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Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21
MUM Der 3.


reeth. Blake was arrested yesterday
on charge Of attemp;, drape. The charge
was brought nv young girl by the
name Of Sue Hite, daughter Of Mr..
John Hitc, OF the vicinity Of North
Mountain, livi"e AZ the home OF Mr..
!. d. Fry, on Winchester Avenue, as =
domestic aud about II years Of age
About ll.8D en- Monday night the rcs-
dents living In The Vicinity Of Wcs-
enhaver's lumber yards heard girl
calling for help and pleading with
some one to let go. A telephone mes
sage was sent 10 tho police office aud
in few moments three ofiisers
responded and found Blake and
Ga sirl on the 2rcu d. They took the
sirl home and islalss went home. II
is said that the 81 says that she was
oliowed by isIas from the opssa
aouse and when s,e got to the entrance
Of the lumber yard lsiake took hoi,i Of
Ter and pulled her into the yard and
assaulted her.
So far as we have been able to learn
he girl bears good reputation and Il
Of good moral character and there Is
no little disgust and indignation
among the people of the vicinity.
The hearing OF Blake VIII be had be-
fore Squire J. p. Smith on Thursday
Of next week.
Blake II now out on $1,000 bail. The
officers state that it was at the girls
request that they did not arrest Blake
at the time and that she pleaded with
him to just lei her go home and to say
nothing besause she did not want to
appear Ia cour. on such case.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21
A Hish Honor.

Mr.. William E. Outealt, who for sew
eral years has been the efficient ?resi-
dent of the Berkeley county Sunday
: chool Association, has just received
notice of his appointment a. delegate
from West Virginia to the Sunday
School World Convention which
meet. in the city Of Washington May
10 to "a. West Virginia is entitled to
but % delegates and to represent the
state in such distinguished asse M
bly, is indeed high honor. These con-
ventions are held every three years an d
are attended by delegates from every
civilized country in the world. The
last meeting, three years ago, was he Id
in the city of Rome and the meeting
before that was held in the cit, of Je-
rusalem and were noted gatherings.
The honor is highly appreciated by
Mr.. Outcalt. He is devoted worker in
the Sunday School cause and con-
sistent Der of the NJ. E. church,
South He is also the best endorsed ap-
plicant for the appointment as post
master of this city and were the peo-
pies wish consulted ia such things he
would be an easy winner.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21
BALTIMekE Sun SOLD.

The old Baltimore Sun, which was
established by elder Abel, WHO has
been dead for some years, and which
has been IN the bands.of the Abel FAM
lily ever sipce its establishment, it is
said, has been sold, at least the Abell
interest has been sold to Charles H.
Grasty who was managing owner Of
the Baltimore News prior to its pur-
chase by Munsey. Mr.. Grasty refused
to give out any Information AZ to his
backing. 1t was stated that the Stan
dard Oil Company was behind the
enterprise but that has been denied.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21

Mr.. William Small will move from
the Buckles farm, where the fanll,
has Lived for many years, to as farm
which lac recently bought from Mr.,
Bud knipe on the Wili;amsrNrl pike.
Mr.. J. W. kiler VIII move on the
Buckles farm from the farm rsc n,ly
purchased by Mr.. John BrcssIer from
Mr. George M Busey, In Falling
Waters district aud MI. George SWIM
ley, son Of Thomas Swl,niey will sue.
ceed Mr.. siIer on the fsressler farm
Luther Harrisburg will move on the
place which he recently bought from
Mr.. Trees and will be succeeded on his
farm by Harry Lewis who moves
from the John d. Kilmer farm on Dry
Run. Nathaniel Locke aud sons Will
move from the William Stewart farm
to the Duvaii farm at Spring Mills
aud George Fry will move to the
Stewart farm from the Jamss NJ.
StribIing place. Ira Houck aud Broth
er, will move from thu Porterfled
farm on the WiIIiamsPert pike to their
own farm which they recently bought
from John Sutton, on the Opequo n
and will be succeeded on the Porter
field place by w. M. Rice from the
Cushwa farm on Tuscarora and Mr..
Ricc will be succeeded ON the Cushwa
place by his son.
Guy Morrison Will move from the
Tabler farm near Gresnsburg to the @
H. Sperow farm and will be succeeded
on the Tabler farm BY Mr.. Jackson.
Harry Wolford will move to the Geo.
W. vanmetre farm on Tuscarorx
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21
WILLIAM

