Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-11-15

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of the fly eating up the wheat this
fall. 1t they get In some Of it they
will haxe to 90 under the ground, as
it has not made its appearance above
yet. 1t must be discouraging to the
poor renter to walk out and look at
the wheat fields, and then look in
the future and see his phosphate
bills and look back and hear the rat
tie Of the self-binder Methinks be
will be willing to call for the rocks
and mountains to fall upon him and
hide him in that day, when the Sher-
liz comes around with his Judgment.
Little Shaver seems to be at a
loss to know whether our October
election was a republican or demo
cratic victory and adds perhaps Mr..
Dash can tell. We will give him
our opinion and not charge the usu-
al fee Of s. for it. Here it is. 1t
was the peoples victory; they took
the men whom they thought the best,
regardless Of party ties. How is dot
for high, Little Shaver. The news
here is still favorable for Blaine.
1t becomes my duty to report the
death of one of the eldest citizens
Of this neighborhood. Mrs. Nancy
Il. Pitzer died at her residence on
the north branch of Millcreek, on
the evening of Nov. 6th. aged SO
years, 2 menths and 4 days. The
deceased was born in Frederick
county, Md, came with her fathers
family, the late George Ramsburg.
to this county, about the year 1914.
A few years afterwards she was mar
ried to Jacob Pitzer. She was the
mother of eight children, fifty-nine
grandchildren and thirty-four great
grandchildren, nearly all of whom
have settled i'll this county and it
must have been very consoling to
the old lady in her declining years
to know that of all her progeny not
one of them has ever been known to
commit a heinous crime or give her
cause to grieve, like many mother,
and wish her child had never been
born. When the writer of this first
knew her, she was then in the prime
of her life, forty odd years ago, and
we know that her heart was easily
touched and. she was always ready
to relieve those in need, and more
than one prayer has been offered to
the Throne for her by those she has
relieved.
The funeral sermon was preached
at the house, by the Rev. NJ. Ford,
of this circuit He commenced the
services by announcing the hymn,
'What timorous worms we mortals are,
To shake at deaths alarm
which was sung by those present; he
offered up fervent prayer, and then
read the xC Psalm, and the 5 chap
ter of the II Epistle of Paul to the
Corinthians, and took Sor his text
the first verse; "For we know that
if our earthly house of this taberna-
Gle were dissolved we have build
ing Of God not made with hands.
eternal in the heavens. He preach
ed sermon that abounded in good
sense and that was not wanting in
eloquence. In concluding, he said
it was not necessary forhim to speak
of the character of mother Pitzer, for
all knew her to be q kind mother and
good neighbor that he had talked
with her some time previous and she
had told him that her husband and
she were among the first Methodists
Of that neighborhood, and that all
her classmates had gone and she was
willing to 90 and meet them. He
then asked whas is death to a Chris
tian, and said that it only opened
the gate to theholy city, whose walls
were of jasper and its streets paved
with gold. After prayer, he gave
notice that he would conclude the
services at the grave. Her body
was then taken to its last resting
place in the Lutheran graveyard at
Gerardstown, followed by her child
rem and host of others, who, by
their presence, showed their respect
to departed friend. Her body was
laid by the side Of her husband, who
died twenty-six years ago, and her
spirit returned to the God who gave I.
| cannot close this without saying a
word in regard to those who watch
ed in her last illness. And / say,
without fear of contradiction thatno
moth er-in-law was treated more kind
~ by daughter-in-law than she
was. Her every want was attended
to and always with n pleasant smile,
and nothing left undone to make
her dying bed seem soft as downy
pillows. Verify, | say, she will re-