Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-01-31
Bunker Hill News.
Oh for Spring!

borhood.
Mr.. Sule Cunningham left to seek
his fortune in California. last Tues
day. May success attend him.
A gentleman from Philadelphia
was in our neighborhood last week,
buying hickory timber for Ratchet
handles; he bought several lots.
/ Our young friend, Billie, has pur-
chased fine thoroughbred horse for
his own use; he says he wont have to
swap horses any more when he goes
sparking.
I Mrs. Helen Ridgeway, of Pottsville,
who has been spending several weeks
with friends, returned to her home
last week.
Mr.. Benz. Lewis and Miss Bertha
Sumption were married in the Pres
byterian Church by Rev. E. l.. Will
son on Wednesday of last week.
Rev. Galloway, of the Colored M. E.
Church, died suddenly at his home in
this place OH Thursday afternoon Of
last week, from heart disease.
Mr.. o. b. Lafever has purchased OF
Mr.. VIM. Kilmer his interest in the
farm owned jointly by them.
We were informed that Mr.. Charles
Shipe has rented the Gray Spring
farm and will move upon it in the
spring.
Rev. E. l.. Wilson preached an
interesting sermon last Sunday night.
Mr.. Robert Sherard and Dick Doun-
ey, of Gerardstown, were in our burg
Sunday evening.
Mr.. Lynn, of Carlisle, spent Sunday
in our midst we sincerely hope when
his course of medicine is complete he
will locate in our midst.
| The latest style of wearing cuffs is
out; ask Morgan's popular clerk if
| this is not so.
The busy man who turns to enjoy
nature in ride, art, human life or in
some new science will be more, not
less refreshed if he can bring heal
thy, well trained mind to examine,
appreciate and understand the objects
vocation and the disappointment of
leisure comes from the habit of Civ.
ing the mind only to one subject.
The heavy rain and thawing of
snow last week raised the creek.
The social oyster supper held by
the young men of this place in Glen
dening Hall on Thursday night oflast
week, was success about sixty per-
sons being present.
Business called US few weeks ago
to that busy little burg of Bedington;
we expected to get shake of friend
Maurice's paw; but failing to do so
we are led to believe that he thought
we were after his scalp and looked at
us from behind the barn. Maurice,
we would like to have shake on our
next visit.
We were Informed that Mr.. Gold
Cockerill is tussling with boil on his
hand. We sympathize with you; we
have been there. We extend con-
CALCULATIONS, not on the boil, but the
stranger.
Mr.. Will Shipe, who has been at
tending school in Ohio, has returned
to his home.
Since we wrote you last week we had
the pleasure of taking in portion of
the beautiful valley of Shenandoah;
although we did not on account of the
snow see it in all its beauty, yet we
saw enough to convince us that when
summer is open tits place worthy to
look at; and in this era of booms you
cannot enter a town that has not or
there is not talk of a boom; but ifall
of these towns had boom there is no
doubt in my mind but what some one
will get too much ola boom. do
not say this to discourage the boomers,
but one thing is certain, too many
booms SO close together, some will
have to fail; it takes money, energy
and pluck TO make boom; if the
first is lacking there is no need of the
other two. Take for instance the
town of Middletown, having only one
railroad and no prospect for more.
Just as soon as you enter the the town
and think you are settled down for
rest, you are suddenly aroused by the
course,) what do you think of our
booms. He states to you how things
are situated and winds up by telling
you they are going to have fine no.
tel to cost thousands OF dollars. Shades
of Moses, who ever heard of hotel
making boom. But things are BOOM
ing, especially the prices. You are
set down to an ordinary supper, put
in 10 the same kind of bed, get the
same breakfast and then pay your bill
and find the booming price from sew
enty-five to one dollar more than city
prices. The boom is there, but not to
stay. Moving farther we strike the
little town of Strasburg; we find
boom there, but how different from
the Hotel boom of MiddletoWn. They
have secured several manufactures to
come there and are making strong
efforts to secure others, and have part
| ly succeeded in that. They have two
railroads, large pottery almost ready
to commence operations large brick
kiln is being built, besides several
others that are getting ready to start
in the spring. In our opinion the
chances for boom at Strasburg are
good. Passing over the battle grounds
of Fishers Hill and Cedar creek we
saw some few marks of the war, but
we were on the wing and did not have
time to take much look at the places
where many brave men gave up their
lives. Passing over this we landed at
last in that thriving town of Wood
stock; this is thriving as well as
beautiful town, numbering about if
teen hundred inhabitants everybody
seems to have something to do and
one thing l noticed there are not as
many loungers as are usually found in
towns ofthis size. Court was in session,
and as a general thing in such cases
drew lots of farmers. Their corn is
high and almost everything in pro-
portion. The pike companies are very
liberal in their charges over their
pixies it costs you on an average three
cents mile; the people living in that
neighborhood call it the grab. bag and
for the high rates of tolls we think it
deserves its name. But to travel
through the valley one need to expect
TO travel very cheap unless they take
their grub along and sleep in the diff
ferent barns; for the rates are con-
siderably higher there than you find
in most ofour cities. We could write
more but have already written too
much, we will close and write again.
4 GEORGE.
PROGRAM OF COUNTY FARMERS
INSTITUTE, FEB. 6 AND It'll, 1884,
Agricultural Education, G. Mcdowell.
Orderly system in farming, c. ]. Sci