Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1889-03-09
PETERSBURG NEWS.

| How queer some people are. They are
opposed to preaching, sabbath schools,
! literary societies, and every organization
| that promotes good in community
Anything that has moral influence, or
| has tendency to erlighten or educate
is very sinful in their opinions. They
will fight it with a viciousness of tiger,
but let them receive an invitation to a
ball or shooting match, where gambling
| is carried on. and they will go and par
| ticipate very freely, and probably get in
| to fisticuff and then, that is all right in
their sight. Then let somebody organize
q debating society or base ball club and
those same persons who will patronize
drunken, gambling crowd, are the first
ones to find fault, and 60 from place to
place and complain that base ball game
is sinful in the extreme, and literary So
cieties are detrimental to the good of the
Young. Literary societies in our opinion
ale excellent institutions for all who
want to learn. Those who have am in
clination to learn are in favor of them,
and will try to do all they can to promote
the interest of the same. The writer is
not member of a base ball club, but, is
in favor of them as we cannot see tie
harm and sinfulness in them that Alpha,
and some others of the same type can
see. The sinfulness and demoralizing
/ influence of them have not been made
visible to us.
/ We think the sin is committed by those
who NEEDLE themselves with it. where
they have no right to do so. What a
nice thing it is for each to attend to his
own affairs and let his neighbor do the
same. This is one reason why there is
so much contention and strife. and ILL
will toward one another. The boys meet
whenever convenient and play game of
base ball molesting nobody.
| There is considerable complaint land
there is room for It'll in this neighborhood
in regard to the HERALDs not reaching
Oakton. They failed to come for three
weeks in succession until Wednesdays
mail. and the issue of Feb. 90 has not
reached us yet. We do not enjoy read
ing stale news. The editor is not blam-
ed in any respect. We believe the fault
to be in the mail We are sorry that
such is the case, as we enjoy reading the
HERALD.
We understand that Subscriber has had
long talk with Chatter Box of Johnson
town and FL. of Petersburg in the absence
of the latter, as there were none of those
HERALDs came to this section.
We are glad to hear from you Bro.
Sub. but sorry that we were deprived of
the pleasure of reading your last COM
munication.
Business must be very brisk in your
town or there must be humbug there.
Which is it, Bro. If it is the former
we hope to have the pleasure in the near
future of coming to your town. We al
ways like business but do detest hum
bugs. Let us hear from you again. If
business is brisk it may be that our
Petersburg mine will come to your city
to locate, provided there is good hotel ac-
commaditions and good reporter or
two on hand. We hope that good luck
will favor US, too, in the near future.
Mr.. Eli Masters. of Clearspring, has
been in our midst buying stock.
Behold the Fishbites and the Ishmali-
ties met on the plains of Mingo Bottom.
One said to the other I will smite thee
from the face of the earth. They did
fight and scratch. The owner of the
plains came and said there shall be no
more fighting, and the battle did cease,
and the loss in this battle was three drops
of blood,
Our teacher informed us that he had
an average daily attendance of 40 for the
sixth month.
| We understand that Mr.. Geo. P. Ke-
seeker contemplates going to Nebraska
in the near future. Some predict that
one of the fair daughters of Berkeley
will accompany him, That is right Phil.
company is very desirable.
Rev. Henry x. Shlmp has been selling
book here. entitled Beautiful Story
Mr.. Creighton Tabb moved from our
midst on Thursday to his farm near
Jones Springs.
We understand that Mr.. S. A. Keseck-
er is kept very busy in his shop. He is
a good workman, consequently has any
amount of work.
1t appears that Bro. II. of this place
has gone inte winter quarters, and in
tends on staying there until the sun
shines again, as it has been cloudy for a
week or two.
March 6. SCRIBBLER.