Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-01-05

I thought. I tell you what nothing
could have been much more appro-
pirate than that, for 1 had gotten
awful tired of drinking soup, and
such things out of that old goard
which had been willed to me by some
of my defunct ancestry before l was
born. / take it for granted that this
comes more properly under the head
of commiseration than generosity.
If the donor will be kind enough to
send me something to put in it, I'll
be under renewed obligations.
Please don't call this ingratitude.
The choirs on both occasions render
ed charming music under the tutor
age and direction of DR.. Port Nor
rison. They had practiced their
pieces in order that they might sue
coed. and make a good impression,
and that they might bring out all the
melody and expression that belongs
to them. They did SO, and much
merited eulogy together with some
handsome presents were their re-
ward. '.Jesus of Nazareth" was
rendered by four little girls, in the
M. E. church assisted by the choir,
which in my estimation was excel
lent.
But enough of this, / have now
told you part Of what did happen, l
will now tell what is to be tonight.
Well, we expect to have display
of fire works. / am sorry that l can
not tell all that is to be seen, but not
being apprized that this beautiful
scene would take place until very
recent date, must remain in the
dark until my ideas are illuminated
by the brilliant granduer which is
soon to follow.
We expect the usual swearing off
to-day, and are on the lookout for
the neto leaf. That must be vol
luminous volume, for it has had a
new leaf in it for 10, these eighteen
hundred years.
Now few words In regard to an
enterprise which has been suggested
and endorsed by some of our best
citizens, both in town and country
an enterprise worthy of the consid-
Grafton of every pers on who feels an
interest in the welfare of his com
munity, and a desire to keep pace
with the progress of the age. We
are getting to be a great nation; our
cities, towns and villages are grow
ing, our population is increasing, our
| institutions of learning, manufac-
ture and agriculture are spreading
with telling effect from pole to pole.
Hence the necessity of more extern
ded means of dlffusing knowledge
and aiding each other in the prose
| cution of the various avocatiOns to
which we may aspire. There is no
city which bids fairer to be some
thing in the near future than yours
no county which stands higher in
the scale OF wealth prosperity and
happiness, with its superb farming
lands, it's native talent and manu-
featuring facilities in the State, than
does old Berkeley, Therefore in or
der tn advance our own interests
both local and foreign it has been
suggested that new paper, devoted
to agricultural, mechanical, and the
interests of literature, nutral in pol
itics, ignoring all sectional interests
and party feelings, yielding only to
the schemes of emulation and pride,
be established in the county. l
would like to hear the views of some
of our liberal men upon the subject.
1t is something that will require
both money and brains, but | am
c ,rtain that we have them both in
abundance.
The fire. works to have come off
here on January 1st, have been post
poned until Saturday 5th.