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

The health of this vicinity is good.
The continued drOuth is scorching the
gardens and everything in the productive
line.
Mrs. Elisabeth Cooper is visiting friends
in Morgan Co.
Mr.. Elisha James returned home last
week from the west. His friends are
pleased to have him with them again.
Mr.. 7. III. Avy's new house will soon
be completed, and will add much to the
general surroundings.
Our Sabbath Schools are in a prosper
GUS condition. Both teachers and schol-
airs seem to be taking lively interest in
them, and are trying to make them
among the largest and best schools in the
county. c. Any superintends the NJ. E.
and D. Shackle the U. B.
We were reminded on last Sabbath
evening by the gentlemen from Toma-
hawk with fair ones by their side driving,
of the old adage which is trite and true,
faint heart never won fair lady.
The people are done harvesting and are
now hauling in their little crops. This
is discouraging time for farmers.
There will an All Day meeting in the
grove at this place ON the 10Th. Preach
ing at 10 a. m. by Rev. Negly. 81.
1t will be always understood that
the communications from Jones
Springs, refer to Jones Spring, and
vicinity, and that, when an evil is
spoken of or a wrong condemned,
there is no intention of personal
thrusts or insinuatiOns. Last fall we
were told that we had to pay three
cents pound more for sugar than we
ought to pay because of Republican
rule, and was assured that if the DEM
ocrats were successful they would cor
rect this imposition and give us our
sugar at three cents per pound less
than it was selling for; we now have
to pay from a half to one cent more
for the same article than we did last
year at this time. Now there is a
wrong somewhere; if our merchants
are robbing the consumers out of four
cents on every pound of sugar that is
used, they should be severely repri-
manded for so doing. Somebody is
culpable, of course it should go where
it belongs.
The old in the party for whom these
promises were made, who are dead
and have petrified in the political shell,
will not be aroused with the thunder
of truth. but it is hoped that it will
awaken thought in the minds of the
young. Don't forget gentlemen, it is
fruit time now and we need sugar
how about the three cents ?u we
would like to have it off, and this is
no cat story either.
We congratulate those in other Sec
lions who are favored with rain, as
for this portion, vegetation has had
no relief by rain or dew for number
of weeks.
Mrs. Hannah KEGS, aged about eigh-
ty years, died recently.
Mr.. Lutteral and his wife are both
sick.
Mrs. Cooper is out on two months
visit.
The Horner boys have almost re-
covered from their wounds, one had
his hand mutilated by circular saw,
the other accidentally stuck a hatchet
in his leg.
Everybody will be glad to know
that Elisha James, youth of this
place who was affected with monOma.
MIA some time ago, and was sent away
to receive medical treatment in March
1884, has returned sound and hardy.
The Board of Education of Hedges.
vile Dist, will hold special election
on the Sd Tuesday of this month to de
eide whether the school shall run foul
or eight months this year. The
Board appointed trustees for the sew
eral schools in the district, and a.
there was no way by which they coulG
ascertain to certainty who of the
trustees had served the time out fol
which they were appointed, it was de
cided to go over the entire number o
trustees and assign to each man in thu
several boards of trustees the numbel
of years he should serve. They alst
changed the number of each schoO
house each house is one less than /
formerly was. The board may hav,
dropped some trustees that have no
served as long as they were appointed
for, but in order to avoid all troubl,
in the future, they thought best t,
take the steps they did.
For the satisfaction of the man,
who would like to know, we give tn
names of the trustees of the schools il
this valley beginning with Johnson
town: Mr.. Miller, Riser and Hotter
Mingo, Mr.. Jacob Keesecker, Harpe
J and G. r. Keesecker.
Tomahawk, Mr.. s. B. Jamison, 7
J.. Harper and Daniel Stuckey.
Greenwood, Mr.. r.. r. Cofinbargel
]. Shipper and N. Snyder.
Locust Grove, Mr.. VIM. Wheeler
j. w. Butts and Chas. Butts.
Il July 9Th. DIX.