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EVENING
JOURNAL.
WEATHKIt—Rain and colder tonight and Saturday,
VOLUME 1-NO. 177
MARTINSBURG, W. VA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1907.
PRICE 2 CENTS *
Well-Known Berkeley County Lady
Expires Near Hedyesvllle.
MOTHER OF OR. CLIFFORD EPEROW
Was a Native and Lifelong Resident
of Berkeley County—The Other
Deaths Reported From This
Section of Country.
Mrs. Sarah M. Sperow, wife of Mr.
James T. Sperow, and mother of Dr.
Clifford Sperow, of this city, who re
sided near Hedgesvilie, died at 7
o'clock Thursday evening after a lin
gering illness of tuberculosis. She
had been ill about two years.
Mrs. Sperow was one of the best
known and highly esteemed ladies of
that scctiqn of the county, and had
i„ wide circle of friends and acquaint
ances. She was Miss Speck, daugh
ter of the late Benjamin Speck, and a
member of one of the prominent Ber
keley county families. She was a na
tive of Berkeley county and resided
near Martinsburg her entire life. Mrs.
Speck was a member of the Presbyte
rian church, and a devout and con
sistent Christian, with many splendid
qualities of heart and mind.
She was aged 64 years, and is sur
vived by her husband and the follow
ing children: Dr. Clifford Sperow, of
Martinsburg, and Miss Bessie Sperow,
hi home. Three sisters and one hro
ther also Survive—Mrs. Henry Spe
row, Miss Celia Speck, Miss Annie
Speck and Mr. Seitmrt Speck, all re
siding in Berkeley county.
The funeral will take place from
the late home Saturday afternoon at
?.30 o’clock. The services will be con
ducted by Rev. John C. Leps, pastor
of the Spring Mills Presbyterian
Church assisted by Rev. Dr. F. M.
Woods, pastor of the Martinsburg
(Presbyterian church. Interment will
' be in the cemetery at Spring Mills.
Mi's. William IJojd.
A telegram received here today an
nounces the death of Mrs. William
Boyd, which took place at her home
In Carlisle, Pa., after a brief illness.
Death was due to peritonitis. Mrs.
Boyd was a Miss Addie Sites, of Jef
ferson county, and a number of ro.
atlves reside in this city and county.
The remains will be taken to Charles
Town for interment The funeral will
take place In the Methodist” Episcopal
church, at Charles Town Sunday morn
ing at 8 o’clock.
Mrs. Annie Henry.
Mrs. Annie Henry, wife of Nelson
Henry, a well-known farmer of Fred
erick county, died suddenly Wednes
day evening while on a visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Mary Anderson, near
Gore. Mrs. Henry was 58 years old
Surviving her are her husband and
five daughters.
Mrs. Ivy Bobrer.
Mrs. Bohrer, wife of Elijah Bohrer,
jdied at her home near Stotler's Cross
Roads of consumption, aged 23 years:
The funeral was conducted by Rev.
T. A. Burch at Mt. Olivet church; in
terment in the cemetery at that
place.
Copenknver-Hodgson.
Miss Eva Hodgson was married
Wednesday afternoon to Charles Co
penhaver a young farmer of Clarke
county. The ceremony was performed
at the home of the bride’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. James Hodgson, near
White Post. A large attended recep
tion followed the ceremony.
$1 down buys any lot in Berkeley
Place, and 25c, 50c, 75c or $1 a week
pays for it. No interest. No taxes.
No further payment in case of death.*
MR. SANIMAN CELEBRATED
OBSERVED ANNIVERSARY OF
BIRTH ON THURSDAY.
Veteran Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Man Passed Another Milestone on
His Tourney Through Life.
Mr. George \V. Santman,, the well
known Baltimore & Ohio ticket agent,
quietly celebrated the 65th anniver
sary of his birth on Thursday, and
enjoyed the occasion more because he
was in better health than for some
time past.
Mr. Santman has been with the Bal
timore & Ohio railroad for 36 years.
During 19 of this time he has been
the ticket agent at this point, and
before that was a timekeeper and
yardmaster here. For several months
past he has been off duty on account
of ill-health, but his many friends will
be gratified to know that he is now in
better health.
Mr. Santman is one of the best
known and most popular employes on
this division of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad.
_
MANY OF HIS FRIENDS ASSEM
BLED AT HIS HOME.
Pleasant Surprise Party Given In
Honor of the Anniversary of His
Biith on Thursday Evening.
