Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-12-22

County, West Virginia.
Mrs. Charles q. Smith was shop
ming in Baltimore this week.
Mr.. Carlton Tabier is at home from
pieKerson College for the holidays.
Miss Melelle Kuykendal Is home
from Hsllins Institute for the holiday
recess
Mrs. J. NJ. Rothwell is spending
Christmas with her parents at Column
bus, Ohio.
MIR. John Bratt, the watch maker is
receiving the congratulations Of his
friends over the arrival Of fine young
daughter.
Messrs. d. H. Stuckey, L. D. Ger
bsrdt and f. d. Gardner were in Bal
timore this week to see Nat Goodwin
ia the Captain.
Mr.. Whiting Faulkner is at home
ffo.n S. V. A. Winchester for the
Christmas holidays and has num-
Der of friends with him.
Go to GILBERr'S Drug Store for
Pure Black Pepper, Saltpetre, Corian-
der and all kinds of Pure Ground
Spices. 1l24-6ts.
The county court had the jail i'm
proved land strengthened with new
iron gratings over the windows and
other work. T. E. Matthews & Bro,
were the contractors.
We wish to call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement in this
issue Of Thompson d Thompson the
clothiers, who are making special
sale of their fine stock of goods.
Stock men take notice. We guar
antee Volts Hog Cholera Powders
and prevent Cholera and cure IL per
cent with Cholera. GILBERT'S Drug
Store 1l-246ts
We had a pleasant call Wednesday
from NJ. james Sanders, of Dam No
5. He called In and gave us word of
cheer and encouragement aud some
money which is always acceptable.
We arr GLAD to report that Mrs. John
W. Pltzer who has been quite i'll for
soyae time is slowly improving at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Virginia
Crump, on n. Queen street.
Mo V. fownelI has sold the farm
Of Mr.. J. /. Lloyd near Marlowe, as
agent to Mr.. Harry Lewis who has
been liVins OF, the J. W. Sperow farm
for the past sex eral years. we learn the
price PAD was So 600.
Mrs. G. v. Ke,secker, of near Mar
low has been at the City hospital for
the pass week or more having been
there having an operation performed
for incinient cancer. The operation was
successful and the patient expects to
return TO her home this week.
We had a pleasant call on Wednes
day from Mr., +. h. McQuilkin, of
hear Shepherdstown who was in town
shopping and incidentally called in 10
subscribe for the best newspaper in
Berkeley county, the Statesman Dem
oeral, and the Baltimore American.
Fire was discovered in the lace store
owned by Mr.. A. J. Hammond in the
Phillips building on West Burke street
on Tuesday morning last and before
The iremen got control of the fire the
stock OF lace was practically destroy ed
entaling loss OF $1,000. To the build
ing there was loss of about $500.
Mr., Harry NJ. Turner, who is in the
u ). Immigration service at Var
mouth, Maine, and is at his home
IN Shepherdstown with his family
spending the Christmas HOLIDAYS, was
IN town on Tuesday with his daughter,
Miss Rachael. they returned to Shep-
her1stown in the evening Mr.. Turner
Is IN fine physical condition and shows
That Father Time deals gently with
him.
Dr. A. Ii. Woods and family, who
nave been here on visit to his parents
ioF several weeks before going to China,
lett last week for New York where
tAey will spend some time and then
START for The Pacific Coast to sail for
canton. They will sail about the first
Vi FEBRUARY. The best wishes of their
many friends here accompany them to
'heir far away home, DR.. Woods is