Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-09-18

with any faction in the party, but has
always earnestly labored for the success
of the party that saved the Union. AS
speaker he has helped on the stump and
elsewhere to further the principles of
the party. He was strongly urged for
the Congressional nomination at Keyser,
but would not accept. Mr.. Hetzel is
an able man, self-made, and would make
a valuable and creditable representative
of the people in any capacity.
HON. E. BOYD FAULKNER.
L. Boyd Faulkner was born in July, lsil.-
He received his early education at George
town College, and University of Virginia, and
travelled extensively in Switzerland and Italy,
He attended lectures upon constitutional
law in Paris, and at the age of eighteen was
acting as Secretary ofthe American Legation
at Paris.-an unusual and complimentary pre-
ferment TO one so young,-and which gave
evidence of rare mental attachments, and of
that strongly marked mind and character
which distinguishes the man of to-day. He
returned to the United States in 1861, was APP
pointed aide on Gov Letchers Staff but re-
signed shortly afterward and became an
officer of distinction in the Confederate Army.
until his capture at Port Republic, in June,
1861, when he was taken with other prisoners
TO JohnSonS Island, where he was confined q
year, being released in June, 1865. In 1867, he
went to Hopkinsville, Kentucky, where he
formed n law partnership with Judge Petree.
his energy and talent MIR. Faulkner soon earn
ell for himself fine reputation as q lawyer
and speaker. and in the Seymour Campaign
of 1868, was appointed an Elector for the Sec
ond Congressional District of Kentucky In
1872 inducements were offered him to return
to his native State, and he located permanent
ly in Martnsburg. He is well known at home
and abroad as a gentleman OF answering in
tegrlty of character, and his splendid abilities
as lawyer and public speaker in his profess
sional and political career, so well and
favorably known to the people of this section
and throughout the state as to require no
commentator. He was elected to the Leg
islature in 1876. where he served with distin-
guished prominence and ability, and with q
faithfulness to the interests of the people,
which Will long be remembered SO especi-
ally noteworthy was the legislation obtained
by him to rel eve the bonded Indebtedness OF
Berkeley County, that give brief sum-
mary. The County of Berkeley had on the I'd
OF January, 1871, issued in aid of the construc-
ton of the Martinsburg and Potomac Rail-
road. sl2OO0O per cent. bonds, non taxable
which were not payable by or demandabie of
the County until 1890 but there was a reser-
walton permitting the County to pay them off
in ten years from their issue, Jan. 3D. $751;
The interest and comm ission alone were cost
ing the county annually not less than SlOOS0
and the financial condition of the County was
very different from what it had been when
these bonds were issued. In order to relieve
the taxpayers of this drain, and TO preserve
the credit of the County when the bonds
would mature, there was obtained from the
legislature two laws; LIST, In 1877, authority to
create a sinking fund, and every dollar paid
into ii to be applied TO the payment of the