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Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-20

To the Edifors cffhS Independenf
Ii we take view of Martinsburg
we see that 1t has banking CAPT.
tai of two hundred thousand dol
liars more, and In all probable
ity, of that whole amount, there Is
not over five stockholders that
own five thousand dollars each. 1t
is made up by a number of indi-
viduals owning but small amounts.
By this combination you see the
immense capital that can be created
by the cooperative system.
So with this Gas Company: the
stock Is not held by one or two In
viduals, but by a large number. In
the aggregate 1t makes hand
some capital.
The Patrons of Husbandry are q
large body Of well-to-do citizens of
the county, and can accomplish
just what they choose. pecuniarily,
If they would undertake it. II Is
presumed they were so organized
as to act together with some unity
of purpose. There are about five
hundred grangers in the county -
Suppose you wish to start some
cooperative business I; see how ca
silly you can raise the capital to-
start with under as favorable cir
cumstances as any other institu-
ton.
Suppose two hundred members
subsc. ibe fifty dollars each, making
1u.0e0, and one hundred subscribe
twenty dollars, making $4,000, and
one hundred subscribe ten dollars
each, making one thousand, that
is a capital of $4,000 in this way,
after allowing one-ffth to take no
interest in 1t at all. If you want
twenty-six thousand dollars, dou-
BILE this amount ana you have it..
Suppose it is a cooperative store
you want; why not raise this cap
ital of $4,000, buy the ground and
build q house to suit you for all bus
mess purpo es; you will do some
thing to bring your Order into
prominence, and teach the patrons
that by this system Of cooperation
you can accomplish just what you
wanna bank, store or manaiac-
tories. Each individual will have
a small amount invested, and will
ieel an interest in it from the fact
that all would be more or less IN
terested- .one fraternity or brother
hood.
Now, gentlemen, we have been
in existence one or two years and
have made no sign as yet. If we
do not mean to try to accomplish
something we had as well disband
our Oranges and call cooperation
as far as Berkeley county is con-
cerned q failure.
SO let all your petty prejudlces
go, put your shoulders to the wheel
and show your brother farmers
you mean business. Be not dis
couraged because one granger or
a few members are opposed to any
movement, complain of the hard
times and all that These croakers
you always have among you, and
will have to tue end of time
A GRANGER.
March 18th 1879.
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MARTINSBURG INDEPENDENT.

The Maryland Conference of the
Methodist Protestant church,
which has been In session in Balti-
more during tile past several days,
adjourned;on Wednesday. Amonfi
the list Of appointments, We Motto
ed that Rev. G. o. Melvin is sent
to the Williamsport and Berkeley
Mission; Rev. Il. 0. Grouse to
Harper's Ferry, and Rev. j. ii.
Nichols, d. D., formerly Of this
county, is sent to Alexandria.
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Baltimore Market.

BALTIMORE. March 1S.--Flour !.
Howard Street Super 4.25 1.450
Howard Street Extra A 75(65 25
Howard Street Choice 5 1906 so
Howard Street Family s 37GG6 %
Wheat-White | 20aD1 80 cents |;
Red 000(@126.
Corn White 8l083 cents:
Yellow 81(9S2 cents.
Oats.--Southern 68(G72 cents !;
Western 66a97cents.
Rye 0001 03 cents.
Provisions. Shoulders 00009;
Clear rib sides 00(012. Hams Ii
OILS cents. Lard 14N@l44.
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FROM MORGAN COUNTY
BERKELEY SPRINGS,
Marpo 18th 1879.

