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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1883-09-29

E1e. lndepenUent @M
In reading the article in your
paper on re-districtipg the roads in
the county, ! thonghtI would ven
ture to make asuggestions in refer
encs to tie county roads. There
has been great Improvement II The
roads the last few years but there
is still room for Improvement in
the management of them. Ny
suggestion is this. The court to
appoint, two intelligent farmers
(that are Interested IN the roads,
in each district, to supervise the
roads, LIE. them lay off the roads
in sect ons of mile or a mile, or
any desired length number the
sections advertise to sell them
out on o certain day to loacest bid
der to be worked and kept in re-
pair for a year, the supervisors to
have supervision OF the roads and
see that they are Kept in good or
der. If any section or part of a
section is neglected by the con-
tractor and needs repair, the SUI
perintendent shall notify him, and
if not repaired within a reasonable
time, the superintendent shall en-
ploy men and make the repairs
and charge the same to the con-
tractor. Then if any farmer wants
to get rid of the stones on his
farm he will come in competition
with somebody else fo- The JOB.
Another advantage is men in
terested ia the roads will bid
for the sections near, or on
their farms, to get them well
worked 1t bcgets a rivalry
among farmers to excel each other
in keeping the roads good.
Another, and the great advan-
tage, is to the tex payers. It
would not take the supervisors 20
days to do their work, nor the half
oft; it will do away with this
thing of supervisors taking horse
and cart on the roads, with one
boy or man to dig and shovel all
the dirt for it to haul, and draw
$3.50 a day out of the treasury;
and frequently do nothing more
than haul the tools to the road in
the morning and home in the
evening. If the supervisor or
contractor was paying that team
out of his own pocket instead of
out of the county treasury, as he
does now, it would have to work.
ANOTHER COUNTRY JAKE.
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OF years he had no partners; then ne
admitted a brother, Henry, to co-part-
,ynrshin ana wban tbst Arm was dis
ssolvaX ha.aga;n re,n s;naS aIana until
1sT6 when b;s son William TT Wien
ana his Sen aop' lanes M Clark he,
rama ,,artnere rr5ar tho nrasant An,
styIa The inp;or mamhersof the firm
NAV fairl v.ha saful to bave been bor1,
anf hrad 10 the b,,s;pass Each is&
thoromeblv comnatent nracticaI work :.
n,an aaaE davnfes his Tina ~ tba wnrk
in hand and ,h9v ara ~ hosocarad;fad
WITH t,,w,;ng ont ssseIass ~ ,rnSE that
raf,acts The hiohest credit Nrnon
their Skill, nc arf;sans -
fast WAR Massrs W;,an q sans hu;lt
tba block non occun;ad their Former.
hu;lding having baan ra,I, ovad to make
niana for n TRa hlasa, ;Ssa s,sbst art;ais
br;cI atfa;r 79yIfa feat tbrna finors and
cellar The ant;sp nrem;sns ara nccnni.
CD r. for saiaSranm and mart for tha
n,anufa ctur;n" S denartmant nv sman-
:, "a .,t,,r;,,~, ,s5s.-rp,,id ,,aa,.to Ia m
darstood fh.ttbo Cru, ,naIas ! co,s;JN
erabio nor CON- Of oil tho worE tbav
sai1 a,a * s,,oa;a,lu viii th;s baid tr,,a
81 tho 9, a.. =, nd hattar gradas ~ Goods
" ai,,,,t ard ns.t< = - nhon,hor s,,;fs oro
, - - ordar anT ! Iarna "na u,all 90
inatu u I;y aim,iI.r 7oo d1 tro,,, ~
l. 10 sanor;as'of the oe,,nirv ara car-
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Soyae

