Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-10-06
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be scarce about this time Far
mes are busy preparing their
ground for wheat. Wagons, Of
all sizes, shapes and Dimensions,
are hauling phosphates. we sup
pc % yoIr dealers in tAat lie are
driving a lively trade, and il our
fusre wheat crop win be neasur-
ed by the amount Of phosphate
sowp, there viii 30 q lively de-
ma al for binders next harvest.
We bad the pleasure Of calling
upon our friend Capt. w. w.
Comp a few days ago. Capt.
Crump, we presume, is one of the
oldest established hardware mer-
chants of your city, having come
to Martinsburg in that capacij.
as we understand, in FEB. 1868
Fe is a native or the old mother
State, Richmond, Va, bang the
place OF his nativity. Consequent
ly, in 1861, he expor5ed the Con.
federate cause. by his own BRAY
cry he rose from the ranks to
Captain. Ignorant at first of mil
itary tactics, he applied himself
with such diligence to the subject
that he mastered them in a COM
paritively short time. A more fear
less man never engaged in battle,
and his courage was not the result
of sudden enthusiasm, or even of
exc .tement, but of a well-balanced
and strong character As in war,
so in peace; and to day we find the
Captain with clear and comprehen-
sive mind, working with ceasele IS
activity and energy, and as u re-
ward for all these superhuman ex
ertions he has made himself one
of the most prosperous and re-
sponsible business men in Martins
burg. All hail to the Captain,
may he always prosper, and may
his Golfers over flow with wealth.
Your correspondent had the
pleasure of seeing q 5000, horse
in your city a few days ago, and
having an inquiring turn of mind,
we very naturally inquired for the
owner as well as the pedigree of
the horse. His pedigree we found
dated back to Prince of Weles, his
grand-dame being a thorough
bred mare by Costrel, dam by the
Cossack out of a brown mare by
Lanercost out of Queen Maid, by
Warlaby Balock, and owned by
David Eubanks, of this county.
He is nice brown, standing 16
hands, inch high, and weighs
ITO pounds. Mr.. Eubanks con
templates taking him to our coun-
ty fair, where we ii dst all lovers
of fine horses will not only see this
beautiful animal, but will appreci-
ate the efforts put forth by Mr..
Eubanks in trying to raise fine
stock.
The time is almost upon us for
our Agricultural Fair. We ven
ture the assertion that if our far
mers will only take the interest
due such associations, in making
themselves useful as we'll as orna-
mental, there would be no such
word as fail They certainly have
a fine selection of stock, &c. AS
we travel through different por-
tons of the county, we find an al
most endless variety of the best
breed Of sheep, hogs, ETC.; we find
the Cotswold, with their noble
presence, greatantiquity, thorough
pedigree, their health, hardness,
longevity and heavy feeces and
heavy carcasses. The Leicester
with finer bone, aptitude to sat,
good wool neat outline; the
Southdons, medium size, extreme
hardness, adapted to most all
climates, grand symmetry, une-
qualled mutton, early maturity,
and ? 3oductiveness in breeding,
coupled with surety of raising.
In fact everything that pertains to
the animal kingdom Gin a domes-
tic point of view can be fonnd
with the farmers ofBerkeley coun-
ty, and as we have said before, let
them take warm and active in
terest in this association, and ere
long they viii see the brightest
display of the power and skill Of
the human mind. MoRE ANON.
HedgesViEle.