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irish Americans for Blaine

BURLINGTON, N. j., Sept. q
The Blaine and Logan ratification
meeting held at Florence tonight
turned out to be an enthusiastic
Iri S h-A m lean demonstration.
The town hall was crowded with
Irish workmen, many of whom are
employees in the Florence found
ry. The meeting was organized
by tie selection of George Aiken,
a prominent Irish Republican, as
chairman. The orator was James
G. Cookery, Of Trenton, a well.
known Irish agitator, who was
formerly an active Democrat.
Late in the evening several uri
formed clubs from distant villages
carrying with them transparencies
on which were anti-Free- trade
notices, marched into the hall
amid cheers. A strong Irish
American Blaine and Logan club
was organized.
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POLITICAL DISCUSSIONS Why
can not two friends discuss politics
from opposite stand points without
becoming wrathy? There is some
thing about pure political CONVEX
sation where no sings are INDUCED
in, where mud is not thrown and
neither party becomes abusive, that
is entertaining as well as instructive.
But that kind of discussion which
consists solely in calling the party of
your friends all the hard names at
your command, of charging them
with belonging to party of public
thieves or being disloyal, or any
other of the stock arguments used
on each side, that kind of discus
sion, we say, is disgusting and be-
meath the dignity of citizens. Let
us all make up our minds to deport
ourselves as gentlemen during the
heat of the coming campaign Eu-
change.
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GOOD MEN TO THE FRONT.

In these times of political CHI
canery, of deception, of reckless,
ruinous mismanagement, ofquest-
ionable and doubtful morality
when banks topple and treasurers
ofreligious projects prove default
ers, it behooves all good citizens
to see that good men are at the
front and place in positions Of
trust and authority. Bold, bad
men forge ahead and crowd true
merit from the track, for the sim
pie reason that the latter shrinks
from doing the dishonorable
means that the former wins with.
These matters are worthy the
observation Of our best citizens,
and every honorable, creditable
effort should be made to force the
modest, industrious, careful, pru-
dent, good men to the front.
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NOTICE.
TO TAXPAYERS FOR THE
YEAR 1854.

TINE TAXES FOR 1884 are now due
l. and in my hands for collection and
this notice is given according to law.
notifying all taxp ayers that discount
Of q per cent. will be allowed to all
arties paying their taxes before the
first day of November, 1884.
l or one of my deputies will meet
the taxpayers at the following times
and places, in the several districts, for
the purpose Of collecting said taxes.
DISTRICTS.
Hedgesville, Thursday, Oct. End.
Tomahawk, Friday, Oct. 3rd.
Falling Waters, at the mill, Monday
and Tuesday. Oct. 9th and 7th.
Greensburg. Wednesday, Oct. 9Th.
Scrabble, Thursday, Oct. 9th.
Martinsburg, Sheriff sofice, Octob er
10th and 18th.
Gerardstown, Wedn esday, Oct Odd
Shanghai, Thursday, Oct. 23rd.
Arden, Darkesville, Oct. Oath.
Vancle vesville, Monday, Oct. 9th.
Mill Greek. October 28th and Goth.
G.. A. CHRISMAN.
Aug. 25th, "a. Sheriff of b. G.
a309t.
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Dissolution Notice.

MARTINNBURG, W. Va, Sept. lst 1884.
TIME PARTNERSHIP heretofore exist
i ing between Frazer l. Bishop, in the
grocery jobbing business, by mutual con-
sent has this day been dissolved, H. A.
Frazer Withdrawing. The business will
be continued by J. w. Bishop, and in
the future as in the past, by strict integ
rity and attention to business, he hopes to
merit continuance of the patronage
heretofore extended to the firm. The
books for the present will be found at the
warehouse, and those knowing them
selves indebted, will much oblige BY pay
ing up, and those having claims will pre-.
sent them for settlement. The fertilizing
business will he conducted as heretofore.
III. A. FRAZER.
ag &c ct. j. W. BISHOP.
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Morgan County