Mr.. Ed ward j. Williams, OF Charlie s.
town, who has been travelling as
salesman for some years for the firm
of j. j. Underhlll & Go, dealers in fish
and oysters, died at Chsmbersburg
last Saturday, He was aged about 90
wears. He was confederate soldi er
aad for some years after the war
taught school in Charlestown. He 10
survived by his wife, who was Miss
Young, sister to depaty sheriff s. G..
Young. and several grown children.
His remains were taken 10 his home
for burial.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21

Following is lis: of unclaimed
letters remaining in the postofiice Mar
tinsburg w. Va, Jan. 18th 1910.
Mrs. James Butts, Miss May s.
Butts, Mise Anna Brown, Grovonio
Cirse, A. b. Creech, Miss Lizzie Cor.
don, q. Fl. Harris, Mas Daisy He'd
dinger, Noah Johnson, Willie Jackson
H. 3. Loetney, J. VIM. Miller, Miss
Anna Maggie, Mary S. Piewitt, Sol
ONION Rosenbloom (2l, e w. Richard
Mable Shepherd, Troy Shoemaker,
William Wiet, Miss Matte Woo druff.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21
New Fountain.

DR.. w. >. Harper, the druggist, has
just put in most magnificent new
soda fountain, getting ready for the
coming season, when the weather gets
hot and the cooling draughts are in
demand, just the kind he so well
knows how to make. The DR.. has fac
reputation as dispenser OF soda
drinks and with his excellent new
equipment he will be able TO even out
do himself in thessrt.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21
New Agent.

The Cumberland Valley Railroad
authorities have appointed Mr.. Boyd
Hsllis, son Of Mr.. Il. +. Hollis, of
0erardstown, to the position of agent
at Inwsod station succeeding Mr..
Hoover who has been there for several
years. Mr.. Hollis has been in the
service of the comp any for several
years as assistant agent at Winchester
and is very efficient officer and has
many friends in that vicinity who are
glad te hear of his promotion.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21

When the directors Of the Peoples
Trust Company met last Friday the
following organization was effected,
which il a decided change from the
cid order Of things:
President, Frank +. Wilson,
vice--P President, G. w. McKown,
Secretary, J. r. Thompson,
Cashier, dudley Harley,
Assietaat Cashier, w. w. Trout,
Finance Committee--F. +. Wilson,
u. w. McKown, George i. Roush.
r. l.. Snodgrass, w. W. Houssworth,
Jas. F. Thompson and Alex Clohan'
The clerical force was retained; Miss
Freda Guvs, bookkeeper and Miss
Agnes Martin, assistant bookkeeper.
Mr.. Seibert, the retiring president Of
the Peoples Trust Go. became its first
president in 1901 and was, also pres
ident for ten years of its predecessor
the Peoples National Bank, succeeding
the late q. j. Thomas. Hs succeed
ed the late William E. Mong a. di-
rector Of the latter institution. Alto
gether he was identified with the two
banks named since 1876 period of "a
years.
On December 81 Mr.. Seibert tender
cd his resignation giving his advanced
age a. the reason for same, being 81
years OF age. A committee was ap-
pointed aud the matter was referred to
them. The resign alton was reluctant
" received and the committee was in
structed to prepare suitable resolu-
ten expressing the appreciation of the
bank of the faithful aud efficient SER
vices Of Mr.. Seibert. The resolution
prepared by the committee was a. fol-
lows:
Resolved. That the resig ration Of
our worthy President, Mr.. Henry j.
Seibert, be accepted with reluctance
and sincere regret; and In doing - we
extend on behalf Of the Peoples Trust
Company, of Martinsburg, West vir-
gina, assurance Of grateful appreci-
atom, regard and esteem, for his years
Of faithful, devoted, and untiring SER
vice marked by success triumphant
and an honorable record.
That as further evidence Of our re-
apect and esteem, this testimonial be
spread upon the minutes Of the Gem
pany, and Terrified copy present ted
to Mr.. Seibert.
Respectfully submitted,
Z. G. Henshaw,A
Jas. f. Thompson,
Robert l.. Snodgrass.
Committee.
Unanimously approved by the Direc-
tors this 7th day of January, 1910.
G.. W. McKown,
Vice President.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21
Farmers asa Mechanics.


