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BUNKER HILL.

Special Correspondence INDEPENDENT.
The last issue OF the INDEPEN-
DENT convinces me that she still
waves, and, do believe, towers q
head and shoulder above any oth-
er county paper south OF Mason
and DlXon's line. The hot sun
did not scorch her,neither did the
refreshing shower Of last Tuesday
damppn her ardor; and, what j.
still more cons0ling to your IN
worthy contributor from this place
ia, that she did not entirely per
ish from want Of material
You will probably not Spect p
letter from me this week nor do
/ intend 10 write one; but as |
consider the Gerardstown contro-
vefsy at an end. so far as your pa
per is concerned, | will claim but
a small space in your columns to
announce for certainty, the
"Grand Soiree Musicale" TO take
place at the residence Of J w.
Strong, Esq. on the 9th aud 18th
insts., at night, for the pleasure
OF the general public Refresh
ments will De served in connection
with this grand treat TO the lovers
of music, which must he paid for
to defray the expenses which will
naturally crue-the surplus, If
any, to be applied to church pur-
poses. The musical department
will be under the direction Of Miss
Aunbelle Pierce,of Clarke county,
Va, who is now in the neighbor-
hood to train them for the Occa-
sion. The lawn will be illumina-
ted with japanese lanterns and
other faucy filings, and / feel
safe in saying that every thing
will be complete; besides, the eX-
ercises of the evening will be IN
terspersed with tableaX, charades
and other pastimes 10 add 10 he
occasion. An essay ON the follies
of bachelorhOod--the pleasures OF
married life-the WOe-hegone feel
ings Of widowerho0d and the
prospective pleasures OF re-
union, will probably be delivered
by one of our quiet citizens. II
will be the grandest affair Of the
season, and more pleasure will be-
derived from this little social"
than from all the excursions
freighted with danger and rot-gui
whiskey. l am opposed to ex-
cursions but very much in favor
of our home enjOyments. So LEI
us have a good time-a general
invitation is extended. The ex'
erciscs will conclude on Friday
night. Z. Il. IL.
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Rev Mr.. Rush gave u quite an
elaborate sermon, last Suud y, al
Harmony. from the 17.h chapter
Of ST. John
There will b. sunday school
held at Harmony next sunday,
GO morrow a 9 O'Clock 4. NJ
Most Of our farmers are through
harvesting. w. O. b SFerow has
the b0s- crop of wheat % This
aeck. lie had twenty hands en'-
plovea part of tie time aud the
wav they pu way h8m ana mat.
ION. one would suppose tnat tie
no -piiahle women weui8 disdain
the very idea Of feeding harvest
ma, ds, but instead Of hat, 'hey
SHARED no pains to prepare dam
ties that we're palatable even 10 an
invalid.
On last Monday, Mes-rs Flick,
Colston, and OF hers, seated them
selves ia a Magnificent chariot
and wound their way 70 the banks
of the Potomac, near the Indian
Church. From he appearance OF
their baggage wagon, a person
would suppose that they intended
to strike tents and Try camp lifl
for week or Two, but in all prob
ability. aided by 20 be joyful,
they caught all the fah they could
manage and returned home the
next day.
One night last week cur boss
fisher, caught thirty-one cells win
"bob5."
Our Board OF Education met
Monday last, the 81. They liked
Ieacaers salaries at $50 for No. l.,
S27 No. 2. Mr.. j, Il Smalts, Sr.,
was appointed trustee, TO fill va
cancy.
Mr.. Brown Smalts has been in
critical condition for some time
nast. of fever He is under the
care of DR.. Stefey of Hagerstown,
Md, and is supposed to be conva-
lescing
At this writing, Mr.. Samuel
Cole has a child in critical con-
dition of cholera-infantum'
ARCTURUs.
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management OF Messrs. Cushwa
d Underdcnk, has set sail under
favorable auspices. aud the energy
of the firm and their attention to
business is a guarantee of success.
Our town Is beginning to look
up in the way OF improvements.
Several bnilding are near com
pleiion now and an order just sent
ia for the erection of beautiful
cottage in The centre Of the town.
4 viii be after the most approved
style Of architecture combining
beauty, eleeauce aud convenience.
The gentleman 10 charge Of the
matter, is3ail If energy and i'll
push ii TO completion without de.
lay. This residence viii have q
commodious back yard with i'm
proved style Of hy3rauts.
p. S. B.
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Little Georgetown.