From the MercurV:
The Republican Convention nom
mated the following ticket,
For House of Delegates-Silas
j. Hovermale.
For Sheriff-Henry Willard.
Prosecuting Attorney-J. Rufus
Smith.
Clerk of County Court-T. H. B.
Dawson.
Clerk of Circuit Court-Lewis AL
len, Jr.
ASSESSOR. X. Whitford.
Commissioner-John Frederick.
Snrveyor-W. H. Mccullough.
The democrats have organized a
Cleveland 81 Hendricks Club. Mr..
John B. Brosius is President, S. w.
North, V. p, and r. Hunter Treas
urer.
Mr.. j. III. Shackelford has an
nounced himself as an independent
candidate for House of Delegates.
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G. II. STIBBs, a brakeman on the
B. d 0. r. r., was found dead on
the top of freight Car at Washing
ton Junction, Friday morning. He
had been in conversation with the
other train men a short distance be-
yond that point, and the presump-
tion is that he was struck at Tusca-
rora bridge. He was brought to
Martinsburg and the nature Of his
injuries inquired into, whence he
will be taken to Baltimore his home,
where it is understood he has moth
er residing.
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THE NEWS AROUND us.

From the jefferson County papers
A new hotel, to be called "Park
HOTEL" will be erected in Charles
town.
$50 tickets were sold for the excur-
ton to Potomac Isle from Shep-
herdstown on Thursday of last week.
Messrs. Diehl and Bro. have con-
tracted to furnish headstones for the
graves of the Confederate dead at
Shepherdstown.
The farmers of Jefferson will have
picnic and stock exhibition at
Moler's Cross Road to-day, 9th inst.
Several addresses will also be made.
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REASON WINS IN BERKELEY.

Probably there is no county in
West Virginia in which freer
and more sensible ballot is cast
than in Berkeley. 1t is safe to
say that two-thirds Of the ballots
cast are scratched, and the prob
abilities are, they will be more so
in the future. The people, as a
mass, are not so rampant on eth
er side, as to "vote for old Nick
if my party nominated him."
This is q progressive age and the
people are keeping pace with it.
No man can win votes her by STIR
ring up and dwelling upon the
arbitrements of war. They are
things of the past, about which we
all know enough, without having
graphic pictures of unknown dead
issues presented to us. Time with
it's ever active hand, has blotted
out and leveled down the war hills
and graves of hundreds of battle
fields, and those who fought in
deadly grapple, nearly quarter
of century ago, meet at Nation
al cemeteries and strew flowers
over each Others graves, shake
hands and part in peace. We
were wonderfully surprised at
and not Il little chagrined over
the speech of f. Willis Wilson,
the democratic gubernatorial can
didate. Positively we believe the
State would be in danger under
such governor. Surely, the man
in his wrath forgets that his duyt
is to win, rather than to drive men
from him. In his speech he stop
ped, braced himself, clenched his
lips, and with wildish eyes, made
an eaglish swoop toward the front
of the stand, that really scared
us. We have read the papers and
really believed they were exag-
gerating as to his vindictive spirit,
but like Cleopatra, "the half" no
doubt, ''has not been told" Why
the democratic party, with its
brain power should ignore man
like Hon. f. Boyd Faulkner, a
scholar and gentleman by ma
ture, in contest for the highest
gift in this Stare, is mystery
and those trickster politicians
should be rebuked at the ballot
box next month. Mr.. Faulkner
has a heart too big and true to the
principles of his party, not to be
honored in it's ranks. Mr.. Faux
ner, in the face of his unjust de-
feat, being called upon by his
many friends, stepped forward
and made manly speech, in which
he tried to hide some of Mr.. Will
sons tracks, but his weight was
SO heavy Mr.. +. could not fill
them up. 1t was between ten and
eleven o'clock and the people were
leaving by scores when Mr.. Faulk-
ner's voice was heard. The peo-
pie reassembled, even at that late
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Stop THEIR STOREs.-There is
Deatrick, the Republican, and Get
finger, the Democrat, side by side,
neighbors. They sell among other
things, caps for the boys, with either
Blaine or Cleveland badges. This
is matter Of business, but if Ma
honey and Baker will permit any.
thing of that kind then they are do
ing the INDEPENDENT rank in
justice, for they stopped the INDIE,
PENDENT.
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WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.

Eau Term begins September
Sd, 1884; Winter Term, No
Vembe9' 26th, and Spring Term
March 18th, 1885.
Instruction in the usual Scientific. Lit
erary aud Professional Schools.
TUITION FREE
for one student lover fifteen years of age)
from each county for every 500 of popu-
lation.
For catalogues or further information
address the Chairman, or Secretary of
the faculty. MoRGANTowN, W. Va.
augl6 m.
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MARRIED..