The Farmers and Mechanics Mutual
Fire Insurapc Co. at its annual meet
ing Saturday elected the following
officers:
President-joseph H. Shaffer.
Vice PresIdent-W b. Cushwa.
Secretary--F. ID. Staley.
Treasurer-Edw. ID. Rauch.
The following directors were also
elected: NJ. G. 1ablsr, q. w. McKown,
Geo. II. Couehman, J. t. Catrow, Z.
r. Sperow, o. b. LeFeyre, ID. z. Lee
master and l.. w. Robinson.
The books show that the company
has S25 900 In the treasurer nd oy
debts and assets Of 100000
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21

The biggest ana probably th. mest
destructive fire in this section for
long time occurred on Tuesday night
last on Moler avenue.
The fire orIgiRlted in the store Of
Mr.. ] 4. Lloyd over which he lived
with HE wife. The house was dou-
BILE che and the eastern end was occu-
pied by Mr.. Elmer Hopper, former
foreman Of this ONCE.
The flames were discovered by some
of the neighbors who gave the alarm
and when the Lloyds were aroused
they fou I'D their house all on fire In
the first story and their escape cut OIL.
Their cries for help were soon heard by
friends who helped them out by lad
der through the upper window.
The firemen worked faithfully and
efficiently but the pressure of the
water was very poor at the beginning
ana the apparatus was not as effective
as was desired but still good work was
done for which the people interested
feel very grateful. The fire was coms
inundated to the building occupied by
Mr.. Hopper and it too was consumed
by the flames. The spread Of the fire
was SO rapid that there was little time
to get out property and Mr.. Hopper
as well as Mr.. Lloyd was heavy
loser.
The total loss Is estimated at about
$1,000 with about 1000 insurance.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21

Mr.. J. Ed. kildow, the head or the
srphanage 1t Iilkins w. Va, was In
town on last Monday looking for
homes for some Of the ;childrsn under
BIS care. He hat number Of fins chill
dren for whom he 10 seeking hom -
among good fa,nliiss, A.A4ong peop1o
who viii take the children and raiss
then AS their own and not a. servants.
Any one wishing child may get In
communication wit's Mr. Kildow by
addressing him at Elkins.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21
WHITA0RE

Ms. May Whitmore, the beloved
wife of Mr.. u. A. Whismore,i died nj
their home near Bunker Hill on Tues
day morning last after lingering ILL.,
ness. She was Miss Beeson befor 6
marriage and was about fifty years of
age. From early life she was sonsis-
tent member Of the Methodist church
at Paynes chapel and hers was most
beautiful christian life.
She WAS devoted wife and mother
and a useful and active member OF
the church she loved SO we'll. During
her long illness every thing possible
for loving hands or within the reach Of
medical skill was dene Cor her relief
but to no avail.
Mrs. Whitmore is survived by her
husband and eight children, foar boys
aud four girls; Mrs. Laura Snyder, of
the county; Myrtle, Bulah and dra 20
at home, and Ralph, Paxton, Wilson
and Boyd Whitmors, all at home. Sew
eral brothers and sisters also survive
her, the most of whom live in the west
The funeral services were held at
the home on Thursday morning at IL
o'clock and the intermeat was at
Paynes chapel the services were con-
Quoted by her pastor, Rev. j. II.
Wheeler
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21
HORSE FOR SALE.

Chester Denmark stallion for sales
Well known as good getter Can be
bought on reasonable terms. Enquire
of w. E. Murray, $40 East Martin St.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-01-21
BIG CHICKENS.

Mr.. w. Nj. Jefferson, living near the
village Of Rest, few days ago shipped
no chickens to Shut 4 Company,
Baltimore, which weighed 1850 lbs.
and for which he got 20 cents per Id.
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When Antelope Ranged in Nebraska

presence with the usual whistle L slow
ly covered MIN with my rifle and fired.
the bullet. as ! afterward found. going
through his neck. He made several hiRh
and mighty jumps before he "lit out"
with me p~u,nping>the lead at him as fast
as | could. AS he topped the first hill he
dropped his flag, a signal that he was hurt.
and ! started after him on the run. en-
pecting to find him right over the hill.
When ] got to the top he wa Just going
over another, limping badly, but still able
to outrull me, At next sight he stopped
and partly turned to look. One more shot
owned him. But I had still to cut his
throat to XIII him; On looking him over
I found a bullet hole through his neck,
one right behind the shoulder, and two
legs broken.
The speed and ease with which they
could get over the ground was something
wonderful. ] have seen grayhounds run
up on a bunch at the start, but just how
long they could stay with them 1 co,i.dn,t
say. as they were SO soon out of sight.
and in a few minutes the dogs would come
back again with their tongues lolling out.
One morning / came across two kids.
probably only a few weeks old. They
seemed perfectly tame, as l rode right
up to. them. 1t occurred to me to take
one into the ranch and make a pet OF II.
SO I got off my horse to pick 1t u AZ
this they both started off on a little trot
1 was wearing the regulation high heel
boots, spurs and chaps" q combination
OF no great aid to a Splinter. They trotted
along Just out Of reach for about is min
utes, when / became so badly blown I
concluded to go back for my horse and.
rope. We were half q mile away from
the horse now, and, during the time ~
took to 60 back for him. the kids MD.
themselves SO completely that / never did
,nnd them.
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II A OF CHINA.