mdlCh ICCii, iolcs
To the Editors Of the Independent:
On Monday last, while making
up the mail, Mr.. Aquilla Shocky,
postmaster at Oakland, in this
county, was taken with hemor-
rhage of the lungs, and
expired in few minutes At p.
NJ, same day, Mr.. VIM. Widmey-
er, residing in Rock Gap, die d
from disease of the heart,
Mumps are still in order, and a
good many youngsters are "cheek
by jowl.u One or two cases of
spotted fever are reported, but we
hepe with better weather these
things will vanish.
Bath seems liveDed up a little,
and trade is something better since
cabbage and "tater" holes are
thawed out. Onions and apples
command fancy prices; butter and
eggs plenty and cheap; but fresh
meat is an unknown article in our
market
Spring saw our last INDEPEN-
DENT letter, and has fastened
along, bringing such welcome
warmth that "Jack FROST is pack
ing up to git"
Our farmers are about through
sowing clover seed, and are pre-
pairing TO harvest the bark crop !;
and just here we would venture the
advice. that il farmers would crop
their worthless cur's bark, NUT
ton and wool might soon become
a profitable industry in Morgan.
Ifa stranger, visiting our town,
would judge Bath by the condition
of her court house steps, he'd de-
clare we were on our "last legs"
Mr.. FauIkner's friends in this
county are more Faulkner" than
ever since his emphatic denial
in the INDEPENDENT see what
printers ink will do.
PETER.
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IN Philadelphia Markets.

PHILADELPHIA, March 49,
Wool--Steady; fine qualities quiet;
medium and combing grades in
good demand; Ohio, Pennsylvania
and West Virginia Xxx and above
54a55c; X54a55c; medium 56a573c;
coarse 523c
CATTLE MARKET. - Extra Penn
sylvania and Western Steers at Z %
ass 90 fair to good at 6 25a$7 90. and
common at 00a$6 90 per 100 lbs.
Sheep were in fair demand at 51a7a
cents per Id gross. Hogs in more
demand and firmer; sales at 10 GOA
$12 90 per 400 lbs.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-20

The City Council of Wheeling
has passed an ordinance for the is
suing of bonds by the city to the
amount of 500, 900 for the erection
of a public building. The Wheel
ing Intelligences says: 1.-THE ordi-
nance does not of course allude to
the occupancy of the building by
the State as Capita, but is under
stcod on all hands that such is to
its tenancy as long as Wheeling
remains the Capitol of West Va.n
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NoEXOUSE FOR BEING SICK

NTO PERSON CAN USE BOSCHEE'S
IN German Syrup without getting re.
lief and cure. We have the first case OF
Coughs, Colds or Consumption, or any
disease Of the Throat and Lungs, yet TO
hear from that has not been cured. We
have distributed every year for three years
over 25o,oo sample bottles by Druggists
in all parts of the United States. No other
Manufacturer or Medicine ever gave their
Preparations such a test as this. Go to
Your Druggist, j. l.. w. Baker, and get q
bottle for rs cents and try IT,; two doses
will relieve you Sample bottles 10 cents
each. NOV. lew
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DIED.

On the Ist6 inst, Elizabeth seibert, il
the 74th year Of her age.
In this place, on Sunday evening 14th
inst, Mr.. Thomas Calvin. aged about
40 years.
On the 18th, inst, Margaret, daughter
Of Philip aud Bridget Rhodes, aged about
IL months.
On the 18th inst, Edna Miller, daugh-
ter H B and Mary Ailler,aged 3 years and
Q months.
In this place, on the l6th, Raymond
Culler, SON of Frank and Emma Patterson,
aged 3 months.
At his residence, in Sbepherdstown FRI
day morning March 5, 1876, Mr.. Jonathan
Nixon, aged rs years.
At'the residence of Mr.. Milton Stephens,
in Boonsboro, Nd, Miss Sallie Entler for
merly of Shepherdstown, aged 81 years.
At his residence, in Shepherdstown, on
Monday morning, March 8, 1876, of con-
sumption, Mr.. Charles Allen, aged about
30 years.
At his residence in Shepherdstown, on
Friday morning, March 8, 1875, Dir. Dav-
id Hawn, aged 80 years. He was a sol
dier in the was of 1912.
AT his residence in Shepherdstown, on
Tuesday afternoon, March 8, 1875, Mr.
Joseph Entler, in the saith year Of his age.
He was a soldier in the war Of 1879.
AT the residence of her son-in-law, Mr..
Thomas II. Wysong, near Shepherds
town, on Monday last, the 9Th Of March
1875, Mrs. Cuttings formerly Of Maryland,
aged-years.
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March 10th, 1876.
FROM LITTLE GEORGETOWN
LITTLE GEORGETOWN,
March 16, 1915.

