Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-07-16
Bunker Hill.

Owing to heavy pressure oil
engagements, your correspondent
has been prevented from sending
in items for publication.
Our harvest Is over aud a great
deal of the wheat stacked. Corn
is mostly backward, though some
fields look unusually fine. AS a
general thing corn come up badly
but is now generally standing and
with proper work may yet be a
good crop. Our wheat harvest is
good considering the average of
that cereal elsewhere, though our
wheat crop will not average with
the crop of 1880 Thewheat fields,
in the vicinity of Bunker Hill, we
think will compare favorably with
any in the entire Valley of Vir-
ginia, and indeed will excel that
of many other sections. The
wheat shocks stand thick and
beautiful over MANY fields. The
grass crops are fine. Oats moder-
ate.
The grasshoppers have been
quite pestilential on several farms
east of this place; whole fields of
grass and oats have been entirely
ruined by them. The young clo-
yer is entirely swept from some
farms. The wheat Slapped and in.
jured by them, though to no very
great extent, but some few fields
are swept of their heritage. equal
to Kansas grashopper notority.
They are now becoming less in
numbers; fattening, swelling and
dying
The ice cream festival, given by
the ladies friendly to the p. +.
church, Mill creek, came off on
Friday and Saturday last. A
large crowd were in attendance on
Saturday night. The sum of $44.
was realized.
The strawberry festival held
un'ier the auspices Of the Presby-
terrain church, came off in June,
of which no report has been made
in the papers,in which the friends
of that church realized upwards OF
$40. which in country village,
speaks well for the zeal of the
people, their piety and the adj
vancement of the cause OF christi
anity.
During the festival we stepped
into the mercantile house of
VIM. Harry Miller g. Son in the
village of Bunker Hill, where we
found a well-stocked store of first
class goods, q large and commodi-
GUS store-room, with warehouse
and hall above. Mr.. Miller &
Son efforts here, in building up
the place, deserves encouragement
at the hands of the people. He
informs US that his business was
largely on the increase and at
present doing fine business in
the N erchantile way. He also in
connection with Henson, carries
on successful business in the sale
OF buggies, spring wagons, &c.
Clenden ing and Miller, have in
connection secured several Poland
China hogs, oil superior species,
where the farmers will have a
hne opportunity TO improve their
va ious breeds Of swine.
Ed. Hen haw's hardware and
residence buildings, are now ready
for his stock of hardware.
JOHN Hodge has bought fine
engine and ,hresher, and COM
menceu threshing wheat Sue
cess 10 John.
DR. Jpo. McKown was h re on
visit to his friehds, but has now
returned to his home in the State
of Illinois. The DIR. was here
looking after an interest of his in
the iron works of Page county,
Va.
Mrs. Miller is here on visit to
her children, Mrs. Chas. S. Lam
on and Robert Lamon Her hus-
band, VIM. Alburtis Miller Was
also here, but has since returned
to his home in Pennsylvania.
George w. North, has added a
wing to his house.