Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-07-04
Bunker Hill.

VIM. Swimley, of Clarke Co., last
week. He speaks with enthusiasm
of his present home, Notwithstanding
the present financial depression.
w. B. Clendening returned from
Carlisle last week. He is very pro-
fuse in his praise OF both the people
and the school; nevertheless, we
presume he has suffered from the
pang of Cupid's arrow, and, like the
moth with the candle, returns to be
wounded afresh.
Everything in and around our vii
lage, has taken a new lease of life,
and fairly smiles from the refreshing
showers of Saturday night and Sun
day. 1t is said that the rain falls
upon the unjust as well as the just.
I can not say in which category we
are, but we got the rain all the same.
The fair correspondent OF the
Statesman, Bridget, seems disposed
to rig her venerable journalistic
brother, Pat Foley Bridget should
exercise all charity toward her fellow
courtryman The Irishman is sensi-
tive to the last; and when aggravat
ed by the fun-provoking wit of his
sister Biddy, he elevates his probos-
els, and snorts around in rather a
demonstrative way Pat says he is
not caring cent for the store boxes,
but it is laundering hard on the fun
-damental principles of his pants. So
it will be with all people, old and
young, male or female, whether they
sit on store boxes or door steps.
The order of things as they now
stand, is as follows: farmers harvest
ing, women picking cherries, agents,
like the locusts, make great hub
hub and fuss in their seasons, and
postoffice aspirants pulling and tug
cling at the government wires.
A. G Clendening, since he has join
ed the army of Benedicts, has come
down to business. He is erecting
new house on the lower portion of
his farm He is bound to be on top
In single life be enjoyed the frivoli-
ties of his sphere. Now that he is
married, he realizes his responsibility
and comes to it with manly ambition.
CATION
Mrs. Alburtie Milleris visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Lamon.
We have had no sickness of a Sc
rious type to mar our happiness no
accidents, except the case of our
friend, M. l.. Payne; no weddings;
no lawsuits, and few quarrels.
Business of every nature is dull.
The people here are an agricultural
people, and the outlook for the pres
.ent wheat crop being by no means
iattering, the farmers prospect is
gloomy. This checkmates trade in
general. We can say, however, that
all things considered, we suppose
the condition of our farmers is equal
if not better than those of many 9TH
sections Of our country. Our soil
being Of heavy limestone formation,
has retained the winter wheat better
than other soils. We may say that
our wheat and rye crop is rather bet
ter than the country has generally
produced, as we learn through the
papers and the statements of travel
lers. Last year being one of unusu-
al plenty, so glutted the markets of
the world that the prices paid for
our products did not compensate the
owner or raiser, and now great
failure in the wheat crop, at once
paralyzes all the farmers hopes and
expectations, relative to his finances.
Farming is an expensive business.
Many bills are incurred during the
year, generally in the mechanical
and mercantile circles. These must
be paid out of the crops, and when
these are poor, the farmers situa-
tion grows critical indeed Then is
the time when generosity should be
shown, for when man works the
year around to acquire money to
pay his honest debts and through an
unknown dispensation has his hopes
shattered, he should be dealt with
charitably. We hope the future will
bring about better condition of
things than we anticipate.
The democratic party holds the
reins of government, and will con-
tinue to do so for several years. 1t
will therefore be responsible for the
administration of its affairs, and in
order to rightly rule, its first duty
is to appoint good men to hold Off
ces and attend to business. The adj
ministration of President Cleveland
has so far been conducted with much
conservatism and ability in the Sc
lection of his officers and foreign
ministers, but as yet West Virginia
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