Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-11-29
Our Lewis County Letter.


my home and renewing old friend
ships. 1t was my privilege and
| pleasure to spend several days in
your town during which time ]
availed myself of the opportunity to
visit the old Lutheran burial ground,
where many acquaintance and
friends lie in their lonely graves.
Whilst passing in company with sew
eral of my friends hereand there the
name Of boyhood friendship and
associate would present itself, and
much Of my past early life passed in
review-an experience OF a now de-
parted friend was relation, who lost
his first wife and had her buried in
this cemetery. aud who years after
called upon friend to accompany
him and visit her grave. He broke
out with the name on his voice la
menting her death and said, we were
happy once but now with my pres
emf ore / would be better off to have
my association with HI cat. 1t.
was a pleasure to see the improve
ment and care of the place now
shown, and the thanks Of all who are
directly interested, and ofthose who
appreciate the care for the dead will
be given to my old friend, Jas. f,
Hill especially, ard others engaged
in this laudable work. On the Sab
bath Of my stay in M. | attended
the funeral of an old railroad asso-
ciate, George Strailman, whom it
was my privilege to know well, and
who was always found preparing
whatever duty assigned him. with
aithfulness and care. His remains
we're deposited in Green Hill ceme-
cry, a beautiful burial ground, one
which your citizens ought and do
appreciate and of which they may
Justly boast. l was familiar with
he ground before, when first
elected as cemetery, and present
n your town when Mrs. Geo. .Raen
al or Miss M. Homrich was buried
here, Miss III. being the first fatal
Ease Of Cholera in M. during the
ear 1854 when it prevailed with so
much violence. 1t may be well to
emark that in both visitations of
his fatal disease in 1882 and 1854
fe suffered very much and prospect
yely it will visit us again the com
lg season. Your people should be
N the alert, and by cleanliness and
are avoid it's visitation in the flu
ire.
regretted very much my inabil-
" to be present at the burial of our
Estinguished citizen, Hon. G. j.
aullxner, one who was by birth ed
cation and long useful life in and
us, known by young and old, and
no by his experience knew every
htive of the county and their par
PTS before them, who by his life of
lccess in his profession and with
orid-wide reputation as states
an of eminence, confers an honor
Jon the people amongst whom it
as his fortune to be born and rails
and who faithful to the last plac-
upon record his faith in Christ as
Redeemer and Savior. This I'M
Bual act is one which should be
ore frequently exhibited to the
prld especially in at this age where
any are pretending to disbelieve
q truth of recorded scripture.
pom reading in your paper a copy of
last will and testiment my mind
once recalled those marvellous
brds of st. Paul to Timothy, as
md in 9Th chapter, 6, and 9Th
rises. May he rest in peace and
testimony lead many others to
brace the same sure faith in
rist.
was pleased to see that &C. +.
appears in the last issue.
The INDEPENDENT is paper that is
w and has been, highly appreciated
our county, and its patrons ac-
"a to the editor the right and
vilege to comment on, and APP
bve of any candidate he may de-
was much gratifed at the fiat
ing comments, upon my pre-
us letters, and in order to afford
ure comfort to families and indi-
uals interested in this institution
sonally, | will, with your permits
IN, continue them. At present,
lth of all patients is good; many
proving slowly yet surely. In
es number about sos; several
MISSIONS this week; Two deaths
male patients last week, a Mr..
ger, Of Tyler county and M.
izert of Ohio county. P. G.
armers Attention - Don Il hesitate