Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-09-17
Letter From KearneYsvilIe.

1t seems to be settled question at last
that the B. & o. R. r. have concluded to
build new depot. warehouse. stock
pens, &c, at this place They will not
erect it at the present site near the turn
pike, but will either put it on b. S. Nc
1ntyre's land opposite A. Trump's store
or on j. Humshsr s tract. three are four
hundred yards South of the present de-
pot. Should the company chose Mr..
Homsher 5 lot. they would strike the
best interests of the neighborhood such
blow that time could never efface it,
They would also drive business away
from Kearneysville instead of drawing il.
Homsher' S site is difficult and danger
Gus TO approach. low ground and incoG-
venient to our people. On the other
hand the site opposite Trump's is the
more desirable in every way.
Mr.. W. B. Osborn and family are Wis
ting friends in the neighboIho0d. Some
years ago Mr.. Osborn left this place with
small capital and located in Baltimore
where under the favorable influences of
a protective tariff. his business has gone
up to the thousands, ranking him among
the leading tradesmen of the city.
The Morgan Grove Fair was quite a
success. as far as numbers was consider
ed. On Thursday the ground was liter
ally crowded with people and vehicles.
1t is estimated that on this day there
We're 5000 persons present. The stock
exhibit was less than heretofore, dog
AID poultry better. Machinery cTedita-
bic. Vehicles and fakirs more numer-
ols than ever. We had the usual dish.
in the speeches of Faulknerism, Wilson
ism, Free-Trade doctrine and agricultur-
al depression. All of these Democratic
bills of fare. have been served on us so
often. that the viands have become
neauseating, and even some Democrats
themselves can no longer retain the dose
in their political stomachs. An effort
was made to have some prominent
speeches from the Republican party, to
give the farmers the other side of the
question, but they were so hampered by
the management as to what they should
say, that the attempt 10 secure them was
"a failure. 1t has been the policy of the
Committee to invite and then allow Dem
ocratic politicians and cry free trade and
agricultural depression and a misman-
aged National Treasury, making the fair
subserve the interest of the Democratic
party, by increasing their political CAPT
ldl anu III Shtit SiNinA us annually Il
Democratic Barbecue. If Republican
desires to speak he is met with the pro
viso. " no politics, Sir Contine your re
marks to the farm and stable. Unless
this is changed and the people allowed
free and untrameled discussion of all
subjects pertaining TO the farmer and
mechanic. from fair and impartial sour
ces, let them cut whom and where they
will fl1iz aNb ihffinr oil ha 81 10. 4
affair and deprive all desirable Republi.
cans of taking part and interest in it,
In private conversation with A. s.
Dandrige, Sr., remarkably intelligent
and well informed gentleman, on the
Fair Grounds ON Thursday, the writer
was agreeably surprised to find one
Democrat bold and honest in his convic-
tions and did not hesitate to openly pro.
claim them. even though they did not
harmonic with this Democratic spooll -
of hard times and agricultural depression.
Mr.. Dandrige is over three score years
and ten, is still vigorous, hale, hearty
and possesses an unclouded memory.
He is to the manor bern and lived
all his life in the county. and during
this time identified with farming and
raising stock. His homestead and estate,
the " Bower near Leetown, has a re-
putation worldwide. SAYS Mr.. Dan.
drige. have never known the farmers
and laboring man to be in more pros
porous condition than now why the
tenants are all getting rich, many buy.
ing farms and many able 10 do SO when the
land can be bought. Real estate is advancing
IN value, The common laborer Is better of
than ever, wages higher. food plentiful ant
every body happy. / tell you. sir. times are
| better than they used to he" In contrast Il
Z m nj INIT mi 4 a.
his speech at the opening OF the fair. " The
country IS going backwards, the farmer and
laboring man getting poorer every year, eg
ricultural depressions on all sides, money
scarce, trade demofaliZed and anarchy reign
Ing supreme. Real estate deprecated every
where. and the country going to the -"
Such stuff Does any intelligent man be
lieve this. Q for the truth. but this woult
not make pemGeTat votes. Now Instead o
allowing men 10 come here and discourage
our farmers and preach pandemon ium by m IS
representing trade. labor and stat istics, ",
want speeches TO encourage our agrlculturists
stnckmen and ldborers, by giving th EN- tht
tRtdia uHUGrHished truth, and let them think
act and form their otCa conclusions.
refer Mr.. Westenhaver 10 stistIcs in Tho
hands of U. $. Grant Pitzer concerning rea
estate in berkeley Co. There he will ind the
opposite OF his sermon. DSrlng that speech
he did not know that within cannon shot o
where he stood. two farms were recently sold
for tfiy and sixty dollars an acre. respectively
when ten years ago they would not have
brought forty. Land around KearneySvillC
has during the last few years sold from $50 Ia
500 per acre. so 10 any farmer that has his
farm paid for, and offer h i'm 500 and nine out
OF every ten vii! tell you, look elsewhere.
Mrs. Stricken wife OF rev. Strickler, for.
merry of Leetown, with her children have
heen visiting Mrs. J. T.. Kerfoot and other
friends in the neighborhood,
Mr.. Joseph Randall (wbo is the Oldest citl.
zen In the county except one, Mr.. Geo. Lickll-
der) was present at the MOrRau's Grove Fair
He enjoyed II much. especially the "bahy
show" Mr. r. is in excellent health and bids
| fair TO live to be hundred. He Is an eucy-
clopedia on county and state matters and IL Is
great treat to talk with him. Truth,
The Democrats are flooding the