Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-07-11

LEEToWN NEWS.
The harvest past but the summer is

The harvest past but the summer Is
not ended.
The Board of Education of Middle
way District met last Monday. Well,
sir, what did it do? Why, first, the
members took into consideration that
possession was nine points in law.
Then they went to work and elected
James League, of Middleway, Sect.
for the ensuing term. The Sect. John
G. Shively had faithfully performed
his duty with credit to himself and
his constituents and would have con-
tinued to do SO, but the appointed
President of the Board, for reasons
better known to himself than any one
else preferred Mr.. League who is well
qualified for the Office and no doubt,
will faithfully discharge his duty.
The appointment of trustees was next
in order but before this could be
done, it was necessary for the Board
to change the dividing line between
sub-district No. and sub-district No.
8 that certain points may be carried.
This being done, Moses Trussell was
appointed trustee of sub-district No.
8, John johnson in sub-district No.
2, Bart Watson in sub-district No. /,
and Mr.. Tanquary in sub-district No.
A. The next on the programme was
to determine the number of months
to run the schools and to fix the teach
ers' salary. Notwithstanding Pc
tition before the Board asking for q
nine month term, it said in the twink
ling of an eye, /" we will acknowledge
no petition and will give you but
eight MONTHS" The salary. One
member of the Board said he was in
favor of continuing it at thirty-five
dollars, the other one said, he would
vote for thirty dollars. The President,
oh how he squeezed his pocket-bOok ;
then he weighed his money and his
conscience, but conscience was want
ing and he voted, of course, for thirty
dollars. Majority rules. Patrons of
schools don't depend upon them to
educate your children, you should be-
come more interested in them and see
that they are managed by people who
are in sympathy with the schools, and
not those who are opposed to them.
1t is no unreasonable superstition to
suppose that men who are able to ed
ucate their children privately are OPP
posed to free schools, and yet, you
select them to govern your schools !;
why it is perfect outrage on the in
stitutiOn, and if such affairs continue,
it will only be a matter of time until
the free school system will be be blot
ted out of existence where such gov
eminent is administered.
Mrs. Casper Stump, Mrs. Jennie
Bowers, and her stepdaughter of Ger
ardstown came near losing their lives
by being drowned, on last Wednesday
week in attempting to ford the Opequ-
on at Sulphur Spring. Quite dam
gerous place had been washed out in
the ford by the recent rain and they
not knowing it got into it. Had it
not been for the timely aid of George
Ramsburg who was harvesting in a
field near by, the result might have
been serious one. Fortunately, with
the exception of the inmates getting
wet and slightly breaking one of the
wheels of the buggy, no damage was
done. OF course, we not mean to say
the parties were not scared, and that
beyond recognition for the rescurer
know and had seen Mrs. Bowers, sew
eral times before, but he failed to
recognize her when he went to her
aid.
Mr.. Jacob Snyder is attending the
M. E. Sunday-school convention, this
week, at Warrenton, Fauquer Co.,
Va.
Miss Mildred Wagely is visiting
friends near Gaylord, Clarke Co., Va.
Ats regular meeting of Trilumina
Lodge No. III A. F. & A. M. of Mid
dleway held Jue 9th, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
term Samuel d. Engle, w. NJ. w.
ID. Hayslett, S. w. d. w. Clenden-
ing, j. W.: Thomas johnson, Sect. !;
John w. Grantham, Chaplain; M. E..
Trussell, S. D.; N. r. Roberts, j. D.,
and r. N. Kearnes, Tyler.
Mr.. ID. e. Henderson is visiting
friends at Roanoke, Va.
Sheriff Baker was in New York City
last week on business.
Geo. Nicely, of Chicago, Ill, is Wis.,
iting friends in Smithfield.
Miss Hope Burns, of Baltimore, is
visiting the Misses Tabb near Lee
town.
Miss Lucy Neff of Indiana, is visit
ing Mrs. J. Henry Jennings of Mid
ulCWdys w z HAVE UCCll w
some of the gentlemen who have had
the pleasure of making the acquain-
lance that she is graduate of the
Female College of Staunton, Va.
Miss Cora Blue Is visiting friends in
Martinsburg.
Our friend William Thompson, of
Martinsburg, who is engaged in the
butchering business, was in village
in our vicinity few days ago looking
up the interest of his business. He
had message for one of the inhabit-
ants that lived in a hollow ON the
hill, lived a man by the same name.
Unlike lazy Ned, friend William did
not object to climb the tiresome hill,
for the girls were up there, and the
message went there, too. The girls
say, like unto his business, he looked
as gentle as lamb.
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