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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-08-19
MarfinsburgT OwnshipyGeet-
ing.

The Democratic primary meeting
in this township, held at the Court
House Saturday night, was largely at
tended. The Court room was packed
to its fullest capacity. Prior to the
calling of the meeting to order
there was much activity among the
friends of the several candidates for
Sheriff. j. l.. w. Baker was called
to the chair, and Harry Dorsey made
secretary. After the organization
was complete, and the President had
announced the object of the meeting,
MI. Joseph II. Shaffer moved that
the delegates to be selected be chosen,
one from each Ward. =. S. Eichel-
berger objected. He was opposed to
any such arrangement as being I'M
democratic and not according to
precedent. After some discussion
Mr.. Shaffer's motion was put and
carried.
The meeting then proceeded to
nominate candidates for delegates.
About twenty-five names were put
in nomination. When the balloting
was about to commence, D.. S. Eich-
elberger again put in an objection.
He declared that parties in the room
had tickets which they had prepared
in advance; that the meeting was
packed and they had a cooked tick
et." Mr.. G. M. Shaffer replied, and
with warmth and force, refuted the
absurdity of the charge. Mr.. Eichel-
berger was evidently afraid a delega-
ton would be elected other than he
wanted. He took the floor again
and ranted considerably. Mr.. G. J.
Faulkner then made a calm and ar
gumentative speech sustaining the
position of Mr.. Shaffer. At this
point Mr.. Eichelberger read the
names of the ticket he said had been
Cooked" and among the names
read was that of Mr.. Oden. At this
Mr.. Oden got the floor, and such a
''scalping'' as he gave Eichelberger
would do credit to the ingenuity of
Sitting Bull. He charged that Eich-
elberger had announced his intention
several days before to break up the
Convention, if h ecould, provided the
delegates appointed did not suit him.
He struck home with telling force,
until the crowd yelled and shouted
like wild-men, and Eichelberger was
the worst "Scooped" il dividual that
ever attempted to dictate to a con-
vention as to what they should or
should not do. He subsided, and was
not heard of afterwards. The ballot
then proceed, and resulted in the
overwhelming choice of the ticket
which Eichelberger opposed as hay
ing been cooked" Men in the
crowd when asking for tickets, would
say, give me one with the names on
that Eichelberger read and opposes"
That did the business.
Eichelberger was nominated as a
candidate for delegate, and when the
ballots were counted he had not re-
ceived a single vote. Even the man
who nominated him became disgust
ed and deserted him. He will prob
ably realize now that he is by no
means a very powerful factor in the
politics of this town or county. Vale,
Eichelberger.
After the nomination of township
officers the meeting adjourned.
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NJ. IL. Conference.

The District M. E. Conference,
South, met at Berryville, Clarke
County, Va, on Tuesday of last
week. Rev. Shipley and G. T. Lick
lider, of this town were present. We
quoteth the followingfrom "Timothy,''
in the Charlestown Spirit of Tues
day:
"The District Conference, Rev.
Sam'l Register, P. E., began it's An
nual Session in the M. E. Church
South, of this place, on Tuesday af-
ternoOn. Fifteen ministers and nine
teen laymen have been present. 1t
closed it's session on last evening af-
ter an harmonious sitting. Reports
were made by the Pastors of the
several charges in which the laymen
gave their testimony of the internal
working of the various fields, indi-
eating progress and prosperity. Res
olutions of coincidence were adopted
in respect to Revs. Norval Wilson
and Wheelright in their great bodily
affection. The two institutions of
learning at Winchester and Martins
bug, presided over by Revs. Arbogast
and Hyde, were commended to the
patronage of the people. A commit
tee was appointed to take the initial
steps as to location and getting
teachers, toward establishing a
school for boys in the Valley, where
they would be thoroughly trained for
a College course. A resolution was
introduced by Prof. Arbogast to re-
scind all the action of last yeartouch-
ing huckstering selling at Camp
Meeting, and holding such on rail-
roads. This failed, and finally one
made by Mr.. Ferguson was adopted,
requiring the camp authorities to re-
specific Sabbath and permitnohuck-
STEERING on that day, and positively
forbidding the sale of segars, candies,
melons, etc., only solid edibles, on
pain of refusal of ministerial assis-
lance. The action of last year as to
contiguity to railroads was regarded
as obsolete. The Baltimore EpiSco-
pol Methodist was commended to the
people for patronage. A report on
CHulSh lOpOl w WHICH, UH6 M Il.
Church has the right in deed, but
has no member in the vicinage to
claim it, but which is in possession
of the M. e. Church South, and used
for religious worship was made, and
is to be sent to the Joint Commits
sion of the two churches, which
meets this month to adjudge such
matters. Messrs. Guven, Burr,
Hensen and Snyder were elected lay
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HON. @. j. PO-
STTTON

