Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-02-22


WmoLEsAE DRy GooDs.-W.T. SELBY, at No.
iii, Main Street. has Just returned from the East
where he has been completing his purchases for
the Spring trade. But few houses in the West
present more aItract ms to the buyer, or hold out
better inducements 10 the village merchant, than
does the house of Mr.. Selby. Experienced in ey-
eiS thing connected with The Dry Goods. business,
and perfectly familiar with the wants of the West
ern merchant, lie has laid in stock OF goods par
dculary adapted TO their trade, and offers them at
prices doing away with the necessity of a trip 10
the East, unless the buyer is DESTROYS OF shelving
his goods at anincreased cost over heeling prices
Time was, perhaps, when trip East was mills
Pensible, but it is not now, all varieties of
goods can be purchased here on easy terms; hats,
caps, boots and shoes, hardware, &C., &C., being
abundantly d splayed in their appropriate stores.
To-day our city will be filled with strangers and
among them, many merchants from ncighboring
towns. We invite sucht TO call in and examine
Mr.. Selby's goods inquire into his pr.ces, compare
them with the prices they paid for the same arti
Giles in the East. examine into the e1tensiveness
and variety of his stock, and we have no fears as
to the result. The conviction will come 10 them
as II has 10 hundreds of others, that they can buy
goods as cheap and upon as good terms in Wheel
ing as they can be bought anywhere else in the
West, and unless bought by the'case, as cheap ps
they can be bought in the Eastern cities. *
49,
The TwEarY-sEcoND OF FRBRUARY-Thsd day,
hundred and twenty-five years ago, GEORGE
WASHINGTON was bonn. He erlu to manhood, he
acted his part the stage of life, AMI lie Gied but
unlike men OF ordinary minds and virtues, he so
well acted his part in life, lowered above the
common, pa sions aud ambitions oil the human
mind and heart, SO distinguished himself as a war
rior, patriot, and a statesman, that his fame re-
fused to be buried with his body, and his spirit
now tlwells with every American citixen, aud
his memory inspires The minds and warns the hearts
- of the good aud wise of all nations. The man
who would not relinqhish the privilege of being the
President of young and unexpected Republic,
to be the first of long line of distinguished Kings,
whose empire would now. extend over. whole
continent, was senSiiively alive 10 TauE FAME, ami
had quick foresight, and high appreciation of
the home he occupy in the hearts of millions
then unborn. 8i35fltIQ9
This, the one hundred and twenty-seconl ami
versary OF, the Birth of ashngion, will p.opaBy3
be, as we learn from our exchanges, more gent4f
rally celebrated than any former one. Military
paroles, balls, sociul parties, dinners and supper
are totake place in, mostevery townof note;in u
whole country. This is as it should be. Wellogs
!. to see the fame of Washington thus commeu,ora-
ted. 1t insils inythe minds of the young feeling
which will work for the good Of the country, and
will cultivate a high-ninded patriotism, not 70
be overthrown by an unholys ambition at home,oior
furnished by the glare OF kingly courts abroad -.
This anniversary win be celebrated with jngIe,
than ordinary eclat by our own citizens. The Ans
cent and honorable fraternity of Free and Ac-
cepted Masons have selected it as an APPROPRIATE
day on which to dedicate tier new Hall, s4d-sF
night, connection with our citizens. will have a
brilliant Assembly on the first floor, aud a tiA'
Party on the second floor or Masonic Ros4. Or
Washington Hall. This day will be lemen1llered
by the Order for years 10 come as Of peei la,
interest to them; and the fashionable word WilI
wait long before they eclipsed the Msspaia:
g, Assembly. 5is ga .,lt.. i55-e fjjtt