a
March 16, 1915.
Messrs. Editors:
Last week the lads and lassies
had quite a nice little party, we
understand, at neighbors. IT was
what we call a "play party" and
we think they must have enjoyed
themselves, from the time of night
they came home, and so far we
have heard only Of one young man
VINO came away the worse for the
evenings entertainment, and he
complained of sore lips. But If he
had INDUCED more in that taco-
lip salve that night, that was so
plenty, he would not have been
troubled with his lips, although
some that were there say that he
was bit on the lip, but we do
not credit that story.
The other day as several of our
citizens were at the run fishing
with dip-net, they caught q
crab and one of them turned nat
uralist and tried to show to the
others where the crabs mouth
was, first with stick and then
with his fingers. When his fin
ger came in contact with
The crabs claw. and said claw fast
ened to his finger, he hit the poor
thing against the side Of the aboat
to make it loosen its hold, and as
he rubbed the blood from his fin
ger he told them he would explain
the nature of a crab more fully to
them some other time.
For the last few days the river
has been very full, but it Is going
down gradually at the time we
write, and we hope now that it viii
not get high enough to do any
damage here. E.
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The tea dollar proposition of our
worthy contemporary will be ac-
cepsed provided the list of sub
scribers of each paper he publish
ed to decide which has the largest
number of subscribers.
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A stranger in attempting to get
on the cars while in motion at the
B. & o. r. r.. station on Tuesday
slipped and got under them, but
strange TO say he crawled out like
a dog between the wheels without
receiving the slightest injury. A
fool for luck, DC.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-20

Commodore Boarman will COM
mence the erection of two nice
d yelling houses on his lots son
King street, near the Hall, as soon
as the weather will permit, to be
finished by September.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-20

Water will be turned into the
canal on the Goth, and navigation
commence on the 25th. The rates
of freight charges on coal will like
ly be reduced by the Canal Beard,
to meet the reduction on the part
of the B. & o. r. r.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-20

Having sold out and quit business. i
persons indebted to me are requested TO
come forward and make payment; and all
persons having claims against me arc no
titled to present them at once for pawn mt
mir ltd&2tw. AsAHAEt VASM
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The Grafton Sentinel wants o
vote on the permanent location OF
the Capital. Second the motion.
The Third District is in a frame of
mind to vote sublimely on al
most any question Charles
ton Courier.
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The ground hog Is fraud.
Coed Friday on the 18th inst.
The spring styles are croppin &
out.
The next holiday is good Fri
day, 18th inst.
Blobbs insists that bills for light
are not light bills
Drummer's continue more plen-
tiful than business.
Those who do not advertise gay
that business is very dull.
Now according to Ground Hog
probabilities, winter is over.
The boys are sporting with cross
bows. Look out for year eyes.
Beer and buttermilk promise to
be the fashionable beverages.
Get ready for the Bal Mosque
at Wisong's Hall on the the 29th.
The boys can now watch the
cackling hens for Easter supplies.
The new round house is complete
with the exception of the weather
yane.
Put a stamp on your checks un-
less you would have a check on
your stamps.
Railroad men report large guam
titles of wild pigeons along the
line Of the road.
The bridge aud bed of the pike
near the Big Spring are in a dang
erous condition.
The widened platform in front OF
the Berkeley Hotel IS very aecep-
table to tax-papers.
The wind storm has blown down
great deal of fencing in various
parts of the county.
The National Bank of Charles
town is doing a business of $172,
921, 66. Capital $4,000.
The road leading to the gas
works was bakly washed" by the
late rise in the Tuscarora.
The valley between Tuscarora
creek and the new Round House
is being steadily filled up.
Several fiocks of wild geese pass
ed over this place during the past
four days, northward bound.
The Sheriff of Jefferson county
and the corporate authorities of
Harper's Ferry have been enjoined
by the B. q o. Railroad from col
Letting taxes.
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EVERY FARMER

