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VOLUME 40.
MARTINSBURU. W. V.V.. KUIIIAI FEBRUARY 12, 1909~
“NUMBER 7
Deaths
jCANNON.
Mr. Isaac B. Cannon, who for »
numbor of years lived in tbia city at <1
waa employed as a lineman on the B.
<S» O. railroad, died suddenly on th
street of Frederlok, on last Saturday
morning of heart disease, at the age of
7S years. For about 16 v ars lie it '
livetl in the town of Brunswick but he
Is still well remembered by the people
of this county.
The 'iiacral took place on Tuesday
from the M. E. church in Winchester,
where the interment took place.
COCCI! MAN.
Mr. Luther B. Oouchniau, a mem
ber of one of the oldest families of this
sedtien, died at his home at the Hist
tell gate on the Martlnskurg and P< -
tomae turnpike on last Thursday even
ing about 7 30 o’clock at the age of til
years, after an attack of pneumonia 1
and dropsy. He had been sick fer some
time and was thought to be getting I
better and was able to sit up and while
sitting on his chair he had a sinking
spell and died in a few moments.
When a young man he learned tli4
trade of barn building and followed
the occupation for many years but for
some five or six years he has been in
snob bad health that he was ^impell
ed to abandon his trade and was given
the position of toll collector w ich po
sition he held at the timfe of his death.
He was an honest and industrious man
a consistent member of the Lutheran
church. His wife died about a year
ago.
The deceased is survived hy one
daughter, Miss Mazie at home, alto
these brothers and sisters J. H. Couch- ■
man, near Scrabble; David, north of
tewn, Barney, near Falling Waters;
Mrs. John Brady, Shenandoah junc
tion; Mrs. Chas Shepherd ami Miss
Nannie (Jouehman, Falling Waters.
The funeral look place on Sunday
from the house av 1.30 and the inter
ment was in Ureen Hill cemetery.
DUNN
Mr*. Amanda It. Dunn, widow of
Jas. H. Duuu and a well known and
respected reiident of this county, died
at the home of her son-in-law Mr. W.
C. Dunn, along the Charlestown turn
pike at 7.15 o’clock Tuesday morning,
death being due to bronchial trouble,
after a lingering illness. She was in
the 68th yr. of her age and from early
childhood was a oonsis'.ent member of
the Methodist Episcopal Church of
Kest,Va., and was a devoted christiaa.
Mrs. Dunn whs a Miss Watkins,and
was twice married, Iter first; husband
being the late W. B. Thgrpe. Several
years after his death she married Mr.
Dimn, who died sometime ag > Sur
viving are the following children:
Mesdames. J L. Broy, D. N. Dunn,
W. C. Dunn. B. T- Davis, J. C.Splker,
of Martinsburg, Mrs. Win. Hickler, of
Hagerstown, Md., Messrs.it B.Tharpe,
W. B. Tharpe, Jr., B. A. Tharpe, of
of this can illy and Mr. H. Tharpe of
Ridgeway, The following brothers and
sisters also survive: Mr. Samuel Wat
kins, of Charlestowu; Mr. Wui. Wat
kins, of White Post, Va., Mrs. Mary
Fownall, Basic City, Va., Mrs. Ellen
Clarke, Front Hoyul; Mrs. Joseph
Rombro,Haliers Ferry,and Mrs.Dupy
V’ought, Browntown, Va.
There was a short service Thurs
day morning, meet at tiie late homo at
nine o’clock. The tuneral was
preached ia the Methodist Church at
Br cetown by Rev. Wheeler, and in
terment was there.
New Board
The stockholders of ihe F'armers and
Mechanics Fire insurance Company,
of thia county held their annual meet
ing on last Friday elected a beard of
directors and elected the old otlcers.
The old officer were all re-elected as fol
lowr: President, Joseph H. Shaffer;
Vice-president, W. B. Cushwa, “SecrT
lary, F. D. Staley: Treasure.- E. D.
Rauch.
I'ic->-;*nt Dance
Mr. and Mrs. Moog Pitzer enter
tained their young friends at their
home on the outskirts southwest of
town, on last Friday night. There
were about 75 preseut and all had a
most enjoyable time. A splendid eo
lation was served before the party
broke up.