mill BY the aid of which he has be-
come . lumber dealer second to
none in the county. Quite recent
" he purchased a planning machine
which he has located at Jones
Spring where he viii be able to
supply his many customers with
lumber, rough or dressed.
Mr.. d. N. KEGS Of Jones Spring
has q fine colt two years old val
red at $500, which he will put on
exhibition al our county fair.
Horsemen will have to look well
to their stockif friend Danxloes'nt
carry of more than aDip.
Steph. White inforn1s me that
Palk. Wood and himself will aban-
don their former husin0ss 81 ped
ding during the holidays. They
will organize at 'oupe TO be called
the "Bung townminstrels.' They
lave secured the services of the
finest celebrities, viz. Jim Jack,
soprano and Joke man Palk Wood,
tenor and Rip Van Winkle Sam
Hedges, ALTO; Steph White, bass
"a race on truth telling ! A Room
ey, stage manager. c..
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GoDEY's LADY's Book fors Octo-
FER comes TO ms az the brightest
and best that has ever appeared
Of this Magazine. It,st3el frontis-
piece, sour Daisy" is a gem, and
its fashionrpla .es, co'ored by The
French process, are excellent in
oes;gn and execution, while its
lcolored work designs are all that
the ladies could desire. 1t is fich
besides in fashioa cuts and de-
soriptions, and the stories By
Christian Ried. Emily i Lennox,
rnd X. M. Haven are above the
sverige magazine literasure. The
offer to forward a quafter reduced
size copy of the magazine to all
who apply to the pub fishers Tor
it, will cause the book 70 find its
way to many homes that have not
seen 1t for years. 1T certainly
merits its claim !; viz, the oldest,
brightest and cheapest-.-being
only $500 per year
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It affords me pleasure to read
the articles found in your columns
over the signature OF my young
friend U. S. Grs-lt Pitzer. He
certainly displays great literary
talent, and his expressions are truly
edifying. 1t would be commend
ible in many more Of our young
men if they would devote their
time and talent in this way, instead
Of Supplying their brain by the
use of intoxicants, md wasting
their nerves and energies over the
pool and billiard tables.
Country Jake" played his piece
in the last issue of the INDEPENDENT
in the right key. He appears to
know what he is talking abort,
and he does it in a comprehend
BILE way. It does look as if those
who have the management of our
public affairs are too frequently
mistaken, and the plans adopted
by them prove to be expensive eco-.-
omy. So far as our road working
system is concerned the more they
tamper with it the worse they get
it. Therefore that we may have a
perfect system, one that will give
satisfaction for all time to come, I
would advise our people to get a
copy of the Ohio road laws, and
adopt them in West Virginia. 1
do not, however, expect them to
act upon the advice as this would
be progressive, and some of our
leaders would rather die in their
tracks than surrender one of the
old foggy customs of our venerable
great-grand- fathers.
I suppose Martinsburg can now
boast of having an establishment
for the manufacture of spokes.
This is certainly big thing for a
citv of only seven thousand inhab-
itants, particularly when we con-
slider the number of hands employ
ed-say ten at this time and will
employ twenty-five when they get
good ready on. This is strictly
in keeping with West Virginia en-
terprise. 1t would pay some of
our monied men to go to some of
the western states and take lessons
in enterprise from the ten year old
boys of that country.
The village of Jones Spring
situated in Back Greek Valley, 10
miles northwest from Martinsburg
can boast of one of the most en-
terprising men in the county, in
the person Joseph g. Kitchen.
Mr.. K, began about four years
ago with a steam thresher which
he worked to its utmost capacity
doing the feeding himself. When
threshing was over he thought it
would not do to have his engine
idle. He then purchased saw
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Berkeley's Boom.
A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OR AUpIToR
PREDICTED. Il


PREDICTED.
Eds. Independent:
From indications, Berkeley8 county
will offers two candidates next year for
position upon the Democratic State
ticket; one the Hon. Moses Grantham,
who aspires to be West virgipia's next
Auditor; the other the Hon. f.. Boyd
Faulkner, who is ambitious 10 fill the
gubernatorial CHATS horrible wordl
chair. In such material the countynot
only furnishes ample qifantity,but also
the requisite quality, and the common
eerth would be the gamer by the SER
vices Of such men as the two mention
ed. The old county should make every
effort to secure one of the places, and
by constant watchfulness and Jackson
ian vigilance the thing may be accom-
plished. This part Of the State has
stood long enough shivering upon the
suburbs of State offices and State emol-
uments; with cap in hand this sec
ton has begged too much; the time is
now ripe for holder phase and a firm
er step. Now our people may demand!
And the rest of the State, in attestation
of our implied rights, will willingly
grant our claim TO a place on the State
ticket. In solid phalax let the people
stand firm or charge together. Crush
out private jealousies and throttle pet
ty strife and envy. Then position on
the State ticket will be assured, and
Hon, Il. Boyd Faulkner or some other
aspirant from this section will be Gov
ernor of the State. III we fail in secur-
ing the exalted position Of State exc
cutiye, then we may count with almost
certainty, upon the Authorship upon
the old rule, that the s'greater will in
clude the less.n So by all means let
all Democrats of Berkeley--the old re-
liable--unite in n long pull, q strong
pull and "A pull all together 70 seat one
Of her worthy sons i'm the States execu-
tive mansion. This falling, the lesser
prize can be obtained; but with bicker-
ing crushed out, there'll be no such
word as FAIL SYPHAX.
MartinSburg. Sept. %.
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Falling Waters

We have been favored with a
fine rain this week which has put
the ground in good condition for
ploughing and seeding.
Most Of the farmers of this sec
ton have commenced seeding.
The excursion steamer Lizzie
May" came back from Hancock
last week, and now looks as trim
as q bird.
Eli. Fleming, son Of Daniel
Fleming, has been qnite i'll for the
past three weeks.
Messrs John E. Boyd, r. A.
Blondel and w. T. Logan, from
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WM. ITILEN * SONS.

