Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-12-25
Bunker Hill.

The winters chilly blasts now
prevail. Warm houses and COM
Portable clothing is necessary to
the wants of man. Snow and ice
bind the earth. Sleigh loving folks
swiftly glide by; the young, the
middle-aged, and those in ripper
years, enjoy the festivities attend
ing the Christmas times. The lit
tie ones, especially, anticipate the
many Christmas presents in store
for them.
The Rev. Mr.. Ferguson, of tho
Prot. IL. Church, pulpit orator of
much notoriety, preached in the
Prot. Il. Church, Mill Creek, on
Sunday last. He hat for his text
OF the Scriptures, part OF the con-
versation OF our Savior 20 His
Apostles, found in the 10h chap
ter and 39th verse: "lIe that find
eth his life shall lose it, and he
that loseth his life for my sake
shall find IT," We will not at
tempt here to give an account of
his discourse upon that oc aston,
but will say that we have never
yet heard that text of Scripture
handled with greater power. He
is but young man, yet he Is
powerfully gifted orator.
Christmas will be celebrated
here i'll the Presbyterian church.
Great preparations are being
made to accommodate the Sunday
School scholars with fine and
costly Christmas tree. The event
takes place on Friday evening
Christmas Eve. ISL
Mr. Heenon, of sheep notoriety,
ia stopping here with q drove ola
fine order Of Canada sheep. He
has what he represents to be pure
blood Cotswolds, Lincolnshires and
Leicesters. $ eep raisegs will have
an opportunity to improve their
flocks without going abroad to get
them. Heenon, so we learn, has
a drove of fine wooded sheep in
the neighborhood of Gerardstown.
Bunker Hill is still the attrac-
ton of trade and business. North
shipped last week, mainly thro'
that enterprising poulterer, Mr..
Thumb, 400 turkeys, 200 chickens,
200 pounds of butter aud 125 dozen
eggs, the accumulation of two
weeks, besides a considerable
amount from the firm of Harry
Miller & Son.
Our village too boasts Of many
mammoth porkers this season.
Boss Cline, the village blacksmith,
slaughtered four hogs aggregating
1888 pounds.
A few days since We visited the
residence of our old friend Samuel
=. Henshaw, Esq, who we are
sorry to say Is seriously complain
ing with his old enemy-the
rheumatism We are sorry to say
that we did not find him improved
from his many years serious affiic-
ton.
The Bunker Hill school is still
progressing prosperousiy under
the tutorship of of VIM. Boyer,
who seems to work assiduousIy to
teach the young ideas how to
shoot.
Alvin Clendenning had, few
days ago, a runaway and smash
up, his horse becoming unman-
agable, ran away and broke his
buggy into many pieces. He es-
capped with only few slight
bruises, which was lucky for him.
Also Milton Lamon (of john had
a runaway match. Milton did not
come off as we'll as Alvon, IS he
had the misfortune to have his
arm broken, besides several
bruises about the face and head.
The boys must handle wild horses
carefully.
We conclude this communica-
ton by thanking the editors of
the Martinsburg INDEPENDENT
for their many courtesies toward
us in times past in the publica-
ton of our communications, and
otherwise, and sincerely wish
them merry Christmas and q
happy New Year, besides long
and prosperous life.