August Goth, 1884, at the parson-
age, West Louther street, Carlisle,
by Rev. DR.. Kremer, Mr.. DAVID A.
JACOBS, formerly of Carlisle and
Miss RACHEL A., daughter of Geo.
Brown, of Martinsburg.
In Martinsburg, at the residence
OF Mr.. Curtis, on September 2, 1884,
by r ev. A. S. Hank, Mr.. Leroy Nj
Lee, of Jefferson county, to Miss
Virginia Voorhees,, of Berkeley.
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hour. A republican ofnoted abil-
ity said to me this morning, rs
not Boyd Faulkner pretty talk
er. In going home ] could hear
him distinctly at Dodd's store. 1t
is a shame they did not nominate
him instead of that windy fellow"
-Sared from Prof Cliford's
Pioneer Press.
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DUBLIC SALE
l. OF
Valuable Real Estate

TIME UNDERSIGNED offers for. sale
l. l743 ores OF BLACK SLATE
LAND, situated two and ahalf miles east
of Darksville, adjoining lands of Col. John
&. Boyd and George Sincindiver, Esq.
This farm is we'll watered, and improved
by a good log house, weather boarded
and plastered, good stabling and other
out-builiings fruit, etc., 65 acres of
woodland, consisting of white oak and
hickory. Will be sold at great bar
gain. TERMS. --One-third cash, residue
in two equal payments, with interest from
date. j S. HALDEMAN,
Atty for heirs of Abram G. Vanmetre,
decd. jy26-tf
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Religious.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Com-
munion services on Sunday morn
ming, and preparatory services this
Saturday morning at II o'clock.
First Methodist Episcopal Church.
Preaching, Sunday morning, Sep
TENDER 18th. Holy Communion 4
O'Clock p. m. No service at night.
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NEW ADTEER TTSMENTS.
GPECIAL COMMISSIONERS SALE
oOF House and LOt.-By virtue

GPECIAL COMMISSIONERS SALE
ROF House and LOt.-By virtue
OF decree OF the Circuit Court of Berke-
icy County, West Virginia, entered in the
cnancery cause of Josiah d. Barnard vs..
Hester A.. Kephart, etal., the undersign-
ca special commissioners will sell at pub.
lie auction, to the highest bidder, at the
'front.' door of the Court House in Martins.
burg, West Virginia, at / O'Clock, D. M.
on
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27, 1884,
the following real estate, to-wit: A cor
tain lot of ground, situated on the west
side or Maple Avenue, south of John St.
Martinsburg, West Virginia. and being
oHe-half OF lot marked on plat of said
city as lot No. 242, and the same prop.
erty belonging to the heirs of Jehrida
Barnard, deceased, upon which are two
comfortable dwelling houses and other
out-buildings, and is suitable of being d.
vided i'll two lots.
TERMS OF SALE .-One.third cash on
day OF sale; one-third in six months and
one-third in twelve months, with interest
from day of sale-the title TO be reserved
until the purchase money is paid, and al
so approved personal security, if deemed
proper by said special commissioners
e. s. TROXELL
J.NELsoN WIsNER, Spell CONS
W. S. HENSHAW,
Josiah ID. BARNARD vs.. Hester A. Ken
hart, ct al.
| hereby certify that E. S.
Troxell, special Commissioner in the
ABOVE cause, has executed bond with
suificient security. s. H. MARTIN,
ny 20 Clerk
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N0tice-N0t to Credit.

