Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1909-04-02

MI. Benjam J.Thompson has bought /
the bowling alley and outfit at the !
Berkeley Hotel from Mr.. I.W. Martha
ct a. and has taken possession with |
Prince Dunn as manager.
The next annual meeting OF the GEN
eral Assembly Of the Presbyterian,
South, church viii meet this year in
the First Presbyterian church in Sa.
vanah, Ga, on May 20 at ii O'Clock |
m.
Ihe regular spring meeting of Win
chester Pfesbytery will be held in 1.-THE
Presbyterian church at Woodstock,
Shenandoah county beginning on
April 18th and will continue over Sun
day.
DIR. Z. z. Clay, who has been en-
gagged in the practice of medicine i
Hedgesville has moved in The Roush
house occupied last year by nv. Hunter
Drewry on West King Street where Il.
will have his Office and where he will
practice his profession.
Martinsburg has gained two good
citizens from the vicinity Of Bunker
Hill this week. They are Messrs.
Smith q. .Stuekey and William n.
Boltz and their families. Both are very
desirable fenilies and we take pleas
ure in welcoming them to our tow o.
Miss Eulalia Cox. who has been EN-
ployed q, the Fiery sh ae store for sew
eral years LIT yesterday for Baltimore
where she entered the Maryland Uni
vcrsIty Hospital to study for . trained
nurre. Her place at the shoe store has
been taken by Miss virgis Shepherd.
Attorney H. III. En- inert and County
Clerk =. A. Hobbs, who went to Hot
Springs, Arkensaa, some weeks age
for the benefit of their health, have re-
turned both benefited but Mr.. Hobbs
has been especially helped OF his rheu-
matism.
The many friends of Mr.. John ID.
foreman, formerly of Inwood but
who sold out and moved to Tide. ~.ater
Va, year or 80 ago, will be glad TO
hear that he has returned with his all
and taken up his abode on the farm
bought by him last fall near Bill
myers mill. near Shepherdstown.
Mr.. III. 9. Berry, of Staunton, Vir-
ginia, has been here this week and Is
making his arrangements to move back
| to Martinsburg sometime during the
present summer. He reports that his
| wife who was operated OH for appen-
| dic,tis at the StauBtoD hospital some
weeks age, is FAST Improving and Is
| now at her home
There will be meeting of the 10 III
lodge of the Modern Woodmen Of
America at their hall in tho Gran
than Hall building opposite Hotel
Berkeley on next Tuesday night ut
which time there will be seven new
members initiated. The lodge has
been growing very rapidly recently
and the boys are making preparations
to organize degree team.
Pamphlets of the Senatorial Bribery
vestigation committees proceedings
may be had by addressing The Trum-
pet Publishing Company, Box $50
Charleston, w. Va, The price is 25
cents dozen 81 90 hundred or $500
for five hundred, prepaid. 1t will pay
you to have few, to, preserve one and
see that your neighbors have them, for
they may be very valuable in the fu-
ture AZ q referen ce.
A daring attempt at highway rob-
berry was made ION DIR. William r.
L. Brown, physician of Burnt Mills,
Montgomery county Md. While re-
turning from professional call, and
when at lonely spot on the road near
Colesville, several men suddenly ap-
peared in front Of his buggy, enc Of
them commanding him to throw up
his hands. Instead of complying DIR.
Brown whipped out revolver and
opened fire on the highwaymsn, all of
whom broke and ran, soon disappear
lug in the darkness. DR.. Brown whip
ped up his horses and saw no more of
the would be robbers.
Just before the Payne Bill was re-
ported, Wayne Mseveagh, former at
torney general of the United States in
letter TO Mr.. Poyns, said, $40 my
mind 1t is not too harsh word to call
the existing tax on sugar infamous,
as it EFFORTS from the laboring man
l.