Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-12-09
BUNKER HILL.
Special Correspondence INDEPENDENT.
DECEMBER 4th. 1882.

mind me that chill winter is OF
i the march in allegiance 70 com
mand of Prof. Vennor | suppose
ne started this wave southwa {
/ after he had frozen the St. Law
renee solid, and ! think must have
started it with q velocity equal Il
I that Of the late comet, "a II has
reached as SO soon The predicted
precipitation" have not as yei
made their appearance, hut have
no doubt will in the course OF hu.
man events. Vennor's pre3i !.
lions act upon some people with
the same effsct that an epidemic
does in a community of sinners.
As soon as his Oracles are uttered
taey begin to prepare for the
eveut-the Imagination expands -
the nervous system becomes re-
laXed they anticipate---bee0me
creduious, and finally collapse un-
der the delusion Of the faneIed
cause. / do not pretend to criti-
ciZa the Gale Iations Of MIR. Ven.
nor, which have proven generally
correct hut | merely speak ofthe
eff CT produced by them on some
people.
L. it rain, hail, snow or blow,
it cannot cradle te from nay heart
the thanksgiving | YET feel. Ia the
timely arrival OF that anxiously
looked for card on Thursday last.
It came, and I aUeat. God bless
the noble soul VINO came to the
rescue of my Dear old Ditck! The
heart Of faithful oil Abraham
could not have swelled with great
er emotion than did mine, when
the fatal stroke was averied by
the announcement Of oysters and
turkey" by my friend l.. Not
hut what / could have suhsisled a
few day longer Oh soap grease and
saur kraut, but the precious life OF
that dear old bird was spared.
And now, at this day, his we'll
formed top-knOt DROPS with the
same disnifipd grace, his plumage
cutters with tue same lustre, the
mpilfluOu5 tones of his Well-kuoWn
quack still greels my ears, and as
ne is now seen riding the surging
waves OF Lake Hamilton, his ma
irstic demean0r il sufficient TO ex-
citethe envy and admiration Of his
ribe and AL the rest Of mankind.
Brave and beautiful duck hope
many years may roll around ere
your carcass will be required 90
enter the g uttonous nav oil some
Thanksgiving gormandizar.
THANKSGIVING has had rather a
teIeieri0us effect upon the popu-
lace Of our community. The only
ctivIty here, seems TO be among
.ue merchants. Friends, North
aud Miller have lately returned
from tie cas- with excellent stocks
ii >eaS0uable goods, and seem to
be selling them at rapid rate
NORTH j. doing a heavy business
~ me walnut kernel trade Up
% he present date he has shipped
700 pounds all gathered. cracked
md picked in this neighborbOOd.
Ole lady, Mrs. James Burke, bro't
Ia few dsys ago. four bushels,
weighing 1874 pounds, and amount
in 10 $23 Ifyou have an enter
prisiDg woman in the lower end
IF the county who can beat It, let
u hear from her. Just let her re-
p0r herself to me, and If she is
not already supplied with a good
husband, I'll furnish her with one
or mure who is fit for nothing else
but TO crack nuts. This business
appears to be assuming huge pro-
Jortions, and / would not be sur
prised to hear at any time of the
inevitable corner"
Friend Miller has on hand the
finest lot of robes ever brought to
this market, and at prices which
can be reached by all in moderate
circumstances. He also has nice
lot of sleighs, cutters, &c, of the
latest styles, coming, which if he
cant sell readily when snow comes,
he will loan out to his friends.
The greatest novelties in the way
of Christmas toys that was ever
seen, which will be distributed
gratuitously if not sold. Now,
some people will wonder at this
great lioerality in the heart of our
worthy friend. Well, I'll tell you.
Will is the Apply father of nice
little girl baby. This little daisy
viii, necessarily, take great deal
of his time, and being determined
TO hold his trade, he must make
some sacrifices. Everybody who
can claim ael0 HUe baby must of
course make his business seconda-
ry-bady first-business afterward.
Mr.. Jacob Eden, a commission
merchant of Baltimore who mar
ried Miss Mollie Payne, died at
the residence of his mother-in-