In our paper of last week, we ex-
tracted from a correspondent from
Philippi a statement as made by Mr..
Faulkner in his speech there on the
Sd inst. upon the subject of taxation
of u. S. bonds. We are informed by
Mr.. Faulkner that the correspondent
wholly misunderstood his views and
position. He says hesaid nothing in
his speech for o. against the taxa
bility of those bonds by Congress, as
he considered that question finally
settled by the act Of 1870, when they
were made exempt from the payment
of all taxes, whether by the federal
or state government, or municipal
corporations. The only aspect in
which he treated that question
was to show the injustice of exempt
ing, eight years after their issue,
from federal taTdtlon, $4,000, 000, 900,
or one eighth of the whole property
of the country, when the entire ex-
portable surplus of the labor of 49,
900 900 of people in this country falls
short by $122, 900 900 of paying the
taxes annually imposed upon the peO-
Pile. He says he contended that there
was nothing in the original contract
between the bondholder and the gov
eminent which exempted those bonds
from federal t0TutiOD. He admitted
that the constitution of the United
States forbade their taxation by state,
county or municipal authorities. He
says he brought forward that fact in
connection with many others to show
that this country had been run by
the republican party for the last eight
years wholly in the interests of the
bond-holder, and against the inter-
ests of the great masses of the peo-
pie,
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Correct

give years ago houses were in de-
mand in Martinsburg; now $50
dwellings and business houses are
empty. And yet they have clay wa
ter pipes".- Wheeling Standard.
We don't know who furnished this
information. In proportion to the
population there are less houses va
cant in Martinsburg than in Wheel
ing. Martinsburg has sheet-iron
pipe, protected inside and out by
hardened cement, and it is claimed
they are better and more durable
than cast-iron pipes. We have as
many improvements, as few failures
andlas much prosperity as any place
of it's size in the country.
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GEN. GOFF.

This gentleman having finally, at
the earnest solicitation of his friends,
yielded his personal preferences and
accepted the republican nomination
for Governor, will, it is said, at once
enter theoretically into the campaign
and will meet his opponent, Mr..
Mathews, whenever and wherever he
can. Gen. Golf has the reputation
wherever he is known, of being a
courteous and able opponent, and a
ready and effective speaker. This is
accorded him by men of all parties,
and while it is a well-known fact that
the Republicans of Berkeley desired
the nomination of one of her own
sons, still they should feel gratified
that the nominee is so generally res
pected.
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Burglaries.

On Friday night some thief sue
seeded in effecting an entrance into
5he store of j. Wisner ~ Son. 1t is
supposed the entrance was made
through a door in the upper story
which had been left open, the thief
getting into the upper story and
working his way down into the store
s0om. He robbed the money drawer
II some small change, but as far as
SHOWN, took nothing out of the store.
On the same night an attempt was
made to get into the store of Mr.. B.
y. Lyeth, by cutting out a glass in
Ae front door. The noise of the fall
ng glass attracted the attention of
Mr.. Small, the night clerk at the
Berkeley House, whocame out. when
me scamps fed. The only loss sus-
tained was by the breaking of the
glass.
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Figurative Illustration

In the trial of the case of the State
VS.. Warfield, Tuesday, a very anus
ing incident occurred, exemplifying
the usefulness of a good figure when
f%iguratively employed. Now we have
heard of coal and of Jumps of coal,
but we never thought of the size of
the same as compared to the human
body, either in an elongated or am
plifed form. But the witness, Gus.
Matthaei, was asked to form an idea
of the probable size of a visionary
pile of coal if consolidated into one
piece, when glancing at the huge
body of the prosecuting attorney and
the attenuated form of Col. Lamon,
he, in all seriousness, said it. would
be about the size of Col. Lamon.-
Score one for Gus.
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To The Editors Of the Independent:

The preacher" oy aid of a gar
bled quotation, has tried to form
the impression that we are unreli-
able and Quixotic. For our "Par-
sons" benefit, ALLOW us to quote,
hoping that he may profit thereby.
ANSWER not the fool according
to his folly" for :'surely the SER
pent will bite without enchant-
ment. and a meddler is no better"
"Folly is set in great dignity
When he that is a fool walketh by
the way his wisdom faileth him
and he saith to every one he is a
fool"
"He that passeth by and med
dleth with affairs belonging not to
him is like one whose intents is
covered by deceit, snd his wicked
ness shall be showed before the
whole congreation."- Proverbs.
"Nor thou altogether a wise man
for as much foolery as we have
so much sense thou lackest.'-
EShakepeare'S Tmon of Athens.
In conclusion to this unpleasant
controversy ION our part) and for
the uncalled for, overdue and i'm
pertinent attentions the gentleman
has paid us, we would in return
give him this good advice: In flu
ture spend your time mere useful
ly and better by cultivating your
mental faculties and by improv-
ing your own morals and govern
ing your tongue, so as not to be an
eye-sore to the community in
which you labor. The Bible, your
own conscience and all reasonable
people condemn you. Vale Par
son: RUGBY.
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Arden Items.

The Changers are blowing and
grabbing and preparing to cast away
the seed, hoping it may return ten
fold, many days hence.
B. f. Brady, the Road Surveyor,
is dressing up our roads and making
them permanent. He is the right
man in the right place.
The hog cholera has made its ap-
pearance in this section. Mr.. James
w. Chenoweth has lost ten of his
fattening hogs, worth SO per head,
from this disease.
Politics are quite lively, and it is
amusing to listen to the unterrified
swear they won't vote for this or that
man for Sheriff, for all know that
when the day comes-duck or no
dinner-there will be a considerable
change.
The roasting "a season is in full
blast, but we never think of the edi.
tors, only when we go for our aper
and it is not at the office, then he mas
our prayers and blessings, and if
they don't fatten it is not our fault.
The Gerardstown Times is iubilant
over the fact that three ladies of that
place got the post of honor at a late
tournament. From all L can learnt
was Hobson's cboice-them or no
one. Had Arden been represented
GerardstoWn would have been small
potatoes.
Some thieves, not having the fear
of the Lord or regard for the law, en-
tered the field of Mr.. James l.. Camp
bell, one night last week, and butch
cred three or four of his improved
sheep. He exhibited the same stock
at our Fair last year, and sold lambs
at $40 head. 1t is supposed the
thieves came from Gerardstown dis
trict, as Arden people would sooner
beg than steal.
The people + looking around for
something to fix up for the approach
ing Fair, and if the managers would
send out complimentary or season
tickets, Arden would be fully rep
resented. SITTING BULL.
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Beautiful Combination of stars.

The lovers of the pleasing study of
astronomy, by rising early, may now
witness any clear morning a little
before sunrise, a very beautiful COM
bination of stars. Venus, the morn
ing star, is unusually brilliant to
the left of her Orion, with his belt
and sword, and the pretty Pleiades;
while over and above them the in
teresting constellation arises, and
again to the right, the twin stars
Castor and Pollux.
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Grange Picnic.

A basket picnic under the auspices
OF the Changers of Berkeley and JEFF
ferson, will be held near Leetown,
Jefferson county, on Tuesday Aug.
I'D. All are invited who can attend.
Distinguished speakers have been in
vited. Fine music will be in atten-
dance. There will be amusements to
make the day pass pleasantly. Let
us have a grand turn out, and enjoy
ourselves hugely for one day.
BY order
Con-. OF ARRANGEMENTS.
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HARPER'S FERRY PROP
ERTY,

As will be seen by advertisement
in this issue of the INDEPENDENT,
Gen. N. Golf, Jr., as Commissioner,
will offer at public sale on the 2Sth
day of September, the valuable real
estate and water power owned by the
United States at Harper's Ferry
Capitalists desiring to engage in
manufacturing cannot find a better
place for investment, and we trust
that the natural facilities and the
unlimited water power of the place
may soon be utilized.
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Campaign Paper.