Entertainment
The Hospital Cirele of the King’s
Daughters will hold an entertainment
at the Bpiscepal Parish house on Feb.22
forthe benefit of the hospital. This.is a
moat worthy cause and deserves the
patronage of the public generally.
I »
Onr School hoard.
The school boar.l of the indei>endenl
district of Martinsburg held its regu
lar monthly meeting at the usual
place on last Tuesday night. All the
members and the officers sere present.
President Alexander reported that he
' !’ ■ -trd's attorney, Mr. A. (’.
| Nadonbousch hid made ttie trip to
i New York, as appointed by the board
for the purpose of delivering the re
. ently > i bonds end that they had
hrougiiT ■ he money back with them
! amounting in premium and interest
| *-72,470.71 and that the amount had
| been p! ed in the hands of the sherif)
'who's by law the treasurer of the
I hoard. Mr. NailenbOoscb also joined
in the report. Mr. Alexander also re
i ported that he with several members
i of the hoard and superintendent Brin
! die had mad* a trip to Waynesboro
an | H‘ r«tijwii to inspect the school
buildings at those places and what
| they bad seen which information was
■ given to the board for its light is the
I in.alter’of the erection of a sew build
ing in the lliird ward.
The hoard instructed the teachers
that they must rigidly enforce the rules
forbidding the pupils carrying fire
arms to school.
Gain
(secretary Pit zer reported the follow
ing as the amount of the levies for the
school year ending June 1, 1909.
Teachers' fund $13,319.70
Building fund V,134.37
Special levy 2,3H0.47
Library fund 954.48
The i|ue*tton of the boundaries of the
district since the extension of the city
limits was referred to attorney A. C.
Nation iiuttsch.
Superintendent Br'ndle submitted a
summary of bis statistical report of the
"public schools for the fifth month of
the term ending January 22. The re
port follows:
Enrollment—High sihool, 112; sec
ond ward, 2.2; third ward, 302; fourth
ward, 202; fifth ward, 243; Bumner
99. Total for all schools, 1274;' corre
sponding month last year 1113.
over last year, 139.
Average Daily |Attendaoce
school, 10H; second ward, 260;
ward, 269; fourth ward, 163;
ward, 208; Hiimner, 99. Total for ail
schools 1120; rima mouth last year,
954. Gain over last year, 166.
Percentage of attendance—High
school. 95.93; second ward, 93.94; third
ward, 93.39; fourth ward, 92.49; fifth
ward, 93.23; Sumner, 91.19. Percentage
for all schools, 93.88. Corresponding
month last year, 82.57.
Number Pupils Not Absent—High
school, 76; second ward, 142; third
ward, 158: fourth ward, 87; fifth ward,
90; Sumner, 36, Total for all schools,
588; last year, 601. Gain ever same
mouth last year, 87.
Visits to schools—By patrons |15; by
other persons, 19; by superintendent,
61. Visits made by teachers to patron.-,
84.
-High
third
fifth
Sjiecial mention—Banner school for
attendance, high school with a percen
tage of 95.93.
Runner room for attendance. Prinei
pal Filer's at the third ward, percent
age 02 98.61.
New Pastor.
Rev. J. E. Triplett, of Hhepherds
town, has accepted a call to the pas
torate of the Presbyterian church at
Middleway, at least temporarily, the
pastoral relations of Rev. R. A. White
having been dissolved by Winchester
Presbytery at the recent call meeting
at Winchester.
It is the intention of the 'Presbyte
rians of the vicinity of Tabler’a station,
to erect a church at that place and to
oali Rev. Mr. Wbiteto the pastorate of
that church, fora part of his time.
The new-churcb will probably be built
this year.
An Old Paper
Mr. E. H.Tabler.of near Hedgesville
showed ua a few days ago a copy of
tbe Baltimore Sail dated Nov. 19,18.58.
Though more than flny-flve years old
tbe printing on it is perfectly clear and
can be as readily read as when new
This is a aopy of the old Sun, when
.t was in its political purity and long
before it fell into its present state of
prestidigitation. Ihe old Sun was all
right but the new Sun ia all wrong.
