The Wheeling repository — Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.], 1807-05-07 00:00:00, page 6

As the season of the year is now ad
vancing when orchards should be prun
ed, some hints on the subject may pro
perly be offered to the husbamdman.
Apple trees to be set out, should be
taken up carefully so as not to cut away
too much of the roots. I'he top spire
should not be cut off as has been cus
tomary, nor any of the ends of those
branches that are suffered to remain;
four or fiive limbs are sufficient, and
these should be left in such a manner as
to form the top of the future tree.
1 hesc should he carefullv pruned everv
year so as to keep the top sufficiently
open, somewhat rcsemblinga black wal
Tait tree.
A person vith a chissel and a hatchet
may prune fifty trees or more in a d.iv,
easier then five that have been neglected
for several years, especially if the tops
had been cut oft at setting out, which
causes them to send out a great num
ber ot twigs or sprouts,and these coi.se
quently grow thick and tangled like a
brush heap. hen the trees thrive in
this condition, which is pretty generally
the case every where, the best method
is to clear the thickest part for several
years successively, so as not to take n
way too much at once, nor any large
limb at any lime.
It young orchards were properly at
tended to in this way, no limb larger
that a man’s thumb need be cut away at
any time of their growth.
[Paulson's Ann D. Ad.
A Bye-Law,
To prevent Accidents Oij Fire.
[Continued.]
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted,
That every person who shall hereaftt r
become owner of any freehold estate si
tuate within said town, upon which
buildings of any kind shall be erected,
and any pe rson at present owning any
unimproved freehold estate situate with
in the said town, w ho shall hereafter e
reetbuildings of any kind upon the same,
shall within six months after becoming
owner, or erecting buildings as afore
said, provide and thereafter constantly
keep in repair, a bucket or buckets of
the description aforesaid, according to
the value of property ; provided, that
if no valuation shall have been made of
such property, the owners thereof shall
he bourn1 to provide but one bucket un
til such valuation shall have been made;
and in case the person or persons be
coming owner or owners of freehold c
state as aforesaid, shall not he an inha*
bitant or inhabitants of said town, the
person or persons occupying or usin^
such property, shall be bound, within six
months after the aforesaid six months,
to provide and thereafter ki ep in repair,
such bucket or buckets. If any person
or persons shall fail to provide, or keep
in repair, such bucket or buckets ns re
quired by this section, he, she, or they,
shall be liable to the like penalties, to be
recovered and applied in like manner,
as is provided by this law in the case of
persons now owning freehold estate
within the said town, of the description
aforesaid: provided, however, that no
thing in this section bt- construed to re
quire any such proprietor to furnish a
bucket at an earlier period than propri
etors at this time are required to furnish
the same ; and provided also, that no
person hereafter erecting any buildings,
shall be required to furnish any such
bu ket until six months after such build
ings shall be occupied or used.
Sec. G. Ami be it further enacted,
I hat lor the purpose of forming a fire
company, every free white male inha
bitant of said town, agt <1 sixteen years
and upwards, ow ning or occupying anv
real estate within the said town, upon
which buildings of any kind are erected,
shall w ithin eight months after the pass
ing of this law, give in his name to the
Recorder, who shall, and is hereby re
quired to enrol the same ; and that on
the first Saturday after the expiration of
the said eight months, the persons who
shall have enrolled their names with the
Recorder as aforesaid, shall meet at the
court-house in said town,and shall there,
by ballot to be taken by the Mayor, \\ ho
shall preside at such meeting, elect one
Captain, one Senior and one J unior F i re
warden, from the number of those who
shall have enrolled their names as afore
said : provided th it neither the Mav< r,
Recorder, Aldermen orComim n Coun
cil-men, shall he capable of being cl cted
to the office of l'ire-warden or Captain.
And the persons composing cU’ h Fin -
company as aforesaid, shall annually,
thereafter, meet at the said court-house,
and elect in manner aforesaid, one Cap
tain, one Senior and one Junior Fire
warden. [ l o br c.ont)nur<!,~\
Soldiers Attend’
The persons composing the \\ Ik cling
company of Militia, ar notified to at
tend at the Court-house on Wednesday
the 13th inst. with arms and accoutre
mw.ta, !o master in battalion, aft the la*
directs. DENNIS CASSAT,
Wheeling, May 5, 1807. Capt.
N. K. As the law of Virginia makes
it the duty of every person moving into
the district, to give in their names to the
commanding officer of each company, to
he enrolled, 1 think it proper to advise
those v. ho neglect to do so, that I shall
put the law in force against them.
D. C.
Notice.
The Committee of the persons who
have enrolled themselves lor the pur
pose ol organizing a Company of Light
infantry in the Town of Wheeling and
its vicinity, have appointed a meeting
oi the enrolled persons, on Saturday the
9th inst. at -4 o’clock in the evening, at
the Court-house. A general attendance
is requested, to take into consider the
state and interests of the Company.
May 7th. i yor.
Notice.
The Partnership ol L jxlcgr ajf id Far
quhar being dissolved by mutual con
sent, all persons having any demands
aga.nst said Firm, or who may he in
debted thereto, arc requested to call and
si tile their accounts with Josiah Up le
graff. JOSIAH UPDEGKAFF,
W m. FARQUHAR.
25th 4-th mo. 1 807.
f oft ah Vpdcgraff ivi/l continue
to keep the usual asso.tment. In a few
weeks he will receive a supply of sea
sonable r ' .
! O »i L K ENTLb,
A Ierry id Ferry-boat in good of der^
on the Onto rivet , below thi mouth of
Snort creek, <> c .pied at this time by
David Hum hr ys. For terms apply to
ither ol the Subscribers.
JOHN M COELOCH, .
RICHARD SIMMS.
4th Mav, 1 807. tf.
bTRAY Horse.
Came to '.be Pianiattou ol the Sub*
sc iber s -in time in Dec. 1805, a Sorrel
Horse, about fifteen hands high, rising
* yeai s of age, with a large star and snip
in bis face, and some saddle marks.—
I he owner is desired to come, prove
property, pay charges, and take him
away. * M ARV CLKNDININ.
j lirookc county, May 5th, 1807.