Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1882-06-10

Corn planting still continues in this
section: some farmers are not yet done,
while others are planting over again.
David Seckman has just finished
burning a coal pit, and now has on
hand, and for sale, large supply OF
first-class charcoal
Our road surveyor has been very
busy for some time past, repairing the
county roads. From actual experience,
Charley has found out that it is much
more profitable and much easier to work
the roads in the spring while the ground
is soft, than to wait until fall, when the
ground will be so hard and dry that it
oanuot be ploughed Charlie is first
class road surveyor and now we expect
to have good roads for some time to
come.
The school at Three Runs closed last
week. The attendance dwindled down
to the end.
The Sunday school at Three Runs
was organized Oh last Sunday by the
election of the following officers for the
season: Rev. w. f. Livingston, SUI
perintendent; David Seckman, asst.
supt.; R. S. Williams, secretary; E.
Grubb, librarian; L. H Kearfott,
treasurer. As usual at that place, ev
erything bids fair for grand success.
Rev. w. F. Livingston will preach
at Three Runs on Sunday next, to-
morrow at s o'clock P. NJ.
We had the pleasure last week, of
meeting our old friends, Sitting BuP'
and "Rectus.' They are contemplating
seriously of taking up contribution to
purchase sett Of patent air brakes for
the benefit of Mayor Logan, to prevent
him from running away with himself
at the next election.
Almost every day we hear of some
aspirant for Legislative honors, but
as we have always been of the opinion
that it was best to let we'll enough alone,
we have two who have been tried and
are found to be first-class in every res
pect, e., Messrs Evans and Brady.
They have passed through the appren-
ticship. and are now ready to go to work
in a first-class style from the beginning.
They are both good men and are well
known throughout the county. They
have done their work well Send them
back again
The late municipal election in Mar
tinsburg, has given general satisfaction
throughout this end of the county, as
many persons from this end of the
county are large property owners in
that place, therefore were very much in
terested 10 Cooperation affairs. From the
returns of that election, it is very evil
dent that the people of Martlnsburg are
determined to keep up with the prog
ress of the times. Now, Martinsburg
can be looked upon as one OF the most
prosperous towns in West Virginia.
The Colorado potato Bug has at last
found - master; it is little red bird,
called the Creole We have large num-
hers of them in this section this spring.
They are a very tame bird, and when
ever they can have access to a potato
patch, they keep it clean Of the bugs.
SHEEP shearing is nearly over and the
wool buyers are very active it this Sec
ton. buying up wool, and they are gen.
orally paying good prices.
The warm weather of the past week
has brought garden vegetables forward
very rapidly; also the wheat and clover
fields. The farmers will have their
corn pIoughing, hay making, and har-
vesting all in i pile this year
Whenever woman is seen going
through her garden with a magnifng
glass in one hand and pair of twees-
ers in the other, you may depend upon
it, that she will get out the last weed.
LITTLE SHAVER