in Berkeley county is requested to zee our
Country Hammered Pillow
Iron before purchasing. We only ask
you to see them, and we are sure OF sell
ing. Il Al. RIDDLE,
King Street Hall
March G, lS75--wtf.
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The committee of Wheelingites
on capital building have at last
made q report and selected loca-
ton. The lot is 1872 feet front by
$40 feet back, and is to cost 500, 900.
The Council has also acted in
the premises. We suppose, how
however, that when the Capita
comes to Martinsburg the Wheel
ing people win not ask pay for
this building.
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MARRIED.

On the lst inst, at the Frederick City
Hotel, in Frederick city, by the Rev. DR..
Diehl, James w. Mitchell 70 Miss Mary Il.
&. Muck, both OF Shepherdstown, W. Va
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at the lowest prices for cash,
With his present increased facilities he
prepared to dispense Prescriptions ac-
cording to the latest and strictest rules OF
Pharmacy to his customers and all who
may favor him with their supportand con-
iidence, at as low prices as any drug store
in any city.
4 full supply Of the celebrated Shakers
Gaeden Seeds on hand.
Gar For medicines at night, pull The
bell
Feb. 20, 1875 Jdaw.
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The town directors must not for
get the meeting ofthe Agricultural
Board on Saturday. The coun ty
members have been 10 titled
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The wise fashionable virgin of
the period spendeth her Lent in
overhauling her rumpled finery,
and repairing and renovating the
same for the festivities of Easter.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-20

An exchange in speakin of st.
Patrick's day, calls it "Paint Sat-
rick's May in the Doraing. Erin
so doodle"
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A chap down town having heard
that every species of snake may
be permanently driven away from
an infested place by planting ger
aniums, siraightway went and
planted some in his boots.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-20

Plymouth church is what they
call ii now, since the scandal trial
has developed the amount of kiss
ing which has been going on there.
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-20

The blue bird which was around
here prospecting a few days since,
has retired in disgust.
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List of letters remaining in the
Post Office, at Martinshurg, w.
Va, March II, 1875, which will
be sent to the dead letter Office in
two weeks, if not called for:
Chas Brown, DR. j w Ewing,
Frank Corsa, Sarah S Fout John
Goheen, Charles Harsin, George
Howard, Offutt & Jarbo, John
johnson, Rev P j O'Keefe, Sarah
G Kearns, Michael Landers, III G
Luce, II ] Windsor, Mollie G
Worthington, Ellen Mems, J. III.
Miller, John III Miller, Adam Nail.
Mrs Sarah O'Conner, Susan G
OConner, Isadore Reizinstein, G
S Robinson, Il FL Smith, Miss G
f Smith, Geo w Thomas, Madison
Talifaro, e George Thomas, Sarah
Turner, Chas wilson, Hesekiah
Williams, John j Wilson.
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Quite o number Of business
changes will taze place in this city
on the first of April.
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Briggs Bros fine and unrivalled Gar
den Seeds of all kinds for sale 10
m. 16 2tdltw WIsNER ~ som s.
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The new alarm bell for the Fire
Department, has arrived. and will
be put up at once.
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The public spirited citizens who
are pouring valuable information
upon us through anonymous COM
munications, are, we fear, wasting
their inestimable time. We have
a passion for facts and a fondness
for suggestions that leads to facts,
but we like to have the means of
verifying the authority of state
ments, and of tracing the relation
of rumors to truths.
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If women are angels, what's al
this talk about penitentiary TO
females in Indiana
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"Careless grace" or graceful neg
ligence, is the aim of the spring
costumes.
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A special dispatch to the Wheel
ing Register from Weston, says the
office of the Clerk of the County
Court of Lewis county was entered
on Sunday night and sad havoc
made with the official records. All
the indictments pending in the
court against criminal offenders,
many important papers connected
with civil causes, and some deeds
to real-estate property were stolen.
The act created great excitement,
and no clue has yetbeen had of the
perpetrators.
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The alam Of fire on Monday
night was caused by 2 fire in the
house of Mr.. Sample Kennedy.
1t seems, some one had piled up
lot Of boxes, chairs, &c, lin a room
of the house and set fire to it. 1T
was discovered in time to prevent
any damage. Wednesday morning
Mr.. Kennedy was arrested on the
charge of having set fire to his
house, He was taken before JUS
tice matthews, but there being no
proof adduced to sustain the
charge, he was released from Gus
tody.
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The Cumberland Neacs states
that on Monday committee Of
six,representing the employees Of
the B. q O. Railroad rolling mills,
waited upon Superintendent Ven
ner, and requested an advance of
ten per cent in wages, to take eff
feet on April LIST. The Superin-
tendent replied that the Company
would be guided by the circum-
stances oftrade, and that no prom
ises could be made for the future.
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oct 21tf.

