Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-07-06
H. N. DEATRICK, MARTINSBuRG.
D ARKES VILE.

liz lliuSC VI OdIhSoflilO ID Sltua-
ted on the Martinsburg and Winches-
ter Turnpike, seven miles South of
Martinsburg, and five miles North
of the State Line between Virginia
and West Virginia, three miles North
of Bunker Hill, and four miles North
east of Gerardstown. Its population
numbers two hundred and thirty, of
which one hundred and ninety are
white and forty are colored. CHURCH
Bs-there are two churches, ono
Northern and one Southern Metho-
dist; both are large brick buildings.
SCHOOLS One Graded School, situa-
ted at the North end of Darkesville,
furnishes employment for three teach
ers; and one Colored School, situated
in the Southwestern part of the viii
lage, employing one teacher. The ex-
tension of the G.. V. Il. II. runs along
the Western side of the village. There
viii be II station at that point and also
one at the GerardstoWn Pike, one
mile from here. There they will also
have wheat elevator and will do
general shipping business. The land
through this little valley is of good
quality as it is all limestone, from one
mile east of this village to five miles
west till you strike the North Noun
tain, then from one mile east till you
strike the Opequon Greek, a distance
in width of two miles, is slate land,
but of good quality. The average
crop oflimestone land, wheat, twenty
five bushels per acre; corn, fifty BUSH
els per acre; Rye, forty bushels per
acre: Barley, forty bushels per acre;
Potatoes, one hundred bushels per
acre. Average price of land, fifty to
sixty dollars per acre. The average
crop on slate land Wheat, fifteen
bushels per acre; corn, twenty-five
bushels per acre; Rye, twenty bushels
per acre; Barley, eighteen bushels per
acre; oats, thirty bushels to the acre;
potatoes, fifty bushels per acre. Aver
age price OF slate land, from fifteen 10
twenty-five dollars. Slate land is bet
ter adapted to fruit raising than farm
ing. The principal farmers and land
owners are: Joseph Grove, Peter
Foreman, JamesStrong, VIM. Lewis,
Ed. Graves, Frank Mish, A. ID. and
John Tate. Mart Hawk, Bolliyer
Stewart, DIR. l.. M. Sencindiver,
James Mcdonald, r. p. Brierlev,
Jacob Shilling, Mary Brierley, all of
whom get their mail at Darkesville.
Mr.. John Boyd, of near Martinsburg,
owns large tract of land east of this
village; and Mr.. John Wilson and
VIM. Stewart, of Maftinsburg, tract
on the north of the, village. The
stream of Middle Creek runs through
the centre of the village; 1t runs two
Hour mills, one of which is situated
on the Northeastern part of the VIII
lage and is managed by S. S. Felker,
proprietor; and the other in the West
ern part of the village, of which G.
u. Lewis is manager and proprietor;
both do a good business and keen
everything on hand in their line.
Middle Creek then ernpties into the
Opequon about three miles Northeast
of the village; it is also the dividing
line between Mill Creek District and
Arden District.
Physicians,-Dr. l.. NJ. Sencindi-
yer lives in the village. Merchants:
A. ID. Tate, j. l.. Sencindiver, L.C.
A. b. Balm and +. G. Dun
ham. Shoe Makers wv. T. Dun
ham and l.. NJ. Barr. Blacksmiths
George Pine and Smith Pine. OFF,
GERS, $. s. Felker, Justice ofthe Peace.
and Frank Hess, Constable.
s. s. FELKER.
Darkesville, Berkeley Co., w. Va.