Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-02-09


from the common channels-rare
Incidents excepted,
Our farmers had average crops
Of cereals as the award of their la
bors, besides clover and grass in
abundance, whereby much stock
may be maintained through the
winter, which is at all times a
source of profit to them The ar
ticle of clovefseed alone has
brought large sums of money to
the farmers here. Among the
most successful farmers that have
gone beyond SO up to $50 bushels,
may be named D. Stewart, VIM.
Kilmer, Chas. d. S. Lamon and
Chas. Bowers,
The farming interests being
prosperous, all other callings will
necessarily be benefited. The
tiller of the soil gives the first
impulse to the prosperity of any
country. When he prospers, the
mechanic finds his business better,
the merchant, in turning over his
sheets of loss and gain, finds him
self prospecting, the artisan finds
work for his trade and calling, and
all who are buying and selling
II, we an increase of trade. Then
we may Justly regard the business
Of our country in healthy and
nrospero,,.s condition, notwith-
standing thu, prices of the pro-
ducts of the farlA' are low.
We, too, have s@reat reason to
be thankful that the l,ealth OF our
section is generally gooa. No ep-
idemic has. prevailed for a long
time, only occasionally may we
chronicle sick person or death
among our people.
Our section of the county wears
the appearance of progress in an
other sense. Quite number of
buildings have been erected within
the past year, such as homesteads,
barns, and other buildings, adding
to the appearance of the premises
and comfort to the occupants and
owners
No extraordinary circumstance
has occurred here to ruffie our sea
of peace or startle the minds of
the people, save the one at Rest,
which all of your readers are ia
miliar with, and the dreadful acct
dent by which our old neighbor,
Anthony Bear, came to his death.
We have known the deceased for
a number of years, to be peaceful,
quiet and honest man, and though
far advanced in life. came to an
untimely end by falling from his
wagon and breaking his neck. He
will be missed by his family and
neighbors. He was an industri-
Gus, good citizen in the commune
ty in which he lived.
The political outlook is quiet at
present, only now and then a can
didate looming up for sheriff of
the county. Mart. L. Payne says
he thinks he can trot over the
sheriff course with any of them.
With his extraordinary business
qualifications, MIR. Payne would
make a good sheriff Others we
might name, up here, would suit
well the position.
The order of Gov. jackson to
the Assessors of the State, it is
thought, will initiate against the
interests of the people of Berkeley
county, and create discord among
the people when harmony should
prevail. We do not intend to CEN
sure the Governors motives, as
they may be conscientious and
what he regards to be his sworn
duty, but we have no doubt the
matter will be rightly adjusted, as
the large meeting held in your
town last Saturday seems to indi-
cate that those interested are tax
ing measures to extricate them
selves from the dilemma.
We are glad to see the name Of
our county man, e. B. Faulkner,
favorably spoken of throughout
the State as a candidate for our
next Governor. He is a man who
has been tried as statesman, and
who, as such, we have no cause as
yet to complains man who will
do his duty for the best Interests
of the people, regardless of friends
or foes. Such man we need at