The reasonable weather Is bring
ing the corn crop right along
The farmers are busy hauling
in their wheat, and making hay
that Is those who are lucky
enough to have any 20 NOV.
The dilapidated fence around
the church yard and the broken
glass in the church windows, does
not speak we'll for the people of
this place and vicinity. They
ought to take up q subscription at
once and have the fence renewed
and the church fixed up Longer
neglect of this matter, will create
bad impressions on visitors and
strangers.
Mr. !. b. Sperrow, residing
near this place, who was paralyz-
ed last week is somewhat improv-
ed but still unable to talk.
INDEX.
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Esedgesvilie.

Mrs. Annie Seibert died at the
advanced age of 80 years, on Tues
day last, and was inferred in the
cemetery a this place. She pass
ed away ia the fall hope Of enfer-
ing those mansions not made with
hands, eternal in The heavens.
The l1th inst. being The ami
versary OF Mr.. IS. f. Heberlig's
birthday, he was surprised by a
visit from his friends. The even
Jug was devoted to vocal and in
strumentaI music, while the inner
man was supplied with the good
things Of this life in abundance.
A colored man from your town,
thinking he could violate the So
cial code with impunity, departed
at lightning speed for parts I'M
known, after receiving forty-hve
lashes at North Mountain applied
vigorously by those whose muscles
were fully equal TO the task OF H.
flicting summary punishment
Miss Mollie Wilen of your city,
is visiting the village, the guest
of Mrs. M. G. Nadenb0usch.
John It. Miller and wife have
temporarily taken their departure
for Waynesboro, Pa. This gentle
mans genial manner and prepO-
sessing appearance, has Won him
many friends who trust his visit
will not be too prolonged.
The traction engine owned by
b. +. Heberlig 81 Co. C Gated
quite an eXcitemenl on Wedne5-
Day last, passing through the
principal street of the village Oh
a trial, preparatory 10 being run
to your city for shipment.
Mr.. Z. G. Williams, Mr.. john
Davis and vile, Mrs. George Bell
and daughter aud Mrs. C0uchman
of Martinsburg We're IN the village
on Wednesday last.
Mrs. J. II. Miller has been quite
sick for sone time past, hut we
are glad to learn is slowly i'm
proving.
there will be services in Mt.
Zion Episcopal Church on Sunday
next, morning and evening, and
on the following Thursday night,
the association referred to in for
mer communication, begins and
will continue until 23rd inst.
AS the time approaches for norI-
mating candidates for the Legis-
lature, we would suggest that the
Office seek the man, regardless of
party, so that the laborer stand on
an equal basis with mili0naires
so far as his legal rights are con-
cerued. REPORTERS.
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shanghai.

YT,,.,,r,t - c,-o, .,d tho hmm
Iad 1i - ng, " s,aa cf tbro N
~ -. 80 ho - ~ ina Land Persons
q La. =? az q, ,broshina ~ do will do
, Ia Ii'E ' af t,i1 Toe a cali He
Wem ;, ~ =; CD Snrt' -, ~ ionbla nuick
4 qf i ,,'o mV' = 1hr !" snJthin,t bni
~ u' soi.o, ,''r' ''' C '"@
s'ai''' ~" C,-., p,,a
me jones oPIIu@ 20, ue' o y,
held lhelF ahiusI 'Ce'4l la'' Dat
urday' a l'l'7,,'h' o" J was was sPV I
by those " 10 a'teu''e''' 11eN. AZ ! :
Leech, ~ Mar ''t','uft'' was pres
ent a1o altII go "1 %uule l. !, ;,
Rev. Chas' W. au's'tr a'1o il l"ls
some retH"fN0 J." 'i7 usual happ9
way.
Political matters are nos discuss
ed to any extern -, - ms sec'lo ii !,
The opinion l"h' D"h Lucas WI
never represent '''S people oi , .nlS
district III CohS ~ - quI1e Il &C.
~ expressed ne ~, ue 1il ap-
pear 70 wan J'p1' bl"Ir, Who me
other par'l's V"u'' we are ""' au-
Vised.
The Good Vnmpiars Of Jones'
Spring Lodge, are making ar
engagements for grand social to
be hello at that place, on The 10Th
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this eounty,the follow ing dates will
show; also the names Of his col
leagues; 1913, Gen. Elisha Boyd
and Col Col-tou; 1915, same; 1923
Col C0lston and Israel Robinson;
1924, same; 1926 Col. Colston and
VIM Good; 1927 Col. Colston and
Col Moses Il Hunter; 1888 Col.
Colslon and c. J. Faulkner; 1884,
Col. Colston and Col T.. p Hun
ter The following will show
when Levi Henshaw represented
the county. also the names Of his
colleagues: 1921, Levi Hensnaw
and RIch'd Clegget; 1922, same;
1880, Levi II. n-ha = aud Fboma~
Davis; 1882, Levi HenshaW aud
G. J. Faulkner; 1885. Levi Hen
shaw and Col. u. p. Hunter.
Our kindest regards TO 9. f l.
of Bunker Hill. Oar snorting
days are over. Yet it would be
lruely gratifying to Us to have
the opportunity to meet him and
chat over the days which we used
TO snort together and by the way,
two better snorter5 were not east
~ found. If he can make it con-
venient to come this way, he will
find the string on the outside,
the button off, the top rail down,
the dog tied fast in the cellar,
rn-bread, sage, lea, and strong
pin in the wall TO rest upon after
we have chatted the day away.
&.
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NEgGIEBORHOOD NEWS.

