Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-12-12
Bunker Hill News.

This town was visited by a heavy
rain fall on last Friday.
The NJ. f. Church has received
new slate roof.
Miss Lille Clendening is visiting
friends in Carlisle.
Miss Kate Tabler, of Tabler's, is the
guest of Miss Mamie Gold.
Geo. North, Jr., of Martinsburg,
spent Thanksgiving in our town.
One touch of winter makes the whole
world poke the fire.
The patent fence men have been in
our town and put up a sample of their
fence.
Mr.. Siebert, one of the Court, and
son, were in the town Saturday, |
suppose to take view of where our
bridge is 10 be less viewing and more
work is the only thing that will put
( the bridge in its place.
Butchering is the or Ter of the day
and the porker is giving up bis life.
Mr.. Jno. Lynn, of Carlisle, spent
sunday on the Hill.
Ntnas will soon be here with it joys
aud its SORROWS; gladden. the hearts of
the poor by remembering them.
MIR. I. W. Wood was in the town
/ few weeks ago looking up lines.
Life would be more pleasant ifsome
people did not persist in thinking that
life reyolves around their particular
nub.
w. b. ClendenIng attended the
wedding of a friend in Carlisle week
before last.
The Misses Lamon gave sociable
TO their young friends Thursday night
Of last week.
Thanksgiving day was spent by
great many in hunting.
Some of this weeks news is little
stale. j was 80 reioiced in getting
one square meal that forgot TO send
them IN last week.
Rev. S. s. Wilson, of the NJ. +.
church, commenced series Of meet
lrgs at this place Sunday morning.
Rev. Baker, Z. f., preached morning
and night to large congregation.
MIR. Jacob johnson took large
force of workmen To BediDgton Mon
lay week to work up the hickory pur-
chased by him Ia that neighborhood.
Mr.. Will Lamon, our genial corsta
BILE, took in Harper's Ferry Friday
IN business trip.
w. b. Clendening took flying trip
to Roanoke last week.
No better method of enjoyment for
farmers can be devised than of meet.
Ing at regular periods during the win
ter season for the purpose of discuss.
ing local affairs and giving expert
enres ON the farm during the past
year. The condition of the roads and
how to improve them, is a subject
that alone affords ample room for
discussion. In all communities where
farmers clubs are organized for mu-
tual benefit the advantages have been
noticed in the crops and in the copdi-
. tion of the stock. 1t would he far
uetter if something of this kind was
! organized here; an evening could be
! spent better this way than loafing
: around the stores.
The merchants are beginning ia
brush the old cobwebs from their win
lows aud replacing them with the
good things preparatory to the holt
days.
Thanksgiving has past and the in
dividual who has reached middle life
without deep sense of gratitude foI
perils escaped and blessings enjoyed
must either have been woefully
/ wretched all his days or insensible to
the teachings of experience. With
the feeling of responsibility necces
sarly comes the allied sense ofdepen
dence and consequently gratitude fol
benefits vouchsnled US. The fOrma
expression of this gratitude on
Thanksgiving day by a great people
animated by a common impulse j:
J, therefore no empty form but an EN-
couraging and even inspiring specta
Gle. SNAP.