About 00 friends of Mr. Thomas
1 Foreman, the well-known Baltimore
Ohio engineer, conspired to give
'him a very pleasant surprise on the
occasion of the 45th anniversary of
his birth, and Thursday evening as
i sembled at his home, on North Queen
'street.
While taken completely by surprise,
'Mr. Foreman rose to the occasion,
■and he and Mrs. Foreman welcomed
their guests in their most hospitable
manner, and the event proved to be a
most enjoyable one.
During the evening there was vo
cal and instrumental music, the fea
tures of the program being a vocal
solo by Rev. W. F. Gruver and a duet
by Mr. Gruver and Rev. A. B. Wilson.
At a late hour a splendid supper
'was served. The merry party did not
break up until nearly midnight.
THEIR DECISION SATURDAY
ARBITRATORS TO SETTLE MAT
TER IN AFTERNOON.
Mr. Stewart Saye That the State
ment That He Asked $1,000 Dam
ages From City Is Incorrect.
Messrs. George S. Roush, J. Frank
iForeman and J. H. Fulk, the arbitra
tors to ascertain the damages sustain
ed by Mr. J. W. Stewart as a result
of the breaks in the water mains, will
render their decision Saturday af
ternoon, and the case will be then
finally settled.
In speaking of this matter today,
Mr. Stewart stated that the statement
to he effect that he had presented a
claim of $1,000 to the city was in
correct, and that he presented no I
such claim.
This error was the .result of a mis
understanding on the part of the news
paper man.
$1 down buys any lot in Berkeley
Place, and 25c, 50c, 75c or $1 a wreek
pays for it. No interest. No taxes.
No further payment in case of death.*
Men and Cars Tumbled Over An
Embankment at Rawlins.]
FREIGHT ENGINES IN A COLLISION
—
Trains Were Running on Parallel
Tracks and Came Together at the
End of the Switch—No One
Was Killed
in many respects one of the most
remarkable wrecks in the history of
the Ualtimore & Ohio railroad here
abouts occurred about one mile east
of Rawlings Thursday. Seventeen
freight cars were smashed and twj
engines and six men were tumbled
over an embankment without the loss
of a life, and with serious injury to
only ojie man. The wreck was the re
sult of a sideswipe by east bounr.
freight trains. A slow freight east
bound, had been ordered to go into
a siding just east of Rawlings to al
low a fast freight, drawn by engim
1784, to pass. The order for the slow
freight to wait in the siding, it seems
could not be placed in the hands of
the engineer as the train passed tlu
telegraph office and the paper was
given to a rear brakeman, who hap
pened to be a new man. The engineer
not knowing that his train was to
be sidetracked never slacked his
speed and in fact did not know he was
in the siding. He proceeded through
iho siding with his train, and wat
just coming out on the main track
when the dfiglhe of the fast trait,
overtook him and sldeswiped, causin':
both locomotives to upset and go ovet
the embankment beside the tracks
The slow train was made up of steel
cars laden with coal, and the fas:
train had six car loads of paper and
other merchandise next to the engine
and a string of cars loaded with live
stock. The six front cars were wreck
ed, but the cattle cars remained on tin
tracks unharmed. Eleven cars in tlu
coal train were wrecked, and the en
tire seventeen cars and two locomo
tives presented a sight that told ol
a serious wreck. The engine of th
fast train was manned by Mr. Th ••>ns
McHugh, of South Cumberland, en ;i
neer, and Mr. ,1. 55. Garlltz, fireman.
Mr. McHugh received a slight injury
to his left hand. Mr. Garlitz was tut
only man seriously injured in the
wreck.
Mr. Garlltz was thrown violently
from the locomotive into a pool of wa
ter, his ankles were seriously sprain
led and he was otherwise injured. II*
was taken to the hospital at Keyser,
and although his injuries are painful
they are not of a permanent charac
ter. Mr. Garlitz's home is at Frank
ville, Garrett county, Md.
Mr. McHugh crawled out of the cu
pola of the overturned locomotive, in
!to a growth of brush. He regards the
/bscape of himself and the other mem
from instant death as almost mirac
,1'ulous. Mr. McHugh stated that he
saw the other train a second or so be
[fore his engine struck it, and at the
moment he expected to meet instant
• death. The engineer and fireman of
1th coal train were hurled, or jumped
from their locomotive, landing in a
^ool of mud dazed and badly bruised,
f>nt not badly hurt. Another lucky
/Circumstance connected with the
wreck was the fact that a fast west
bound train was flagged just in time
to save it from running into the pile
of wrecked cars.
