Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-09-24
Bunker Hill.

Il The annual picnic held at Three
NRuns came off Saturday, Sept. 9th
Ainst.
y The picnic authe above named
Splace is always held under the au.
Spices of the Methodist Church,
athe pro .eeds from the sale of vnri-
'sous articles, is appropriated to the
officiating minister at that place,
Sbut owing to various causes. the
Sproceeds, we are sorry to say, did
1not turn out so well. The turnout
8was not near so large as Ii usual
aat that place upon such occasions.
& The late refreshing rains have
abeen welcomed with much inter
FEST and delight. The farmers now
5nay push their seed time with re-
anewed alacrity; the land will be
Tin fine condition to receive the
aseed; the fall pastures will spring
kup, which will be g,eat object
with the farmers, owing to the
3protracted drouth just ended the
acorn crop will be short; our people
3however have no right to com
3plain when they consider the miss
2of that cereal all around. as 1t 10
sbelieved here that our crops will
ahe sufficient to f. ed all necessary
stock on the farm with considera-
3ble to spare.
4 Our farmers are generally lay
ling In their stock Of Fertilizers.
4Your townsman j. N. Thatcher
dis supplying great many of them
awith that material. His fertili-
&zers have been used here for sever
Nal years by some of our most suc-
3cessful farmers. with very good
aresults. It is believed by them
athat he exercises the greatest care
Hin buying the pure stuff as he rec
&ommends 1t; which Is an ad-
5vantage to the growing crop and
Ito our certain knowledge OF last
ling benefit to the land II Is used
Con; so much so that we are candid
lily of the opinion that by its use,
Sfor succession of years poor land
Twill be brought to a state OF great
fertility. The several articles TO
awit: bone, salt and plaster, are
Substantial ingredients composing
3our most valuable fertilizing pro-
apensities of the soil, hence Its adj
dvantages to 1t.
\ The laying OF The corner stone
aof the (colored) Baptist church at
Bunker Hill. has been delayed on
account OF the inclemency of the
1weather, on Saturday last, until
saturday October 1st.
The Rev. G. III. w. Blake, Of
9the Protestant Il. Church, preach
led his farewell sermon to his con-
agregation on Sunday the 18th.|
1Mr. Blake has given entire salts !.
faction to this entire community
land all express regret at his resig-
7nation of his charge at this place.
4 He takes charge OF congregation
lat Tiffin, Ohio.
Wm. Miller, one Of our Bunker
Hill merchants, has concluded at
Hast to forsake the ranks Of single
ablessedness, and take unto himself
sa wife, which act, we believe, was
5consumated one day last week :.
William will now become a set
tiled citizen of Bunker Hill, and
like good boy rein himself down.
Ito work and business, having|
sown his wild oats in his youthful
days, and will in the future. de-
vote his entire attention to busi-
ness and the care of his yonng and
flowing wife.
The sale at Miss r.. and Mrs. S.
la. Payne, came of last week andI
property generally brought fair|
lprices.
The wheat in this section of theI
county is we'll nigh all threshed!
lout, A good deal was sold ands
Ia large amount Is held by farm-I
sers.
George L. Legg, Is now sendingI
loft some -four to Baltimore. Owl
ling to a heavy exchange trade andl
low water, he was unableto make|
heavy consignments to EasternI
scities.
Alburtis Miller. Esq, of State-)
zLIne, Pa, has been here on a visit
4 to his sons-in-law, Charles ID. Sd
land Robert Lamon. The old gem
ztleman was looking quite well.
Mrs. Lewis, died near Sulphur
Spring Ford, on Tuesday last, af-
ter weeks and months Of terrible
suffering with rheumatism. A
] few days previous to her death
: she was alarmed at the explosion
5of a coal oil lamp and attempted
Ito rise from her bed, and la the
zact fell and broke her arm which
perhaps hurried her out of exist
fence. Her remains were Inferred
lat Middleway, w. Va.
A. peddler of wooden toothpicks
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