New C V. McSalr,
The new Time table on the (J. V. R
R. went into effect on lait Sunday.
There were but little change in the
time of the trains. The only changes
m trains were No 10 east bound
changes from 7.16 to 7.19, and No. 7
changed from 6-28 to 6.81 both evening
trains.
Lily Coaadl
The regular monthly meeting of the
city council lor the month of February
was held ou last Thursday ulght.
There was quite a large amount of Im
portant business attended to.
The manager of the ojiera house sta
t'd that T. T. I,emeu be appointed as
special officer at theopera house which
I was granted the same to be without
cost to the city.
I lie street committee rtooiumended
that a new crossing tie placed m the
! intersection of Kaleigh and .Stephen
street which was ordered done.
The electric company wae noli tied
1 to clean the glass globes on the street
1 lights and to seep the same clean.
The Fire Commission make the fol
lowing repo.t:
Gentlemen—Vour^tmmission begs
to submit this, its third annual report
for iheyear ending Dec. ill, 19u$.
During this period there ware In all
-X lire a in rure respouded to aa follows:
January l>; beoruary 1; March if; J
April, o; May, 1; June, a; July, 2; Aug-1
list, it; September, 3; October, 1; No
vember i, December 3.
Of these tour were false aljtnus, and
iu one instance llieolleuders were ap
prehended aad lined by tbo mayor; 2
out of the city limits; Uehirrmey blazes
4 incipient tires, extinguished before
appatulusurnveu; 0 miscellaneous aad
with small damage.
The remaining 7 including the Blew
art Vehicle Co., plant ou Jau. iilst;
Crawlyrd W oolen Co., plant ou March
lath; Marlmsburg rttesin Laundry
plant ou Juue 12th, constituted a
larger aggregate loss than the eat.is
losses of Hie three years since this
commission was created. Deducting
these three losses approximating $42,
000 the total general tire lo<s for Mar
tiugburg during 1000 aggiegates but
$100.
In 191.17 this character of loss waa
$700 and 1006 the same totaled about■
$2,200 or in the three years mentioned
the total general tire loss, irrespective
of factory tires has not exceeded $*,
000, a most remarkable showing for
aay oily.
Factory tires on account of their ori-1
gin and peculiar nature are difficult to j
control, amt as a rule ure classified j
separately.
The fact, however, that these as
well as the general tires wera all pre
vented from spreading to adjoining
property, evidences the efficiency of
your i.re department and its facilities.
Since the muuguratieu of lti« im
proved lire service and reorganization
of the entire tire department the oily
is in a position to ask and demand
more reasonable insurance rates than
no s' prevail.
It is manifestly the duty of the
commercial bodies of Martiusburg,
supported by the city council to adopt
projier measures to secure the needed
and promised reductions in insurance
premiums,
VVby should Martiusburg wi'h its
small fire loss pay lor losses incurred
m other clue*'.'
Street paving, new water m.ius,
slitticieut pressure, duplicate pump , i
ample water supply and a department
eapable of using same loan (advan
tage are all arguments fora relief of
the insurance burdens of previous
yeafb, borne out at least by the small :
Ure loss of the past three years. >
All the tire companies compris.ng
the department are well officered, un
formed and active.
The i>ersouel and discipline are ex
(•client aud each of them increasing m
membership and enthusiasm.
The steamer reqdirm some attention
and we respectfully suggest that your
fire committee of council investigate,
this. The balance of the epuipmenl j
and apparatus are lu serviceable er
der.aud the new hose recently pui
chaaed giving satisfaction.
The horses are in excellent condition
aud only required the service of veter- j
inary surgeon, Dr. Langford,Jmt twice :
during 190S, ou Mar.h loth aud on J
Nov. :23rd.
fbe paid men in Uyaoal No. 1 have
discharged their duties in a satisfactory
manner, have been ever prompt in u
sponding to alarms and it is with pie; -
ure and pride that we commend then j
efforts for better fire efficiency.
The members of the volustet: .
branch of the department have betn,
equally zealous and are also entitled to ’
your recommendation.
R‘speetfutly submitted,
Max Robinson,
A. D. Darby, »ec. Presides' I
L. H. Thompson, Martiusburg Fire;
Commission.
