The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-27
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A EEWMIyTERS or INTEREST,

80, gess'issa'd at the converting of the
present session Of the Legislature, VIC
CLEAN many matters of interest per-
tanning to the variou, counties. OF
e Lewis county his report shows tina,
IN 1859 we had TWO hundred and fift-
Eve thousand two hundred and nine
~ y two acres of land, while in 1870
We had two hundred and seventy nine
thousand four hundred and fftY seven
AN increase twenty four thousand
one hundred and sixty FIVE acres. He
places the average value of the land,
per acre, at seven dollars and forty
seven cents. He states that the value
of all the buildings in 1869 was one
hundred and seventy five thousand
~ seven hundrea and fifty three dollars
W. but in 1870 notes decrease in the
value thereof Of twenty three thou.
sand six hundred and twenty dollars.
The total value of land and buildings
,.u. in 1869 he puts at ono million nine
hundred and seven thousand, four
go hundred and Fifty FIVE dollars, but the
assessment of 1870 falls below thai.
iiiG samg two hundred and eighty Eve
thousand three hundred and forty
.ls four dollars. This is exclusive Of
town lots and buildings upon them
In 1869 he gives the value of these at
two hundred and seventeen thousand
q. three hundred and forty six dollars,
20 butin 1870 reports falling off in
value ofEthirty two thousand four
hundred aud fifty four dollars. The
grand aggregate Of land and buildings
in 1870 he places at one million, eight
hundred and three thousand and three
dollars falling off in value since
the preceding year of over four hun,
dred thousand dollars Our total
state, school and hospital tax for 1870
= on our real estate was six thousand
- eight hundred and sixty one dollars
IA and seven cents. The Auditor here
ise notes decrease in taxation Of nearl Y
"a. FIVE hundred dollars. According to
the report wshsd in 1869 seventeen
hundred and three white males over
. q years Of age, and twenty nine
IS Fifteenth AMENDMENTS. In 1870,,Ne
6 had gained sixty Of the former and
ai1 Of the latter. In 1869 We had
i 1 horses, nnles. &c, to to the number
of twenty FIVE hundred and thirty two
.ss 4. average value sixty dollars per
head; in 1870 the number hsd been
reduced one hundred and twenty
three, but tn. value increased nearly
fifteen thoasand" dollars-a good sign,
for It indicates''tha orr farmers sre
looking after better stock. In 1853
We had two hundred aud fifty seven
.1 pleasure carriages. stage coaches. &c.
la's valued at eight thousand four hundred
and ninety seven dollars, but in 1870
the number had fallen to one hun
dred and ninety two-loss in vslue Of
over eleven hundred dollars. In 1870
pc we had nine thousand four hundred
sir and fifty two cattle, worth upon an
average, twenty TWO dollars per head,
~ an increase in number Of fourteen
ssa bundredand twenty six, AID in value
Of over forty Eve thousand dollars. In
.si 1870 we had nine thousand two hun
dreti and fifteen sheep, valued At oae
.4 dollar and thirty five cents per head,
. lo,s in number Of fifteen hundred
and ninety FIVE, and in valss nearly
two thousand dollars. 0f,he kind Of
hogs that walk on four legs and are
= porL in fact, We had in 1870 eleven
hundred and fifty eight. gain in
number of thirteen. The porkers are
valued ,t',hres dollars and seventy
eight cents per head. We had in
~ 1870 sir hundred and fifty five watch
Is, an increase in number of three
.s hundred and forty three, and in value
Of nearlytrelre hundred dollars. In
1870 we had eighteen pianos, &C.
loss of one in number, but gain
.T0s ofo1sr six hundred dollars in value.
weThad seven hundred dollars worth
..,,.,a silver rlate. gain OF