Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-07
LOCAL AFFAIRS.


busincss-and so they ought, for the
amount of skill, enterprise and capt.
tai employed is sufficient to furnish
every family in N. w. Va. with vc-
hicIc TO travel in, of which the most
tasty among them would have reason
to ho proud. We arc glad 10 notice
that our Farmers arc throwing their
old supcrannuaied and WORKOUT Pack-
SadWcS "to the moles and bats" and
Instead Of packing their wives and
swec,hcaris behind them on horse
back TO church and other gatherings,
they are now supplying themselves
with handsome buggies and carriages,
and the luxury of a drive has become
a soci@l enjoyment. Thus one i'm
provement is rapidly followed by an
other. The good graded roads that
now pursnc their winding way over
almost every hill and valley, could not
be properly appreciated without light
vehicles TO glide over them.
A splendid family Carriage, built
for Mr.. WILLIAM WAGNER, of this
place has just been turned out of the
establishment of Messrs. FAIRcnmD,
LAuGuEAp & Co. 1t has attracted
general notice and admiration, in its
rapid ghis through our streets, at the
heels of pair of noble bright bays
belonging 10 Mr.. Z. c. LAzrrs, (and
which, by the way, are said to be for
SALE, There are several more very
pretty Carriages and Busgies on The
stocks, at the two Shops, and those
WHO wish to supply themselves with
either had better be looking at them.
We forbear saying more in COM
mendalion Of our neighbors and their
Workmanship at present, as they have
but recently got under way, and it
would/be hardly fair TO overwhelm
( them with orders in the outset.
7 That three.story brick cdifce Of Mr..
TowEa's is already up, and being put
under roof Mr.. T. has wisely repn-
dated The sleep, old-iashioned, oak
single roof, and substituted compo-
siliou affair that is modern, flat, and
we suppose iire-proof
A huge pile of brick is in prepara-
ton for Mr.. GEO. NJ. HAcANs' twin
building, tie stonc-work of which is
waiting to receive them.
Many thanks 10 the Borough Coun-
Gil for the Improvement recently made
in the cutters in front of our domicil,
as well as on Walnut street. That
horrid stencil from the stables, &C.,
with which our olfactories were wont
to be astounded, is smell and feared
no more.
v The Messrs. TnoMrsoN, at tho Pot
terry near the steamboat wharf are
repairing the damages oecasioned by
the flood and the grading of Walnut
street, and are putting better face
on their premises generally. This is
good idea. The first objects that
arrest the attention of a stranger ar
irving by the boats, are apt to govern
his opinion Of the place-and should
therefore be US slightly as may be. !.
Not<Fair-For one manufacturer
to roll out the products of his skill,
and leave them in front Of his rivals
shop. Doggcry,kccpors should pile
their Slcsccd loaIers against their own
sign-posts, invariably! =
FINE PLuMs.-Neighbor SrlLwELL
Inns inst presented tho Editor and his
better half with pair of Plums that
arc hard 10 beat, though by no means
hard to be eaten. A specimen from
the same tree, measures 81 inches
and weighs 8 ounces. They arc known
as tho Washington plum.
~ If any Of our noighbors think
they car beat this, we should Ike
them to be at it! This sort of STRIFE
t;ck]es the Printers considerably.
w A Pittsburg HITTER advertlzes
Tint his wares are "J0Hnd to seH."-