Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-03-06

mill lately run by Lamon and
Snyder is now ia the poses-ion of
Go. w. Lamon.
A. J. Ridgway is at present
heavily engaged ia shipping stock,
having recently shipped three car
loads to the eastern markets.
The weather has been remarka-
bly, mild for winter time; very
favorable for all kinds of stock,
especially sheep, that species of
stock requiring but little feed dur
ing the winter so far.
A great many cattle have been
fed by farmers here during the
winter, but at present pretty gen.
orally disposed of A few vet re-
main, some in the hands Of A. J.
Ridgway, Beeson, Stephenson,
and few others.
The sale ofthe personal property
belonging to the estate of John
Hayslett, decd, comes off on the
10th of March. A fine lot of per-
sonal property will be offered by
Robert Lamon, Esq, Admir-. A
lot of good heavy horses will be
for sale.
The Presbyterian church recent
~ repaired at Bunker Hill was
dedicated on Sunday last, Rev.
Graham, of Winchester, and Rev.
Wilson. of Gerardstowu, conduct
ing dedication services.
Our Winchester neighbors have
lately held meetings and seem to
be in earnest in reference to the
railroad interest at this time.
They feel confident that the Fred
eriek people will vote for rail.
road to the Frederick line as here
tofore contemplated by them.
How the Berkeley people feel as
regards the extention of the M.
q p. railroad to the Frederick line,
we are not at present able to de-
termiue.
We notice in the INDEPENDENT
a publication. calling on the wool
and sheep growers of Berkeley
county to meet in convention at
Martinsburg, Saturday, March 10,
the object of which will be to pro-
mote the interest of that class of
farming, which is the right move
in the right direction. Berkeley
| county is doubtless more interest
ed In the sheep business, and has at
present greater number of sheep
than any one county east of the
| Allegheny mountains in West
Virginia, therefore it is very i'm
portant that they take such meas
ures as will promote their inter-
ests and protect their stock. The
upper end of the county will be
represented, in that convention. A
| good many sheep are raised here
by the farmers, and the farmers
generally are interested.
The newspapers throughout the
State of West Virginia are Begin
ming TO agitate the political topics
generally bat more particularly
the time and place for holding con-
venlions to bring their candidates
in the field for the various offices
to be filled by general election
by the people next fall. From the
Governor down, many important
officers will then be elected, when
it will be right to support good
men, and men true to the inter-
ests of the people whom they rep
resent, and who will do what they
can to promote the interests of the
State, economic expenditures,
and make good and wholesome
laws. Our local and county cleo
tions, too, require good and true
men to fill the various stations
necessary to be filled by law;
hence it becomes the duty of the
people, who are the sovereigns, TO
take the matter in hand and bring
forward men who are honest. Ca
pable and trustworthy to carry on
the wheels Of government and ex-
ecute the laws. An important
constitutional amendment, too,
will be presented to them for
adoption or rejection, which will
require consideration, and which
in The future we may discuss thro'
! your columns.