The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-04-18
Liberty TOwNsHIP, ONO co.
INTEREsT1Na 1TKMs.

Liberty TOWNSVILLE OHIO co.
INTERESTING ITEMS.
Ancient paradise is not claimed TO
have been located among the hills OF
Liberty township. Yet we think that
man located here is as well situated
as he is likely to be upon this sublu-
nary sphere.
Everything TO be enjoyed in tenn
perate CLINE is here, The land, located
nwDy from the river hills, possesses all
their richness, while it is not SO steep,
but farmers use wagons in drawing in
their hay, which by the old wood-cut
in our School Philosophys, representing
rear end view of load OF the staple,
is very apt TO lose its centre of gravity.
And but few farmers think il neces-
sary to use the hillside pillow.
We have spoken OF hay as a staple.
1t can hardly be called SO, being only
raised for home consumption in feed
ing the fine stock with which the town
ship abounds.
Wool may be said to be the chief pro-
duction, and according to recent work
by Abdilba Brown, of Philadelphia,
West Virginia raises the finest wool in
the world! We believe to be admitted
that Ohio county has the finest flocks,
and Liberty township the finest in Ohio
county.
or tiocks of flne-wooled sheep mem
ton may be made of Richard Ridgely's
and the Faris' as standing first, and
whose wool commands nearly double
the price of other wool.
Yet many have gone into the breed
ing OF Spanish MISUNDERSTANDING
pounds rather than .fineness-and even
competing with the famous tiocks OF
Vermont and New York-thus proving
this section of West Virginia to be un-
surpassed for the raising of sheep.
The Whithams and James Dixon
I 1, NHNn 8 to-,
called for.
or other stock, tho country need but
to be traversed TO notice their superior
ity.
j. L. Sisson, Esq, whose lands lay
partly in this Township, keeps superb
or cattle, mostly pure Devon.
Only superior breeds OF horses are to
be found. For authority in horse flesh,
w. a. Irwin, of West Liberty, is re-
ferred to-who knows all about a horse,
from the graceful cut ear of the Cottrill,
| or the brilliant eye of the Consul, to
the 1.-THE heel of the Tuckahoe.
James Wyatt is probably the most
extensive pork grower. generally keep
ing from 100 TO three hundred head OF
the finest breeds of hogs.
OF fowls-Shanghai, Black Spanish,
and other large, rare, profitable and
choice fowls only are raised.
We have seen hocks of hundred
1 vi Ou6 anu nGlHu-
| ing from fifteen to over thirty pounds,
while ducks, guinea fowls, pea-fowls,
"queaked," "Chittered" and "ekkoed''
innumerable around the same farm
yard. How we do live of Easter Sun.
day, Thanksgiving and Christmasl
And not to be behind in this age OF
wonders, when males are turning TO
females and vice versa, especially the
| latter, on the farm of Y. Murray, Esq,
of Valley Grove Nurseries, may be seen
a turkey cock, to all appearance, that
last summer laid nest of eggs, hatch
ed them, &C., and in all appearance q
turkey hen. Through the winter 1t
creased in size, and to all appearance
is q perfect gobblerI These are facts
which any one can satisfy himself OF
by calling upon the gobbler and his
owner G. Murray, two miles north Of
Valley Grove.
The mostProminent OF our merchants
are ]. w. Terrell, Gen. W. b. Curtis
and Samuel Bell, of West Liberty; and
]. L. Slater, of Valley Grove.
w. A. Irwin keeps a tavern in West
| Liberty, and who sets better table than
he we know not; and il there is a clev-
erer "mine host" we have failed to
find him in our travels from ocean TO
ocean.
Valley Grove is celebrated summer
retreat, where Mrs. Beagle and her
daughter Mrs. Ewing, assisted by Miss
Jennie E., make everything attractive
and agreeable.
Blacksmith shops are in every por-
ton of the township. At Valley GROVE,
on the National Road, our British
Squire has never faltered in his wor-
ship of Vulcan, for nearly "alt' CEN
tuTy, being nearly worn out in the ser
vice of this portion OF his adopted
country. j. v. Coe, is located at the
old Brotherston stand, a mile ABOVE AVE-
now owned by VIM. McCutcheon. The
West Liberty shops make the finest
quality OF fine edged tools.
The Point Mills-steam and wnter
nower-and Bushfleld's Mills are loca-
led on the National pike, who make
-four, their customers think, not to be
The celebrated weidman Mills are
located on the Short Creek waters, on
Bethany pike. -
Busbfield runs saw mill in connec-
ton with his grist mill. the Jones
saw mill ut the mouth of the coal, bed
| ded McGraw, is now run by j. ID. MAX
we'll. and by taking fortune ana Me
Graw at their flood, turn out VAST
deal of lumber during the year. ~,
| OCine farms, we mention the WIZ
dow Jacobs Farm, Kelley Farm now
residence OF p. Delaplain, Esq; Il 5 5aie
vey's. Thos. Faris' Moore's, klce
Eaym widdow Whitham's ION the Ma
| tionai Pike). Armstrong Farm. now
| Owned by ]. Anderson, ana
Samuel Chambers and SO on untli
we might name all the farms IN Inc
| Yet Notwithstanding the advantages,
Sc.. the people are taxed. The largest
tax is probably local, assessed under
the school law, for building purposes,
and the people have the satisfactlon, OF
KNOWING that in the fine school ouliu1
inps erected for convenience anu
latest Improvement they are not 10 Ue
surpassed anywhere: ,,,, man.
| Speaking of school buildings, iIsa.,
lion might be made of the inter-
throughout the county in TINS n l1AhIIi
espacially in Richland and ITlaI I P ..,,1
ltownships, having particularly III
l.ticed the latter. The taste and mGl
rnSnshir exhibited reflect Inc M =
| credit upon the builders, Aat 49,, y
vance, for tkA most phTTI We -
In n reeent trip East, as lar % 80
ENGLAND. that being special ho =
we failed to see any more CT ll-I,.sasS
the community in point Oh
and general appearance -.
of marriapeable ladies anu gsuLs
have the usual number anu - +!
raised in the first society, to meI ny, -. =
but 10 pralse, or the former-onst We
forbear. Excuse length-and aa e.l5
p s-The correspondent Of the
Springfield, Mass. ReP,lotss.esa't az, -
| referred here for society equal 70 that