OF all the furniture dealers along the
Valley we know of none who have been
so long identified with the furniture and
cabinet making trade as has Mr.. VIM.
Wien. He is a native Of Washington
county, Md, and forty-six years ago he
began learning his trade at Hagers-
town. Subsequently he worked under
instruction at Baltimore, and in 1910 be
located in Martinsburg. For the fol-
lowing two years he worked as q jour
neyman for Bowman & Wolf, who were
carrying on business upon King street;
in 40 Mr.. When went 10 Shepherds
town, but six months later he returned
here and engaged in business upon his
own account, in partnership with the
late VIM. Abel, their shop being oppo-
site the Episcopal church. In 1S47 the
partnership was dissolved, and about
the same time Mr.. Wilen engaged in
undertaking. Removing to where Mr..
John Homrich now is, upon Queen ST.,
Mr.. When there continued to carry on
cabinet making and undertaking, and
those lines of business have been spec
ialties with him since. For number
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THE NEWS AROUND US.
Frederick Counfy,lva.)

From the Winchester Meas.
Mr.. G. G.. Baker haa just purchas-
ed Of Mr. John Rice the Sfam6lfs
properly on Market St., for $2,0oQ.
Rev. DIR. Graham, pastor 81 sic
Kent street Presbyterian chureb.
VAS to have sailed For home from
Europe last Saturday. ? !.
Tho Braddock strest M +. Churchs
congreeStiQn have PURCHASED 4;lpE "a !
MrssSchNltz, go feet front at $dsa
loot, upon xhich'to erect q p&Ts6n..
From the Winchest en- Timos:s
The colored peopi<S Yinclisstors
we unf erstand, h43A purchased q
lotsof four acree fronf the. Fannn
estate, for $500, Of which they paid
$500 cash They. intend havidk. n
laid out as q cefneteEys and orna.
merted.s This il u creditable Under
taking, and eyinces q desire to take
care Of their dead in manner that
IL praiseworthy. ii
Thedwelling house property q J.
BIT. Reed, on Mali street, was sold
by the commissioners % pubic auoFs
ton on list Saturday, by Luther W.,
'Hodh son, atlctfoneer, to l.. H..
Faulkner, Jr., for $17O5s
John w. Schultz, ESQ, will ex-
hibit somo Of his German Carp at
the 5. W A. Fair. Let our friend.
Evan Thatcher and Others compete
with this gentleman.
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Martinsburg, weresout here fish
ing on Saturday OAewould have
supposed, Judging from their fine
fishing tackle and complete equip
ments that the hess wouM have
no show at all, They put in a
full day and fished from the nip
PIES to the deep water, and When
they quit had eleven small bass
We imagine that when they got "a
the depot they took the bach
streets, home. Par,
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Mr.. Hannibal Hamlin has ordered q
public clock to be presented with his
compliments to the town Of Paris,
Maine, the old gentleman's birthplace,
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Forty-four townships in Ireland have
just been declared in state Of martial
law. The pacification Of the land
proceeds apace.
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From the Shepherdstown Registers
. Mr.. James Urton, who lives near
Mecfanicstown, this county, had 4
narrow escape from q horrible death
one day last week. He was engaged
in cutting clover seed, when tho
horses attached to the mower got
into d bees nest, and p.unging wilds
ly . bout threw Mr.. U. ton from his
seat. He held On to- the lines, and
was dragged about hundred yards.
before the horses could De stopped.
He had fallen among Of the knives
in front Of the mower. and aSNh0
was dragged lie wascutin a fearful
manner. About pound az flesh
was cut from his thigh, The leaders,
OF his right foot were severed, and
he received innumerable cuta Upon
his arm and other parts of<he body :
His wounds were very serious, and
he is not yet out Of danger.
A few nights ago some thief or
thieves broke into the smoke-house
of Mr. John w. Hill, who lives on
the Shindler farm, below town. and
stole therefr0m abOrs one hundred
pounds of choice bacon.
On last Saturday afternoon a spe-
cial session OF the Chassis Of Vir-
ginia was held in the Reformed
Church of this place to receive Rev.
b. +. Bausmann from the Lancas-
ter Chassis, and to confirm the call
extended to him by the Reformed
Church of Shepherdstown.
Hon. g. Il. Butler has been suf-
fering much this week with rheu-
matism and has been confined to his
bed.
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From the Free Press:

From the Free Press:
James Porter, brakeman, was SER
iously injured by an accident to
freight car at Shepherdstown Fri
day night.
Mr.. Geo. W.. Armentrout came
near losing an eye by a spawl whilst
working upon the formation Of Col.
Craigbill's building on Tuesday Of
last week.
The organization of Cavalry
Company in the County is cOntem-
plated, and meeting at Harper's
Ferry on the 10Th, at 2 p. M. is
called for the purpose.
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From the Shirt of Jenerson.

From the Spirit Of Jefferson.
Mr.. K. w. Bedinger has complet.
ed and forwarded to the publishers,
the manuscript Of his Digest Of the
West Virginia Reports. His WORK
is unanimously and highly c0npli'
mented by the Judges ofthe Supreme
Court.
Mr.. Jas. III. ConLlyn has secured q
new, powerful traction engine. and
now traverses our county roads, with
the heaviest loads in its rear, drawn
by its power, with the most perfect
ease. Mr.. Conklyn intends to use
it, we understand, both for saw,mill
and threshing machine work and
hauling.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24
Rice Growing.

Last year we learn from the CFeenSille
Nses, Mr.. Thomas ;, Bowen ofthc Georges
Creek srction of this County, PlRrfted ten
acres of lnnd in upland rice.
"lle cleaned the rough rice AEd sent il TO
Charleston to be cleaned. II yielded him
334 bushels, which he SO4d ;at 81 .02 ne,
anlshel, Hggrrgating $3f0,J8. The cost OF
raising the rice was $40. There was. OF
course, The expense Of freight still to DC mel
our of the net proceeds Of $270. This prove
conclusVeS, however, that upland rice ca,
be grown at very good profit. ltenough
farmers will engage in the culture to usl
fy the establishment Of n mill tho cost OF
transporting the article in the rough to
Charleston would be avoided
"lAre Rand upon which Mr.. Bowen cult.
vdtcd hfs crop seemed TO be worthless, but
even after the rice was gathered, he secur-
ed enough hny from the same field TO wins
ter hIs sleck Farmers in MIR. Bowers
neiYbborhood ale taking an interest in the
culture of thiS rice, and IL uumher of Them,
II is thought, will grow it in the near fu,
ture."
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24
DacuSVille ItCmS.

MIR. EpiToR: Our meeting mt Peters
Creek s over. llnd very lmrge congrega-
tion; good preaching and good order Last
sunday was the hig day at Cross Roads.
Everybody ana his wife were there.
Farmers are quite busy in their crops.
Cotton is mp, and they boast OF an extra
good stand, mud il is looking welb the same
is said of corn. Small grain is still look
ing well.
Mike Testers rye hns the rust and there
is some rust upon wheat, and there is fear
of much damage yet,
There WINS heavy rain, wimd and hail in
the upper section of this township, on the
night of the 18th instant.
The Revenue cfhcinls AnSc been amongst
us, nrresting some of our best citizens.
They came with warrants sworn out against
nobody, j c., II warrant against j. Smith or
w Smith, Jones or Brown, rs the case nay
be. W!ilp the warrant does not say it is
John, jim or Jmck nor Wilb Wash, or
Warren. Still our busy farmers are drug
to Pickcns Court House, Is or l6 miles to
be told that they nre not The men that they
arc looking for. When they arrest man
with one o! these convenient warrants, thcr
enquire who his nciRhbors nrc, and then
and there fill out wilAcss summons. ] can
give names aud date if these officials de,
mand them. Talk about put up Jobs down
the country in the political prosecutions,
but who ever heard Of more yilliuous con.
duet than thtS.
Pneumonia that has been prevailing TO
such mn extent is somewhat nbatcd.
Prof. John o. DAVIS school is still flour.
ishing. a public examination and cxhi
hition Of Peters Greek High School is set
for June 22d 1883. Distinguished speak
crs and II big pic mic is also mentioned in
connection with the above evcnt.
Come down Mv Editor, if you can ge,
over those terrible things called public
roads. BY the way, | will say TO County
Commissioner Freeman that several men
have said that they would see the Grand
Jury about that new bridge road, especially
the hill up from Trainums Creek The
Count" fnmm iSSinnnru h.d i,~..
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24
The New England Exhibition.

