Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-11-03
BUNKER HILL LETTER.

Special Correspondence INDEPENDENT.
After q forced silence of several
weeks, from q rush of business,
officially and domestically, togeth-
er with attending fairs and other
institutions Of advancement / will
again venture to place another fec
bic communication before your
hundreds, yea, thousands Of read
ers for their amusement, edifca-
ton or condemnation, as they see
fit to Judge. It would be a work
OF superrogation for me to at
tempt to give in detail, all that my
eyes have seen, and my ears have
heard, since my last commuuica
ton. The immense accumulation
of events has taxed the capacity of
my treacherous memory with more
than it could retain; therefore,
while it was my earnest desire to
speak in terms of merited praise,
without the tickling words of fiat
terry, of the many kindnesses / re-
ceived at the hands of SO many of
your public spirited citizens, and
of the fair and the courtesy shown
me by it's efficient corps of Off
GERS, must be excused upon the
ground that my memory fails to
present the facts as they occurred.
I cannot help, however to express
my qualification at the almost un-
proceed ented success of the recent
exhibition. In point of order it
was a noticeable feature by visi-
too as we'll as stranger, that by the
exclusion of bar rooms and gamb
ling hells, we will very soon have
q pleasant and respectable place of
resort, to which we can repair
once a year for our mutual i'm
provement, and further advance
ment in agricultural and mechan-
ical interests. This, in my opin-
ion, is the intent of our agricul-
tural exhibitions, to develope tai
ent, and as we pass off the stage
of life to leave a monument of en-
terprise which shall be worthy of
imitation, and to arouse spirit of
pride and emulation in the minds
aud hearts of our progeny, which
will advance with the age. I deem
it unnecessary to waste my amuni
ton upon a theme which such
vast multitude has witnessed, but
would simply suggest that we
commence now to prepare for the
fall of "a, and just see what can
be done in one short year. With
such a strain of horses as David
Eubank's "Young Hero, for gen
eral purposes, which took and en-
tirely merited the first premium,
and A j Ridgeway's king OF the
Valley" we cannot help but bring
our stock of horses up to q high
standard and compete with the
most noted stables in Europe or
America. young Hero III par
ticular was universally admired,
and let you look in the direction
of his well-kept stall, when You
would,you could see crowds view
ing him. Even Sen. Bayard with
his eloquence and polished man
ners could not draw the attention
of these lovers of u fine horse.
Now, there were many other nov
elites and attractive features of
this fair, and whilst there is mock
modesty which prevents many
worthy ladies from looking at
fine horse, let him be male or fe-
male, there was an attraction that
all ladies, children and all God
fearing and wife-loving husbands
could view with unblushing pride
and that was The Magic Washer
which has been introduced into this
State, and was put on exhibition
in Agricultural hall, by your
correspondent. Now, | am
fully aware that some, who have
never seen this ''little pet perform
it's additions, will be ready to say
that he's blowing" Not SO. / put
her upon her own merits, and al
though she speaks with thunder
tones, arrayed in spotless robes, /
stand as her Godfather and couch
her "wonderous works in Ian
guage of my own. Let every one
who is the least incredulous buy
one for SIS. so. and try it. and If