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EVENING JOURNAL.
WEATHER.—Clondy tonight and We dnpsday.
VOLUME 1-NO. 174
MARTINSBURG, W. VA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19. 1907.
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PRICE 2 CENTS
I. ROBERTS DEAD
Expired at His Home on Ml
Queen Street This Afternoon.
WAS A NATIVE OF PENNSYLVANIA
But Had Resided Here For Two
Score Years—Was a Well-Known
and Respected Resident—The
Other Deaths Reported.
Mr. John F. Roberts, one of the
best known residents of this city, and
for the past 40 years a respected resi
dent of Martinsburg, died at his home
on North Queen .street this afternoon
at 2.30 o'clock, following an illness
of about four weeks. Death was due
to kidney trouble and neuralgia of
the heart. *
'Squire Roberts, as he was best
known among his hundreds of friends
in this city, was stricken with his
last illness while on a visit to his
brother, Mr. Charles Roberts, during
the old homo week in Baltimore. He
was brought to his home in this city
in a precarious condition, in which
he remained until death ensued.
\fnnHov nitrht Vila r»mirHMnn linno m n
alarming, and it was decided that an
operation was necessary to prolong
his life. The operation was perform
ed this afternoon at 1 o'clock, but
Mr. Roberts failed to rally, and his
death ensued in a short time.
Mr. Roberts was in his 74th year,
lie was born in Philadelphia, but
removed to Woodstock, Va., where he
was married. Later he removed- to
Martinsburg, where he continuously
resided until his death.
During his long life here, Mr. Rob
erts was a conspicuous figure. He
,was a justice of the peace for a
number of years, serving out the un
cxpired term of Justice John Martin.
During his encumbency of this office
he was regarded as an unusually eru
dite and conscientious official, and his
decisions were unvariably upheld by
the higher courts.
After his retirement from this office
Mr. Roberts devoted his energies to
the pension business, and it is a note
worthy fact that his business in this
line was greater than all the other
.pension attorneys in this section. A
■Union soldier, himself, he enjoyed the
confidence of all the Union soldiers
throughout this section, and was large
ly Instrumental In securing pensions
for a number of the veterans of the
Union army.
Mr. Roberts was a member of a
Pennsylvania regiment of Union sol
diers during the Civil war, and was
a gallant and brave soldier. He re
moved to Woodstock, Va., after the
war, and later came to Martinsburg.
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs.
Ellen Roberts, and two children—Mr.
Charles Roberts, of Baltimore, and
Mrs. Charles Hobdy, of Cumberland,
The funeral arrangements will be
announced tomorrow.
William Guthrie Dead.
Relatives at Romney, W. Va., were
advised today of the death of Wil
liam Guthrie at Ensley, Ala. Mr. Gu
thrie formerly conducted a stationery
store at Romney, but he had not been
heard from since June 1 last, when
he left Romney to attend the James
town exposition. His father and mo
ther and two brothers reside at Rom
ney. The father, who is a menibei
of the firm of Guthrie & Kuykendall
accompanied by Mr. J. Sloan Kuy
(Continued on page 6.)
$1 down buys any lot in Berkeley
Place, and 25c, 50c, 75c or $1 a wee!
pays for It No Interest. No taxes
Np further payment in case of death."
I
HANDSOME NEW CHANOEUEf
TO SHORTLY BE PLACED IN ST
JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Will Be a Gift of a Member of Thai
i Church, and Was Secured By Ef
fort of Rev. Mr. Trump.
Through the influence of Rev,
Charles S. Trump, pastor of St. John's
Lutheran church, a prominent member
of that church has contributed a
costly and beautiful chandelier, tc
take the place of the one recently in
jured. The new chandelier will bt
placed in position in a few weeks
and will be a memorial to the donor
whose name will not be announced al
present.
The chandelier will cost $223, ant
was recently ordered from a Chicagc
firm through Mr. H. S. Shade, of thh
city, who will have charge of tht
work of placing it In position.
This is the fifth memorial which
Mr. Trump has placed in the Lutheran
church during his pastorate here. Re
cently he secured the fine bell which
now hangs in the tower, and the
handsome pipe organ.
RECOVERED AN OLD RIELE
MR. C. H. THOMAS MADE A FINE
AT BUNKER HILL.
Gun Dropped In a Small Stream
There By Union Soldier In 1862
Was Taken From Water.