6iute the State Board Of Agriculture has
refused 10 appropriate money to have the
resources Of the State exhibited at the New
England Fair, foI the want of authority of
Inv, il iS said, the busi4rcSs men of Colun>
hia and GTrenvillc have held meetings, n,
which it was resolved to have the State re.
presented by private means.
The New England Exhibition or Fair, is
Nn Incorporated body, and kind OF spccu
lation; but rs most, if not all the other
Southern States, along with the Northern
nnd New England States are TO be REPRE-
Scn'ed, we think il proper that South Car
Nliua should be represented also. But
what benefit will VIC derive from it? No
doubt the State can make rs crcditnble n
display Of her boumdlcss resources ns auv
"ther STAGE, but the prcjntliccs in New
England will gn far TO cvcr-b&lance any
favorable impression that nigh, he madc
hS any such display. The hovriryinp tales
That would Ire poured into the cars of tho
capitalist of the North nad Europe by the
ShlcNes IKE John Patterson who was driven
away from here on accuuts OF his rascality
would likely enough divert any capital that
might bc tavorably looking in this direc
iion. What such men ~ Patterson could
not do wouhl lie furnished hy Il few immi-
grant agents who arc working in the in,
torcsl Of the Northern Railroads. The best
way ior South Carolian to attract cnpitol
I" her soil is for her own citizens to pul
tIelr own shoulders to the wheel and s,nr,
The car of progress themselves. When
capitalist abroad see them doing this. os
Inns already been demonstrated they will
take hold to share the profits. 1t is all
wight and proper TO have the State repre-.
scented, though We do not believe il Of so
much importance rs some of uur pcoplc
seem TO think. 1t will do us no l,arm how,
ever, and We will have the satisfaction ,f
knowing thnt an huucst effort has been
hlnue TO bIng to the attention of cnpi,nl-
lists in hc North and Europe, the great op
Portnnit'cs offered by the State for n prof.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24

A FODDER CAsB.--J ustice CrofL's
0ascc was crowded Yesterday when
tlre cases OF w. 4S Youngbl0od and
Pinckney AIKEN were called. 4hcse
yoGhg men were charged with petty
larceny. 1t was alleged that whifo
camping with II purity of FARMERS on
March I'd, who we're on tAoir way
from this city 70 thciF Anmcs in
Pirkons county, the a"cnsed took OF
attempted TO take several bundles
or foddHr from tho promises of Sans
ucl II. FrFncll, who lives ON the CuX's
Bridge road. Mr.. furnoll declared
That he saw two men on horseback
leave his place with fodder, bat that
they dropped it on his nf1pr0Hch and
hcd. 1t was night, and Ire cuuFa rot
SEQ their faces. lie suspected tho
defcndantsbcca thoy we're known
to have lr4J the camp that night. IL
was proven, however, that Trey had
merely cOme back To GrecpvilEc to
make II purchase. Ilr evidence of
number Of other witnesses exon.
Grated the used, ana they were
discharged. Tho hearing of the case
consumed about two boars.- GreeR-
Gltc NcUs.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-05-24

''''" '~'y 'mP"r'"n' qurSIIun. now the pub
lie highways can be plnccd and kept in bet
ter condition, and invite your readers to
give you their views nnon the question for
publication. do not know that my views
will be worth anything, bu. will give them
an" they can go for what they arc WORTH
| have learned from experience TINT the
pubhc highways cannot be placed and kept
III good condition under the present road law.
therefore | think change necessary, but
do not think they should bo kept up by n
'nI upon the property Of the people Of the
STATE, because believe that every one
should do something to keep up the Gov.
ernment that gives him protection | be.
lieVe thereshoud be an equal tax upon each
road hand. say three dollars each, giving
them the privilege of working it out on the
road at so cents per day. (then there could
be no excuse Of inability to pay) under the
direction Of the contractor or pcrson EN-
pioyed by the County Commissioners to
keep up the nearest road to them. There
is one other matter Of great importance in
regard to better highways, and that is, the
putting of them Oh good easy grades: There
"re some roads in the County on such heavy
grades That II is impossible to carry a good
load over them, and besides, if ,hoy were put
on good easy grades they would be much
e"Sier to keep up. have given my views
very crudely, but | think you can see what
| nm aiming at. NJ