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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
MUCH INTEREST NOW
IN THE NEW BANKS
West Virginia Postmasters Eager to
Have Postal Savings Deposits
in Their Offices.

washington, D. c., October IL
While hitherto little interest has been
manifested in the establishment of
postal saving banks in West Virginia,
a sudden interest seems to have been
developed Following the application
of the postmaster at Charles Town 70
have his office designated as one OF
the new postal savings banks, which
was made several days ago, K. Ad
Hall, postmaster at Weston. has APP
piled to have one of the new savings
institutions established in his office,
for the benefit of the thrifty people OF
Weston and vicinity.
At he same time, a petition mas
been received by the postmaster gem
eral asking that postal savings bank
be established at Elk Garden. The
petition has twenty-one signers, and is
headed by the superintendent of
schools who is followed by one of the
pastors of the town. The petitioners
assert their hearty belief in the prin-
c;ples of the savings banks ami urge
that one be located at Elk Garden.
While the establishment of the pos
tai savings bank is being requested
the source of their funds is not being
overlooked. The Wellsburg National
BANK at Wellsburg has applied to be
made a depository of postal savings
bank funds.
The list of West Virginia postmas-
ters who have applied to have postal
savings banks established at their Of
fees has now reached the number OF
eleven. while the list of banks wanting
the deposits has grown to something
like fifteen or twenty. The new saw
ings plan seems to be growing IN pop
ularity
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
ToMAHAWK NOTES.
Interesting Notes Gathered BY Our
Live'y CORRESPONDENT.

Tomakawk. w. Va. Oct. 13.--Pick
ing and hauling apples is the leading
pursult of our peop'e at present.
Mr.. James Murphey has his apple
crop gathered.
People in our village are very much
interested in the proposed trolley line
Our school is still without a teach
er.
Mr.. William Myers spent Sunday
evening a the home of Mr.. w. w
Hedges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Walburn spent
Saturday night and Sunday at the
home of Malburn's mother near John
sontown.
Mr. Alva Albright and family spent
Sunday with friends near Baxter.
Mr.. Arthur Stuckey and family
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. John
Alvey. near Hedgesville.
Mr. Charles Wood of Martinsburg,
was in our village Tuesday and We'd
nesday on business.
Master Auburn Wood, Of Martins
burg, spent Tuesday night at the home
Of his uncle, Mr., Edgar Wood
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
IMPORTANT MEETING
Work of Three Degree Ritual Elk
empified BY Junior Order Unit
ed American Mechanics.

From The World of Tuesday:
The Junior Order United American
Mechanics held an important meeting
last night A large number OF members
assembled in their hall in the Peoples
Trust Company building to see the
new ritual, which is now a three-de-
gree one, eXemplified.
The National Council OF the Junior
Order has for many years been en-
deavoring TO &c, new ritual of three
degrees, and has at last succeeded by
adopting the one now used by the
local lodge. The work as demonstrate
ed last night proves that they have a
good one. The construction OF the
work and the lessons taught are beau
tiful and no doubt equals # MOI sur
passes the initiation work Of many
other secret orders.
It is expected hat by the inroduc-
ton of the new ritual. the local lodge,
which at the present time numbers
nearly three hundred, will take on a
new lease of life.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
DIED IN THE JAIL
Brownie Palmer suocurbs 10 Pneu
rponia After Exposure in Cold and
Rain Fer Several Days.
From The World Of Tuesday.

