The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-18
BARBOUx COUNTY.

FsciS About tsHrD.dr COnaty-hs
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PHl.L,PPI, ~. Va, March II. 1873.
III. ors .. III Res. ,ter.
A. B .roour contests the leadership
OF t.e yre ,ent Hous. OF Delegates with
Ol.OcJu ,ty, 'sui The rest or msnklnt,
~. the person o ner able repreSe nta-
I'VE C.p,sln Bradford. We propose to
80 3 nrIe niS,)ry o. out county, Tor
IN oeneti o. those who want 10 class
oars a-s,uoIsst ihe back COUNTIES.
Barbour s.s created by act o the
Virginia a-sLmbly, at the session o.
~ -4} out o. paris OF Randolph.
Harrison aud U 2Shur, the largest part
oelns taken ,rrm Randolp ph, and was so
named in honor OF Governor Barbour
Tlr county seat was located al what
was then known a. Booths Ferry, was
laid out IN April 1853, and was gwen
the name OF PAillIppi, which was.
b-lieve, The name OF daughter OF
Governor Barbour.
Tue tirsi Court held for the county
va, Circuit Court held en- the lOtn
day of Nay 1913 4t tue house oi Jonn
K Williamson, EiwIn 5. Duncan,
.IIigr, Presiding. E win D Wilson,
n.T deceased, ~as appointed Clerk OF
--Ja Cur, and George Hay Lee ap
y inted Prosecuting Attorney. Hon
JOuu ;. Came ngured extens.
lyr.y il those dals and 10 varlsbly shed
Us coat wnen making q big speech,
SalCn | presume accounts f1r his
caaugu his coat 80 often afterwards :;
I,uS Iuuuy thIuIs are remembered by
oar peop.e o. the hsgh doings. that oc-
csrei at that da, and later, durin,
c,l., umes Tue e Campus Vitus'
Iat sbDs run In this snd adjoluiug
cuIlIes
Barbour has to-day a population O.
oy,r ie4 thousand, ard we Can boast o.
a. uy,pltaol, rugal, enterp!lsing and
i.rg,y = pe pale g. any IN the State -
Ia, Iy.srI Valley rIver d ,ws through
ne I u1ty u"rtnwArd. diSihing II about
r4ttl.y. some OF tue tine-t grazing
., l L. the State lies IN our couuty and
- al well ada ytei 10 grain. and the
TX, .>sar eo D lille generally
J,uu II Wool ord, occasionally
<.,Sl as Junior" Que OF our most
-4.erp.is,ug aud genial ciIizeOs, alone
So, pet oue hundred car loa!s OF cattle
g, during last year and that Was but
= U.ue VI what let our county.
.ruUur nas 8 WAYS been Democratic
% -qT.re we, having gwen Brsck-
.uuig n l>0U, over 30J ma JrIty, aud
.ur OaiInalce ot Secession over NJ
n,JJrjy, aud on 3 square vote between
Z ic .n,m a1d Democracy she will do
~et! to-day.
? Pl,ippr J. genteel country village,
ot pJpurailon OF about $50 souls, aud
., nvlrI Iur It's handsome women and
miserable sidewalks The men are
- eutetpristng in one direction. q
= oueuess 10 attend to other peoples
'l-,Hess. Tne village has ,nree church =
=, snl very ilitIe preaching. II We
S.Gr ca.-f-pon g. So iOm was TO mske
'ne-a le showing or 20 under. We N ght
- ne to tine by exteudIUg our corpo-
-a.e minis.
LLe aucieut order of A F. i A. NJ L.
represented here, uuu beriug ab ut
- tae | D o Fs, also have 80
"Tg,4z4.iol. lne two orders need
oauy Hall. they having now TO resort
- g. Old hlp s-ty -dap ATTY sheosng,
UNI fOr toe uses oil such noble orders
Ilr Two !oisrs should unite and build.
1xi almost forgotten 10 say that We
ass uos running and doing good work
10 ,ur tosn, cam saw mill, wnlch Is
tlE Jnlag witr Us Srickier Il Flesh"
rf a'e tie enIerprisiOg cl,Izrns 40 To-
Yv-svi n It Mcjor Brown IS running
i-e whistle" psrt o; il.
We are ali we'll pleased that We
az 30 aUIy represented ST Charleston
y our ielioS townsmsu, Capt. Brai-
ord We all know him. aud will risk
Gu! bottom dollar o0 his democracy,
aHd We al With one voice say Bully
.Oi Bad. More snoD.