MY WIFE. FRANCIS PITCOE, hav.
lxl ing left my bed and board on the
9th day OF July, 1884, without cause or
provacation, all persons are hereby warn
ed not to harbor her or to credit her on
my account, as | will pay no bills for her,
my house and home being the proper
place for her care and malntenan ce.
s6-3t JOHN A. PITCOE.
Sept. 4th, 1888.
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place--send me the paper to the
Martinsburg post-oflice. Ia, ta,--
remember this is an independent
paper-the editor monkeys for
himself and not for the grinders.
"GET UP HERE AND RIDE"
The editor Of this paper was
CONSUL for Mr. Jacob j. Miller in
the contest between said Miller,
John +. Smith, Il. +. Harrison
and Il. Willis Wilson, for seats in
the House Of Delegates in 1869.
Hon. BENZ. Stanton represented
Harrison, j. Rufus Smith repre-
scented John +. Smith, and Mr..
Wilson attended to his own case.
Mr.. O. G. Schofield, the present
Secretary Of the State Central
Committee, was member Of the
Committee on Elections. We well
remember the bitter fight, the hot
blood and the evidence pro and
con, the argument and the result.
Those who attended the taking of
the testimony will never forget
the exhibition Of temper displayed,
and the frequent dangerous prox-
unity of q fight between Rufus
and Wilson, the clinched hand the
rigid muscle and the words at the
head hereof, ''get right up here
(on the muscle) and ride" Mil
Ter and Harrison were seated. We
have seen Mr.. Wilson only at in
tervals for fourteen years and only
for a few moments heard his speech
on his recent visit here. We OBJ
served that time had failed to cool
his fighting ardor, or to check his
style of denunciation. Wilson is
an aggressive fighter and is care
less as to his opponents. We find
however, that he is in error in
charging Judge Flick with any
unnecessary or uncalled for effort
in firing him out of the House.
The record of January 25th, 1869,
shows the following:
Mr. Pinnell, from the Commit
tee on Elections and privileges, to
which were referred the petitions
of Jacob Miller and John + Smith,
contesting the right of Benjamin
f. Harrison and f. Willis Wilson
to seats in this House as delegates
from the county of Jefferson,
made a report recommending the
adoption of the following resolu-
| ton:
! ReSoi0ed, That Jacob j. Miller and
John +. Smith, having received ma
jority of the legally returned votes from
Jefferson county, for the office of Dele
| gate to the present. Legislature of this
State, the same are entitled to seats i'm
the House of Delegates from Jefferson
| county.
The report was accompanied by
the testimony before the commit
tee, reduced to writing.
Mr.. Hervey, a member of the
tee, submitted minority report,
signed by himself, recommending
the adoption of the following res
olution:
ResolUed, That the sitting member,
| b. +. Harrison, and the contestant, ia
| cob j. Miller, are entitled to seats as
| members of the House of Delegates
from the county ofJetferson.
The majority of the Committee
were republicans. The minority
was democratic. Mr.. Hervey HIM
self was a democrat, and the par
ty friend of Mr. Wilson, so that
he met his defeat at the hand of
and was "fired' out of the House
of Delegates by his democratic
member of this Committee.
The reports of the majority and
minority Of the Committee were
both against him. Now, why
should he attribute injury to
Judge Flick
WILL VOTE as HE PRAYS.
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MORE CREDENTIALS.
MUzzLE THE PRESS.

deaxabout the decision of the SUI
preme Court of West Virginia
and its tyranical effort to prevent
the editors of the Wheeling Intel
lagencer for discussing decisions.
But how much smaller and mean
CT it is for citizens of your own
town, your neighbors, to set them
selves up as judges Of political
conscience and endeavor to die
tate newspaper editorials by the
withdrawal of the price of sub
scription-two dollars year. We
have passed through several con-
tests Of this kind, and again the
INDEPENDENT is passing under the
rod. 1t will come out all right
and survive election contests as
much so as did Archie Campbell
survive the unmanly twattle OF
Roscoe Conkling, when, in a re-
publican convention, as an indie
pendent American citizen, in the
face of the noted SOC, he uttered
that sentiment that made him a
national reputation, viz che car
ried his soveignty under his own
hat. We will maintain the same
position at any sacrifice.
Our venerable friend, Mr.. Pat
rick Mahoney, n lifelong demo-
crat, stopped the INDEPENDENT be-
cause it didn't endorse Cleveland's
matrimonial relations with one
Maria Halpin. Now, we say to
Patrick, if every subscriber the
INDEPENDENT has, quits at once,we
will not support any such repre-
sentative of such principles, be he
democrat or republican. We would
rather vote for decent Comanche
Indian, scalps and all, than for
civilized Mormon. whose chiefhon-
or is, that he holds the virtue of
mothers loosely and the legiti-
macy Of children at naught. Stick
pin there. On the republican
side comes Capt. w. f. Baker, an
engineer in the employ of the B.
& o. r. r., and stops the INDIE
PENDENT, because it said that such
good men as Samual Gold and
John Kennedy were downed by
the republican convention and he
was Miller man. This may be
one way of making Miller votes,
but rather singular way. Now,
we say that Messrs. Gold and Ken
nedy are among the best and
strongest men in any party in this
county. We further say this same
doughty Captain voted for Hon.
G. j. Faulkner, Jr. the democratic
candidate for Judge and against
the republican candidate. That
was his privilege and nobody
grnmbled at it. We further say
he may rs well attempt to run the
b. d O. r. r. by quitting his
work as to attempt to control an
editor by quitting his paper. How
is it with this republican He
works for democratic corpora
ton, whose leading officers are all
democrats, and who would all
vote for the democratic candi-
dates Of Berkeley if they could
he takes their democratic money
Aioii q uSihoSidoi pay CdI stilu
paid his subscription Herewith.
Ought he to do that? Consisten-
cy, thou art a jewel Further,
Captain Baker told our foreman
sixteen others were going to stop
on next pay day, and if they did
not have the money he would fur
nish it. Send them around, Cap
tain, with a letter of introduction.
We walked two squares, told
gentleman Of your stoppage and
cause therefor, and he Immediate
ly said, "put my name down in his
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Dissolution of Partnership,