From The World Of Tuesday.
George Palmer. Familiarity Known
about town as brownie, Palmer died
Monday evening at O'Clock IN the
county jail of pneumonia, aged about
so years. He Is survived by Eve
brothers: William, this city. and 10
seph and Richard Palmer. north OF
town; John, near Pirsburg, and Chas.,
this city He was unmarried.
The nan had no home and was &C
costomed to sleep in stabss and
sheds. He finally took sick from ex
posture and lack Of proper nOurish-
ment. He was then picked up and
taken to The jail as a place az refuge
at the suggestion OF Mr. ]. +. Nc
Quilken, head OF the Humane Soc ETY.
He remained there six days and be
came much improved Last Thurs
day Sheriff Kettering, upon The order
of A Zimmerman. overseer OF the
poor. sent him to the Aims House
Deputy Sheriff Lemen taking him out
The next evening friday Collin V
Nicely, steward of the county home
brought him back to town and tod
the sheriff fhat he didn't want TO keer
crazy mar MIR Ketering told
Nicely that the Jail was fun and II was
not proper pace to keep a sick mar
anyhow The poor house keeper ther
drove away with Palmer and left him
somewhere in town.
Last Saturday evening Palmer drag
ged himself into Scott Titles sa Don
at the corner of North Queen and Lib
erty stress. He was seen to be IN
very bad shape from sickness as wet
as weakness from exposure in the cold
rain that evening Mr.. Little id not
know what to do with the man and
so notified the police authorities OF
fcers Riddle and Pitzer then went
over and removed Palmer to the coun
ty jail, he being scarcely abe TO walk
Sheriff and Mrs, Kettering did all they
could for the poor man, but pneumonia
had developed and he died forty-eighi
! hours afterwards
Undertaken Wilen took the body Il
his room and prepared 1t for burial.
/ Palmer was harmless soul and the
circumstances of his death have exeit
/ ed a good dea of comment around the
| town. People are of the opinion tina
the poor house and not the jail wa
the proper place for him, seeing tina
the city has no charity hospital. whil'
the jail is poorly adapted for he carr
of the sick.
II may be added that Or. Sites tried
to get Palmer admiit ted to hospita
when he was first taken sick but botf
were full up at the time.
The funeral will be held Wednesda,
at 4 D. m at home Of Charles Palmer
brother of the deceased. on East Mar
tin street. Interment in Green Hi
cemetery
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
RESIGNS POSITION
Head Of State Pententiary Gives 10
Place and Resignation is Ac-
cepted BY Governor.
cepted BY Governor.

Charleston. Oct. 9.-~Tt Il ramoresx
here through report fri IA the
northern section OF the ate shae
Warden Joseph r. Matthews. OF sh@
West Virginia penitentiary. aas TEN
dered his res gnaticn Governor
William f. Glasscock. and that his
resignation is to take eject a an
early date. BY The same source 1t Isl
ated that the governor has accept
ed the resignation and has already
! selected successor TO Warden Mat
thews. but that the announcement or
he appointment not expected 10
be made public uni later dare
The contemplated resignation OF
Warden Matthews has been discussed
at Moundsvllle and ether places In
the state, especially IN the northerss
section OF the state. but there has
been no eondrma on of the fancw-
nor have the reasons FOR the warden's
res gna ion been given.
Warden Matthews has been the
directing head Of the big penal lnstl-
tuition al Moundsville FOR almost TWO
years His predecessor was Charles
II. HaddoX, who me- a tragic deatfa
few years ago at Battle Creek
Mich. where he had gone 10 recover
| from an attack OF nervous pr0sfra-
tlon, Mr.. Matthews was appafnfed
from Cabell caun,y.
There was number OF applicants
for the place at the time, among
them being Captain G q Dawson
who had been at the head or the
guard AZ the peniientiary or many
years, who was In charge as acting
warden when Warden HaddoN VICE
absent and during the time ne was
indisposed and until a successor has2
been named following his death,
There has been no intimatioe wbs
will succeed Warden Matthews. MI
hcngh rumor has il that his success
sor has been decided upon. MIR, Mat
thews. according to the same report
win Immediately engage in bdslaess
for himself
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15

capt. w. FRANK IaBuerSs Uulo1
veteran of the Civil War. a former
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road at Martinsburg, and one OF the
most widely known men in this COM
munity, died this morning at 6 o'clock
at the home of his niece, Mrs Edith
Friskey, PAT North Queen street. He
was So years. 6 months and IL days
old. He had been an invalid for the
greater part of the last ten years, dur
ing which time he suffered several
slight strokes of paralysis Death fl.
nally followed a general breaking
down of the vital forces. He came
here two weeks ago from Berkeley
Springs, where he had resided for the
past year.
He is survived by his secondwife, who
was Miss Elizabeth Smith, of this city,
and three children by his first wife,
who was Miss Laura Shaver, of Fred
erick, Md. namely, Charles and MIN
rod Landers, of Philadelphia, and Mrs.
Katie Williams, OF New York; also
four brothers and a sister residing in
Indiana.
Captain Landers was born in Lee
banon. Ind, March 81. 1914. In 1861
when he was not quite i years old he
enlisted in the 18th I3diana regiment
of artillery becoming o first lieuten-
ant. He served throughout the civil
war and participated in some of the
hardest engagements, in one of which
he was wounded in the ankle. In 1866
he entered the service of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad as laborer
on the Valley branch from Harpers
Ferry to Winchester. Though begin
ming work in an humble capacity, it
was not very long before he was pro-
noted to be the company's agent at
Harpers Ferry Later he was trans
ferred to Martinsburg as b & O.
agent and then to Cumberland He
was agent here for six or seven years
between the years 1879 and 1887.
Captain Landers finally left the rail
road service and engaged in other pur
suits. During President Cleveland
/
ed land agent in California and af
forwards engaged in farming in the
| Northern part of that State for 9
while. Returning to the East he farm
| ed a while at Bunker Hill and also
near his city. He resided altogether
about twenty years in and near Mar
| tinsburg. Two weeks ago he aid his
wife moved back here from Berkeley
| Springs He was a terrible sufferer
for the last few years of his life and
death came as a welcome relief. He
was a knight Templar and member
of the Southern Methodist Church. He
was a man of genial disposition and
kindly nature and had friends where
ever he was known.
The funeral will be held Thursday
at D. M. at Mrs. Friskey's home. con
ducted by Rev. w. F. Locke. The re
mains viii be taken to Frederick Fri
day morning for burial beside his first
wifi. NO flowers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
Better Than Spanking.

