Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-10-22
Bunker Hill.

| w m. Morgan, Esq, aud lady,
of Danville, Ill !, are here visiting
friends, the Messrs. Lamon being
brothers to Mrs Morgan, of the late
Geo. Lamon, deceased. In con-
versation with Mr.. Morgan, he
informs me that he has travelled
extensively in the Western States
and during the past summer has
been as far as the city of Boulder,
Colorado, and relates that after an
absence of twenty-five years from
Berkeley county, he has better
opinion OF Ii than he has ever had,
and believes further. that. taking
all advantages into consideration,
such as soil, climate and produc-
lions, aud the length of time our
county has been under cultiva-
ton, it is the best country that he
has ever seen. He speaks in par
ticularly glowing terms of the
country between Halltown and
Chariestown, Jefferson county
Mr.. Morgan seems TO be reliable.
honest and truthful man, and q
gentleman of extensive Observa-
ton aud experiences, and with
such testimonials of our county
coming from a man like Mr. Nor
is best for Us to stick to the manor
born. Our motive should he to
| improve our limestone soil which
has already been too hard used,
and did it not have the best body
of any land in the world. would be
entirely exhausted, but with the
heretofore exhaustive system, of
cultivation practiced by our agri-
culturaists, for the last hundred
years. still it prod ces. Mr.. Nor
gan's opinion is that its power of
endurance to Withstand constant
cultivation Is superior to the allu-
vial land of the Mississippi Val
ley.
We would say to our young men
stay here and 60 TO work cultivate
less and do it better; let your OBJ
ject and aim be to improve your
! fathers homesteads, the hard
er you work with good manage
ment, the better you will be off.
Your field of enterprise opens up
before you equally as good, if not
better, than the plains of Kansas
or the far-off lands of Colorado.
If you go West you must work or
die; then go to work here, and do
your part and there is no reason
why you should not succeed.
Your people are good and true.
Go West and you have thousands
of Obstacles to contend with, that
you have not here. Make your
land good and there is no better
country under the sun.
A man by the name Of Glass
cock, who halls from Old Virgin
ia in the capacity of school teach
er, attempted TO commit suicide,
by opening an artery in the arm.
Drs. Sincindiver and Morrison
discovered the attempt in time to
save his life. He appears to have
been n man who has seen better
days.
William Kilmer, has for the
4st week, suffered terrible pain,
caused by carbuncle on the arm.
He is, however, at present, under
the treatment OF DR.. Grantham,
mu h better, and will soon be able
we learn, to attend to business.
The wheat is now about all
committed to the ground, and
Providence must give the Increase.
Some lands are very roughly seed
ed, aud what the increase will be
we cannot tell.
The sale advertised by Daven-
port Swimley for Tuesday last,
came off at that time, property
bringing reasonable prices.
Joshua Johnson, an old colored
man, not having the fear of the
law upon him, entered the orchard
OF one rhos. Barrett and feloneous-
ly carried away quantity of Mr..
Barret's apples, which facts were
proven, when Justice Stuckey
was compelled to send him to the
house of iron windows.