Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-01-27

y .xrED-A position to run farm or
manage farm. Address w. H. ring,
Big Spring, Md.
Mr. Il. j. Bishop, OF near Ganotown
uas visiting friends up the valley last
week.
Mr. Walter Piffer, who has been
.;s;,inp friends in this city asreturned
- his home in Chambersburg.
We regret to report that our frleno,
Mr. Charles NJ. Bishop, of near Shang-
sai Rack Greek Valley, has been
ou,te sick with rheumatism.
An infant sou of Mr.. and Mrs. Ra-
leigh 7. Hoffman, died on Friday
night last at their home near Darkes-
lie after a short illness of grip.
The weather here during the past
uoek has peen quite mild most OF the
| time and favorable to grip. There was
= considerable fall of snow on Sunday.
Mr. Frank Mason, living near Gano-
town was in town on Friday and gave
nc a call. He and bis wife had been
sick both are much better, we are glad
to say.
Ifvou are in need of any good stock
Won should attend the big sale of Mrs.
Reid near Falling Waters. This Will
probably be the largest sale in this
county this season.
Miss Mary Hinchberger, of Butler,
PENNSYLVANIA, has been visiting Miss
Mabel Burns, near Hedgesville, has
zone TO Washington where she expects
to snepd the rest of the winter.
There have been great many cases
of grip in this section during the past
week or two and most all the cases are
or a more OF less serious nature. There
have been great many people SICK
and IL ost OF them have been confined
to their beds or at least to the house.
During the past week without soil
citation and without any contest we
added more than sixty new subscrlb-
ers TO our list. If business keeps up al
that rate we will be prepared by next
fall to give a trip around the world for
the largest pumpkin raised in Berke-
ley county,
We regret to say that Rev. DR.. F. nj
Woods has been quite sick during the
past week with grip. He was too sick
to fill his appointment last sunday al
this church CT 10 fill his appointment
al tie Y. Nj c. A. on sunday after
noon. He Is at present writing better
and aole 10 be about.
This pr misses to be the largest sale
season every know in this section.
There are already more sales advertised
for spring and we usually have in one
season and there are still more coming
every day. Messrs Dodd& Hoffman,
auctioneers have nearly every day and
now are dividing setting two sales for
the sale day and one going on one
direction and the other gong in an
other direction. They are prepared to
take more sales and accommodate all
comerl
We reported a case of smallpox a
week or two ago in the vicinity of
Mlddleway, or rather along the Ope-
4lon creek, near there and since we
have heard that there have been some
new cases, We are told that there was
dance in the Inwood vicinity one
night las week and since there have
been some of the parties who attended
the dance taken with the smallpox
and there has been considerable un-
easlness upon the part of those who
were at the gathering.
Splllman Brothers are making
arrangements to move their grocery
store to the same building where they
nave their dry goods store. A very
commodious storeroom is fitted up
between the dry goods store and the
printing office for the accommodation of
quite an extensive grocery department
and there will be communicating doors
between the two rooms so customerst
Will be able to go from one store to the
other without going out of doors.
Inc arrangement will he a most
excellent move in business way and
as matter of economy. The move
Will be NJ AIDE within few days.