The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-11-09
Letters from the People.
FROM BROOAE COUNTY.
A Gossippy Letter, containing SOM
sense md More Nonsense.

Sense md More NoBaense.
Editor of the Register
variation is the spice Of life" OF
something like that, ] never was good
on quotation; at any rate l will part
from my usual theme, and give you a
letter, in which l shall endeavor to
truthfully set forth the condition OF
Brooke county, as to her best, finest,
wealthiest, most learned aud wisest
men. Lewis Applegate, Alexander
Campbell and John Lewis have the
finest farms. John Lewis is the best
fruit grower. Joseph Gist, L. Apple
gate and Basil Bell are the best and
most successful wool growers. The fl
nest Touring mills are owned by Benja-
min Sanders and j. & D. Waugh. The
wealthiest merchants are John and
Wilson Bell The finest and best as
sortment of dry goods is found at the
firm of Kimberland & BuchannOn. The
most learned attorney is Joe Pendlcton.
Just as classical and scientific men as
our land can produce, are imparting the
most nseful knowledge to young Ameri-
cans at Bethany College. Finest orator,
Prof. w. X. PendletOn, and our most
beautiful writer is Prof Richardson, in
whose composition is power of senti-
ment and elegance of language calcula-
ted to please the delicate taste, and to
feed the most powerful mind. If you
wish to see a two-faced man, one who
can make long prayer in Church, tell
a big lie ont of Church, be one thing to
your face, another behind your back,
who conceits he knows it all, alas
knows how to make fool of himself
! "tie w" the Buffalo calf. Democracy
thinks it too poor to pay one dollar poll
tax, to support the Free School system.
1t requires an experienced teacher to
fill the office. P'haw, got shot in the
running, while in the Union army.
Let us sing rally 'reund the flag boys,
once again. Pardon me, Mr.. Editor,
somehow / am flowing the track.
The finest houses and the best fur
nished are occupied by George Fresh
water, Colonel Crouthers and Professor
Pendleton. In Drs. Kirker and Moore
we find the most successful physicians,
and perfect gentlemen. By calling at
the Virginia House, in Wcllsburg, you
may find the cloverest old bachelors,
Colonel VIM. Jones, John Kirker, etc.
As / have informed you before,
Brooke is noted for strong-minded wo-
men and beautiful bellies, who wish to
marry. i am o single young man; but
| cannot marry all these fine young
ladies, and if / cannot marry all, | will
not commit myself to any at present.
came near forgetting the press, but
it would not have made mach differ
enco, as We only have one newspaper
published in the county, and the editor
of that is not much known, q new man,
and not likely to be known by sensible
men; we drop the subject, not wishing
to awake one Of the fathers of West
Virginia from his reveries in his sane
tum sanctorum.
There are many other points Of in
terest in Brooke county. On last Fri
day and Saturday night the R0publi-
cans and sinners of Wellsburg, think
ing they could perform the resurrection
of Lincolnism, sent abroad for cannon
and whisky, gave us some noise, little
nonsense, and failed to "bring forth"
even ridiculous nluss. Ono of our
noted Republicans came from his hole
to-day, saw his ugly shadow, and has
gone back to remain until the "wide
awakes" come to life again.
Adam Ruin prosposes to give large
share in money, in order to sink a coal
shaft at Wellsburg. George Freshwater
proposes to give land to any enterpris-
ing iron company, which will erect a
rolling mill on it. The site which he
offers to any company to build on is one
of the finest for such a mill on the
river, underlaid with coal, at Wells
burg, and at good shipping point; and
just so soon as we get one rolling mill
and coal shaft, then we have our rail
road. There will be some encourage
ment to a company to direct o railroad
on the Virginia side of the Ohio river,
and when we succeed in this, then
Wellsburg will amount to an enterpris-
ing city. Enterprising men will come
to her rescue. Persons wishing to go
into tho coal or manufacturing business
would do we'll to call on these latter
named gentlemen, George Freshwater
and Adam Ruin.
In sincerity,
TIN PRIM, Ii.