An old Springfield rifle, which was
dropped into a small stream at Bun
ker Hill, this county, in 1862, while
the Union troops were retreating be
fore “Stonewall” Jackson, was recent
ly recovered by Mr. C. H. Thomas,
of Morgantown, and is being shown by
that gentleman with a great deal . of
pride.
The gun is in a remarkablo state
of preservation, and after a thorough
cleaning, was almost as good as new.
Mr. Thomas was told of three guns
being dropped into this stream by the
Union soldiers, and while on a visit
to relatives at Bunker Hill made a
search, which was rewarded by the
recovery of one of them.
Italians Pass Through.
A coach attached to Baltimore &
Ohio passenger coach No. / 8, filled
with Italians, passed through this city
11UI11 Lilt; WfOlCI 11 JIM I L UL Lilt; OlaLv
enroute to New York where they will
take a steamer for their home in Italy,
where they will spend the winter.
About 54 Italians were in the crowd.
Bridge Contract.
The Smith Fence and Iron Co., ol
Waynesboro, received the contract tc
furnish new truss roads, lateral
traces and steel beams for the rail
road bridge across the Shenandoah
river at Harpers Ferry. This bridgt
is six hundred and twelve feet Ion?
and there will be 264 beams required.
The Carlisle Way.
The firemen of Carlisle do not havt
as easy thing with the newspapers as
the Martinsburg boys. Up there the)
arec harged for notices etc. The Mar
tinsbug papers are more generous.
Able to Leave Hospital.
Mr. Robert Harris, of Second street,
who has been under treatment al
the City hospital, is very much im
proved and was able to leave the in
stitution for his home this morning.
$1 down buys any lot in Berkele)
Place, and 25c, 60c, 75c or $1 a wee!
pays for it. No interest. No taxes?
No further payment in case of death.'
*
ENO OF FIRST YEAR
Slone Settlement Home to Observe
First Anniversary.
DECEPTION TO BE HELD THURSDAY
People of the City Cordially Invited
to Call on That Day-Work Has
Grown Wonderfully Through
Efforts of Ladies.
The first anniversary of the Stone
Settlement home will be observed on
Thursday next by a reception from 2
to 5 o'clock in the afternoon and pro
mises to bo an interesting event. Plane
for the reception have been under way
for some time past under direction
of Mrs. Guy Hetzel, Mrs. C. W. Link
Mrs. I. L. Bender, Miss Loomis and
the other ladies in charge of this work
and a large number of visitors are
expected on Thursday.
As will be remembered by readers
of The Evening Journal, this home was
established one year ago through the
efforts of several charitable ladies of
this city, and named for the late fu
■ ther of Mrs. Hetzel, through whose
| generosity much of the expense of
I maintenance Is borne. During the year
of its existence it has accomplished a
splendid work, and has grown in use
fulness beyond the expectations of
its promoters.
Starting in a small way, it has
igradually enlarged its sphere of use
fulness, until today its work is both
wide and important. The .home fills
its own peculiar niche in the religious
and charitable work of this city, and
j it is doubtful if any like institution
in the state has accomplished more
real benefit in its particular sphere
than has the Stone Settlement home
Like all eleemosynary institutions,
this home has been compelled to fight
tfor funds with which to carry on its
work. Thus far the ladies in cht'p;
have been enabled to carry their bur
den with but slight help from the pub
lic. But the work has beoru/j so en
larged and important that thr need
'of outside assistance is acutely felt,
j and The Evening Journal is constrain
ed to express the hope that the first
annual reception will bring to the
homo enough charitable persons who
will take such interest in its work
as to relieve the managers, in pari,
of some of the financial burden.
I The program for the day will b<
entirely informal. There will he a
display of the work of the differen;
classes, some music by friends of
the institution, etc. The occasion,
(however, will be a decidedly interest
ing one, and it is hoped that all who
'are interested in this character of
'charitable work will visit the home
during the afternoon.
Tho work is entirely undenomina
tional in character. Members o!
practically every church in the city,
as well as those who are not members
of any church have been helped
through the efforts of the ladies in
charge. At present more than IOC
l persons, adults as well as children
! are members of the different classes
! maintained, and everything from reli
i'gion to mechanics is taught.
The work has proved so popular
that the ladies have been unable tc
accommodate the great number of
applicants. Particularly is this true
in the classes. It is hoped, however,
that the interest of the public may be
aroused to that point where the mana
gers will be enabled to care for all.
$1 down buys any lot in Berkeley
| Place, and 25c, 50c, 75c or $1 a week
pays for it No interest. No taxes
i No further payment in caBO of death.'
