Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-11-26

Der 20. Elkins is getting to be quite 4
convention city.
Mrs. Murray Henshaw snj her
daughters will leave next week for
Charlotte, North Carolina, whete hey
will spend the winter.
Howard Keesecker, charged with
stealing horses, escaped from the coun-
ty Jail at Berkeley Springs or Satur-
day night by cutting key from
piece OF wood and unlocking the doors.
MIR. John w. Walker, who has been
living on the farm Of Mr. r. $. Mil
Ter, on the Opequon, has rented the
farm Of Mr.. Willis Busey near Ban r
Hill for next yearand viii move thpr
on on April 1st.
There has been such little rain
through this section during the past
several months that the streams md
cisterns are very low and many of
them airs dry. There are more Than
halfof The eisterns in this section dry.
The Gamers of Morgan County have
packed over $50 carloads of tomatoes
this season, and this Notwithstanding
between $4,000 and $4,000 bushels Of
tomatoes were lost in the early part Of
the season on account Of dry rot and
the dry weather
Mr.. B. s. Speck, of near Spring
Mills, brought to this office on last
Tussday six ears Of corn which meas
ures on an average OF II inches and
had % rows Of grains on each ear.
The color and quality Of the corn were
perfect and makes fine specimen.
| When in town looking for bargains
don't fail to stop at The Leader 5 d 10
cent store. They guaranteeto give
you best values for your money. Toys
and tree ornaments. The largest sell
eetion ever in this city.
i h. q. Kidwell & Co.
Heinrich Building.
Charles Moore, workman on the
bridge at Wilhamsrort when 1t fell
last December and who has been lying
In hospital at Hagerstown since with
q broken back, has brought suit against
the Pennsylvania Steel Company for
whom he was working at the time of
the accident.
Miss Lena Sutton, daughter Of the
late Charles Sutton, living at Wine
brenners Cross roads, was taken TO the
hospital at Charlestown on Tuesday
for an operation for appendicitis The
case is in charge of DIR. Banks of Shep-
he.dstown and DR.. G. G. Lucas, of
Kearnsysville
Mrs. Il. G. Henshaw while attend
ing the funeral of Mrs. G. w. Hodges
at the Vanmetre home on last Sun
day. While sitting on chair the
chair gave way and she fell backward
striking her head against table. She
was severely shocked and has been MI
der the care of the family physician
since.
i Rev. W.D. McCurdy has announced
that he will have a protracted meet
ing at his church during the month Of
March and that he has arranged with
Rev. DIR. H. N. Wharton, the great
evangelist TO preach for him during
this meeting. DR.. Wharton is popular
here and will doubtless have large
congregations to hear him preach
The Berkeley County Educational
Association will meet in the city High
school building on Saturday, Dee. 4.
The following persons will read papers:
DIR. r. w. Miller, OF this city, Miss
Billmyer, Of Shepherdstown, and Mr..
s. l.. Dodd of the county. The last
speaker of the day will be DR.. James
Henry Morgan, Dean of Dickinson
College, Carlisle, Pa.
The new Norfolk & Western passei-
ger station at Shepherdstown has been
completed and taken otf the hands of
the contractor. 1t Is handsome and
most comfortable and convenient struc-
ture and is a credit to the comps ny
and the town. All the streets leading
to the station have nice concrete side
walks newly put down and the streets
| graded and m acadamized making the
approaches to the station easy and
comfortable. The work cost in the
| neighborhood of $4,000
There will be total eclipse of the
moon, visible generally throughout
the United States on the morning of
Nov. 81. The moon will enter the
Iearth's shadow from the southwest at
I'll a. M, and totality will begin at
2.14. The total eclipse will last till
4.36, with the middle Of the eclipse at