Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-10-07
Darkes ,siile Items.

.lia: Jno sun has shone. All greet his
genid'- rays, especially the fair ones.
We are sorry the leader was COM
PEELED to reprimand a portion of his
congregation on Sabbath night at
the M. Z. church South for miscon-
duct. The house of God deserves the
utmost respect.
We regret to learn that the Rev.
J. f. Bags, of the Randolph Macon
College, and formerly Junior preacher
on Brucetown Circuit, has become
deranged. Received the attack while
preaching from the pulpit to his con-
gregation.
Our absence from the village rob-
bed us of the pleasure of being pres
ent at a sociable given under the
auspices Of an apple butler boiling at
Mr. Buffers last week. We hope,
however, that the fair ones enjoyed
themselves with their gallants, and
didn't let the "kittleo burn.
Centennial year has been the
means of many people of this COM
munity seeing their friends from a
distance. Mr.. John Curtis is visit
ing his friends in Berkeley, his home
being in Missouri. Miss Mary Mil
Ter, of Kentucky, is also visiting that
portion of Berkeley occupied by
Darkesville.
On passing through Gerardstown
we were not surprised at seeing the
patriotism of it's citizens manifested
in political pole. The party is not
indicated. but we guess at it's being
q Il. and III. If it be true that the
longest pole knocks the most persim-
mons, our friends in g. will have to
be satisfied with gathering up.
Notwithstanding the great centen-
tennial and political excitement of
the times, our village still slowly in
creaSes. We congratulate our friend
Stephens, and hope the 'sweeH boy
may grow to useful manhood. Adj
vice to the Doctor to attend to an
important matter, previous to crit
ical period in his professional line,
may be in order.
On visiting Back Creek Valley
recently we found that the recent
rainy siege had SO augmented that
creek as to cause considerable loss to
thoae persons whose land borders on
it's banks. b M Kitchen, Chas Min
ghinni and others sustained pretty
heavy losses of corn and fencing.
Candidates from the Shenandoah
Valley are busy canvassing that val
ley, and ronsing the voters to a sense
of their duty. Cooper seems to be
taking the lead there among the re-
publicans. In the northern part of
Frederick county Hayes seems to be
the man. The southern and central
portions of Morgan county Tilden is
the choice, whilst the northern por-
tion will go for Hayes. The farming
interest is no way sighted, though,
notwithstanding the high spirit of
political times, and Morgan farmers
say they can raise more wheat and a
| better quality than can be raised in
Berkeley, off the same quantity of
land, and it is not to be doubted, for
they use fertilizers in the most eX-
travagant quantity. The hospitality
of the people throughout the noun
famous portions of Berkeley and the
adjoining mountainous counties can
not be excelled in the world. They
are the people who would rather sit
| down to good square meal than
make a fine toilet. We saw some
! beautiful homesteads in Morgan
| county; on an average, better than
we have in our own county (Berke-
ley.)
We noticed in the "Schuflieburg
Items" the conclusion arrived at by
"Aunt Jemmima" is that Observer
was transformed into "Sick Rat. y
True, that title did appear, and we
think 1t no more preposterous than
transforming a bull into and en-
bracing the name probably of a near
relative of his. We were not at any
of the city hotels, as he claims, on the
evening of the convention and if
| had been it would have been the least
of our expectations to have met the
above-named individual, exposing
her petticoats to the tobacco spit in
cident to the general reception room
of hotel. However, it was ''Sit-
ting Bull'' then. 0, yes, he got his
hunkers stained, and now signs
"Aunt Jemmima.
AS to the defeat of the relative, I'VE
| havn't that at heart in the least. AS
we have heretofore stated, we are
| willing to be waited by the gale
The last item corresponds with the
name "Scufflesburg," for it reminds
us more of the decisions of hypo-
chondriac than anything we have
seen in print lately. We will let him
alone, for as Ephraim of old was
joined to his idols, so is he joined to
his petty personalities. Weare above
insult. RUSTIC.
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