! The NJ. Il. Church Of Berkeley
/ Springs have determined to hold
camp.meeting some time in August.
The Morgan county wheat crop is
the best that has been harvested for
years.
The Hagerstown people are agita-
ting the matter of lighting their
streets by electricity.
A son of II. G. Harrison, of Ber-
kelley Springs, shot himself in the
foot the other day with cat rifle,
inhicting a painful wound.
The report that DR.. Balch, of JEFF
ferson, and his daughter were both
paralyzed at the same time last week,
turns out not to be so.
The Hagerstown odd Fcllotc has
the following:
A short time since Mr.. David
Gossard, of Williamsport district
had the pleasure of welcoming into
his family his twenty-fourth child.
He is now living with his third wife,
The citizens of Hancock have SUBJ
scribed $21 900 toward the building
Of bridge across the Potomac at
that point, and the b. y o II. X.
Company has promised to give the
balance, some ten or twelve thous-
and dollars, necessary to carry out
the project and will construct the
bridge.
Now that Hagerstown has its
water works in operation an effort
is being made for the erection of a
fountain in the public square. Some
enterprising citizens have offered to
put up the fountain and keep it in
repair at their own expense, If the
town authorities will grant them
permission.
We take the following account Of
a strange occurrence from the Hag-
erstown Glnbe: A few days ago a
two year old child of Mr.. Isaac S.
Long, living near townsville, this
county, while playing about the
yard found the head of a dead chick
en- and amused itself by examining
into the construction of the lifeless
part. A rooster belonging to Mr..
Long interrupted the child's inquir-
les by violent assault upon the lit
tie one, supposed to have been incit-
ed through a fraternal feeling for
the dead mate. Flying upon the
child, the rooster applied his spurs
with such force that both became so
tightly imbeded in the child's skull
that they pulled from their sockets.
Satisfied with his revenge the infu-
rated rooster left the child to the
tender mercies of its parents, who
were attracted by its cries OF pain.
An attempt was made to pull the
spurs from the little sufferers head
but even by the aid of forceps the
attempt was fruitless. DIR. VIM. I'll.
Grimes was sent for, and it was not
until the spurs were cut to pieces
that they could be removed.
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Harvest Home

Wednesday, August the 2nd,
in Mr.. Daniel Staley's woods,
near Billmyer's Mill, three miles
west Of Shepherdstown. Dinner,
ice cream, fruits aud lemonade,
will be offered at reasonable rates.
III tie weather should be uufavor-
able on the 2nd, 1t will be held
Thursday the 3rd. All are invit-
ed to attend and enjoy our annual
festal day.
Geo. Fulk, Elisha Snyder, j. w.
DALEY, j. M. Byers. j. McQnil-
kin Committee.
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SserardstOWn.
Eds. Independent :

