The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-07

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5l7l1 .MARrINsvILLE, Aug. 8, 1867.
! Editors I,1telligeAeer ae
Perhaps an occasional letter from the
old time.honored town might be inter-
esting to The numerous readers of your
valuable paper, therefore I have con-
cluded to constitute myself your cor
respondent, and report all the items of
interest transpiring here.
Most OF our citizens are now cheerful
with the tlattering prospects OF great
grain crop, which, IL safely harvested, :,
! will be, 1t is conceded, the signal for a
general revival of business and pros
perity. Our people are certain that
| they have one of the very best agri-
cultural neighborhoods in the State,
and have no fear in an ordinary good
cropping, season. The prospect for
small grain, IL is said, was never better,
the corn owing to the cold wet and back
ward spring, was, to all appearance, a
| little late, but the very favorable
about overcome former fears. -.
| Business with the merchants and ira
! ding men about the town has consider
ably revived. ". 'iia :.5y -.
Lest it should be supposed that this
Is a playsd-out place L must hasten to
say that the buildings of Martins
vile are neatly painted and In good re-
pair, and that the town is in avery
| hourishinG condition, with as good,
prospects for the future as any town in
the State, and having a far more hand
some site than many more pretentious'
places. - s 3 ...sl ..l--E-a. a.g....,,zl
quantities of wheat or cattle shipped,
or much speculation in town lots. or
much building on, but u place enjoying
a good country trade. with no more
merchants, tradesmen or mechanics
than suffice for its business. Each yeGr
ere 1t rolls around, brings Its sure'in
crease of goods to the Inhabitants.
Such town may well claim to be
prosperous. Moreover, the town has
! 1900 inhabitsntsI with good churches
and a No. L school; a good hotel, half
a dozen pianos, twice as many organs
or melodeons, and, ofcourse. an intelli-
gent and cultivated citizenship.
The following j believe to be cor
rect list of the business and business
men of Martinsville:
| General 4Ierch1ndLSe-H. b. Rice, g.
| w. Medill & Co. .ufs.rt..y. -
Family Gyoeeyies-.J. 8. Miller & Bro,
~. Fennimore, L. O. Sedwick, Robert
| Cottrell, Alexander Frazier, Dean &
/ IRemick, W. NJ Holiday, j. Romick,
! Sr., J. Dorsey, j. NJ. Goudy. who has
\ Ioutstripped his illustrlous compeers In
4 as the leading grocer OF the town.
2. DriL10fsts-I. Werlich, j. Douglas.
4 Hardware, IYn-tVGre and StoUes-C.
/ Long. tt-... 'l
Boots and Shoes-R. Barr, D. W.
Clark, n. Reibeling.
Marble Works-J. I. Hanes.
Wagon iShop-Mr. Smiley, p. BeazeN.
| Meat BIdrket--S. Milligan.
A9ricultwrdt WorkS-Swartz q Sons,
= Fasad,y and Machine Shop. q Q.
Wells. ~
coal aEerchants-Helling & Heslip.
Literary DepOt-J, c.. Hanes,
C0niectioneTy-A. Coss. s .f-.
Barber Shop-BalserZ Zeller.
PdfnteT-J. Walters.
L1lsurdnce Agents. f. Dean.
PhySfctanS-A. N. Nelson, j. n. West,
L. Werlich, S. NJ. Smith.
BLdcksHIlths-John Fisher, Mr.. Stni-
ley, Adolph Stewart. .,5',-
| CsdTpenteTS-Geo. +. Lesener.
/ PLdSteTeTS-E. Bailey, n. Rotherman.
20 PostDlGster-S. f. Dean.
Hotel, Cottage Hoase--L. @. Coss, pro-
prietor. s-
The trade of Martinsville depends
mostly upon the farming community.
In supplying the needs ofthis class, we
must NOT overlook the blacksmith and
wagon-m most important aid TO
all agricultural operations they are
always found busy, and as a class are
lchanics. There are in Martnsville
three persons engaged in this branch OF
business, the most prominent OF whom
is Mr.. Smiley, who employs number
of hands, and combines with black
smithing, general lmanufacturing and
repair shop. ..t...... .-s a.t.tl9,5a
The town of Martinsville is organ
iZed into an independent school dis
trict, with one school house, said to be
the best of its kind in the county.
There are four teachers in this school,
Professor Schreve principal. The aver
age attendance is about no..
There are four church organizations
in Martinsville: The Methodist Epis-
copal, Rev. 8. Grouse, pastor; Presby--
terrain, Rev. Chalfant, pastor; United
Presbyterian, Rev. r. g. Campbell,
pastor; Baptist Rev. G.. g. Sed-
wick. is in charge. All have neat
church edihces. H-5
There are several very large vineyards
near this town. One person, Mr.. Al
bert Rice, has a vineyard OF 25 acres,
most OF 1t in good bearing order.
Another farmer, Mr.. j. x. Newlan,
owns fine vineyard on the hill above
the town. Both of these gentlemen are
paying particular attention to the rais-
ing of grapes, and. IL is said, are fast
adding TO their pile of greenbacks
through the successful management of
their vineyards. .,. .a.l
|. e Among Iub r1udkltukAbud Vi AAaAkAh1-
Vile, is q beautiful grove, just above
the town. In the grove sacred to the
uses of popular rassemblages, platform
has been erected, and thereon, 4Lh OF
July and other orators, have poured
forth their eIoquence. Your cores
pondent had the opportunity to see 8
happy gathering OF citizens Keeping In
dependence day, in this grove, In an
unostentatious and social manner,
without an attempt at q formal celebra-
ton,
The excellent farming country which
surrounds Martinsville, is a sure pres
sage of the continued prosperity of this
town; and those who are looking out
for good farms or farming lands, ad-
Jacent to a pleasant town, will do
we'll 70 visit this region. If fortunate
enough to find any one willing to sell,
the purchaser may be sute or a good
investment. +t
1t may be well Inferred from what
has been said, that the prospects and
probable future ofMartinsville, excites
The jealousy of its neiRhbor, Bridge
port. The sooner Bridgeport is recon-
ciled TO its inevitable late, and recog-
nizes MArtinsyille as an ally rather
than rival, the better for all parties
concerned. .llsl.. s- PASCAL.
JEFFERsoN DAVIS.