The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-10-16
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MARSHALL County Ne~- and AErreuI.

Marshall for about 30 miles. This
opens up the county, on either side, 10
the markets and makes its produce
available. The consequence is that
produce OF all kinds is worth at places
like Cameron, Glen Easton aud
Moundsvilie about what II is worth
here or in Baltimore, counting of the
cost of transportation.
Lands are improving in value In
Marshall. The agricultural interests
of the county have healthier and bet
ter status than they had some years
ago. The war wrought changes and
infused new ideas. Ed ucationaI mat
ters are rising to higher standard.
The school system, although hardly
under way, is telling beneficially upon
the tone of society. The general ten
dency everywhere throughout the
county is onward and upward. ~ n
Sheep raising is getting to be an i'm
portant interest in Marshall. In 1860
only about 1000 pounds of wool were
marketed. Last year there were some
l25,OOO pounds. Ssg-E
Among those who are paying the
most attention TO wool matters are
Joseph, William and Levi Phillips,
Washington Adams, Daniel Price, Pc
ter Crow and Mrs. Absalom Titus.
Mr.. Allen went to Marshall some
years ago with limited capital, bought
rather rough farm some three or four
,,Dau from Glan Eautnn aD1 ,aDt iutp
sheep. He. is to-day the. owner of
many broad acres and several hundred
head of sheep.
Land just as good for sheep purposes
as the Washington county, Pa, lands.
can be had in Marshall for one-half the
price. The Pennsylvania wool raisers
should make note of this fact. n
The best farms i'll Marshall are those
of the Cockyanes, between here and
Moundsville. Their farms would prob
ably sell for $500 an acre.
Among the next best farms are those
of James Burley, VIM. Alexander and
Capt. Dave Roberts. These are river
bottom farms.
Among the best of the hill farms are
those of Thomas Allen, Richard Allen,
BENZ. Hill, Peter Crow, Wm. Collins
and Samuel Riggs. They are worth
from $40 TO $50 per acre.
The average price ofland in Marshall
would not probably be above $50 per
acre. rt.asr ua.srs- a.r r.. sos
The largest farms are those belonging
to the Ingrahams.
Among the best fruit farms are those
OF james Burley, Elisha Lindsay and
Samuel Riggs.
John Jefferson, +. NJ. Weyman, and
Jonathan Purdy are among the priu-
cipal stock dealers in the county.
Silas IngrahamAis supposed to have
the finest house in the county. Daniel
Price owns the best buck. ThOmas
Allen raises. perhaps. the best average
of wool. Mrs. TtHs had the finest fleece
in the county this year. Lot Enochs
raises some of the besthorses and cattle
in the county.
Cameron does u larger shipping bust
ness than any place in Marshall. A
good deal of Greene county, Pa, trade
is done there. HEa a sh-'sf'
The better part of the county lies
north of the railroad. That part OF
Pennsylvania bordering upon the Mar
shall line is excellent country. Etth
The wheat was universally. good this
year throughout the county. 1t is
worth at such places as Cameron and
Glen .Easton s2 % per bushel., .,.....-.
Corn will not exceed three fourths oi
acrop. Potatoes are good bothin yield
and quality, and worth from rs to 81
cents per bushel. Old corn brings 81
Oats are good, and sell at so cents. Hay
is abundant, as it is everywhere round
this region. ...........-.,
Wheeler, Dnnlevy & Wilson, of this
city, get out n large amount OF boat
and keg timber from their lands neaI
Glen rEaston, and ship it here to be
manufactured.
The business of getting out cross-ties
for the Baltimore road has been con-
siderable industry along the line of the
road. They are worth, delivered Mt the
track, so cents per tie. AS high as 5C
cents used to be paid. ..--.
The Eastern company that bought
the lands of John Bell near BelIton,
two. years ago or more, are, it is said
still boring for oil. They put down one
well 700 feet and abandoned it, and are
now trying their luck ina second ven
,ture. They paid about 100000 FOR some
1900 acres.
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