Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-06-30

we are in receipt ofa handsome cat
hogoe of the Finsley Military Institute
"inston- Salem, North Carolina.
Though it has only been in'exis ance
sor lew years the school is prospering
and promises noiedleareer. - .-.
| The engagement of Miss Mary Ed
wards,tosMr. Richsrd:W eIch, mayor of
Piedmont, has been announced. The
date OF the marriage has not been riven
out, butNit is understood that it will
take place sometime in August:
! Inc property owners of Winchester
avenue have decided that they will no
longer wade through the mud and
have been extending the concrete walls
out that way. The spirit Of impioye-
| ment In that section is quite common.
dable
Mr.. }. Hammond SiIer whose illness
We have before referred to Is considered
to be In serious condition and on
Monday he with Mrs. Siier and Mast
er Hammond went to Baltimore. It..
IS greatly feared ar operation is neces
sary.- Berkeley Springs News.
Our venerable friend, Mrs Susan
Plizer on Wednesday celebrated her
18th birthday at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. Virginia Crump, on
North Queer street this city. We ten
der our Fluctuations and wish her
many more years of health and hap
! piness.
Mr.. Benjamin Fiery, who has been
attending school at Washington and
Lee. university during the past SEES
sion came home last week for the sum
mer vacation but only renamed here
few days and went off to Sebago,
Maine, where he will work this sum
mer for the Z. S. Fish commission.
The little daughter of Mr.. John sta
ger, living nesr Berkeley a few day
ago swallowed small qnautity of car
bolic acid and came near dying. DR..
Tonkin was hastily summoned and adj
ministered treatment successfully and
the child is better. The child got hold
of the bottle while the mother was
housekeeping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thumel left
here on Tuesday afternoon for Albany,
New York, to be present next Sunday
at the ordination of their grandson,
William Thumel, of Baltimore, into
the priesthood at st. Alphonsus col
lege. After the ordination they Will re-
turn via Baltimore and visit relatives
there before returning home.
Mrs. Amelia Stewart and her daugh-
ter, Miss Belle and Mrs. w. O. Nick
las sailed from New York yesterday,
Thursday for Europe where they will
probably spend two months. Mrs.
Stewart will spend most of her time at
a health resort in Germany where she
goes for treatment. Their many friends
wish the ladies pleasant and safe
trip.
At the Episcopal Theological Semi
nary near Alexandria, Va, last Friday
Rev. Edgar w. Halleck was ordained
a priest and Rev. Robert e, Lee Stri-
der deacon of the Protestant Episco-
pal church. The former is from Shop
herdstown and the latter from Lee
town this county. The ordination SER
mon was preached by Bishop Coadju
tator Gravatt, of Charlestown-
We wish to call the attention of our
readers to the advertisement in this is
sue of Shaull Brothers advertising
great sacrifice sale OF ladies and gents
and children's shoes. This firm al
ways carry line of the best brands OF
shoes which the market affords and
the large summer stock remaining on
hand must be moved. They
want 10 get their money out of the
stock and they must have the room for
their fall and winter stock, Go to see
Shaull Brothers fer bargains.
Wilson Liked The West
another boost for Governor Wood
row Wilson for the Democratic NOM
inatIon for the Presidency was gwen
by Governor Thomas Il. Marshall, Of
Indiana, in Philadelphia as the guest
of the University of Pennsylvania,
and who has been prominently men-
TONED himself for. the honor The
Governor modestly placed his own
boomln the category of all Democratic
| Governors of Northern states, who, he
said, as soon as they were elected, were
prominently mentioned for the
Presidency. The Wilson boom, now
| ever. was somewhat more substantial