Polish as applied to china, sounds un-
familiar to the, ears of the rushing
type of h~ousekeeper who "polishes"
silver and ''scours'' tins, but. who
washes" and wipes her china, and
that in the quickest possible way she
can.
Beautiful china requires as much are
as beautiful anything else. There are
some matrons who never allow their
rare pieces to go tc the kitchen, but
who have brought to them a tray and
two pans of water in the dining room,
where they themselves mop and then
rinse, dry and polish to the point OF
which they then place in the closet
under lock and key.
There are. again, others who urn
over these delicate bits to the tender
ministrations of q trusted servant, who
keeps them in the dining room or near
by pantry.
Now this recital Is bu: to convey the
polishing idea. All china will look its
full value only when highly polished,
and the dubious tea towel will not con
tribute to success along these lines.
Plenty of towels, perfectly dry. per-
fectly fresh and clean, must be on hand
after each meal. Their quality too, has
much to do with the result, as has
the clear. hot rinsing water and the
method of rinsing.
Rinsing can really be a laughable
operation when the dishes are turned
top downward and scalded only on
their backs. Why not on the upper
side, where n demands cleanliness?
Draining isn't rinsing, but it would
seem as if at one time. or. perchanca,
one place tand that some dense coun-
try not yet penetrated by a civiliza-
tion). draining was resorted to by way
of driving.
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From Recreation.

From Recreation.
i.oHs III 81 was riding a line for the
&-Bar ranch In Nebraska. Antelope were
quite plentiful in this section at that time,
as were also prairie chickens, and l got
in the habit of carrying a rife swung
on my saddle. and. although I didn't spend
much time in actual hunting. j generally
managed to add antelope and chicken to
our not~-too-varied bill of fare, This sand
hill country was very broken, and fire.
quently. when topping the crest of a hill.
l would ride right onto a small bunch of
10 or IL antelope, which would generally
give a startled Jump and then stand fac
ing me for nearly a minute. before run
ming. Il I did not shoot. Once i shot one
with my revolver, a AS. 1t wasn't more
than 40 or 50 feet from me, and. although
! knocked 1t down, it got up and ran about
two miles before I finally killed 1t.
To get them to come to a flag required
patience. but no special skill. A method
that proved successful was to stroll to-
ward a bunch until they took notice. Then
squat right down in .he grass, wave a
handkerchief a few times to get their
curiosity aroused and then pay no fur
the" attention to them till they would
zone within range. This they would gen.
orally do if one would sit still long enough.
! have sat this way for half an hour at a
time, scarcely moving or seeing anything
more of the bunch, after their first flight,
until finally ! would hear behind me a
little foot stamping and a noise some
thing like a boy learning to whistle. Now,
If one didn't get buck fever, the chances
were mighty good for having antelope
steak at the next meal. Still one had to
shoot quick and straight, for they were
wonderfully tenacious OF life and could
carry an awful lot of lead"
l remember on one occasion a young
buck came to my nag and his
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-03
NOVELTIES in

Envelope bags thai are extremely fiat
can be slipped into a mufr. They are
made Of pigskin, either crushed or
glace, and can be had In all colors.
A vanity case of white leather which
a be slipped into the glove Of it's
owner is fully equipped for the hasty-
last touch in a dressing room.
Handles of leather are secured by
gold or silver buckles and can be short
ened or heightened at will.
Hugo fiat pigskin cases with con-
venient straps are being carried. These
are ~capacious enough to hold many tiny
fiat parcels which accumulate on your
shopping trip.
A leather receptacle fitted With tiny
books, each marked with the name of
a large city of Europe, is a novel solu-
tion for Your travelling friend. He can
keep expenses. hotels and items of in
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-03
Some Of It. Minor Activitie.