?1 down buys any lot In Berkeley
Place, and 25c, 50c, 75c or $1 a week
pays for it. No interest. No taxes.
‘No further payment la case of death,*
BLUEFIELD GETS II
Next State Meeting of Odd Fel
lows to Be Held There.
QUESTION OF HOME NOT SETTLED
Although It Will Probably Be Erect
ed In Elkins—Reports Show the
Order Is In a Very Flour
ishing Condition.
Blueftelil will entertain the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows of West Virginia
at Us next annual meeting. This was
decided on by vote at Clarksburg on
Thursday. Four cities made bids for
the next convention, namely, IUue
Qeld, Huntington, Parkersburg and
Hinton, but Blueficld received the
most Votes.
The question of the location of
the new state home of tho order was
not decided at Thursday'^ meeting
and it was held over for the Friday
3esslt>n which began at 3 o'clock. The
home committee will give in its roc
immendations and tho grand lodge
will settle the question of site final
ly.
It |b nioro than likely that the home
will be built at ElkiiiH, an previously
lecldocl on. At the last seBHlon of the
grand lodge the homo committee was
lutliorized to let the contract for the
home at the price of $60,000, but the
lowest bid for the construction of the
building was $67,777, and the eon
ract was let conditionally upon con
| Urination by the grand lodge.
Reports of the grand lodge officers
■diow that there are 201 subordinate
lodges at work throughout the state,
i net gain of 12 in the year. The
total membership of these lodges is
.10,515, a net Increase for the year of
2,371. One thousand and four mem
bers were given relief during the
fear and the number of widowed fam
ilies given assistance was 369. One
hundred and sixty-nine brothers were
hurled by the lodges during the year.
The number of weeks for which sick
benefits were paid was 5,407, and the
1 unount paid for the relief of broth
, 'rs $22,040.67. The amount paid for
he relief of widowed families was
13.854.40. The total amount of mo
ney expended for relief was $51,630.60.
There Is a cash balance in the treas
uries of the subordinate lodges of
$28,380.75. Cash received by subordi
nate lodges during the year was $111
231.40, and the amount expended was
$95,948.
The grand lodge has a cash balance
jf $5,611.79. Total receipts for the
year were including cash balances
from previous years, $16,870.69. The
total amount of the home fund, which
-is on deposit at 4 per cent, interest,
is $63,150.80.
Wreck at Kearneysvlllc.
A slight wreck occurred on the Bal
timore & Ohio at Kearneysville abouL
D o’clock last night when a helper
,Yan into a freight train loaded with
stone from the stone quarries near
i there. The freight train was pulling
■ out when the helper crashed into the
rear end knocking one car off the
/track and the tender of the helper.
The tracks were torn up for a short
distance, the damage being repaired
by the riggers' crew from this city.
No delay to traffic was caused by the
accident.
Mr. J. A. Hunter, of Belair, Md.,
is spending several days in this city j
with relatives.
$1 down buys any lot in Berkeley j
Place, and 25c, 50c, 75c or $1 a week
; pays for it. No' interest. No taxes.
I No further payment in case of death.'"/
IS SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY
FOR EVERY MAN TO OWN HOME
OF HIS OWN.
Fine Building^ Lots In"x Berkeley
ZPlacelWilllBeJSold onjEasy Pay-I
fea&JMftr
ment'PlanjBy Mr. Jacobs.
Every man with any ambition is
striving to own a home;every woman
is dreaming of a home she can call hex
own, by our “easy payment plan” that
dream cun be realized in Berkeley
Place, that new addition recently
ppened up, and now on sale, by pay
ing $L down and 25 cents and up a
week, without interest, no taxes until
the lot is paid for in full, and a free
deed in case of death. Berkeley Place
is located just east and adjacent the
city, is high and dry, away from the
smoke and mud, and it Is safo to pre
dict every lot will double in value
before paid for.
Mr. Husband, if you love that little
wife, you will provide a home. Take
her out to Berkeley Place and make
that choice for a future home, a chance
to pay for a home site on such easy
terms may never come again.
A card with the number, tho week
ly payments and tho price is placed
on each lot for sale. Tako that card
and bring it at once to tho office In
the People's Trust Co.’s building.
This will insure you the lot. Don't
delay, this opportunity will not come
again to own a lot in Berkeley Place.
Yours for home sites.
D. W. JACOB, Manager.
MANY BARRELS OF CEMENT
WILL BE REQUIRED TO BUILD
BRIDGE OVER POTOMAC.
