Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1874-03-07
LETTER FROM DUFFIELDs.
DurrIELDs, JEFF, Co., w. VA.,(
March 8. 1874

Dufneids should not entirely forget her
duty towards the Register, her best
county paper, she humbly asks her usu-
al place in its columns. Although she
has been silent for so long, yet she, by
means of your valuable journal, has kept
apace with the times She watched
with eagerness the feeble strokes OF
Husbandman, and the envious and uE-
lust attacks of the Free Press, against
Your worthy correspondent "Templar.
She approves and sanctions the sen,s
ments expressed in the article over the
SIGNATURE of Granger" published lately
IN the Register. She still claims to be
the leading portion of the county. Her
organization of Sons of Temperance is
the largest and healthiest Temperance
body in the county, and her Grange far
in advance of all others. And why is
this Mr.. Editor, the question is east
" answered, she has the MATERIAL Her
farmers are wide awake, energetic men,
and abreast with the spirit Of the times.
They know that the monster intemper
ance is going up and down this fair land
o. ours, destroying men and their taml-
lies by the wholesale, and hence have
armed themselves against his fearful APP
proach They also feel that the time
has come, yea fully come, when the far
mers should Use en- masse and assert
their rights. Trampled and imposed
upon by the agent, the retailer, monop
oIies, railroads and otherwise, and also
by the advocates of free trade, they de-
maud hearing, yea equality in the
great ranks of public and private COM
petition. Selfdefense requires them to
do so. Their interests necessitates this,
and cry in clarion tones for redress by
cooperation.
And why should they not. The la
Dor of the farmer is the bread of the ma
ton. Agriculture is the source Of a
country's wealth. All other classes of
men look to the farmer for the ''statf of
lie" Yet with all this, we see every
trade, profession, or calling, basking in
the sunshine of what they call "Protec-
tive Organizations, from our merchant
princes to the mean, dirty, little boot
blacks, that frequent the thoroughiares
OF our cities and towns, from the Piano
manufacturer to the poor miserable
washerwoman, all, all united for self
protection. Yet the farmer, the lord of
creation, king of the soil and feeder OF
men, must pay enormous prices for
what he wants to buy, and gel what he
can, for what he wants TO sell. Is X
right, is it just No sir, thousand
times no
But We are DEPRESSING. We started
to give you the news as recorded on our
village bulletin.
Mr.. Il. L. Wysong, we understand, is
going to leave Us aud try his fortune in
the distant West He is busy closing
mp his business affairs, and to this end
has been selling oil his large stock OF
goods at auction. Messrs. VIM. Lucas
IL Bro. will take charge OF the Depot
the next season. The property belongs
10 Messrs. JamiSon & KildOw, and for
n.erly rented for $1,000 per annum.
Owing to the great demand in eastern
markets for lumber, MeSsrs Trump IL
Getzaudanncr, Of Keameysville, and
htSSIS- liza" U%uSu - bIti'C'; VI
Browns Shop, are buying and shipping
large quantities Of walnut. locust and
sycamore timber, which traffic brings
some ready money into our community.
Our wheat crop presents avery prom
ising appearance so far, and we hear but
little complaint against the fly.
As April is drawing near our renting
class of farmers are already making pre-
paratons for the usual changes, incident
10 the first day OF that month
Valentine day went by very q'defiy at
Duffelds, no disturbances whatever.
MARY Beau" received only one, which
she will insert, in order to convince you
that the old lady has at least one admi-
rcr besides the now defnnct "Cuwens
CaamuS.'