About this time every year there comes
from the government printing office a
host Of rather d~ry-looking d~ocuments-an-
nual reports. setting forth the ramifca-
lions and results OF the activities OF hum
dreds Of government officials in every cor
ner OF the national territory. Behind the
long columns of figures, underneath the
serried d~ollar-marks and other forms OF
statistics, etwee the lines of bare and
often cumbrously-written official state
mcnts OF men whose forte IL not literary
lie stories which, IL one had time to dig
them out, would be as interesting as
Robinson cruso" or any other of the
famous tales Of adventure.
Take for instance the report of the sec
Rotary Of and labor. The fol-
lowing paragraphs indicate the scope OF
the activities of this department., and
come Of the entertaining material with
which it deals in the course Of a years
work. For example. who in the world
east Of the Rocky mountains would have
suspected hat some seals are married and
some are bachelors, and 90 recognized Of
f1cially by the government. Yet 1t seems
that there are at least 5000 bachelor.
seals on st. Paul's and st. Georges ISL
ands. Some two thousand of, the seals
there are benedicts of a polygamous tenn
peFdIiieNS diiu nave AILiOHS them about
81, 200 wives, classified by the government
experts into "harems,'' n spoken OF that
way when they are officially talked about.
It also appears that there are only 49,
600 seals left now on the Pribilof islands.
Up on the barren reefs OF the Pribilofs
there is a band of men called the ALAS
kan fur seal service" These men count
ed the married seals last year and found
there were OH happy families on St.
Paul island where one pater fau,flias uves
In serenity with a dozen wives. They
found 1900 little bachelor seals and
promptly tagged them as immune from
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WORKS. OF GOVERNMENT

the hunters, because the government.
wants to encourage every bachelor to get
a "harem" Of his own.
So much for the top of the seas. The
bottoms do not escape investigation.
Down at Woods Hole, Mass, and at
Beaufort, n. c., there are two seaside la
boratories, where a set of experts study
the mysteries Of the deep. Off the coast
OF Florida. a series of experiments nave
proved that we can produce our "
sponges. They have discovered that in %
months a sponge can be coaxed to grow
so big It will weigh an ounce and a quar-
ter, when it is empty. Somewher be-
tween Hatteras and Laborador, there 10
an expert for the government beating his
way up the coast on a "wind-jammer"
looking for that elusive fish. the mack
erel.
Upon the coast of Alaska, at Afognak
there is a new salmon station which has
liberated more than 100000 young red
salmon to the rivers. and during the year.
all over the United States, the govern.
ment deposited in various waters more
than 5000. 600, fish.
Winding their way through the tortu-
GUS channels in the waters OF the Phil
ippines, a group Of hardy men from the
Coast and Geodetic Survey are finding
new lanes Tor commerce. Another group
is working its way up the rocky coast Of
Alaska.
On the northern edge Of the United
States a band Of explorers has cut its
way through the forests to the peak OF
the Rocky mountains, marking the boun-
dairy line Of the United States with Can
ada. The old iron monuments, placed
years ago and hopelessly buried in the
tangle Of mountain underground. have
been recovered inc new ones set in their
places. Along the Yukon river the civil
engineers have been locating the INST
meridian Of longitude. The basis for all
future surveys in the valley Of one OF the
greatest rivers in the world Is being laid
there now.
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known that he liked the school, he also
MADE 1t plain that he had ideas Of his
own about school construction ana mat.
ters educational.
This building is IDEAL he said, but
the only criticism is the three stories. I
would have 1t cover a square and be two
stories. with plenty Of room round I
do not advocate building schools up in
the air-they should all be on the ground
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-03
ons.story Schools . New Idea.

= VHe.0e0ry 0cU00It = New Ide0.
From the Philadelphia North American.
Perhaps, in the golden days OF the '.City
Beautiful" there may be a new kind Of
school-a school built all over the ground,
with plenty Of room around It.. Failing
this, there may be school buildings with
elevators in each end, so that children
will not ave to climb flights of stairs.
Perhaps-but these two suggestions
were all that Mayor Reyburn ventured
Thursday, as he addressed the 800 pupils
and teachers Of the new Hawthorne pub
lie school, when that structure was dedi--
Gated. Only. while be wanted st to be
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-03
A KNITTED COSTUME
ouEuE pE RAT.

The Americans are so used to speak,
ing OF rattail braid that it causes
thrill when the French designers sug-
gest having the queue de rat trimming
on a frock. It sounds much worse in
French than in English.