I VIE PARTNERSHIP heretofore exist.
4 ing between the undersigned is dis
solved this day, by mutual consent. The
books OF the firm will be settled by j. N.
Wisner and all debts ofthe firm are here
by assumed by him.
J. NELSON WISNER.
W. I. LOGAN.
Martinsburg, W. Va, August 20, 1884.
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Great Bargains in Black
aud COlOred Silks.


To Our Friends and Patrons
TIME BEDINGTON MILL is fully
l. equipped and prepares to manufac-
ture flour by the new roller process and
is now ready to supply the demand of its
customers and exchange trade.
JOHN KENNEDY.
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LAW SCHOOL
WASHINGTON and LEE UNIVERSITY.

WlN1IINGTUN and LEE UNIVERSITY.
GEN. G.. W. C. LEE, President.
Instruction by textbooks and printed
lectures, with courses of lectures on spe-
cial subjects by eminent jurists. Tuition
and fees $50 for session of nine months,
beginning Sept. Is. For catalogue and
full information, address Chas. A.
Graves, Prof. of Law, Lexington, Va.
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WILL VOTE as HE PRAYS.

We heard q very learned minis
ter say from the pulpit on Sunday
last, that his political creed was a
very short one, but he would nev-
er vote for a man who blasphemed
if he knew it. No, never. Candi-
dates can put these things togeth-
er. The private morals of man
must be made the basis of his fit
ness to fill a position of public
trust. Really, without good NOR
ais there cannot be either true re-
ligion or good citizenship.
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n LARGE STOCK of mems Plow
"A shoes and brogans. every grad
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Ladies' Leathern SaicheIs.

n BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT
"A of Ladies' Satchels and Purses
just receiv ed and for sale by j. L. w.
BAKER.
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EVERY BABY should have a bot
tie OF DR.. Fahrney's teething
syrup. All druggists sell it-25 cts.
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place--send me the paper to the
Martinsburg post-oflice. Ia, ta,-
remember this is an independent
paper--the editor monkeys for
himself and not for the grinders.
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Stock in Elevators .......... 36,95l
Wheat ruled fairly active and clos
ed dull. Corn is without transac.
tions. Flour quiet and nominally
steady. Mill Feed fairly active. Oats
firm and in demand
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1884-08-28
Note Of Carl TNMne,

An enterprising base ball manufac.
turer has got out new ball, which he
calls the ELECTION" 1t it evident,
therefore, that when some crippled
clubs come together, say seven or
eight, the election will be thrown.
A victim of bank failure has writ
ten poem about the man who wreck
ed the institution. AS the latter fell
low was already imprisoned, l think
the swindled depositor might have
spared him the unkindest cut of all.
The man who runs for Congress Of
ten finds that he might have walked
and saved his wind.
"Ill be blowed If he buys me-" said
the cornet, as the man asked the
price of the instrument.
Indiscreet females are all the time
sueing men for trying to kiss them
Just let fellow succeed once, and see
how this sort of thing will be for
more.
Baggy trousers are kind Of male
bags that never go out of fashion with
Uncle Sam.
A Philadelphia girl tainted hight in
front of an ice-cream saloon. When
will the rash creatures learn from ex-
perience?
Business men may complain all they
please, but trade is always good
among politicians, for there is always
a chance to sell each other out.