Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-01-24
KEARNEYSVILLE.


Horses for sale in this neighbour
hood, and houses not, as stated last
week.
Mrs. Alevia Hamill has farm for
rent, for one to five years.
Mr.. Geo. Hammond is building
himself large Switzer barn. Mr..
Arther Cromwell, of Frederick Co..,
Md, Contractor and Builder. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. II. lost his
barn last summer By lightning stroke.
Munps are making their appear
ance. and some of our young people
are kept at home on this account.
Perhaps blessing in disguise.
Your l.eet0wn correspondent lacks
knowledge and discretion when he
raises such howl about the Middle
way and Shepherdstown Turnpike.
Does he know that said road is under
the control of and under the Super
vision Of our county Court, who have
appointed supervisor and have
authorized the erection of Toll
gates. Does he not also know that
said Court appropriated but little or
nothing for the repair of their road
aud that every cent of money except
the salary of each gate-keeper is used
on the road, and although that it il
not enough to keep it in fine condi-
ton at present, yet in few years
will be equal to any in the county.
When the present management as
sumed control of the road several
years agoit was really in bad condition,
but to-day the entire road is fifty per
cent. better then it was then and if
these croakers and chronic grumblers
would say less and do more, it would
he better still. Be patient, Leet0wn.
Haul out few more stone yourself.
Spread the stone you had hauled out
six months ago, which have not been
broken all winter. Pay your toll
promptly and instead of being a
"pull-back" be helper in your day
and generation. Do you expect a
good road without time and money :?
Probably you do most of your travel
ing on foot and want something real
fine. The President of the County
Court lives near you; consult him and
hereafter you will be better informed.
In company with d. Getzendanner
we spents several days in and around
Frederick City last week. Without
doubt this country is surpassed by
none in fertility of soil, quantity and
quality of its crops and the enterprise,
industry and progressive spirit of its
farmers. We found the wheat look
ing much better than ours. Thousands
of acres plowed for complaining in
the spring. Nearly all the corn in the
county was ciibbed by Nov. 10th.
Creameries are numerous. The finest
roads in the world. On nearly every
/ farm is wind-engine. ThOuands of
cattle are fed for market. Telephone
connections throughout county and on
the whole we would say that Freder-
lex Co. is at least twenty-five years
ahead of us.
What is wrong? We lack enter
prise and pluck. We do not make
enough manure. We do not use
enough of lime. We do but little
fall blowing. We feed but few stock
through the winter. We farm too
many acres and we do many things
we ought not to do and leave many
things undone that we ought to do.
This makes us agricultural sinners.
Speaking of the telephone. Why
can we not have it also. Suppose
there was line from Charlestown to
Martinsburg by way of Harper's Fer
ry, then one from Middleway to
Shepherdstown along the turn pike.
Then from, Winchester to Martins
burg. Each farmer and business man
could have a private line to connect
the main line and then we would
have advantages that cannot now be
estimated nor appreciated. In this
way the lawyer, the merchant, the
butcher can each be communicated
with and even the doctor in a few
seconds can be called for a point miles
away. BY all means, let us have the
telephone.
Jan. 2Oth, 1851. MARY BEAU.
p. S. AT present writing over one
hundred persons have been converted
at the religious meeting in progress
at Dutfieids NJ p