Spanking does not cure children OF
bedwettins. There is a constitutional
cause for this trouble. Mrs. NJ. Sum-
mers. Box w. Notre Dame. Ind. will
send free TO any mother her success
ful homo treatment. with full instruc-
tions
Send no money, hut write her today
If your children trouble you IN this
way Don't blame the child, the
chances are II can't help It This
treatment also cares adults and aged
people troubled with urine difnculties
by day and night. /
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
CENSUS REPORT DELAYED.
Precautions Against Padding Cause
Work To Move s owly.

Washington, Oct IL" unexpected
delays in perfecting the compilation
OF census enumerations have made II
impossible 10 set a date for the com
pleion Of the 1910 census" said a
census official yesterday A policy OF
extraordinary precaution against the
possible padding Of census figures by
the enumerators and supervisors, and
the discovery OF many immaterial but
Irritating errors in the returns which
are now being totaled, has greatly de-
layed the work It is not expected
that the work will be finished much
before the first Of the year
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
MYERS-ATHEY
Hymenial Knot Was Tied in Washing
ton at Noon Today, Giving Friends
a SURPRISE

A Surprise,


Miss Loueiia r. Athey, OF Washing
ton, d. c., and Mr. Bernard d Myers,
Farmers Bank, were quietly married
at noon today in Washington by Rev.
w. F. Locke, pastor of the Southern
Methodist Church, this city. After the
wedding lir and Mrs. Myers left on
bridal tour TO Florida. On their re-
turn they viii reside at the groom's
home on North Queen street.
Though not unexpected the an
nouncement of this wedding at this
time will come as a pleasant surprise
to the many friends of the happy cou-
pie In this city. The groom-elect and
Rev. Mr.. Locke went to Washington
this morning, but no one here who
saw them at the train suspected their
motive.
The bride, though born near Cum
berland. has been a resident OF Mar
tinsburg nearly all her life, being the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. n. D. Athey,
both deceased. She became widely
known in this community while con-
nected with the jewelry store of w.
L. Jones and afterwards with the Peo-
PIES Jewelry Co. She spent a year or
more with a iewelry firm in Bridge
port, Conn. and for the past few
months she has been located in Wash
irgton in the same line. She is an at
tractive and highly estimable young
man and has host of friends and
admirers.
The groom is the son of Mrs. Clara
J. Myers and is one OF Martinsburg's
most subs. antial and popular young
men. The many friends of himself
and bride viii join in the glad felicia
lions
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
MRS. LOWE DIED
At GREAT AGE
Was Mother Of Mrs. kimmel and Mrs.
Dorm, This city--Mr. Ferrari
Dies in Italy.
From The World of Tuesday.

