Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1897-02-13

on the pavements.
| The grounding has lost his grip.
| Our people have lots Of it to spare.
Avoid all low company, in parts.
in manner, and in merit Hpoisons
your intention Of living good life.
On the 24th Of February. 81 years
past, there was very heavy thunder
storm here. Should the like occur
now, persons would suppose it was
very strange and that it had never
happened before. Time brings many
wonders.
The Berkeley Democrat is roasting
the Public Sale Combine" as he
terms it, Don't let your angry pas
sions rise, boys. Every man has his
day, every road its angles, and the
prettiest rose is often surrounded with
thorns, and comesup through much
tribulation, but is priced the most
No, weare not drumming on another
love story, or working on compost
ton of poetry. Our mind, and per-
haps ability, is not running in that
channel now. When we read the
choice and touching compositions of
others, we are almost tempted to lay
aside the quill and acknowledge we
are failure. Then again, like Jack
son, we conclude to pick our flint and
try it once more. 1t may have been
much more dangerous at one time to
have been a scout, but not near so
difficult, as a correspondent. We
have had the experience.
The street corners are still holding
fair supply of idlers. Perhaps it is
unavoidably SO; but there are some
who think, labor is not honorable.
While we continue to respect labor
while we look upon it as it is the
great element that imparts to our
country a growth, which errors in
public policy can scarcely check, and
to our institutions their overpowering
strength while we hold it to be
meritorious and honorable, instead of
servile while we cling to the simple
ity and purity of life, which belongs
to this condition, in stead of degener-
ating into the follies, the vanity and
false hopes which overgrown wealth
often begets while we pursue policy
that will give to this labor the most
ample scope and encouragement in
all its various occupations, we shall
have little occasion to entertain APP
prehension for our free institutions, if
we also continue to provide literally
for the culture and improvement of
the minds of youths.
Mrs Sarah Williams, widow of E.
o. Williams, deceased, departed this
life on Friday evening the 5th inst,
at the residence of her son, near Scrab-
Bile, at the advanced age of rs years.
She was the oldest daughter ofMichael
and Sarah Wolf. who came to this
county from Philadelphia about the
year 1912. In early life she was
married to DR.. Charles Whiting, who,
with his sister, Ellen Whiting, then
owned the large tract of land known
as Writings Neck. From this mar
riage there were three children, DIR.
c. H. Whiting, of Baltimore; Norman,
who died during the Civil War, and
Ellen, wife of J. T. McQuilkin, of this
city. She was also sister of Mrs.
A. T. Russler. of this city. After a
few years of welded life, her husband,
who was an eminent physician, be-
came victim of consumption and
died. After lapse of several years
she married Mr.. Edward o. Williams
and the second time became widow.
By this marriage seven children were
Dorm TO Inem, nVe OF Wnom are living
and two dead. Thus it will be seen
that death invaded her household five
times, bringing sorrow and trouble.
but she, like a true mariner at the
helm, withstood it all and finally in
the evening of life, calmly folding her
arms, she has passed over to meet
and mingle with those of her dear
ones who had preceded her. Let us
hope she has exchanged the Cross for
a crown and is/sweetly enjoying the
rest that remaineth for the people of
God. RALF..
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