Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-07-03

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worthy Preceptor, DIR. Michael A.
Finley, of Williamsport, had been
elected to Professorship in my
medical Alma Mater, the Universe
ty of Maryland. Having been his
last student, and of good standing
in his estimation, as he gave me
reason to believe, / was invited to
take his place in his field of prac-
tice at Williamsport. The tempta-
| ton was too much for my discre-
ton. / accepted gratefully--sold
out my farming implements, and
stock, and removed there. The
Doctors Office, and medicines,
along with the goodwill of his
practice, were placed at my dispos-
al. / was accepted by a fair share
of his families, a portion OF his
business going to DIR. Weisel, who
had studied under DIR. Finley be-
fore me, and was pretty well es-
tablished, while the rest was. of
course, distributed to DIR. Van
Lear and others of larger exper-
fence in the village or the county,
| Professor Finley, as I am now
warranted in calling him, when
the time came for opening his Uni
versity, of course went to Balti-
more TO perform the duties of his
new position. His career as a Pro-
lessor was very brief After deliv-
ering single course of Lectures,
he found his place "bone of con-
tention," and he was ousted by a
legal decision. OF course he re-
turned to Williamsport, as can
didate for practice himself. See
ing that there was not enough to
employ both of US, got out of his
way. Having married in Balti-
more, and formed associations
/ there while attending the Univer-
sit, / sought employment there. |
purchased a half interest in Or.
| Magazine, throwing away con-
siderable sum of money in the pur-
chase and in fruitless attempts to
render the subscription list prcfita
BILE by the conversion of the work
into a monthly whose pretentious
title, esAmerican Museum of Sci
ence, Literature and the Arts,") as
| l now look at the situation, was
death to it i'm the then provincial
city of Baltimore--that s'grave of
magazines" as some one has aptly
called it.
An interval of a year Or more
between the death of the Magazine
and my purchase of the Saturday
Visitor" was filed up by employ
ment as an editorial contributor to
the Daily Sun, which had been
rendered me while / was still
editing the Monthly. This
brought to me about the opening
of the Harrison and Tyler cam
paign Of 1840-that "Log-cabin
and Hard-cider" frolic whereof i
was reminded by the article copi-
ed by the INDEPENDENT last week
AS my leaders in The SIN were
strictly neutral, after the plan on
which that eminently successful
paper started, there was nothing
in my mental habits uniting me
for taking part in politics. / threw
myself into that memorable cam
paign, giving my first presidential
vote for its candidates.
Honored with my wards mar
shaIship of the young Wings in a
grand procession growing out of
what was called the "Young Mems
National Convention" l felt that
/ had big thirg on hand. Fol-
lowing that convention at Balti-
more was a "Western Maryland
Convention at Hagerstown. This
/ attended, serving as Secretary;
on motion of Daniel Weisel, Esq,
who, on my motion, had been
made Chairman of the State dele
cation at Baltimore, at the time Of
the national meeting a compii-'
ment which helped to give him an
early and deserved prominence
In the demonstration under no
tice there were large accessions
from Virginia and Pennsylvania.
There was large procession ON
foot over the seventeen miles from
Martinsburg to Hagerstown, mead
ed by log-cabin with coon-skins
nailed on it, barrel oil hard cider
on the top of it, and a live coen al
SO, as customary-the enormous
latch-string of whose door was
hanging out, in order 10 render
complete the description of
the luckless Democratic carl
caturist, that led TO the
final success of the "Tippecanoe
and tyler too ticket, by dint Of
the ingenious though supremacy
ludicrous use the Wings made of
it. The intention was to 6iUonac
at Williamsport by night, in order
to hold an evening mass meeting
there AT that meeting l was call
ed out, not unnaturally, by some