Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-12-04

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we arrived at Wheeling we quarter
ell ut the Howell House, belonging
To quite an accommodating landlord,
whose charges are moderate, at the
same time entertainment and lodg-
ing first class. We found the Grand
Lodge of A. f. IL A. M. in session,
and the Subordinate Lodges repre-
scented by much of the talent and re-
spectability of the State, and alto
gether, we suppose that no more re-
spectacle looking body of men as
sembles together at any time or place
in the State. BY an interview with
the Grand Secretary we found the
Grand Lodge to be in highly pros
porous condition, over one hundred
Lodges in the State being represent
ed in that body, all seeming to be in
prosperous and progressive condi-
ton O. S. Long, who is now Clerk
of the Court of Appeals, being then
Grand Master, but now Hiram How
ard, of Mason county, is the presid-
ing officer over the Grand Lodge of
Masons in the State of w. Va. AT
ter two days session, the Grand
Lodge closed it's deliberations, after
much pleasant intercourse with each
other and many important features
in its proceedings, ending with q
grand banquet. We Masons parted
to meet again on THEN the city
of Charleston, Nov. A. ID. 1887. On
our homeward route we were again
accompanied by our friend and Bro.
Clary, and Col. j. w. Grantham, as
| far as Grafton, when we bid them
good bye, and having designed to
visit the friends of my now departed
! wife and companion Of earlier years,
remained over night, and there be-
ing what is called G. & G.. r.. r.,
lately constructed to the objective
place Of my travel, the next morning
left for Phillippi, Barbour county.
Phillippi is town of perhaps 500
inhabitants, situated on the Tygart
Valley river, also on the line of the
G.. & G. Il. r., and being the county
seat of Barbour county in the midst
of ascoal and timber region, is bound
to develop and grow. The surround
ing country being fertile will also
help to build up the place, making
the near future of the prosperity of
that country town beyond question
and altogether with intelligence, gen
erosity and hospitality of it's inhabi-
tants Phillip will be place of i'm
portance to the West Virginian. AZ
ter two days stay, forming many
pleasant acquaintance, and not
without sorrowful feelings, caused by
the reflection that the one so near
and dear to me, was no longer known
in her haunts of pleasure around the
place other youthful days land known
here no more forever, but has passed
over tie river, where her survivor
must sooner orl later follow to regions
it is hoped where sorrow will never
enter. In all of our intercourse with
respectable representatives Of many
counties for the reason that we were
defeated in the late election almost
solely upon the grounds that it was
surmised that had we been elected,
would have cast my vote for j. N.
Camden, of Parkersburg, for U. S.
Senator. | say for such a reason, I
was led to inquire more particularly
after him. and the reply generally
was that Camden in early life was a
man of moderate means, but of an
enterprising turn of mind bought
coal mines and oil wells; treasures
unseen under the earth that became
to him, great avenues of wealth,
which when acquired by him, invest
ed in Improvements such as railroads
penetrating the deep dark forests of
the bark counties, developing the
rich Goals lying there embedded in
the earth, making it accessible to
the finest timber regions now known
in America, that his means were ex-
pended in building up Parkersburg,
ETC., by such movements on his part
foreign capitalists were induced to
sink their money in such enterprises
and by such means this great remote
country must be developed. A great
hue and cry has been raised hy his
political columniators relative to his
connection with the Standard Oil
Company, which was doubtless in
one sense of the word, monopoly,
but in another we may say almost
benefit to mankind, iii this, that the
Standard Oil Company crashes out
many Of the smaller companies
around them but in the event of do
ing so the price of coal oil was re-
duced from eighteen cts. to ten cts.
per GALLON nlacinp IL in the nowar of