The Executive Committee Of the
Hayes and Wheeler Campaign Clab
propose to publish a campaign pa
per in this place, and have fixed the
rate of subscription at fifty cents
We understand it is the purpose of
Che committee to make it entertain
mg and spicy in general and local
news, as well as in politics. They
expect to start with a subscription
list of 1000, and will endeavor to
obtain additional subscriptions in
every county of the State.
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Township Delegates.

The following delegates to the
Democratic County Convention have
been appointed:
MARTINsBURG-C. M. Shaffer, A.
Oden, John Linthicum, John Rob-
inson, John Farrin.
ARDEN-James ChenoWith, II. J.
Seibert, M. Payne, = Pine.
HEDGESYILLE-J. G.. Manor, Ellis
Ellis, J. B. A. Nadenbousch Henry
Hull, John Vermilyer.
OPEQUON--J Hudgel, Jacob Miller,
r. X. Robinson, Hunter Small ,Har-
ry Thomas.
FALLING WATERs-Jacob M Sci
bert, Jacob Syester, A. r.. Porter
field, Nicholas Baker, Milton Her
bert.
MILK CREEK-David Stewart, NJ
Y Hawk, j w Anderson, Peter
Foreman, o. III. Payne.
GERARDsTowN-Daniel G Stuck
ey, DR. g w Goldsborough, John
Weidman, Thomas J. Bishop, John
M Gano.
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Virginia and West Virginia Assoeia-
ton eff Free Baptists.

MARTINBURG, WEST VA, !
August Is, 1876. !
To tie Editors Of the Independent
Please publish the following, and
oblige the Association
ReSolred, That while we as indi-
viduals hold firmly to the party that
gave us liberty, civil-rights and the
franchise, we deprecate and condemn
as unchristian and contrary to the
spirit of our institutions, any effort
on the part of any of our people to
insult or ostracise any one on ac-
count of political sentiments held or
expressed.
Resolued, That we will use every
effort in Ourpower to render political
discussion among our people in Vir-
ginia, as safe and free as it is in
Maine, Vermont or Iowa.
The above resolutions were passed
by the Free Baptist Conference at
Martinsburg on Sunday, without a
dissenting voice.
N. g. BRACKETT.
Dark MORNINGS Indicate the an
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Thompson was boring a supper
party with a most interminable yarn
a few evenings since, when one
of the company broke in with:
81 tell you what, Thompson, who
ever told you that story never told
you the whole of it,"
"But he certainly did," said the
astonished Thompson, "I know eve-
ny word of it,"
"There must be some mistake,
Thompson, persisted his friend very
gravely, che never could have told
you the end of it,"
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Accident.

Charles Daily, son of James Daily,
of this place, and aged about four
teen years, had the toes of his left
foot cut off on Sunday morning by a
train of cars. He attempted to jump
on a car, while in motion, near the
"Bull-Eye Bridge" and was thrown
under the wheel. 1t was a narrow
escape from more serious injury.
This should be another warning to
boys who are in the habit of jump
ing ON trains.
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Anew stove.

Mr.. John II. Blondell has just re-
ceived a No8"Keystone' cook stove
and which may be seen in his store
room, and is a splendid piece of
workmanship. 1t was manufactured
expressly for him, and will be exhib-
tied at Il Fair. The stove is a
complete affair in its arrangements
and the castings are the most smooth
and perfect we have ever seen. Call
and see it.
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List of Dead Letters

The following list of letters remain
in the postoffice, Martinsburg, w.
Va, Aug. II. and will be sent to the
dead-letter office August Goth, if not
called for:
Viola ADKINS, Geo. Bausel, John
Darah, John Darah, Eugie Forester,
Upton E Harbaugh, Jas T Hopper,
Herman Jones, Lefty Johnson, Chas
lands, Louis III Swigert, Eliza
Vandraen, F T Wheeler u Co., w
w Pfagen.
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"See here, my bright fellow" said
a stranger to a Chicago boot-black
the other day, ''just give my shoes a
good shine up-a regular Is cent one
and I'll pay you the next time l
come around"
Cant do it, Mister" replied the
young philosopher, as he gathered up
his box. "It's gittin' trusted for 2
shillin' shine ups as is jes' ruinin'
this country, an bringing on the hard
times"
And he moved down the street for
a cash job.
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Good lamp ghimneys

Glass chimneys that wont break |!
A Pittsburg inventor is reported to
Aaye made a remarkable discovery in
she tempering of glass by which it is
Eendered as tough as India-rubber.
Using one of his patent chimneys as
. hammer he drives ten-penny nails
Mto a two and a half inch plank
without making a flaw in the glass.
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EinWare.

