Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-02-23

County, West Virginia.
Hon. and Mrs. ]. J. Hetzel are Wis
iting relatives ia Cumberland.
Mrs. James Rothwell is on visit
to her mother in Columbus, Ohio.
The annual reunion of Odd Fellows
will be held this year at Inwood July
8.
Miss Anna Hammond, OF Vancleves-
vile, lie visiting the Misses Hudgel in
Washington.
Rev. Robert Rudd, of Essex count y
Va, has accepted call to the Baptist
church at Leetown.
Miss Auna Robinson has gene to
Baltimore to prepare for her spring
work as an expert milliner.
Mr.. William Rauch, who Is attend
ing school at Massenutten Academy
spent Sunday with his parents near
this city.
Mr.. William M. Boltz, who has been
very i'll at his home on Winchester
avenue, we are glad to state is much
improved.
We are glad to say that Mr.. and
Mrs. J. d. Mowery, who have been
very sick at their home near Berkeley
station, are much improved.
Rev. Mr.. Quinton, Of Jefferson coun-
ty conducted services in the Episco-
pal church last Sunday and on We'd
Besday at the opening of lent.
Mr.. David Lemen, Of Shepherdstown
was here several hours on Tsesday
enroute to Baltimore to attend tie
Automobile Show in progress this
week.
Mr.. Ardel kisner, with the Martins
burg Ice and Coal Co, is in the hos
pital for serious operation. We hope
he will pull through and soon be him.
self again.
Mrs. e. ]. Faulkner, who has been
spending the winter in Washington,
has gone on visit TO Mrs. s. X. Snod-
grass at Denver and Mr.. 9. ] Faux
ner jr., at Chicago.
Mr.. Robert q. Homer, Jr. who has
past week or two for surgical opera
ton, is doing we'll and hoped to be out
and at home again soon.
We have several very desirable nall
farms for sale within short distance
from Martinsburg and any one DESIRE
ing small farm would do we'll 10 see
us at once. Porterfield & Boyer.
Senator Gray Silver has bought the
Boutwell, house on South Queen street
where lie Rdhwelis formerly lived
and we Understand will make it his
future home. The price paid was $i1,-
900.
Mrs Carrie Hinckle and her little
son, Carroll, VINO have been spending
the winter here with Mrs. Hinckle's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Hess,
have returned 10 their home in Seattle,
Washington.
Mrs. G.. p Grim sley and Misses
Averil Miller and Mabel Crawford were
in Baltimore last week attending the
grand opera. They heard that great
Wagner musical drama, "Die Walk
ure' al the Lyric by the Chicago
Grand Opera Company. In the cast
were Minnie Saltzman-Stevens, as
Brundhilde; Jane Osborne Hannah, as
Sieglinde; Henri Scott, as Hunding,
and Clarence Whitehall, as Wotan.
Our friend, Mr.. w. A. Pitzer, who
has been the efficient principal of the
Burke street school for the past 80 years
celebrated his end birthday on last
Monday and was remembered very
handsomely by his pupils with very
handsome boguet OF handsome Icarna-
tons. Verify, Billy we are growing
old. We are both grand fathers. No
longer boys.
READER-What will get rid of
rats?
When house is infested with rats
that refuse to be caught by cheese and
other bait, few drops Of the highly
scented oil Of rhodium poured on the
bottom of the cage will be an attrac-
tion which they cannot resist.
lfa live rat be caught and smeared
over with tar or train oil and after
ward allowed to escape to holes of 9TH
er rats, he will soen cause al. to take
their departure.
Find the haunts of the "beasties''
and, with a bellows, blow pungenr
mixture of unslaked lime and red pep
per as far into their runaways as it