We have Tor safe tue ceeoratci Gar
Isle Sho for Ladies Misses and Children
Call and get a pair and try them by
ri. N. DEATHIcK
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We near the rain fall, but not the
snow. Bitter grief is loud, calm
grief liz silent.
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JUsT RECEIVED, another lot OF 10
doz. 3-button kid gloves, oil sizes,
at 81. per pair, the best and cheap
est glove in town, at
I'll. N. DEATREcE's
Qct Off
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Jobc's Linsey Fiannels and yarn
white and colcred for sale cheap at
nEATRIcKs.
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Assassination i'm Virginia.

David G.. Lawson, a sober and
highly respected and inofensive
citizen of Harris0nburg, Va, was
shot through the head Monday
evening, while driving along the
road on his way home. No clue
up to this time has been obtained
of the coWardly assassin His body
was found lying between the front
wheels and horses Of his wagon,
Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1875-03-20

The boys have commenced kite
flying.
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A large lot OF domestic ory goods
consisting ofal GOOD GOODS, Whit isl
be sold as cheap as any house in tow
NJ Fl N DIETRICH
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$50 BUSHELS

Of prlme Glover Seed on hand and for sale
at HANNISvILLE MILLS,
Martinsburg, w. Va
March G. la7b---wtf
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Latest styles MINNIE DcMorest's pat
terms Of tho fashions for the spring of
1875. You can get ia catalogue at Tim
berlakes [ltdaw.
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J.L.W.BAKER, DRUGGIST,
No. re NORTH QUEEN ST.

having Cat great cost and expense) fitted
up a first-class Drug Store, is now fnrn-
ing
DRUGS,
FANCY ARTICLES.
AND MOTIONS
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feb. 27-daw I'll King st. Kali.

We would advise all persons to cali
ia aud see the best assortment OF Boots
aud Shoes, Mems Boys Ladies and Chill
drens direct from the manufacture at
owestprices in town, at
DEATRICE.
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SPECIAL LOCALS,


Graniols, or Murrays GRADUATED
Wheat. Strictly free from bulls, bran,
or dust. The most strengthening, nu-
tritious, digestible and anti-dyspeptic
food ever offered, and Is endorsed by
the most eminent medical men Of the
country. Try it. For sale at.
m. 16 d5t1w. WIsNER s. Sons.
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We have Just received our stock

we nave just received our BLOCK
of Robert Buist's Garden Seeds. 1t
is unnecess airy to say any thing
about these seeds Is they sell them
selves. The Seeds are bought and
not sold on commission.
III. a. RIDDLE,
fah o7.daw III King st. Kali.
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To the Public.

Feb. 20, 1871 fdaw.