Acids should never be employed to
Giean tinware, because they attack
the metal and remove it from the
non, of which it forms a thin coat.
We refer to articles made oftin plate
which consists of iron covered with
Tin. Rub the articles with rotten
stone and sweet oil then finish with
whitening and a small piece of soft
leather. Keep your tinware bright
by keeping it in a dry place.
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Phiilp Showers ESQ.

1t will be admitted on all sides
that the sentiment of the large
crowd at the Democratic primary at
the Court House Saturday night
was overwhelmingly in favor of Mr..
Showers us their choice for Sheriff.
This is certainly a ~hattering tribute
to his popularity right herea at home
He OUGHT to feel proud of it.
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In Limbo.

a colored man in the employ of
Mr.. VIM. f. Cunningham at Beding-
ton, came to town Saturday night,
got a little top heavy, and very natu-
rally landed in the calaboose. He
was taken before the Mayor on Mon
day morning and fined 81 and costs.
Mr.. Cunningham who happened to
be in town, paid the amount and had
him released.
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Worth knowing

Young woman, plunge the raw
sipe tomato into hot water, SO as to
make the skin come off easily; put
The plump skinned fruit on ice; do
not cut it until the sauce is on, and
1ou will not wonder why, years ago,
The tomato was called the Glove APP
de
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me Colvred pic Mic,

The picnic held by the colored
folks on Saturday at Keefer's Park,
passed off very pleasantly without
any disturbance of amy kind. The
day was spent in dancing and other
amusements, and we understand
there was one speech made by a col
ored visitor from Pittsburgh.
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We learn that a serious accident
occurred on the Potomac road at the
Relay House Tuesday evening, just
where it passes under the B&OR r.
A passenger train collided with a
freight train. The engineer Of the
passenger train had both his legs cut
off, and a number of passengers were
injured.
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Reduction Of Wages.

Col. Thomas Sharpe, Master of
Transportation on the b. q O. r.. r.,
was here on Saturday and ordered a
reduction of fifty cents a day Oh the
wages of all the men employed in the
transportation department, to take
effect from Sunday last.
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Jefferson Notes.
I From the Free Press

Hon A. r. Boteler is to deliver the
annual address on the opening day of
the Taylor County Agricultural So
ciety, at Grafton, or the 18th of Sep
TENDER next.
Chas 7. Butcher, son of r. Hume
Butcher. Esq, of this County, has
been appointed by Hon. G. j. Faux
ner a cadet at the West Virginia
University.
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Home

A happy home is earth's fair para
disc. Make your home cheerful and
interesting, and it will ever be an
sasis of joy and happiness in the very
midst of a dreary desert a refresh
ing fountain Of life and purity in the
Aeart of a dark wilderness and a
safe harbor of virtue and rest from
she angry pillows of a merciless
wOrld.
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Every moment of our lives every
part of our body is wearing out and
is being built anew. This work is
accomplished by the blood, but if the
blood does not perform the work sat-
isfactorily, the system is poisoned
Cleanse the blood by tile use of DR..
Bulls Vegetable Pills. Harmless but
efficient.
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Pomona Grange.

Pomona Grange of Berkeley coun-
ty, will meet at the Hall Of Hedges
vile Grange, at Falling Water
church, on Saturday August Goth.
AL members of said Grange are re-
quested to be present, a. business of
Importance will come up for consid-
GRAFTON. CHAs. WEAVER.
1t w. Secretary.
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The grading, paving and fencing
3f the public school lot in the Third
Ward is a considerable improvement
70 the property, Now whitewash or
Eint the fence.
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Grange Pic-Nic at Leetown

The Oranges Of Berkeley and JEFF
RTson will hold a basket picnic at
Leetown, Tuesday, August 22nd.
Speakers from other States are ex-
aeeted. All are invited.