James Wright the Victim ol St
rices Accident at Bessemer.
CAUGHT BETWEEN TRUCK AND CAI
Side Mashed and Two Ribs Broker
as a Result—Accident May Cause
Death of Well-Known Resi
dent of the County.
Mr. James Wright, a well-knowi
resident of the northern part of tin
county received injuries while n
work at the ‘Bessemer quarry thi
morning which may cause his death
although the physicians in attendanc
hope to save his life.
Mr. Wright was engaged in loadinj
trucks at the quarry shortly afte
8 o’clock, and in attempting to go
on one of the loaded trucks he wai
thrown between it and a car whicl
stood upon the railroad track adjoin
ing. The truck was in motion, am
Mr. Wright was caught and crushed
The other workmen nearby saw thi
peril of the position and stopped th<
loaded truck, thus preventing furtbe:
Injury. The injured man was picket
up In an unconscious condition. Ai
examination showed that two rihi
were broken, and it is believed that hi
was otherwise Injured internally. «
number of ugly contusions on hi
body were also found.
He was removed to his home, abou
one mile from the quarry. Report
from hTs bedside this afternoon statt
that he is dangerously injured, bu
thnt the physicians liopo to save hit
life.
The accident was a peculiar and un
usual one, and it appears that it was
caused by the carelessness of the in
jured man, who placed himself in «
dangerous position In endeavoring t\
board the loaded truck while it was
in motion.
APPOINTED MEMBER OF FACULTY
Charles Town Minister to Go t<
Episcopal Theological Seminary.
Rev. Paca Kennedy, of Charles
Town, W. Va., who is well known ir
Martinsburg, has been chosen by tin
Episcopal Theological seminary, neai
Alexandria, to fill a new chair which
has been added to the facility of tha
institution. Ur. S. A. Wallace wai
appointed chaplain of the seminary
and hereafter will lie instructor ii
cnurcn poiiiy, liturgies and pastora
theology. Dr. Kennedy will assunn
his duties about the first of February
WAS A DISAGREEABLE EVENING
But Rainfall Monday Was Less Thai
Was Expected.
Monday evening was the close of i
very disagreeable day, rain liavinj
fallen continuously throughout. Th
evening turned raw, and the rail
stopped about C o’clock. Mr. Georg'
VanMetre reports that less than ai
inch of rain fell during the day, al
though the impression prevailed th i
there was at least a foot.
One plan recently adopted is t<
provide patrons’ certificates, whicl
provide that any person contrlbut
ing $2 or more per year is constitut
ed a patron or patroness of the insti
tution, with the privilege of visitini
the home at any time.
Many charitable people have becom
interested in this work, but the nee
of more is felt by the managers.
$1 down buys any lot in Berkele
Place, and 25c, 50c, 75c or $1 a wee
pays for it. No interest. No taxes
No further payment in case of death.
' CHEAP PRICE FOR FINE LOIS
EASY-PAYMENT PLAN FOR HOME
' SITES AT BERKELEY PLACE.
The Best and Most Healthful Su
burb of Martinsburg Gives Chance
For Prospective Home-Owners.
Berkeley Place is the old fair
ground recently platted Into lots, and
1 Is now ready to be placed on the
market on the easy payment plan of
only $1 down for any lot and flic, 50c,
76c, or $1 a week until paid for. No
Interest. No taxes. Free deed in
1 case of death, and It. Is the dream
of every woman's heart to own a
home of her own, by this method that
* dream can bo realized by saving only
’ a few pepnies each day.,Mr Renter,
If you are a middle aged man, you
have already paid out enough money
’ In rents to own tho house you are
living in. Young man don't begin
life by collecting a bundle of rent re
ceipts; they don’t bear Interest, and
1 you cannot cash them in. Just mon
ey thrown away. Put your saving in
a lot in Berkeley Place, where It
will double in value.
Berkeley Place Is on an elevation,
city and surrounding country. There
Is no healthier spot in Berkeley coun
ty, owing to the good drainage from
all sides, and the pure water within
only a few feet of th surface.
Husband take that little wife out to
i
'see these lots this week, the sooner
the bettor, and make a selection for
a future home, a place you can call
i 1
your own. You can pay for it with
out missing the money. For further
information call up D. W. Jacobs of
fice in the Peoples, Trust Co. build
ing. *
TO INITIATE NEW MEMBERS
BIG TIME FOR LOCAL KNIGHTS
ON THANKSGIVING DAY.