Eds. Independent:
Your Gerardstown correspon-
dent 'Anon,' under the guise of
news giving, gratuitously makes
statement which is false in theo.
~ and false in fact We refer
to that portion Of hi commun-
ieation cuncernlng the Union Sun
day School, OF this place. AS we
are the parties at whom his covert
fling IL made. We beg leave TO
make the following statement.
When the CHURCH difficulty here,
assumed he attitude Of debarring
from be privileges aud uses of
The NJ =. Church, our members,
vito are ia sympathy with the M.
e Church South, a meeting, Of
which good and timely notice was
given, was hel3 FOR the purpose of
determining whether we, as IL
school, should continue our meet
ings in the church, or seek other
shelter. At that meeting, it was
decided by majority vote that
we would vacate the Nj. Il.
Church. AS that majority, of
which we are a part, now meets
in the school house, Of course it is
the Union Sunday School, and the
property of the school of right
belongs to Us. That property con-
sists Of a. organ, library, bell, etc.
The Union Sunday School, "mag-
unanimous to the last" and desir-
ing to be more than just, instead
Of removing all its property, took
possession only Of its organ and
library, and that too, peaceably-
not forcibly as your correspondent
falsely states, leaving the bell and
other property for the use of the
M. +. Church and its Sunday
School. Now they, upon the
principle that If a cat has kittens
in an oven, they must necessarily
be loaves Of bread, still claim to
be the Union Sunday School,
though they have none of the
offlcers,a minority of the teachers,
and vastly a minOrity-scarcely a
corporal's guard -of its members.
Perhaps they are in q prosperous
condition. Truely we hope so,but
if Anon is member of that
school, his teacher should see to it
that he ceases to violate the ninth
co IN M d m ent. There is no
Southern Methodist Sunday
School here, and that church is in
no way responsible for our act.
We claim that we Gid our duty
perhaps not our whole duty. With
characteristic truthfuluesS they
publish Mr.. j. b. Morgan as their
newly elected superintendent.
Now, if they are the Union Sun
day School, why the necessity of
reorganization and reelection?
The truth is Mr.. Morgan, the be-
loved Superintendent Of the Union
Sunday School, declines to take
any active part with either. Yet
his first visit to either was TO the
Union Sunday School, (noW meet
ing at the school house, on last
Sunday, where he was cordially
welcomed Dy his old school, and
in his pleasant way he conducted
the exercises profitably to the sew
enty teachers and scholar pres
ent, and we think we may add
with pleasure TO himself
We deem it but just TO ourselves
as "remOvers' of our own proper
ty, 10 make this statement 10 the
public BENZ. +. JOHNSON.
GEORGE N. GRIM.
CALVIN j.. GRIM.
j r. STUMP.
G.. w. MCKOWN.
Il. g. MARKLE.
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Referring to the said new process
of making whiskey out Of wood
smoke, the Wilmington Nel0s thinks
that "if it proves a success Wiscon-
sin will not be the only State in the
Union that win afford the pleasant
spectacle of bonfire on every cor
ner, with crowd Of men armed
with tin-cups encircling it.
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Central OpequOm l..

The farmers are done harvest
ing and have better crop than
they have raised for some time.
The Sunday School reorganized
ri Swimley School House last
spri0g is sin in quite "a prosper
Gus condition. Mr. David Wag-
oley was elected president
II. III. A
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The Third avenue horse railroad
of New York has had to pay $4,000
for gripping a boy. The price Of a
full-grown New Yorker has hereto
fore averaged only about $50, but
OF course everything is going up in
price. Detroit Free Prees.
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Mr.. Jos. III russell, Of Columbia
hurry county, has been nominal
tod Tor Governor. He is now At
torney General Of the State.
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WASHINGTON oTE

