Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1880-07-17

Several weeGs having elapsed
since your correspondent from
Bunker Hill has. been heard from
through your columns, we again
appear before you and the public,
Informing you of our doings up
here. noting down the news as it
comes to hand and preserving such
items as we think might be of in
terest to your readers.
The recent showers have very
much revived vegetation. All
Kinds OF crops began to need rain.
The wheat and grass in this
section is pretty well gathered in,
and few days more of fair wealth
er will enable the farmer to look
upon that part of his work as be-
ing finished. The corn crop is
generally worked sufficient to lay
aside, and promises well. The
crop of grass and oats is short.
Our village has again been called
upon to consign to earth one of
her most valued females, Mrs.
Bette Grantham, wife of DIR. Geo.
w. Grantham, who died on the
9th inst, leaving a disconsolate
husband and large circle of
friends and acquaintance to
mourn her irreparable loss. Her
virtues were many, her christian
character bright as MONDAY, she
leaves not an eoemy that we know
of, and none will miss her more
than those who knew her best,
but their loss will be her eternal
gain.
Some of our farmers have al
ready threshed their wheat crop,
and regard the yield as excellent,
as high as thirty-one bushels to
the acre having been realized on
one field. Judging from what
wheat we have seen threshed, the
yield will fully come up to that of
last year, which was considerably
over an average crop,
Picnics are now in order. On
Saturday last Ruby Moler's school,
with invited guests, had quite an
enjoyable picnic on the lands be-
longing to d. Wright's heirs, and
on the same day the colored peo-
pie had one also on the lands of
M. l.. Payne. They had as we
learn much hilarity and fun, dane
ing to the music of fiddle and
banjo, and as in times of old cut
the pigeon wing, keeping up their
fun Till a late hour, lads and lassies
vieing with each other in tripping
the light fantastic toe.
Martin L. Payne is now engag-
ed with his steam .threshers ac-
commodating the public. He is
running two of the best order of
that kind of machinery. and we
believe is giving general satisfac-
tiOn. J3fe
Ridgeway has shipped this sea-
son over 5000 lambs to the New
York and Baltimore markets, with
a prospect of shipping many more.
M. Il. Payne and BeesOn have also
shipped a good many.
Rev. James Grammar, formerly
of this place, but now of HenricO
county, Va, filled the pulpit of
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Sunday last, preaching a power
fully instructive sermon to his
congregation assembled.
The vestry of Norborne parish,
Millcreek, have determined to re-
move the rubbish and o, herwise
improve the graveyard at Christ's
church, and have set the oath day
of July for the accomplishment of
that object, and hereby call on all
persons interested to assist in do
ing honor to their dear departed
ones. I.H
Business here is brisk in every
The farmer, mer-
chant, miller and mechanic, all
seem to be busily engaged in their
various callings, hence we cannot
be mistaken when we say that
this community is progressive, as
all departments of trade and bust
ness Is prosperous, so also is our
country in the ascendant.