Contractors Viewed Site and Made
Arrangements to Commence
Work of Construction.
John G. Coder and W. S. Miller,
Harrisburg, who got the contract to
erect the bridge across the Potomac
at Williamsport, went to Hagerstown
this morning and later in the day went
to Williamsport to view the site and
arrange for the building of the bridge.
They stated it depended up on the
weather as to when they would start
work. As tho bridge is to be of con
crete and as cement cannot be work
ed under 30 degrees it is doubtful if
much work will be done this winter.
It will require about 10,000 barrels
of cement. The contract price of
tho bridge was $123,000.
The officers of the company state
that there will be no difficulty ex
perienced in securing the money nec
essary to erect the bridge, and that
what is lacking from individual sub
scriptions in Berkeley and Washing
ton counties will be made up by out
side parties.
LEAVES FOR PORTSMOUTH
Rev. Father Donuhoo Goes to New
Field This Morning
Rev. Father Donahoo left this morn
ing for Washington and will proceed"
from that point to Portmouth, Ya.,
where he will become rector of St.
Paul's Catholic church. Rev. Father
Wilson, who was appointed to succeed
Father Donahoe here, arrived last
night, and is now busily engaged in
getting acquainted with the members I
of his congregation.
Read The Evening Journal.
$1 down buys any lot in Berkeley
Place, and 25c, 50c, 75c or $1 a week
pays for it. No interest No taxes.,
No further payment in case o£ death.*'
Elks to Hold Annual Memorial Ser
vices Sunday Next.
PROGRAM HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED
Services Will Be Public, and Will
Be Held In the Central Opera
House—Sacred Concert By
Thompson’s Orchestra.
The annual memorial services, or
"lodge of sorrow,” ot the MartliiBburg
lodge ot Benevolent and Protective
Order ot Elks will be held In the Cen
tral Opera house Sunday, December
1, at 2.30 o'clock, and will be of a
public nature. The services will be
preceded by a sacred concert by
Thompson’s orchestra, which will
commence at 2 o'clock.
The annual services this year have
been arranged by the committee, con
sisting ot Messrs. H. C. Kitchen,
George L. Wover nnd L. DeW. Oer
hnrdt, and the occasion will be In
memory of the three deceased mem
bers of the local lodge—Herbert E.
HannlB, William F. Guthrie and John
>F. ltoberts. The services will be Im
pressive and Interesting.
The chief speaker will bo Mr.
Charles Walters, of Chambersburg,
and Mrs. F. M. HIchey, of Chambers
burg, will slpg. The progrum will bo
as follows:
Sacred Concert.
March from "Folkunger" Kretschmer
Cue red Overture—"Avo Marla”
Arr hy Schlepegrell
Divertissement—"Remembrance”
Oruenwald. Op. 278
Paraphrase—Rubinstein’s “Melodle In
F” Arr. by Tobanl
E. Harry Thompson, Director.
Announcement
Cornet Solo—"The Holy City” Adams
Mr. W. H. Morrison
Opening Cereilony—Officers and Mem*
here
Roll Call
Vocal Solo—“Eternal Rest”
Plccolominl
Mrs. F. M. Richey
Opening Ode—Air: “Auld Lang Syne”
Audience joining.
Prayer—Rev. J. B. Chamberlin
Intermezzo—"In Rose land” Eugene
Introductory—Brother Adrian C. Na
denbousch
General Eulogy—Brother Charles Wal
ter, of Chambersburg Lodge No.
600
Vocal Solo—“Home So Blest”
Franz Abt «
Mrs. F. M. Richey
Closing Ceremony and Doxology
(Audience requested to join)
Benediction—Rev. J. B. Chamberlin
Recessional—Verdi's “Alda”
Arr. by Tobanl Op. 328
AWARDED HEAVY DAMAGES,
Miss .Mabel Beachy Will Get $7,625
From Baltimore & Olilo.
Tho suit of Mias Mabel Beachy
against the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
for $25,000 damages for injuries sus
tained in being hurled from an open
car window in the wreck at Kauffman
Run in August, 1905, at Somerset
Thursday, after Beveral hours deliber
ation brought in a verdict for the
plaintiff for $7,625. The majority of
the physicians called upon to testify
believed that the injury to Miss
Beachy’s spine was permanent. Itia
believed the railroad company will ac
cept the verdict without further con
test.
$1 down buys any lot in Berkeley
Place, and 25c, 50c, 75c or $1 a weelc
pays for it. No interest No taxes.
No further payment in caso of death.*