Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-07-09

Mr.. q. T. SencindIver spent last
Sunday in Baltimore
Mrs. James Dugan of Failing Waters
was on a visit TO friends In Washing
ton the first part Of this week.
We had pleasant call on Wsdnes-
day from Mr. $. B. Cunningham from
Little Georgetown.
Mr.. Black Osborne, of Baltimore,
has been on visit to bis son law,
Mr.. Stem Fiagg, near Vancievesville.
LosT-Between Marlowe and Fall
ing Waters, gold cross, set with pearls,
owners name engraved on back and at
tached TO chain. Suitable reward il
returned to this office
Mrs. M. Gilbert is home from
visit to Philadelphia and was accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Edna Rod
rick, who is trained nurse at Phil
adelphla hospital,
Captain w. G. Kilmer, of Company
r. OF this city, has been handed COM
mission from Governor Glasscock, as
Judge Advocate ofthe court marshal,
West Virginia National Guards. This
is high honor worthily bestowed.
The Inwood Fair catalogue is now in
press and the forms will close in u
week or 50. All persons who wish to
offer special premiums or to insert ad-
vertisements la the catalogue must do
SO at once or they will be too late
The farmers have finished cutting
their wheat crop and generally express
themselves as well pleased with the
quality as well as the quantity. There
has been none thresheI yet, as far as
we are aware, but from appearances
the crop will be very good one
Mcclure Bowles, Anna b. Kendall,
Frank BowIes, Isabea Bowles, Harry
C..Bowles and Rose Dawson sold in
terest in the late John J. Bowles prop
erty of 400 acres in Hancock district, to
Jessie b. Reynolds, of Shepherdstcwn,
w. Va, for $1,000.
Miss Louise Emmert, of Beaver,
Col, and her niece, Miss Helen Grimes
have been here on visit to their
friends and relatives at the home
of Mr.. and RS. George d. Roberts as
headquarters Miss Emmert left for
home on Wednesday evening but Miss
Grimes will remain for some time.
F. Glenn Many, for the past four
years cashier # the Bank of Durbin,
was instantly killed at s o'clock on
Thursday evening of last week when
new auto, which he was running, went
over a cliff a hundred feet high short
distance from Durbin. His compan-
ion, j. w. Goodsell, superintendent of
!. the Pocahontas Tannery Co., jumped
for his life as the machine started over
the cliff and escaped without a scratch.
While men we excavating for
concrete pavement along A s. VOLTS
lot on Weleh street, K eyser, w. Va.
they dug up a skeleton. Beside it
they found an iern pot and an old-time
blue plate. such as was used by the
first settlers of this country. The skel-
eton was intact when first dug up,
but came apart when exposed to the
air. 1t appeared to have been buried
in sitting posture and only about two
feet under the ground. 1t was rather
small and appeared to be the skeleton
of large boy or woman.
Her ry Trone, well known farmer
living near townsville, was bitten in
the hand by copperhead snake on
Tuesday and Immediately after being
bitten Mr.. Trone leaped OH a horse
and rode to Williansrcrt. Or w. S.
Richardson attended HIM. By the
time Mr.. Trone reached Wiliamsport
his hand and arm, nearly to the elbow
were badly sollen and he suffered
considerable pain. By the aid of an
tidotes the effect of the poison was
counteracted and Mr.. Trone's condi-
ton was improved later. He reached
ia a basket in an outbuilding and
the snake. which was hidden under
some paper, stuck him in the finger.