Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-08-16

| The cholera isplaying sad havoc
here with the hogs, some of our
farmers having lost all they had to
kill this fall, and others are still
losing. You can smell the stencil
arising from the dead carcases be-
fore, behind and around you.
i The corn crop cannot be called
q large one, nor considered safe.
The early planted corn suffered by
the drought, and the late may be
injured by an early FROST How
ever, where it is properly titled
there is no cause for complaint.
The Martinsburg boys will not
| like to hear that the black walnut
crop is nearly total failure in this
section of the county. There will
not be enough for the squirrels
and the boys will have to go in
some other direction for their sup
ply.
| Our farmers are busy preparing
the soil for another wheat crop
and phosphate agents are around
explaining the ingredients of their
compounds as being the best and
purest on the market, If GER
tain men get the nomination for
the House of Delegates we expect
to have something to say to the
agents and public generally, that
the nominees will not like to hear,
but we will tell it all the same.
There will be an all-day picnic
held in Mr. S. s. McKown's wood,
near Arden, August % The com
mittee of arrangements are John
Ramsburg, Willis Noll and G.. D.
Pitzer, who extend q cordial invi-
tation to all persons who are in ia
vor of good order to come and
spend day in social enjoyment.
Music and q platform for those
who wish to engage in the merry
dance.
Politics are quiet here notwith-
standing the near approach of the
Democratic County Convention.
w. T. Noll seems to be the favor
tie candidate for Sheriff, and if he
receives the nomination he will
make it lively for his opponent,
whoever he may be.
We suppose after the conven-
ton to-day some, among the many
aspirants for the assessorship will
be left to sing with your CORE
spondent:
'Of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these,--it might have
I beenv'
Some of our citizens have ex-
pressed themselves in favor of Mr..
Daniel Getzendanner for State
Senator, but as Mr.. Getzendanner
is a citizen of Jefferson county,
and is not eligible to a seat in the
Senate, we will say to them not
this time-some other time.
Lost, strayed or stolen, not the
Supreme Court, for two of them
are on the Democratic State tick
ct, but the Democratic party OF
Berkeley county. When last heard
from it had Morgan on the brain
and was seen making it's way to
that county. 1t is supposed by
some of it's friends that it is Turk
ing around the classic hills of
Timber Ridge for the purpose of
committing suicide, as it had made
the attempt in Morgan four years
ago, and was only saved by the
timely arrival of the Hon. Samuel
Dawson. Oh, for some old line
Wing who will find and return it
to it's friends at Martinsburg next
Saturday, where he will be liber-
ally rewarded.
1t must be very consoling to
those Democratic aspirants for
Senatorial honors, who after work
ing up delegates in their favor in
Jefferson and Berkeley, for them
to be compelled to withdraw their
names from before the convention
without even having as much as a
complimentary vote. 1t shows
the old adage to be true, that there
is many slip twixt cup and lip
before the draught goes Down-ey.