Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-02-03
~sBURG. WEST A. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 81
NO. 40.

garb, the goodly old town wildly
recalled Goldsmith's line
"Sweet Auburn loveliest village of the
plain"
1t was cold day for sight see-
ing, however, and we were glad
after two hours ride in cold
car TO seek the warmth and COM
fort of the Weaver Honse parlor.
After supper we HE'D off to the
country to see our olden friend, T..
p. Price, Esq. Scientific farming.
acute observations and a general
knowledge of all that he UNDER
takes, has placed him among the
front rank Of the Champaign coun.
~ husbaudmen. He has through
his own efforts secured bountiful
competency of this worlds goods,
and we know of none more de-
serving of the same than Mr..
Price. his estimable lady and FAM
lily. While with Mr.. Price we
were rendered the use of his team
to.call on Mr.. Jno Garrard, lin-
cal descendent of the Berkeley
county town of that name. Mr..
Garrard Is a gentleman of the old
school. kind affable and cultured.
He has secured for himself a mag.
niticent estate 5 miles west of Ur-
bana. Mr.. Garrard understands
how TO entertain and says that he
is always especially glad to see his
Berkeley county friends. l was
sorry / could not remain longer
with him. Saying farewell to our
Urbana friends we boarded the
Pan Handle and soon skipping
along for Columbus and from Co.
lumbus to thispoint via the Scioto
Valley and M. and G. roads.
There is not much of moment
transporting in this place, save the
session Of the u. s. District Court,
which has brought great many
strangers 10 town. The criminal
docket Is unusually large, made
up of postofiice robbers, whiskey
vendors, counterfeiters and one
murderer Gen'l Flick has exhib.
tied great ability In the prosecu-
ton of the cases entrusted 10 him,
and has fully sustained his reputa-
ton as one Of the leading pfac-
TONERS of the State and country.
He has been much troubled for
the past few days by an affection
of the bronchial tubes, which may
prove a serious impeachment to him
in the causes yet to be argued.
One of the most active and in
dustrious government officials is
George w. Atkinson, Esq, u. s.
Marshall for West Virginia. Mr..
Atkinson has the reputation of
being a man of undaunted cour-
age, and terror 10 wrongdoers.
He is very kind but firm agree
able gentlemen that we ever met,
his repartee and puns are eide
splitting. His commanding pres
ence and genial ways will make
him friends wherever he goes.
The interests of the government
could not be entrusted in better
hands. We hope to meet him Of
ten.
We were much pleased to make
the acquaintance Of Capt. Flesher
and Col. j. G. s. Hassler, of jack
son county. Col. Hassler Is an
urqane aud accomplished gentle
man, who has happy faculty of
always putting things In their
best light, and never tires Of talk
ing. He was prominent candi-
date for Congress in the 4th Dis
trict in the last convention.
The streets of Parkersburg are
generally barefooted, no pave
ments in the roadways. One of
the u. s. jurymen here, not q
Milesian even by attraction, grave
ly observed that the design is to
improve the Main street of Par
kersburg, by constructing road
ways on the sidewalk in the mid
die.
The papers of the town, the
STATE Journal and Sentinel enjoy /.
believe a circulation commensur-
ate with their merits The Wheel
ing Register and Cincinnati En-
quirer have large sales In this
town. The now purely Republic
can organ, the Commercial Gazette
continues to be able and dreary.
1t Is like gazing through cypress
swamps to wander through Its
solemn political bunsbyisms.
Now, word aprOpos to our
selves and we are done: The tele-
grapher dispatch to the Register
was conceived by a gentleman
with an imagination more fertile
than his brains. The truth of the
matter is, that Marshall Haggerty
and myself were TESTING each other
as to our glaidiat0rial qualIfica.
tions, which on the spur of the
moment resulted In little tuSsle
on the back grounds of the Custom
House. that was all. The power