Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-03-03
MITCHELLsvILLE ITEMS.

mdFcl came III ike d-ClOuuy udy--&
and will go out as she pleases.
Last week, muddy and tough; this
week, frozen and rough.
The wheat has survived the winter,
and looked unusually well last week
when the snow disappeared. The
present month will be most likely to.
damage it.
It has been a good winter for sheep,
and farmers say they never had bet
ter luck with lambs. ----ss-.-'-----'
Another fine lot of hickory is being
hauled to BedingtOn to be shipped to
Hagerstown. Why can't we keep it
at home?
Last weeks thaw cleared the Poto-
mac of its icy covering. Every body
is supplied, or ought to be.
There more sales this spring than
have been since the financial panic of
'73. Property is bringing fair prices.
Nipetown Literary continues to draw
large crowds of people every Tuesday
night. The exercises are always in
teresting and instructive, consisting
of select reading, essays, defamation,
dialogues, and a "wind up" or rath-
er "run down. in discussing some
well selected question.
The question for next Tuesday is
RESOLVED, That La Fayette deserves
more credit than Geo. Washington.
Champions, E. E. Snyder for the af-
firmative and ID. A.. Beard for the
negative. Come one, come all.
Miss Virginia Duval has returned
from her visit to her sister in Freder-
ick Co., Md.
Mr.. Beattie Seibert of Luray, Va,
paid visit to his father, Jacob M.
Seibert, Esq, last week.
Miss Nellie Caffenberger, hear
Shepherdstown, is visiting her cous-
ms, Miss Riners.
Mr.. James williamson of Troy,
Donihaw Co., Kansas, having been
here on short visit to his brother,
Samuel E. Williamson, started,
yesterday, for his western home
taking with him two of our Berkeley
boys. Mr.. Luther Sperow and d. P.
Williamson, whom we are 10th to
give up. ~
May good fortune attend them in
all their ways, and in after years,
when their cornucopia is full to over
flowing, may they not forget "the
girls they left behind them"
Onr village blacksmith, Mr.. Jno.
Wyndham, has moved to the Halpp
place, better known as the Bartholo-
NEW Hirsch property, near WelltoWn
where he will continue his trade and
thank the public for their patronage.
Mr.. Wyndham has sold his property
here to Mr.. Dan'I Kindig, and pur-
chased the above named property.
The place was much out of repair, but
Mr.. Wyndham has thoroughly reno
waited it and is now comfortably fix
ed in his new quarters. Messrs. Nice
ly & Nicely will take possession of the
shops here, and will do all kinds OF
work in iron and wood from horse
shoe to a carriage spindle and from a
wheelbarrOw to buggy or farm wag-
on.
Several other changes will take
place in the community this spring.
Mr.. Thos. Light will move to the
Thompson farm, 3 miles north OF
Mbg., which he purchased of VIM.
Criswell last fall. Mr.. Geo. Atkins
will move to the Light place, and Mr..
Jno. Felker takes the Miller farm
which Atkins vacates. Mr.. Jacob
Gassman will move to the s. o. Cum
ningham place and Mr.. Cunningham
goes to Williamsport, Md. Mr.. Jacob
Lantz leaves the Cap. Boarman farm,
and moves to the Towson farm mile
west of Williamsport, Md. Mr.. Louis
Robinson has made sale of personal
property at Spring Mills, and will
move to Washington, d. G. A gen.
tleman from Pa, whose name we
failed to learn, takes that portion of
the Duval farm that Robinson vaca-
ted. T. A. Payne leaves the Morgan
Martin farm, formerly owned by the
late Colonel VIM. Leigh, opens a
boarding house and summer resort
near Williamsport, Md. Mr.. Harvey
Miller has rented the place and will
take possession April 1st. Mr.. d. A.
Beard will move to the Jno. G. Small
farm where Mr.. Hunter Small lives,
and Mr.. Ruben Small of Jefferson
Co. will come on the Viewer place
where Beard moves from.
A Is mile drive, a few days ago,
brought us to the home of our worthy
County Superintendent of Schools,
M. T. Bowen, Esq, of Darkesville.
We are sorry to say we found him in
such bad health. Many teachers have
no doubt been anxiously looking for
his welcome visit, but his health has
been such as to render it dangerous to
risk such exposure. He intends,
however, if the weather is not so bad,
| to 90 into GerardstoWn district in a
few days. We would be glad to see
him in our district at any time, but
hope he will not endanger his life by
undue exposure. III.