Washington, Mar IA press reporter
has ascertained positively that the
Supreme Judgeship was rendered to
Senator Edmunds and declind by him.
The Austrian minister visited the
president to-day.
Justice Field, of the supreme court,
has reversed the decision of the lower
court in the St. Louis smelling and
mining company VS.. Kemp & Mitall.
The senate finance committee recon-
mended the passage of Beck's bill to
punish unlawful certifcation of checks
by national banks with minor amend
ments.
A prominent senator says Edmunds
would have accepted the appointment
if rendered him first. He now thought
Judge B%latchford, of New York, would
be appointed. Justice Miller of the
supreme court is i'll again, and the indi-
cations are that another operation
similar to that of a year ago will have
to be performed.
The senate military committee this
morning appointed Senators Harrison,
Hawley, and Hampton on a sub-com-
mittee to confer with the secretary of
var in regard to making an additional
appropriation for the relief Of persons
rendered destitute by floods in the
southwest. Reports from Arkansas,
Mississippi and Louisiana are that sup
plies already issued are inadequate.
The subcommittee will confer with
Secretary Lincoln Immediately with a
view Of granting such provision for the
flooded sufferers as is necessary.
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Washington, March Rear Admir-
al Balch in a communication dated Val
paraiso, Chill, Feb. 4, reports that he
called on President Santo Maria, &C
companied by Capts. Belknap and Nc
Cam, and personal staff. He was very
cordially received, and the president re-
turned the visit the next day, accompa-
MED by several members Of his cabinet
and high officials of the army and navy.
He was received on board the flagship
with the honors due such an occasion,
the yards being manned and a national
salute fired by the Pensacola, Alaska,
and Lackawahana, on his arrival on
board and on his departure.
The president expressed a warm
friendship for the United States on the
part of Chill, and in such terms as to
cause a like response on Admiral Balch's
part, as to the continued amnity felt by
our people for Chill. Balch states that
it is his belief that the visits Of naval
vessels of the United States to Valpar-
also, has done much to allay the i'll
feeling lately existing towards the
United States by the people of Chilli.
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Memphis, Tenn, Mar. 7th.-Cap-
tain Ed. Postal, of the steamer
Hard Cash, which arrived here to-day
reports that the backwater from the
Mississippi river extends up White
river to Clarendon, Arkansas, a dis
lance of 1876 miles from the mouth.
The irtire country intervening is
under water, which is two feet higher
than was ever known before. Great
loss of stock and damage to farming
interests occurred throughout White
river bottom. The river here continues
stationary. The following telegram
sent this morning to Senators Harrison
and Jackson and Congressman Moore
at Washington: "Great suffering is
brought to our notice by the inhabi-
tants of the counties bordering on the
Mississippi river, occasioned by the
overflow, and calls loudly for assistance
from the government. What Memphis
has done, or can do will be inadequate
and we urge you to obtain authority to
have rations purchased here for imme-
diate distribution in order to save
persons from actual starvation. Some
three to five thousand are in absolute
want and must be helped Immediately.
(Signed) NAPOLEON HILL,
Pres't. Cotton Exc'g.
d. P. MADDEN,
D,n,,l T,x;a- Mat aud pthaTl
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CONGRESSIONAL


Washington, March Beck, from
the finance committee, reported favor
ably on the bill to punish the unlawful
certiication of checks by officers of
banks.
The senate at 1:30 resumed the CON
sideration of the Chinese bill. Miller,
Farley and Fair sent up to the clerks
desk and had read a great number of
kilograms received by them, giving ac-
counts of anti Chinese mass meetings
held throughout the Pacific slope last
Saturday.
Dawes then took the floor and began
a speech against the bill.
Sherman reported from the finance
committee the following original bill:
That all certificates of deposit is.
sued under the provisions of the act of
February &c, 1879, entitled San act to
authorize the issue Of certificates of
deposit in aid of refunding the public
debt" not presented for conversion
into 4 per cent. bonds of acts of July
IA, 1870, and January 20, 1871, on or
before the first of July next, shall be
converted only into registered bonds of
said loan: Provided, however, that the
treasurer of the United States may re-
deem at market rates at any time under
such regulations as the secretary of the
treasury may prescribe.
Dawes reported ~favorably the bill to
ratify ann agreement with the Crow
Indians for the apportionment of a
reservation required for their use on
the Northern Pacific railroad.
George introduced a joint resolution
authorizing the secretary of wal to use
hospital tents to furnish temporary
shelter to sufferers by the Mississippi
overflow. Passed.
Mccall introduced a resolution call
ing on the president for information
whether any representation had been
made by our diplomatic representative
at Chilli that the United States would
regard with indifference or consent to
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Peru by the ces-
sion of any part of her territory to Chill
under existing circumstances, and
whether such statement was made with
authority. Ordered printed.
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st. Louis, March 7.-At the annua
meeting of the stockholders of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway to-day, they elected
the following board of directors for the
ensuing year: Jay Gould, Russell Sage,
F. l.. Ames, VIM. L. Buckley, r. 5.
Hayes, s. II. II. Clark, Sidney Dillon,
Thomas T. Eckert, Geo. j.. De Forrest,
Samuel Sloan, A. L. Hopkins, II. G.
Marquara, Geo. Gould.
The meeting of the Iron Mountain
company, which was to be held to-day,
was postponed until the 14th, when
Jay Gould will be here and the annual
reports of both roads be presented.