Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1844-08-08
JONESBOROUGEI.


Convention, and was one of the most pop
ular speakers in the crowd -
Jonesborough is not Baltimore, nor is
II the seat Of Federal Government, yet il
is all sorts Of place, take Is by and
negotiating some things to boast Of,
some 10 regret, and others to be asbam-
ed of. The Jonesborough Institution Of
Learning, consisting Of Male and a Fe-
male Academy, at which, collectively,
there are now about two students, tend in
no small degree 20 promote the prospect.
ty Of the town. Then as a church'going
place Jonesborough aspires t. pre-emi-
hence, there being the factories Of three
sects in "full oIest" New School Pres.
byterian, Methodlsis and Baptsts-among
all OF whom, il is fair TO presume, there
are some noble hearted fellows, and pious
souls, and some dirty dogs, cloaking their
villainy with bypocritlcal pref eutons 10
much goodness.
Our town is located in SINK HOLE
surrounded by hills, making our location
admirably adapted to the collection Of all
fM pouring in from the surrounding hills,
and nothing is warting for our complete
inundation with aaStiDesS, but the closing
up Of the gap before town, where the
spring branch breaks through the hills !
Until recently, we have exhibited more
mud and filth in our streets, than any lit.
tie town could boast Of in this end of the
State-wintering our COVE under our por-
ches, and empiying our Stop buckets into
our front streets At one time in Decem.
Der, there were about three FoRDs OR
CROSSING PLACES, on Main street, but our
citizens have nobly commenced the work
of cleaning our streets, upon a scale wor-
thy OF their just Importance. They have
much Of the filth in piles on Main street +,
which seems destined to stand as lasting
ornament of the place,-a blessing to the
community, and monument of the liber-
ality and enlightened views Of the town
authorities.
Jonesborough contains no less than six
blacksmith shops. There are, two, three
tanyards in operation, with the promise
OF two more soon to be started which
shows that these branches Of business are
carried on with energy. There is one
DoGGERY, besides great deal Of the corn
barnt is drunk in private families, and
kept concealed from the church and void.
There is also a respectable business doing
in other ordinary crimes of towns and vii.
lagos!
There are now two large Sunday
Schools each having the rise of one hun.
Irol ah,1o h,oh
every Sabbath-.one at tho Methodist, the
other at the Presbyterian church-where
they afe taught Methodism and New
Schooism. There is also large temper
unce Societies, one third Of the members
of which most ofthe locofoco stripe, have
gone back to their vomiting again, and
their wallowing in the mire
And 1t is not to be disguised, that there
is likewise Masonic Lodge in Jonesbo.
rough which is composed OF a mixture OF
the citizens ofthe town and county, and
Of the most depraved rascals in the
place.
In the mercantile line there is an ex-
tensve business doing in Jonesboroueh,
and goods are commanding cash readily,
at from 80 to $50 per cent. Futher par
.iculars relative to our mercantile relative
operations, the closeness ofthe merchants
Will not permit US to give through our ad.
vertsng columns. 1t is perhaps, how.
ever, just for us to state that OF tho seven
stores now Ii blast, five and half of them
are owned and conducted by Wings the
Anti. Bank and Antl-Credit party having
suspended operations, rather than call on
gentleman in eastern cities for further
indulgence, till they have paid up the "oH
score {"
Then, again, there is what is term.
ed the Professional line of business
Law, Medicine anu Divinity--in all these
departments" our town goes it! Some
how, or some how else, in the mysterious
ways Of Providence it turns out that no
Lawyer capable of business, in all this
county, is to be found in the Locoioco
ranks but here, we have II. A. r. Mel.
son, J. a. Aiken, both strong Wings, who
will promptly and efficiently attend to ell
business entrusted to their care. Ia the
Medical line, we have Doctors Vance,
Cossen, Cunningham, Outlaw and En-.
bree, and next week we may expect to
have Hunt among us~-in ali six, five
Wings, and The one IN italics a Democrat.
Upon the whole, our Medical Faculty will
compare with any other town in this end
of the State. In the way OF Preachers
we nave a resident Presbyterian, Motho.
dist aud Baptist each seeking to build
up his own sect, aud managing Ike poll.
ticians, while all pretend TO he perfectly
disintarested! Besides these, there are
two EX-Pa.sons who regularly visit the
town, but for the want of them paupreS,
they ore rendered powerless
1t must not be forgotten that we have two
Taverns--the oae kept by a very accom-
modating Whig-the other by very sur.
b Locoioco. The long Bell Tavern,
with basement story, somewhat after
the fashion Of Pennsylvania Dutch Barn,
is kept by Doctor Chester, and IS Loco.
foco head quarters. The Hotel, in the
large brick building, covered with tin is
kept by Thomas b. Emmerson and is
Wing head quarters--a good house, with
accommodating Inmates.
Asto The girls there are a caution
Of them, and we honestly believe they
are all candidates for matrimony. Some
Of them are pretty--others are 'just mid.