From The World OF Tuesday
Mrs Nancy Jane Lowe widow OF
Lloyd Lowe. of Cumberland, died here
Monday night at $50 o'clock at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. NJ l..
Dorm, 203 West John street, aged S.
years. She had been bedfas; for the
last four months and death finally re.
suited from general breaking down
OF the vital forces.
Surviving are four daughters: Mrs.
S. E. Scofield and Mrs. H. T. Koerner,
Of Cumberland.and Mrs, Blake Kjmmel
and Mrs. NJ. l.. Dorm, this city; also
brother, Joseph Ritner. Of Pendle-
ton, Oregan. and sister, Mrs. r. ;,
Hughes, of Pittsburg.
Mrs. Lowe was the daughter of
Peter Ritner and was born and reared
in Carlisle, Pa. She was a niece OF
Governor Joseph Ritner. of Pennsyl'
vania, family name prominent in the
early political history of that State
She spent all of her married life in
Cumberland, Md, where her husband
was an extensive contractor on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad He at
one time was mayor of Cumberland.
and paymaster on the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal. He died in 1876. For
the last fourteen years Mrs. Lowe
made her home with Mr. and Mrs. NJ.
l.. Dorm. She was member of the
Presbyterian Church for years and
was a most estimable woman.
The funeral will be held Wednesday
morning at 10 O'clock at the house, to
which the friends of the family are in
yited The service will be in charge
of Rev. DIR. F. NJ Woods The re
mains will be taken 70 Cumberland
| Wednesday on train No 55 for burial
in Rose Hill cemetery
G. Ferrari.
Word was received here today of
! the death of Giovanni Ferrari, father
of Mr.. o. Ferrari, the well known fruit
dealer of Martinsburg, which occurred
! September 2S at his home in Boveglio
Italy. He was rs years old and his
death was sudden. He leaves a wife
and seven children. five of whom re
side in this city. They are Orazlo
Giacomo and Massimo Ferrari, Mrs
Ferruccio Lazzari and Miss Fonrtuna
Ferrari, this city; Mrs. Antonio Nozia
of Cumberland, and daughter at
home.
Mr.. O. Ferrari and his sister, Mrs
Lazzari left here last June intending
to stay year with their parents. The
| deceased owned large estate outside
of Boveglio, which is forty miles from
J the city of Florence and twenty miles
| from Pisa, and was extensively en-
gagged in farming and grape culture
He was a man of wealth and proni-
nence in the community and spoke
five languages. He came to the United
States in 1856 and travelled over much
of the country He spent ten years
in America, being engaged for some
time in the fruit business in Califor-
MIA. In later years Mr.. Ferrari again
came to America and resided for a
! time in Mexico. Afterwards he made
profitable business investments in his
native Italy.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
BERKELEY SPRINGS NOTES.

Apple Business Good in That Place.
Six Carloads Shipped on Saturday.
Berkeley Springs. Oct. 11,-Mr F.
II. Collier has been confined to the
house for several days with malaria.
The farmers are now hauling their
apples TO town for shipment, and on
Saturday evening six carloads Went
out on the 4:30 train.
Judge Faulkner WI hold spec al
term OF Court in Berkeley Springs
Tuesday. October 10. to enter a decree
in the case Of C. P. Jack VS.. Berkeley
Springs Board.
Clerk w. II Webster has a nina
'ure county fair in his office, and there
is quite a r'vary between him and
Clerk Harrison Of the County Court
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
MARYLAND SYNOD.
Ninety.first Annual Convention OF
[ lutheran Church,

The ninety-irst annual convention
Of the Evangeical Lutheran synod Of
Maryland viii convene at Smithsburg
Thursday of next week. The meet.
ings WI be held in The Lutheran
Church, the Rev. Ferdinand Hesse.
formerly Of Martinsburg, pastor.
Rev. Charles Il. Steck, Of Washing
ton. D. c.. is president CT the synod;
Rev. John c. Bowers of Gainesville.
is the secretary, and Hon Cornelius
Eckhardt. Of Wash .Dgion, is the treas
urer. The forma opening Of the
synod will be held on Friday morning.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
HE LOVED HIS HORSE
Buried Aged Animal in Big coffss
Properly Lined.

Carlisle. Oct l0.--What Is be!lesea
to be the Oldest horse in this sections
Of the country did he ether evening
in the stables Of John s. Low, 0 We'll
known liquor dealer.
The age OF the horse was slightly
over 3S years, and because OF this is
has not been htehed 70 carriage
and in receni years I had little to do
but eat oats.
4 Urge coffin 81 yellow Pine, and
properly lined. was made for he ana
nal. and e was given novel burial
by Taylor Humphreys.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
BATHER FALLS 30 FEET.
Attacked With vertigo, He Pushes To
Window For Air.

Lewstown. Pa. Oct 1l-Alfre
Dryfus. q years old. of Danv lie, Pa,
had a narrow escape from instant
death when he tnmbled from he sec.
ond-story window at the Coleman Ho.
tel into the back yard
Dryfus. manager OF clothing
house, was taking a ba when he was
seized with vertigo and. running to the
window, leaned out to obtain air.
Painting away, he fell heal-frst from
The window, 80 feet. His life was
probably saved by his body striking an
ice chest in the descent. which partly
broke the fall No bones were brok-
en-
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
IT'S FIERY STUFF.
Foreman Found II Out When He Ap-
nl ed the Match

Curvin Foreman, Of Red r ca Pa :
noked ligb ed candle through the
bunghoie of whiskey barrel in an'
attempt 10 explore" the interior. fm-
medately there was a deafenng EMO
5 on and the barre was spln'ered TO
pieces. Mr.. Foreman's face was bad
ly burned and his eyebrows and lashes
singed.
Wonder what would happen II some
OF the fellows who help TO empty the
whiskey barrels should swallow a
match.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15

c. V. engine 1926 in charge of Con
ductor Lambert and Engineman
Greenfield hit the rear end of extra
1876, east at White Hill, smashing
he caboose TO splinters and .njuring
brakeman Earl Charles so baby that
he died.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
New Pavement.

