Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1884-12-13
SHANGHAI NEWS.

lam glad to state that Mis-. b. NJ. Kitchen
has recovered from her recent Illness.
Giengary, on the 18th. and was buried in the
Howard Chapel burying grounds on the S,th.
He was buried by the members OF Pine Grove
Lodge /. D. G. T. of which he WAS a member
He leaves a wife and six children who have
the sympathy of all who know them.
Miss Jennie Cooper, Of whom spoke short
time since as being i'll. died ON the %. Her re-
mains were inferred in Riner's Church-yard
by the Members of Jones Spring lodge OF /. o.
q. L. OF which she WAS q member.
learn that a revival of excitement is in
progress at Mount Carmel. Some call it a re-
sivai OF religion but do not 80 regard 1t from
the fact that it Is one ofthe annual recurren-
ces of the last fifteen years with no visible
strengthening to the church. or improvement
in the morals of the community.
The history of the several churches la Mar
tinsbuTg, as given in The HERALD, Is certain
ly Interesting. discover however in the his
tory Of The ;, Episcopal cnursn missak ks with
If / am not mistaken, the report gives 1863 as
the time he took charge of that congregation.
DO moi remember the precise date OF his arri-
val in Martinsburg, but do know he was there
prior 10 the war and a greater part OF the time
during the war. He was the only minister IN
the town, and was the servant OF the whole
people. He ministered alike To all the high
and the low. the rich and the poor. tue white
and the colured-ail set med to regard him as
the property of the people. No man could
have been more Jealous. more seli-sacrificing,
or more devoted to mis- Masters work. | think
the only sabbath school kept up In the town
his personal supervision. The children who
enjoyed the privilege attending the school
learned to love him for his goodness These
were children OF those days, who are men and
women of to-day. that are at all times ready to
breathe prayer If benedction upon the name
and memory of Rev. W. ID. Hanson. Just here
will say that had the pleasure few days
since of looking at his photograph, which
found in my daughter album.
Church matters are not in a tiourshing con-
dition at. this place. We have one church
tPresby tefianl with services once in weeks
by Rev. f. L.. Wilson, OF Gcrardstown. Sunday
School every Sunday afternoon; L. NJ. Dehav
ell Supt. Ilearn they are making arrange
ments to have an entertainment of some kind
during the holidays.
village one day last week. The DIR. is one OF
the rising physicians of the day. He is a son
of DR.. j. p. Carter, of Gerardsiown. After read
ing with his father for a short time he attend
ed the BALTIC. Medical College. from which he
graduated with distinction. He practiced here
for some time. but finding better opening he
went to Calverton in the BALTIC. city limits,
where he is climbing the ladder OF fame as
physician.
yey, spent the greater part of last week on
Round Top with signals and glass, trying to
find some place. l am not posted as to his
success.
Our County Supt. has undertaken very
laudable enterprise If he can succeed In get
ting 1t to work. | presume there will be no
difficulty however in the towns or those dis
tricts that have long terms. But in the coun-
try districts where patrons manifest little or
no interest, and where the terms are short,
Tie scholars do not attend regularly, the same
teacher seldom more than one year with
school, no maps or charts, and frequently in
fefiOr black boards. All of these things Oper-
ate against bringing our school up to any con-
siderable degree of excellence. In order to
bring the system up to what 1t should be, there
must be hearty cooperation between pat
ron, pupil. and teacher, and our school off,
GERS should be willing to furnish the modern
appliances necessary to accelerate the work
necessary TO be done. am with the superin-
teDdent efforts. Though
feeble they may be. shall be exerted In any
way he may choose TO direct. j.