Many Candidates From This and
Other Towns Will Be Given Three
Degrees By Knights of Columbus.
Thanksgiving day will prove a no
! table occasion to the members of the
Martinsburg council, No. 1,169,
Knights of Columbus, when about 76
t candidates from this and other towns
will bo given the third degree. Among
1 Ibis number are several who will be
initiated into the order, and these will
take the three degrees on one day.
Candidates will be here from Bruns
wiun, ritti » rcu j-, i h-uhiwiu, i an
Paw and other points, and prominent
members of the order will also be here
to assist in the ceremonies.
All the members of the local coun
cil and the candidates will attend mass
[ in St. Joseph's Catholic church at !>
o’clock, and the first degree will be
conferred immediately afterward. Din
. nor will be served at the Berkeley ho
tel at noon. The second degree will
bo conferred immediately after din
ner by the Piedmont council, and the
third degree will be given later in the
.afternoon in the Hobbs hall by Dis
trict Deputy Joseph D. Smith and
staff, of. Baltimore. •
In the evening at 7.30 o’clock a
banquet will be served in the base
ment of St. Joseph’s church, and this
will be largely attended.
Miss Haininanii III.
Miss Mary Hammann is confined to
1 her home on West Martin street by
illness.
r | $1 down buys any lot in Berkeley
? | Place, and 25c, 50c, 75c or $1 a week
. pays for it. No interest No taxes.
"INo further payment in case of death.*
000 FELLOWS MEET
Notable Gathering ot Grand Lodge
Opens at Clarksburg.
MANY DELEGATES ALREADY THERE
First Session Was Held This Morn
ing, and Another Will Follow To
night—Thursday to Be Big
Day of the Meeting.
Delegates to the forty-second annual
convention of the grand lodge of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows to
be held In Clarksburg today, Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday, began to
arrive Monday. They uro being re
ceived and welcomed by the commit
tee on reception and accommodations
are provided for them as they desire.
The first meeting of the gathering
was the opening session of the grand
encampment in Odd Fellows’ temple
this morning at 0.30 o’clock. Another
session was held at the same place In
the afternoon beginning at 2 o’clock
In the evening at 8 o’clock the Coun
cil of Patriarchs Militant will convene
in the assembly hall of the Waldo ho
tel The reception for Patriarchs Mili
tant and their ladles, announced on
the program for Tuesday evening at
the Wuldo lias been changed to
Thursday evening.
Grand Master A. M. Wooldridge will
call the opening session of the grand
lodge to order in the assembly hall
of the Waldo hotel Wednesday morn
ing at 9.30 o’clock. Mayor L. C. Grille
and Noble Grand Prank Stout, of
Adclphl lodge No. 8, will deliver ad
dresses of welcome and after the re
sponses the regular business will then
be taken up.
The bureau of information and reg
istry on the lirst balcony in the Waldo
hotel lobby opened up Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock and arriving dele
gates and guests were registered and
given Information concerning the
convention by members of the Clarks
burg lodge.
The headquarters of the grand lodge
and of the Patriarchs are at the Wal
do, the grand encampment at the Swa
ger house, and the state assembly at
the Traders.
The review parade of the Patriarchs
Militant scheduled for Wednesday af
ternoon lias been postponed and will
take place with theg rand parade on
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The reception in honor of the grand
Aruitrt* nnnminpoH ati iltn nmoram fivr
Wednesday evening at the Waldo will
lie held at Hoffman hall Instead as It
has been found that larger (juarters
will be necessary owing to tho at
tendance expected. The wives and
daughters of all Odd Fellows, whether
blonging to Adelphl lodge or not, are
requested by the committee on recep
tion to assist In serving and entertain
ing the members of the grand lodge
at this reception, which will begiij at
10 o’clock and continue until 12 o’clock
The present grand lodge officers are:
A. M. Wooldridge, grand master; W.
H. Cecil, deputy grand master; E. A,
Billlngslea, grand secretary; Andrew
Seamon, grand treasurer; W. I. Can
ter and S. P. Bell, grand representa
tives.
Dr. W. E. Langford, the represen
tative of Tuscarora lodge, of this city,
and Mr. Edward DeGrange, represen
tative of the Berkeley lodge, left to
day to attend the sessions of the
grand lodge.
The live merchant advertises.
$1 down buys any lot in Berkeley
j Place, and 25c, 50c, 75c or $1 a week
| pays for It. No interest. No taxes.
'No further payment In case of death.*