The Misses Seibert are preparing to
have a new concrete pavement laid al
their West King street property
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
175 Cars of Fruit.

From the Mont Alto station iI5
carloads OF fruit have been sent this
season. II was of fine quality.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1910-10-15
CAPT LANDERS DEAD
Was 3. & o. Agent in Martinsbure For
Several Y airs and Union Veteran
of Civil War.


of Civil War.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-23
ANNOUNCE PREMIUMS
FOR LARGEST CROPS
N. C. State Fair Association viii
Make Awards Following
Recent Exhibit.

Especial to The Richmond Strginian.)
RALEIGH, n. c.. March 2S.--An-
noancement was made yesterday OF
the premiums awarded by the North
Carolina Fair Association for the
largest crop yields. Samples Of each
exhibitors crops were shown at the
fair last fall. and after harvest time
the measurements In each case we're
sent In, sworn to by reputable Wit
nesses.
Some II. the yields We're remark
able and show what Southern soil
viii do under scientific cultivation.
Among the notwithstanding crops are
the following.
Corn. - IL bushels, cotton, s.ssf
pounds; wheat, III bushels. oats.
81 IA bushels; tobacco. i.22s pounds:
peanuts, Iss bushels potatoes, 2s3
bushels; sweet potatoes. ss6 bushels
cabbage. $500 pounds.
The above are only few OF the
many crops entered. but they give
illustration Of the fact that North
Carolina In waking up In matters ag-
ricultural and that intensified farm
inx In receiving an impetus from the
cooperation OF the State Fair Asso-
citation with the farmers In their
work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-23
GUEST OF GOVERNOR
If PRESIDENT COMES
Expected to Attend Meeting o&
Army Of Potomac If Held
il, This City.

II the Society of the Army OF the
Potomac decides to hold its annuatl
meeting in Richmond early In May
President Taft will again come to tho
Capital city.
II In reported that General HorAtiOl
c. King, president of the Society OF
the Army OF the Potomac. has an
nounced' that Richmond VIII be thai
next meeting place, q most cordial IN
vitation having been extended by LeA]
Camp of Confederate Veterans. Gov
ernor Mann. Mayor Richardson. and ~
number of other prominent Richmond-l
ers.
The members of the society desire -
again visit the erstwhile Capital oel
the Confederacy. and il they decide t0|
come they can capture In day tho
Southern city they strove four years.
to capture some few decades ago
President Taft has already informe0|
General King of his intention Of a4-i
tending the society's meeting whefeyNA
IL is held Should the chief executives
come to Richmond he will be the gue4ts
of Governor Mann and be quarterod -
the executive mansion. as was the cAsSS
during the last visit, when he was On
the home stretch OF his trip around the
country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-23
FREIGHT ENGINE RUNS
into CARRIERS BUGGY
Mr.. Gillian Thrown Out and Mars
rowly Escapes. Serious
Injury.

Especial to The Richmond yirginian-y
PAMPLlN CITY, VA, March a.
John w. Gillian. mail carrier on route
No. /. had narrow escape from death
in an accident yesterday. when his.
buggy was run down by a freight en#'
CINE and he was hurled violently to4
the ground. He received severe fti-
jurtes about the head and body. but
his condition liz not believed to be SEA-
rious. The horse attached to Mr.. Oils
liam's buggy was injured so badly thak
1t died an hour after the ac6denfx
His buggy was demolished. The acct-s
dent occurred while Mr.. Gillian WIS.,
attempting to drive his buggy across
the railroad tracks. He says he did
not hear the whistle sounded by the
engineer.
Mr.. Smith. OF Madisonvifie, near
here wiiose- daughter was taker To-
Lynchburg to hospital for treatment
about wreck ago. where an opera
ton was performed, and who, 1t was
though. was improving, has Crown
much worse, and Mr.. Smith took the.
I:d7 p. NJ. train here Tuesday. fearfn&a
her death may take place before h0|
can arrive there.