Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1910-02-25

affernees, NJ p. m.
Rev. DIR. Woods, of tho Presby tsrian
church, addressed thes mems nestlns
at the Y. NJ. e. A. on last Sunday
afternoon.
Inc Oriental Rug factory has been
sold by the trustees, Messrs. X. Poole
aad Z. M. Seibert, to Mr.. G. H. Me-
Carroll, OF this city who will operate
i On his own account.
Mr.. Walters Thatcher and family
whs have been iivingat McKess Rocks
ssar Plttsburg for the past several
years has returned to old Berkeley aad
will farm the Hssshaw home farm
near Arden.
The Baltimore conference Of the NJ.
s church, South will convene in Mt.
vernon church, Washington d. c., on
March %, and the conference Of the
Northern church will meet In Balti-
more on March 80.
winchester, Va, Feb. 23.-Mrs.
Emma Flowers, widow Of franklin
Flowers died at Gainsstoro, Frederick
coanty, today Of Bright,s disease She
was formerly Miss Ritenour, and lsav-
e. three sous, two daughters, two sis
tiers and enc brother.
Mr.. WilliaA l.. Ross, who was fer
years an editor on the cleveland, Ohio
Journal has been here ON . visit 10 HIS
father, DR.. d. X. Ross, at Hedgesville,
during the past week. He is now en-
played as manager for the banking
firm Of Tillotson & Wilcott company
investment bankers.
Hon. john Il. McGraw, Of West Vir-
ginia, has been appointed as one Of a
committee by chairman Norman f.
Mack, of the Democratic national
committee, to act with similar COM
mittee from the congressional COM
mittee in connection with the Jeffer-
son banquet to be held in w ashington
on April 10.
Senator Tillman thinks that the
people have but little right to complain
and are entitled to but little sympathy
while groanlng under the burden of
high prices the trusts have fastened
upon their backs, and for the reason
that for years they have kept in power
the political party whose policies have
made existing conditions possible.
Mr.. Joseph Holland Thatcher has
returned from Pittsburg ard brought
with him his bride. Mrs Thatcher was
Miss Steinmiller, of Pittsburg, and
is most accomplished and charming
lady We are glad TO hear that they
will make Berkeley county their home
and that they will farm the home farm
of the late Joseph B. Thatcher on Tus-
carura.
The three negros who were arrested
for the assault on the fireman at the
elevator of Boyer &. Heard, last week
in Hagerstown, after careful IN
vestlgation were turned loose though
the injured man, Nsibert, identified
them as the guilty men. The accused
men proved by numbers Of good wit
nessss that they were not in Hagers-
town on the morning Of the assault.
In the damage suit of John L. Mace
Va. the Pennsylvania Steel Co. for in
uries received ut the Williamsport
bridge when that structure fell last
summer was tried in Hagerstown this
week and resulted in verdict for the
defendant for S.. 500. Mace was work
man on the bridge and went down
with it breaking both legs apd sustain
ing other serious injuries.
DR.. W. e. Langford info rms US that
he is the regularly authorized agent in
this county for the Overland Auto
mobile Company and has showed us
his comissioa under the seal of the
company. He has fine machine Of
that pattern and will be glad 10 give
any information as to the merits of the
machine. 1t Is leading all others for the
ceming sea son. Or. Laagford is well
known in this section and will make
a good representative fer the company.
All persons in jail on April Is will be
known as Jail birds fer the next ten
years. To those whe are in the habit
Of getting behind the bars, the advice
is given to just take vacation for d
short while, because If you don't, the
census man will get you. Then for ten
long years you will be listed on the
government records AZ jail bird. Peo-
pie in Jail on april 10Th and maybe
just few days later, will have their
"place of abode" put down on the oen-
sus books as sin jail"
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