The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-03-25
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Court IS 10 essi0n.-The Grand
Jury have found several indictments.
Tile citizens arc exhibiting a
laudable desire for their town to lcok
well. Painters are enjoying plenty Of
work and proper pay Business,
during the past winter, aud up to the
present time, Considering the great
scarcity Of money, has sheen very fair
Considerable town property is
offered for sale; but the owners seem to
forge. that there are people with money
outside oftho sacred limits Of Buckhan.
non. A few dollars LEFT at TUE DEMo.
Graf Office might secure buyers.-
The Tense in front Of the Court House
still remains MIKES. The Supervisors
seem to think that il you can possibly
get along without 4 thing, why where's
tae use Of sPeuding msncy iOr i'll
Sound logic. you bet.-Whiskcy
has been making powerful demoustra.
tons oflate. Our town is no longer
the quiet, sedaie village Of times past +;
but many time aud Of are We shocked
By the scenes of drunkenness which
were so rare ia years gone by 1t 10
thought that the Grand Jury will soon
bo put in possession Of few facts,
which will be apt to make somebody
howl. "A petition was presented
to the Town Council a few days ago,
signed by nearly every taxpayer in
tue village, praying that 800 be do
mated to assist in buying instruments
for the Cornet Band. l have not yet
heard what action the Council has taken
in the matter. have about
given up all hopes of the Capitol.
Funny men and fOrtuitOuS circums an-
ces we're our ruin.--.I understand
that the Baptists think Of erecting q
new parsonage for their minister here.
Our population is slowly in
creasing-in the natural vay.--
BY tue report Of the State School Su-
psrintendent, l SEQ that our county is
delinquent to the amount UfS4,773 SO.
A nice little nest egg, il it eau only be
made.--We have 10 this Township
SsI children" between the ages Of @
aud 81; and last year received 1874 46
from the general School Fund. And,
by the way, We have one Of the best
country school houses in The State. We
eertainly have set good example to
the county.seat Of our mother county Of
Lewis.-our real estate in this
township is assessed at S464.6l2. and
our personal property at S20S.Ils-
total, S66s, s30.--Msjor Farms
worth is the richest man 10 Buckhan.
non, and your correspondent the poor
est.-The atseusd value ofths lots
aud buildings 10 this village is but
abont ninety thousand dollars. II one
wanted to buy them all, though, il
would take more than treble that
amount to make the pulchasO.-
We have in this county 2,2s7 horses,
&C., 351 wheeled vehicles, 1859 head
Of cattle, 6,9ss sheep, aad l ,1Os hogs,
worth, altogether. S332.044.--
spasmodic Efforts are still being made
to establish newspaper here; but The
prospect is a dtsaty one indeed, aud
the enterprise must eventually be- a
losing ono to its ptejeetors.--our
legislative anti.typcs, Hons. W. @.
Carpcr aud A. NJ. PoundIt,ne returned
home last week. They brought with
them a foreign air, peculiar, I pre-.
sums, to the Salines Of "Ranawayhaw. {"
~ regre. to state that John II.
Hodges, Of Psek's Run, died on Sun.
day last. He was one Of The Oldest
and best respected citizens Of the coun.
ty.--Ths report" % Of our
County Superintendent Of Schools il
nothing but a lis. Of our sehool.teach.
er. We fud that we have 2,94S
schoOl.ebildrcn aud 81 teachers. Only
ten ofths latter have No. certificates.
-Thote is agrsat deal Of sick.
ness in aud about town. Dr.. Blair,
''the peoples favorits." Is kept con.
.inually going Your fight for an
additional delegate for Lewis aud Up.
shur has gained new popularity for
TUE DEHoeRAr. You represented our
views exactly, aud We shall no. fo-rs,
you. notice that the Post. Ofics
Department has established the follow.
ing new routes, which concern our
people: From Frtnehton, by Rock
Cave aud Hackers Valley, to Webster
Court House, twice 4 week from Rock