Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-07-29


Squire and Mrs. ). SEEKER have
been sojourning at Atlantic CITY,
this week.
WANTED TO buy or TO rent, good
second hand typew ritter. Enquire at
this Office.
Miss Sarah Harrison, of Bel Air,
Md, and her cousin, Master Holmes
Harrison, left on Wednesday to visit
friends at Cham bersburg.
The republican county committee
has issed call for their county con-
yention to meet at tie Katz hall, on
Saturday August Is, to nominate
county ticket.
Mr.. W.T.. Daub, an architect on the
Merchants and Farmers new bank
building, while here on Tuesday ran
a nail in his foot while inspecting the
work and received bad wound III the
foot.
Mr.. Fred A. Kilmer threshed from
80 acres last week, l ,237 bu. of VIII eat.
This is the largest Yield we have heard
Of In this county this year. Mr.. Kilmer
is good farmer and be has good
farm, that of Mr.. George s. Rousch.
There seemsto he large crop of hay
being harvested in this county this
year. There are great many hauling
hay to town and are finding sale at
prices ranging from $40 to SIS. This
is q high price for hay directly from
the field and is equivalent to about $50
or more later.
| Senator H. q. Davis, as chairman,
has called meeting of the semi-centeA
NAL commission at Webster Spring Oh
Augusr IA. 1t is expected that def
mite action will be taken In the matter
of arranging suitable celebration of
the half-century milestone of common
wealth
There is no little complaint upon
the part of the country people of the
utter disregard some of those who
run automobiles exercise for the :popu-
lation which walk or drive in vehicles
| drown by horses. The country peo-
pie must come to town to do their trad
ing and they are compelled TO drive
| over the main streets which seems to
be the thoroughfare for the autome-
bilists and they should give all due
consideration to those who drive horses
The speed limit should be carefully
observed and if those who have been
breaking them do not desist in the
infraction of the law they should be
| arrested and heavily fined.
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Turner, the popular
marble man has a reputation which
extends far beyond the bounds of his
county. This week he sent his two
able assistants, Messrs Frank Ruther.
ford and j. h. STAKEHOLDER to Berryville
to put up a fine JOB. They left here at
o O'Clock on Monday night to escape
the heat of thesun and arrived at Berry
Vile III little more than six hours and
the next day they drove back in the
afternoon in about the same space Of
tine. The boys found the town Of
berryville an exceedingly dry town.
The water main which crosses the
/ Shenandoah river, was bursted in the
midst of the river and the town was
! without water.
The large clover brought to this Of
Illce last week by Mr.. John Burns still
remains the champion, five feet six
and half inches, and we are hoping
that some one would take up the
gauntlet as thrown down by MIR.
Burns. The contest is open to all 80
tAe grass is raised in Berkeley county.
/ lie is fine farmer and usually leads
In the contests. We know of one man
whe beat him in the biggest ear Of
corn but the gentleman ,afterward ac-
knowledged that lie had gone to Mr..
Burns crib TO get the ear with which
! he beat him. Mr.. Burns is 8 very mar
ticular friend of ours and we may be
a little biased IN his favor but we are
not going to tell anything about those
big potatoes.