Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-04-09
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

bath morning exterminate the fruit
From the multitude Of persons
gathered around the city hall Satnr-
day night, it would be presumed the
mayor was doing land Office bust
ness. Wait, boys, until you get to
Cuba aud do your fighting there.
If you want to see a strong organi-
zation look at the liquor dealers; il
you want too see weak one look at
the consumers.
There are two places in newspa-
per where man is supefstitious
about having his name appear--in
the obituary column and the police
court record He would always rath
er be rated as hero or a correspon.
dent, but any man can write for a
newspaper, yet to insure getting the
Herald the safest plan is to inclose
the subscription price.
nCiG 10 NpuSl0NldDiG NOAhAhAhA vi
the question of free school buildings.
In every instance where good sub
stantial buildings have been erected
the city or town is improving in pop
ulation and wealth. They are ne
cessity and produce conclusive evi
dence that the inhabitants are favor
able to education and determination
to keep abreast of the times. Knowl-
edge is power Get it free
We have read with considerable
interest the communications from
Opequon district relative to better
condition of roads, also outlining the
route, probable cost, etc, which APP
pears to us very tangible. 1t was my
good fortune to be reared in this dis
trict, passing the best days of my
life near the village OF Greensburg,
which obtained its name from Viii.
liam Green, better known as "Uncle
Billy" who many years past, crossed
over the river of death Being good
citizen and devout Christian he is
reaping his reward in that home not
made with hands, eternal in the heav-
ems. His good and sanity wife,
Aunt Lizzie was an old land mark
in the little village, long after the de-
mise Of her husband They are not
separated now, they fought the good
| fight and Won the faith. They are
rejoicing in crown of righteousness
forever. Many others are gone to
Join the innumerable caravan who
lived in and adjacent to Greensburg
Prominently among them were NAL
leory, Crows, Russler, WEIGH, Hen
sell, Price, Tabler and numerous
others whom we loved to mingle with
We still love the old neighborhood
but, oh, how lonely we feel in pass
ing along its highways to only en-.
counter strangers where once we
knew all
But you may conclude, Mr.. Editor,
we are DEPRESSING from the good road
subject. Well, you can stop the pen,
but the mind will always revert back
to childhood and the pleasant home,
the many little incidents the good old
father would relate after supper,
while dear old mother would be en-
gagged in knitting or darning the
wooden stockings for the boys. Yes,
those people have been spending
time and money for fifty years that
know of and only have mud roads
today. 1t was a practice once for the
road supervisor to call out all men in
his jurisdiction to work one or two
days on the road for nothing. II
there is in this State which boasts OF
the motto, ''Montani Semper Liberi,
a law which compels its voters to
work on public roads for no compen-
sation and board themselves it should
at once be obliterated West, south
and north from our city there are
fairly good, graded roads. There is
no reason why this long-suffering
people east of the city should not
have what they have asked for.
Their demands on the county have
not been numerous. 1t is to be hoped
they will not tire or weary in we'll
doing; they are only clamoring tor
what is badly needed and what they
Justly deserve. The pike should be
made to the Jefferson county line at
Scrabble or Billmyers' mill. This
would profit the city equally as much
as those in the country. RALF