Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-10
Martinsburg "reminiscences.



interviewer with that of the county
that in passing it through memory,
! individuals as well as incidents re-
lating to residents of the county in
every direction presses to the front
and demands recognition. The
worthy citizens then in active life,
filling important positions of trust
as well as performing the ordinary
duties of home and neighborhood
responsibility for the welfare and
prosperity of society, guaranteeing
good order, and handing down to
us their children, honored names
which should never fade from memo.
ry, and to whom personally desire
to give my tribute of respect and
perpetuate their deeds of right to
the present generation. Those of
them to whom was entrusted the
care of society as magistrates W no
administered the law, received their
commission and recommen dation
from known characters Of sobrieiy,
honesty and ability, who would
without fear or favor, do their duty.
/ may accidently omit some worthy
names of those who composed our
County Court, and acted in the ca
pacity referred to. In Martinsburg
/ recall Daniel Burkhart, Jacob
Hamme, w. l.. Boak and p. c. Pen
dleton, Esquires. In the county,
Tillittson Fryatt, Joseph Hoffman,
James L. Campbell, Levi Henshaw,
Robt V. Snodgrass, Caleb Tate,
Jacob Myers, A. w. McCleary, j. S.
Cunningham, Il. j. Harley, Benja-
min Comegys, S. B. Willis, Jacob
Van Doran, ST., Dugal Campbell,
DR.. Thos. S. Page, DR.. r. McSherry
and others, worthy, true and good
in manhood and character. Many
of the above are still represented by
posterity, others are extinct or, not
represented by present residents,
The Sheriff and Deputies recall.
were Chas. ID. Stewart, Jacob Van
5 Doran, Jr., @. L. Comegys, Daniel G.
Burns and William Brown, Commits
sioner of Revenue or Assessor, Bar
ton Campbell; Clerks of Court, Har-
; rison Waite. Jacob Van Doran, ST.;
Deputies, Norman Miller, Thomas
Tongue, Seamen Gerard, John Boy
:, er, with Col. John Strother, as Cir
/. cult Court clerk Judge of Court,
for the district, q. Il Douglass,
who resided in Charlestown. The
9 Prosecuting Attorneys were d. H.
Conrad, for Superior Court, Col. E,
p. Hunter, for county. The Jailors,
who resided in the residence part,
were Jacob Gardner, John Boyer
and VIM. Hayden. Coroner, A. S.
a Chambers. Constables in town,
: Adam Stewart, Samuel Cox, and in
the country, John Zimmerman, +.
8 Mayhall, Richard Bodine, A. j.
Blakeney, John Maginnis, Repre-
sentatives in Congress, VIM. Lucas,
Henry Bedinger of Jefferson, G. j.
Faulkner, of Berkeley.
Noticing the comments of friend
"S." of Bunker Hill, regarding our
f old worthy friend Seibert and Lewis
S Grantham brings to my mind wor-
thy gentleman who had all the DUAL
tiles of character and kindness of
, heart, constituting true man.
VIM. Barney, who lives near Glen
gary and who is still represented by
; two worthy sons, John and William,
living in your county, also in Ger
rardstown, / recall the residents,
: Adam Bowers, James Park, DIR.
1 Coe, Jno. w. Stewart, Samuel Nc
Kown, and at Bunker Hill, Samuel
Rees, JAS. W. McWharter, Alfred
Ross, John A. Boyd, William D..
North, Jacob Barnett; and in the
neighborhood of Darkesville, DIR.
Francis Burkhart, Benoni Swingle,
John Wysong, Adam Senaker, Jas.
W. Henshaw, at Arden, j. w. Chin
owith, John Ramsburg, Smith Mil
Ter, John Kerney, Thos. G. Miller;
i and around Shanghai, Chas. Stucky,
, nj. 5 Grantham, Henry Kitchen.
B. M. Kitchen, Isaac and Robt. X.
Robinson; near Hedgesville, Benz.
G. Speck, r.. V. Snodgrass, William
Harley, Conrad Robins, JAS. w.
Newkirk, George Sperow, Jacob
Ropp, Josiah Harlan, and brother
Seth, DR.. A. G. Hammond, Eli, John
and Joseph Fleming, Daniel Lafevre;
near Falling Waters, William Hill,
William Cunningham, Joseph Girls
well, John, Peter and Jacob It.
Light, DR.. G. A. Hammill, DR.. VIM.
Hunter, Dr. Qnigley, George and
William Sperrow, Daniel b. Morri.
son, Jacob Lafeyre' and many others
with whom it was my pleasure to be
acquainted and in familiar business
relation intimate. They were a.wor-
thy class of citizens and have left