Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-07-20
For the Register.
BATH, Morgan Co, W. Va,
July Is, 1872.

am at the old town of Bath, the
County seat of Morgan. Here are the
warm springs famous more than a cen
fury ago and resorted to by invalids
They still greet forth from there hiding
places undated, their clear limped wa
tiers inviting the fever wasted and pain
smitten frame and promises relief from
the tleshy ailments. am trying them.
Bath is a goodly town in appearance
its population is about five hundred.
1t is thriving. This is its busy season.
The hundreds who come hereior health
or pleasure scatter their blessings in the
shape of greenbacks about, and the peo-
pie for miles around welcome the pic
ture currency in return for all kinds of
marketing. The season time is priced
by all, even the minister who finds his
lot cast here, comes in for his share of
the spoils and feels it is a God send.
Bath has its Court house and two
churches, transformations buildings in
size and appearance. There are several
handsome private residences, built in
modern style, owned by denizens ofthe
city, who when the heated term comes,
with their families HE away to this
mountain retreat. The main hotel, for
merly the property Of the late Col.
Strother, is an imposing structure, own
ed at present by company of gentle
men Of Baltimore, who paid $4,000 for
it. The repairs and furniture since it
came into their possession foot up $50,
900. 1t is capable of accommodating
500 guests and is under the manage
ment of Mr.. Potts of Washington City.
Mr.. Charles Green conducts the old
OFerral house to the satisfaction Of
those who stop with him. There are
about two hundred visitors at this place
now and coming in every day increasr
ingly. There bids fair to be very
large attendance. Another important
and striking business here is the tan
ming of leather. There is mammoth
factory owned by Deford q Co., Of
Baltimore. Its engine is Of twenty -tve
horse power-it has 120 watts or layer
ways-tans $4,000 hides yearly, (sole
leather exclusively consumes $4,000
cords of bark, and is of great monetary
help to the place, employing bands, at
fording market for bark, and paying
out money accordingly. The towr is
very orderly and quiet. No excess Of
drinking or carousing showing itself
upon the streets learn there is one
liquor saloon in the place and that is in
a starving condition for want of patron
age Good for that A temperance
organization working under the name
of Sons Of Temperance" have done q
good work. Men who were notorious
inebriates and literally pests of society
have been reformed through its kind
regime, and stick to it, though years
have elapsed since they entered the fold.
1t is pleasant fact to chronicle-show
ing the virtue of the institution and its
efficacy in one place any how.
Bath has had two noted characters to
visit it during the past week, Mr.
Camden the Democratic nominee for
Governor. and Mr. Jacob, the present
incumbent of the Gubernstorlal chair
Mr.. Camden's stay was short, a day or
80, and Governor jacob, whose family
are here, left for Charleston, but will
return Immediately and will most likely
stay sometime, as he is one of the in
vestigating committee appointed by the
last Legislature to examine the accounts
of Mr.. Walker, the public printer. Jno.
w. Grantham, Esq, our county-man, is
on the same Committee. They met
first at Charleston some weeks ago but