Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1895-02-09
BUNKER HILL.

Editor Wisner.-We have seen
nothing in the public newspapers OF
the county, giving the news and do
ings of the people of Bunker Hill
and vicinity; deem it only property
to indite few lines for your valua-
BILE paper. to let the public know that
We are still here, plodd,ng along
through the dull and depressing
times of business, as best we can,
patiently waiting for such times to
pass away, and the lessons we have
learned by the past will be turned to
our profit and advantage. The vii
lage Of Bunker Hill has at present
two mercantile houses, Clendenning
and Wolff & Rattan burg; the post-of
flee well-conduc,ed by /. T. Stewart;
Swimley, the village physician; Cline
and Rogers, the blacksmiths; two
1oueing mills, the one conducted by
the Messrs. Cunningham, the mill an
elegant structure OF the kind, doing
heavy exchange and grinding bust
ness, the other owned by G.. M.Lam-
on, recently repaired and in running
order. The agricultural class gen.
orally laying up content to attend to
their farming stock, waiting the time
when the stormy winter will pass
away when they can properly resume
their farming operations, our people
generally in the enjoyment of good
health, little sickness among them,
our old citizens to some extent ex.
cepted. They are J. B. Cunning.
ham, Josiah d. jackson and Alburtis
Miller, all of whom have near passed
the milestone of four-score years.
Death has invaded our village in one
instance in the person of one Of our
nearest neighbors, Mr. Chas. D. S.
Lamon. Poor Charley was a terri
BILE sufferer for long time, but at
last had to succumb to the hand of
death. leaving a bereaved widow to
mourn his loss. He- father, Mr.. AL
burtis Miller, has thought proper
and very properly, too, to leave his
good home at State Line, Pa, among
other of his children and take up his
abode with his daughter here. Mr..
Miller is now over 80 years of age,
with mental faculties but little i'm
paired, sprie htly, delights to speak
of the times long, long ago. Among
the many conversations we have had
with him, found it quite interesting
to hear him relate the many expert.
ences he has had in the various vicis-
STUDIES of life and fortune, making
an example that is truly wonderful,
how man, an agriculturalist, can
step by step from INDECENT circum
stances in youth attain to quite
competency in old age. Mr.. Miller
commenced business a renter on
farm, afterwards bought land in debt,
and by the aid of a noble woman
and wife succeeded in the purchase
Of splendid farm in Pennsylvania,
educated three sons who were after
wards successful practisers 10 medi-
cine, his two daughters also receiv-
ing at his hands a collegiate educa-
ton, and with all th, Sc efforts in an
honorable course of living, we can
not see why such men are not en-.
titled to as much honor in building
up common country as the states
man, the philan,hropist, or any 9th
er man. We omitted to say in its
proper place that we have two schools
in successful operation, the one the
district school with Miss Menden-
denhall as teacher and instructor,
the Other school for boys, taught
by Mr.. Val Wilson, OF Gerardstown.
We remain, etc.,