I
We5t Virginia Fiult
Martinaburg, W. Va.
Hon J. N. Stewart, dfrcctar. ex|icrl
inenl station, Morgantown, \V. Va.
Itear Sir:
£ met I me since I wm requested by
department, to make a thorough
Inspection and investigation of theea
jtsnslve orchard property of the Kana
, whs Orehatd Company, located in the
j Kanawha Valley, W. Va.
I It give* me pleasti.e, to aubmit here
j my official repost i..f auch InveeUgtt-1
tlon. t ills extensive property is eitti
I aled on the south ban1' of the Kana
I wha river at Raymond City W. Va.
midway between Charleaton tbe eapi
nai of the state and IViint Pleasant on
tlieOhio river at the Junction of the
Ohio sail Kauawlm rivers, being »lx.
teen (16] ml'es to either place. •!
Title praperty comprises eleven bun- '
■ Kanawha river three miles off the '
main line of the Oi esa|ltake and Ohio
Railroad, and Immediately on the lino
of the Kanawha and Michigan rail
road with a private side track for
loading and unloading.
I carcfuIly inspected the aoil and
found it deep, dark and rich, with
drainage almost (>erfect. The soil Is
full of humus with a generous supply
of moisture, capable of producing the
largest crop of apples and for the larg
est period of year o'any soil I have
ever inspected. Of ray knowledge of
fruit culture all surrounding condi
tions are favorable for the production,
when the trees have arrived at proper11
age to predus e say one thousand (1000)
bushels per acre of such varieties as
Rome Beauty, York Imperial, Ben
Davis and Grime’s Golden.
The archard containa very little,
| rough and etany land, Is easily culti
vated with tbs latest improved im
plements, such ea a disc harrew, and
will produce flue crops of cow peas,
between the trees.
The land contain* twelve thousand
four hfendred (12400) tree*, two year*
•Id, whLdi I found in a fine and
flourishing eondttion, with nosigusof
disease, clean and healthy.
The management has used proper
care in planting th« trees the proper
depth and in four years time, with
the continuance ef the present man
agoment the cost of the orchard f*r fer
tiliser and labor will not exceed ten
ceats |ier tree pir year or 'orty cents
(>er tree for the four yeasn, while the
increased value during that porlxl will
be at least two dollar* per tree; adding
twenty-four thausaud 124000) to the
value of the trees now "rowing. If the
company carries out Us plan of plant
ing all tHelr available orchard land on
this tract during the next four years
and keep up the preseut excellent
management the property ought to be
worth in four years three hundred and
fifty thousand ($850,000) dollars.
On alighting from the train I was
inet by Mr. ft. A. Stewart the mana
ger of the Kanawha Orchard Co., a
genial gentlemen of the old school,
wh* kiuiily t‘H>k us In charge and
showed rue over the property.
From our conversation with Mr.
btewarl I found h m as skilled In tb«
soil mauageineut as any market gard
ener. As a horticulturist I found him
at once variable and conciliatory, that
is to *ay if one plan of operation doea
not briug satisfactory results ho at ouce
applies another.
The property was formerly a portion
of the estate owned by the Stewarts.
The Co. has wisely selected its mana
ger, a man of intelligence and know
ledge of the soil and climatic conditions
a knowledge gained by years experi
ence. He Is certainly tbo right man
in the right place.
N The advantage of this orchard which
impressed me as probably the most
important Is its l-ieation In rthpeet to
shipments and general distribution a
boat landing on the river immediately ,
in the orchard affording wator trans
portation and the proximity of two im-!
jiortnnt railroads giv ing the company j
alltheadvantagetheycoaid wish in the'
distribution of their crop* and In [
reaching the most desirable markets. !
In regard the marketing of fruit ij
would ask tte privilege to sugge.-t
bat growerasofar have been and aio
still at a great disadvantage o' not
having control of the distribution snd
sale of their Droduets. In nearly every
other branch o' business at this day
the producers are regulating the ss>e of
their products sod when our fruit
growers are enabled to coutrolitfte sai»s
of their preduets as most other in ’us
trleo they will make large protits.j
Highly refined and Healthful
powders. Its constant use
every American Household,
II over the world attest its
wonderful popularity and usefulness?
