Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-11-04
AbarkeSville Items.

The Grange at their council held
at their Hall, on Saturday, 2Sth of
October, were addressed in the
morning by Hon Davis, of Pa, and
in the evening by. Hon Carrot of the
same State.
We advise one of our very dear
friends, (who, ERE these lines reach
the press, will be at the great Phila-
delphia show to have Darkesville,
w Va, branded on some portion of
his anatomy, else his sweetheart
may never see him again.
We are glad to learn that the pop
ular little minister, Rev Baggs, who
we mentioned short time since as
having received an attack of insani-
ty, is recovering, and will soon be
able to take the pulpit again.
One ofour quotations of last week
was slightly misrepresented. We
meant mot" instead of "gnat,n the
stand point as the argument. Prob
ably the deviation was foreign to the
subject, though. Let her slide she
had the desired effect anyhow.
There will be a quarterly meeting
held at the s. M. Church in few
weeks from last Sunday. Let us not
forget the worship of God in these
politically excited times. We hope
the religious fraternity may Re in
creased in this place.
The Arden and Darkesville Bulls
have come on terms of peace and
we would say to "Pat" to do as the
Pat who was passing a field in which
there was a large bull !: Thinking it
would be fun to get over and rub his
nose in the dust, fell on the ground
and rolled ard laughed at the idea :;
a few minutes after Pat found HIM
self laying in the road exclaiming,
1T is a fine thing that | took my
laugh before hand He got tost.
Hallow eve was made lively by the
serenade of the II. and III. Glee Club
en- route to Bunker Hill. The Cor
net band catching the fever ventured
out, and discoursed some lively off
hand pieces. Cabbage was stolen
and flung "aginst" the doors songs
We're sung, cheers given, and the
evening closed 10y a double shuttle on
the bridge spanning Middle Greek.
Very late i'll the night we were
aroused from our slumbsr by the re-
turn of the above named Club MAX
ing melody in the air. hOmeWard
bound.
A new overcoat was seen prone
nading our streets last Sunday &; the
visionary wearer making gestures in
dicatiye Of soliloquy. Getting in ear
shot we discovered him to be solilo-
quising thusly: 81 wonder if those
girls will admire this style of over
coats Well, / expect to visit them
soon; l will then find out (; / will
have to talk sweet, for they have
rather gone back on me-" We would
advise the train to start a ''leetle"
earlier from Shepherdstown time
lest the gentleman who rides
the gray horse may have some diff
Guilty in getting his steed across the
Opequon.
Sacked Sugar Head" got up on
his muscle, called RUSTIC lying
coward told him that he was almost
in the notion of giving him good
whipping, but sugar" spoilt good
notion, and o how glad we are. Yes
we are glad three times first, on our
account, for fighting is hard work, /
expect second, we didn't wish to
disfigure his bewitching physiogno-
my; and "three timesly;" we have
too much sympathy for the loving
and confding little heart, of the
sweet one who gave him the sack, so
much regretted by her darling self /,
"You can't go with the girls" We
generally 90 when we are desirous.