Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-03-26

last on visit @ friends Al soaaaAa
Born to Mr. and Mrs Henry & Tah-
Ter, in this county, last week, twelve
pound son.
DR.. Homer Tab'er. OF Hancock. Nd,
was visiting his mother in this city on
last Monday
Miss Louise Hollis has gone 10
Mount Holly, n. c., where she has a
place as milIiner.
Mr. Forrest Buckles son or Mr.. w
I'll. Buckles, near Chatlestown, LEFT
here on last Friday fer New York.
Mrs. James NJ. Stri0ling has been
Ill at her home on Dry Run during
the past week or two. we are glad t
report that she l. nov Improving.
Nss .gahn T.MorrisoD WI, has beer
ssry sick al he. home gear ne ~ 9 ;
of the opequon for SOME @seas, Ne
are glad to say, is IMPROVE z.
Mrs. w. +. Outcalt has been very I'D
at her home on Winchs te- avenue,
during the past week. We are glad
te state ia very much improved.
Mr.. ]. Gassman was here over
Saturday, Sunday and Monday attend
ing to the sale of a large block of bank
stock and left for his home at Lexing-
ton, Va, on Tuesday.
Mr. Charles Vanmetre, from the Dry
Run vicinity, has been appointed as
toll gate keeper at the first gate on the
Williamsport pike taking the place of
the late l.. b. Couchman.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. McKown, of Paw
Paw, w. Va, were here last Tuesday
attending the funeral Of their cousin,
MIR. Charles Il. Miller, al Gerards-
town.
We wish to call atts alton to the
new advertisement in this issue of j.
+. Thompson & Bro. This cd reiia-
bile clothing h use has reputation
which extends far and wide for fair
dealing COED goods.
Mr.. w. l.. Tice, Of Pittsburg, Penn,
who has been on visit to his father,
Mr.. G. r. Tice, in Falling Waters dis.
trict returned to his home o. Sunday
last. He was in town on Saturday and
gave US pleasant call
Mr.. F. l.. Hodgson, of Davis. West.
Va, is moving here with his family
aud will make this their future home
Mrs! Hodgson was formerly Miss Will
liza mson, of Falling Waters district.
Their many frien as give them cor
dial welcome TO our town,
Mr., Charles Brndls Is advertising
his personal property for sale at pun.
lie auction at his home at Berkeley
station and will move with his family
to Hagerstown where he has secured /,
position with the Western Maryland
/
| railroad.
The dInner given by the ladies Of tbs
M. X. church, South, at the hall CT ths
City Band on Thursday and Friday
nights was well patronized and ths
ladies cleared about $500. The sup
par was up to the reputation these la
| dies have which always draws those
who snjsy a good supper.
The Congress of 1889 appropriate
for all purposes one billion dollars fol
the two years,or five hundred millions
for each year.
| The Congress ofd90s-9 appropriate
two billion dollars for the same period
or one billion dsllars year.
The expenditures of the government
have been doubled in twenty years
and in times of universal peace, There
has been no quivalentincfease in pop
niation In development, III husiRess
Ia resources, nor in anything eise thai
goes to the well being of the govern.
| ment.
10 meet these terrible expenses oal
government must, in times OF pro.
found peace, when the Republicans
tell The people that prosperity Il wide
spread and universal, issue bonds and
Increase taxes to pay the daily ex-
penses.
There is something nightly wrong
somewhere when such conditions as
These exist. And remedy should be
found and applied.