Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1885-07-25
: MARTINSBURG HERALD,
LEEroWN NEWS.

LEET0WN NEWS.
The Leetown correspondent, Justice
of the Mugwump, made a display OF
his ability to WELD the pen, in the last
weeks issue, by giving X, of TIKI
HERALD, g friendly warming" al
he termed it, in a poetical way. We
do not know who Justice is, but be-
lieve him to be one who has preferred
fame to fortune, and whose voracity
far exceeds his veracity. He would
have us believe that the county news.
papers arenotintended for small items
but items of great and grave impor-
lance, such as he writes, of which the
following was his whole letter, last
week, with the exception of the
" friendly warning" addressed to K.
Rain would not come amiss. Har-
vest is over and wheat is tOlerably
good" To that letter, he should have
signed his Monde Plume Omega in
stead of Justice.
We read in the Grafton Eagle an
interesting communication which
seems to have been written by our
young postmaster. at Kearneysville,
to one of the r. P. 0. officials on the
BALTIC. & Grafton route. We cannot
give it verbatim, but suffice to say
that Frank was, in no way. timid in
informing the r. p. O. official that he
wanted his Office and some informa-
ton as how he should proceed to get
it. Frank, though a staunch Demo-
crat, must believe there are some good
hearted Republicans, and that this r..
Z. O.. officer was one of them or he
would never have applied to him for
information to know how to proceed
to get his Office. 1t seems that his
recommendations alone would have
been sufficient to secure his appoint
ment without appealing to the out
going officer. Why just read them.
He Says, / have letters of recon-
mendations from Gov. E. w. Wilson,
of this State, Congressman w. l..
Wilson, of this District, E. Gibson, of
the Fourth District, Congressman J..
b. Storm, fPenn., o. Terrell, ofVa.,
Gen. Bradley T. johnson and Compt.
j. b. Horner, of Balto., Col. r. ID.
johnson, of Md, and expect others
from EX-Gov. Hamilton, of Md, Sem
ator Camden, of this State, and many
other prominent men too numerous
to mention" He concluded by say
ing, We Democrats want office"
After such display of his ambition,
we think he should be received ON pro-
baton, and then we hope that his con-
duct and capacity will prove to be of
such character that he may be per-
manently appointed.
The Second Quarterly Conference of
the M. E. Church, South, will be held
at Marvin Chapel the 25th instant.
Preaching at IL a. m. by Rev. DR..
Whisner p. E., Love-feast on Sunday
morning at a. m. preaching at IL
followed by the Sacrament of the
Lords Supper.
A meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton in Charlestown District held July
Is, the levy for the teachers fund was
laid at eight and for building purpos.
es at ten cents ON the hundred dollars.
The school will run ten months teach
ers' salary was reduced from thirty
five to thirty dollars per month.
Miss Mamie Prettyman, Miss Jen-
ME Dawson, of Rockville, Md, and
Miss Fannie Ruckle, of BALTIC. are
visiting the Misses Wiltshire, near
this place.
Miss Bette and Alice. Moore of
Charlestown, are visiting Miss Gussie
Campbell.
Hamilton Wyatt, of Bell-Haven,
Va, is visiting friends in the neigh
borhOOd.
-Four 100 Jefferson Co. 5 per cent.
bonds were sold in Hagerstown last
week.
A large portion of Mr.. Chas. Trus-
sells wheat was destroyed by fire on
last Wednesday morning. No insur-
ance.
Mr.. Conrad Creamer, of Winches-
ter, Va, is visiting his parents near
this place.
A stack-yard of about twelve hun
dred bushels of wheat belonging to
Peter Johnson, colored, near Charles
town, was destroyed by fire Monday
night. 1t is supposed-to be the work
of an incendiary. The loss is partly
covered by insurance.
The yard party, at GerardstOwn,
last week, was quite asuccess. The
amount realized was about sixty dol.
lars, larger amount than was ex-
pected by the managers.
The members and friends of the NJ.
u. Church, South, regret to learn of
the series illness of their pastor, F. A.
The examination of teachers for
public schools in this county will be
held next Wednesday the Goth.
July %, 1885. X.