My opinion of the advantages, pos
sibilities anil value of this property is
based upou my-experience as s fruit
grower In Berkeley county, W. Vs ,
for the past t hirty years. Darina that
time I have been a cloee student ef
fruit culture and an active eaptrtence
In the huslusss and what I have sesn
accomplished tn Berkeley county I am
confident can be re|tested under simi
lar circumstances elsewhere.
lu my experience 1 have seen an or
chard In Berkeley county, ef Grime's
Golden planted In 1870 for the past
twenty years, yield 15 Parrels |itr tree
and said far B per barrel.
The Jehu M. Mi Her orchard of thirty
live acres of Ben Davie and York Im
perials located on the fauaeus Apple
Pie Ridge la Berkeley county since
1895 has been producing (from 7000 to
9000 barrels [rer year, which have wen
marketing at Tram *1.75 t* |8.2fc a bar
rel-Such crops ere net only p&sslble In
Berkeley County, but may be realised
la many otbtr sections of the country.
In New York state 1 find the Max
well orchard in Ontario county yield
ing from two IliOiMsnd tress tw
tween seven turn thousand andtweu
ty thousand dollars.
Rev. Y. YVaUloa Horticultural edl->
tor of the Ranch of Washington state
reports 1H00 boxes of Mammoth Black
Twig apples which he sold for 12100.
He says: “ 1 his year we can tell soma
marvelous stories about the yield of
apples. From one half acre of Wine
sap apples wo picked 60b boxes which
we sold far *1000. Frern less than three
quarters of an acre of Arkansas Black
trees we picked 730 bexes which
brought more than *1200.
There are notable examples of t'te
successful culttvstioe offrult In Berke
ley county teblch 1 have clessly observ
ed. 1 wish to add In conclusion, that
too much Importance caanot be given
to the matter of orchard management.
In fact sueoaas or failure la the busi
ness under favorable natural advan
tages depends almost entirely upon
management.
Very truly,
Cbas. H. Miller.
A B«rkr!e> Hoy
Mr. 0. E. Ky tier, *011 of Mr. A. K.
Kyner, of this county, lia* recently
Iwcn «*lecte<1 to the position of miperln
| lendent < t the mboola of l.elioy, 1IH.
tutl*. Mr. ' viler l»ft Hit* county la
| 1898 «»U 'e nt to the state of Illinois
i where lie han since lived. He went
through the VVwliyiti preparatory
I school and t'en entered the Illinois
Hute University where he graduated
In 1005. Ue win a jioor hoy but wait
born anti win possessed with that
energy and <i »lre to auceeed which
ever *t>urre<l hoo en until he worked
hi* way through both the echool and
then tbrosgb college. During hi* va
cation, he u»etl to work In the big de
partment Mtore of Marshall Field In
Chisago. Mia career only shows what
auy boy may do In thia great country
If he ha* the mind to attempt and the
patience te endure, About a year ago
be wn* married to a Mia# Wllllana, o'
Rlnernlnjfton. Illinois and both ha and
Lila wife are prominent In church eir
eltft
r^AaeeA a
HWIVlPi i ■
At a special *e*elon of tkm Berks! ey
county court on taut Monday tha bids
on the beating appatatua for the new
county oourt house were opened and
the contract wan awarded te Mr. H.
A. Hammaen, of thin elty, he being
the lowest bidder. Other bids were
Alex /.eck A Hon, of Grafton, 11.990,
U C. Keedy, of this elty, 1,680 being
only thirty-two dollars above Mr.
Hanamann, who bids,91,548, John O.
{Tare, of Mannington, 92,340, and E.
8. Mobley A Co., Phlladelpbia|91,975
Mr. Hrmaaana la a resident of tho
city and ha* been In business hem for
a long time and has dene a great deal
ef work of this character In thia local
ity and It goes without saying that
there wilt lie a good job'doue.
V. D. C.
There will be the regalar monthly
meeting ef the Berkeley, eounty chap
ter U. D C. en Tuesday, Fab. 16tb,
1901) at the usual place. Hour 2.30
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