Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-01-13
BUNKER HILL LETTER.
BUNKER HILL, Jan. s, 1888.

4 PENDEN were it not that you are
advised of doings OF the people
about Bunker Hill'by your special
correspondent of the latter place, /
should seek time and oppor tunity
to correspond with your columns
as ofold, hu. G. + l.. supercedes
the necessity Of snch a course on
my part
Everything about Bunker Hill
is moving on in the usual style.
The Christmas holidays being over
and the New Years ushered in,
we all can look back to the time
that has jnst flown forever to the
time that has been we'll spent and
/ to the time that has been lily
spent, to those joys aud pleasures
and SORROWS that may recur or
| that may not recur, the year that
is past is numbered with the
things that were, the time that is
to come may never come TO US. 1t
beco mes then solemn duty of
ours to pause and reflect aud con-
slider what we are, from whence
we came nnd whittier we are 60
ing, and 10 take upon ourselves
VOWS that the future sojourn here
in this visionary and fleeing
world shall be improved, the time
yet remaining here for US shall be
spent nearer To that divine duty
we owe to creatures and our Crea-
tor.
The year that mas just closed has
been one of unusual prosperity
among our people. The fields and
forests have teemed with plenty,
the flocks and herds Of the hus-
bandman low in the rich green
pastures, with an unusual amount
of fat living for the winter; all
trades and calling of mankind
have found plenty of work for
willing hands to do, so that all
creation have just reason to be
thankful to a divine bene ficent
Creator for the many blessings and
much plenty bestowed upon the
people of our highly favored
country.
We too have great reason to be
thankful that no blightlDg cpl
demic has fallen upon our people.
A few cases Of disease. with di-
minutive amount of mortality is
all that could mar the happiness
of our people.
But we digress from the subject
we started out with, or that we
promised to acquaint your readers
with thro' your columns.
The churches, which should be
first to esteem aud adore, are all
here in a lively and prosperous
condition. The pulpit of the prot
estant f.. church il filled by
the Rev. Mr., Gibson having SER
vices stately every two weeks,
who by the way is young man,
deeply pious, learned in The Scrip. |
lures, a man of much culture and
generally well esteemed by MS
congregation, and the community
surrounding. He has had charge
of the Norborne parish nearly a
year, always punctual to his APP
pointments, which are generally |
well attended.
The Presbyterian and Methodist
churches are now superintendent |
by Rev. +. l.. Wilson and Messfs.
Wood and Morgan respectively. |
Their congregations are respecta-
BILE, and in point of number con-
siderable.
Our school, that great medium
o. light, is carried on with good
system and discipline by Prof.
Lockbart and his assistant, Miss
Sallie Stuckey, who are laboring
assiduOusly to instruct their pupils
in light and knowledge, which by
the way deserves the praise of
parents and patrons, because the
children are improving daily and
rapidly with well grounded and
useful learning and Information.
The school at present numbers
over fifty, bright intelligent chill
dren, who are in the future TO
WELD the destinies of our commu-
nifty, how important then that
they should be we'll trained in ed
ucation, light and knowledge.
The quiet OF our community has
not been disturbed by law suits,
turmoils and troubles, but all has
gone peacefully on. No greataca-
tSstrophe or accident, save that
our nei.hbor and fellow citizen,
A. j. Ridgewr y, came near losing
his son together with a carload OF
stock on the b. & o. r. Il. a short !