Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-05-05


a. l., w. Robinson, of this city is
't,g her son DR.. Norris Robinson,
3 Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Watson attend
sse funeral Of Mrs. Ephraim Wat
At Leetown last Tuesday.
The Byrd orchard located near In
"A has sold TO DR.. L. NJ Allen and
,,.,,in sager, Of Winchester.
Mr. Isaac Kettering, of Ganotown,
,o,ber 10 the sheriff, is at the City
hospital very sick with erysipelas.
pi.hop G. w. Peterkin was here last
Sunday and preached in the Episcopal
.burch at night and confirmed class
Of four.
Mr. Lucas Delgarn, Of Charlestown,
49,. heen on a visit to his relatives the
Tnompson boys here duringi the past
week.
,tsssrs :. s. Felker and t., L.
,oooso are in attendance at the meet
100 If the federal court this week at
/ Wheeling.
The town of Leetown, Jefferson
oourty is TO have graded school and
tho hoard of education 10 asking for
| bids for the construction Of the same.
Miss limo Thompson last Sunday
NIGHT sang beautiful solo at the Bap-
,st church. 1t was written by Mr.. L..
n Gerhardt and was much admired
by all who heard it.
Mr.. H. II. Rutherford, who bought
the CLAYTON Weller farm few weeks
ago has sold the same to Messrs &. j..
Faulkner and George NJ. Bowers at a
yery fine advance, we are told.
Hon. JohnJ. Hetzel, DR.. G. W. Link
and the latters brother, DR.. J. Wink
of Parkersburg, returned home from a
pleasant trip to Boston. The party
went from Baltimore by boat and re-
turned 10y rail-
Ruth, tue little daughter of Mr..
Russell S. Sperow, near Darktsville,
. fell several days ago and burt her wrist.
Later is Was discovered that she had
broken bone and had to be brought
t. town for treatment.
The farmers have been kept back
with thoIr work very much by the late
season and there have been several
rains during the early part of the week
which have sill delayed their opera
lions the more. There has been but
little corn planted as yet at d there is
sill great deal of pic wing to be done.
MI w. E. Outcalt, president for
Berkeley county, for the West Virginia
Sunday school Association has been in
f Parkersburg this week attending the
animal meeting of the state organiza-
| ton. lie was accompanied by Rev.
w f. Locke, pastor of Trinity M. Il.
church and member of the executive
committee for Berkeley county.
Nh George M. Bowers who recently
bought the halfirterest owned by Mr.
5, W. Wake in the property at the
corner of w. King street and Maple
avenue has sold the half to Col. Ely
Sheets, Of Washington for s. 600. Just
what the new owners of the property
will do With it is not known. Col
Sheets il the manufacturer Of tho
Martha Washington candy.
MIS- Yantis, beloved wife of Rev
4 Arnold Yantis, died at their home in
Auburn, n Y, last Saturday night
after long and serious Illness.
Rev Mr.. Ystis is brother OF Mrs
4 Geo. l.. Sencindiver, OF this city, was
raised at Hsrpers Ferry and is wei
known IN this section. He has beer
located at Auburn as the pastor of thu
Unitarian church for several years.
Mr.. james M. Porter, large con
tractor, of Pittsburg, was here few
days ago and conferred with the officer
OF The Adamantine Clay Products com
pany with the view of getting large
order filled by their company. Hi
srder will cover eight or ten million
bricks and will be the first filled by thu
company when they get their plant t.
working at the North Mountain clay
oeds The engineers have been here 70
some time making measurements anC
preliminary surveys for the plant and
/ the tracks