Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-02-05

friends n Washington this week.
For sale Farm Properly Tor sale ~
:. 5. Fe!ker.
Miss Sallie shepherd speat has. sur
dag with frie IDS in Shephesdstown.
For Sale room house go3a lot,
with an adjoining lot. Winchester
avenue. See ). :. FeIker.
Fer Sals-0ne farm II acres, ell
mile from town, house and oarn, Z, cd
fences for sale cneap. See y. s. Felker,
Miss Marsefia Dern, Of 0u,ubv,I. tid.
has been visiting friends ia this city
during this week
III you haze in mind of buying any
kind of properties come to zee me be-
fore buying as have other properties
not listed. 5. S. Felser.
Col. William J. Bryan, the late DEM
'ocratic candidate is billed to speak 81
Harrisburg, Penn, on March 5 at TIE
Fifth Methodist church IN that city.
Rev Charles r. Stribling, and son Of
Waynesboro, Va, have been here
this week on little visit to Their
friends.
The Baltimore daily American and
the Statesman Democrat Will he semi
one = rear for the sum of So. Subscribe
now and you will have seyeralnonths
of long winter evenings to. read.
/ Nj. w. l.. Ellis, of nssr North
Mountain, last week sold a fine young
colt aged only one and half years old
for $l25. 1t takes an especially fine
colt TO bring such price at that age.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Walker retu rn-
ed home fren Charleston on last SIT
urday and Mr.. Walker brought home
the pen with which the Gov. signed
the new charter bill for n artinsburg
Our genial friend A. NJ. Staubly, the
postman spent last Sunday in the city
of Winchester. His visits to that city
nave become very frequent lately and
II rs even said by some of his friends
that he is ANTICIPATES promoting a
Princess to queen of his household.
The sale Of the Colbert property, the
store-house occupied by Mr.. A. S. Gar
rett's store Oh South Queen street and
residence property occupied by Mr.. j.
w. Dodd, on West Burke street, on
last Saturday was postponed for two
weeks as will be feen by advertise
ment in this issue.
The editor of the Hagerstown Mail
states that he has "'blood sucking YAM
pire bats, known as the devil bats of
Madagascar in his midst. We wish
to call the attention Of Dr. Snyder, u
the shepherdstown Register, whe is
an expert ca such ma tiers, to the de-
ploraSle condition of cur brother o. the
Mail
Last tuesday was Ground hog day
and his hogshlp had no trouble in see
ing his shadow. The sun shone out
clearly fer more than half of the day.
Last year the ground hog saw his
shadow and the weather was fisrcs .fer
several weeks following and should
the sign hold good for the next forty
years sensible people mty by that time
begli to suspect that the weather on the
second day of February has SEINE sffec
over the weater during the next six
weeks.
With the official changes at IL be-
ginning ofthe present year Mr.. f. d.
Gardner who Was elected sheriff in
1904 retired and with him be carries
the thanks of the public. lie was
faithful and one # the most efficient
officers Berkeley county ever had. He
was always at his post and dispatched
the business of his office witt mark
ed degree of correctness and proficiency.
! He was always polite, courteous and
accommodating to the taxpayers and
won the highest respect and confidence
of all. 1t would give many great pleas
ure to support him for the same office
again in 1872.
Account of the return of the United
States Battleship Fleet from their H.
nous trip around the world, the Ches-
apeake steamship Company will CD
crate special steamer from Baltimore
to Old Point Comfort and Norfolk or
Sunday Feby. 2lst,, sailing at the reg
ular scheduled hour and arriving at
Hampton Roads Monday morning
(Wathiugton's Birthday and il the
present calculations are correct will
land passengers at Old Point Comfort