Martinshurg, the youngsters hss u
returned to their respective scbo, Is
and most Of then. will be gone nay me-
til the end Of the tern In June.
Mr.. James w. Beard, of near Roen.
oke, Va, has been here on visit tc his
old home and friends during the he,j-
days and while here he favored us
with pleasant call.
Miss Alberta Smaltz. who recently
underwent an operation at the CITY
Hospital ia this city for appendicitis,
has 30 far recovered as to he able to 90
to her home at HedgesvilIe.
Mr.. Claude w. Stewart, of the Stew
art Vehicle Company, is erecting him.
self house where he expects to make
hlr home on the lot adjoining the
home of his iather, Mr.. X. N. Stewart,
on WINCHESTER avenue and expectssto
have it ready by April l
News has reached here that oar
genial friend, General James G. Frazer
of Morgantown, is TO be married to
charming young lass AT Berkeley
Springs abcnt the middle of February
The Gen. form erly lived hereand has
a great many friends here who will
hear with pleasure of his COED for
tune.
The gentlemen who bought the
Rutherford farm just south OF town
few years ago for the high grade lime
stone deposits on it have diamond
drill at work on ths place and are
drilling holes from one to two hun
dred feet deep at various places testing
the depth and quality of the stone
which has been found of the best quail
ityat even the greatest depth which
they have drilled. 1t is not known i,nt
what is the intention of the owners
ut 1t seems reasonable to suppose that
they are expecting to start operations
S Don.
falrmont is very fortunate In Gee ur-
Ing the 80 ,O00, 900 plant OF the lndepen-
dent Steel Company, which will en-
ploy 1000 men and distribute 500 .(ij 10
a month among them tits matter
Of regret that Martinsburg, which Of
fera such exceptional advantages in the
way OF location, shipping facilities. etc.
could not secure the enterprise, but
Fairmont was in position to offer q
cash bonus and site, and bscted its
offer with persistency and enternrise
The independent company will make
DO mistake in locating at Fairnont. 1t
could not do better unless it came to
the Martinsburg.
Colonel James II. Stewart, the erst-
while democratic director of the Axri-
cultural Experiment Station at the
State University, at Mergantown.
and who for the sake Of holding his lob
went over to the republicans is now
for position In the cabinet
OF President Taft. 1t seems almost i'm.
credible the amount of gall these fell
lows assume in a short time after get
ting in the republican party. Col. Jim
assumes as important position in
the ranks of the republican party as if
he had been a republican all his
life.
We publish in this issue the stock
law as adopted by the voters in all the
various districts of the county at the
last general election, on November 8.
1908. 1t is important that the people.
generally and the farmers particularly
should know the exact wording Of this
law. We advise that they crt tbi.
areicle from the Statesman Democrat
and paste it in scrap book or put it
away where they may readily lay
their hands on it for we warrant that
the summer will not pass until they