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The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-08-18
n. r. ORDINANCES.

AT County Court for tie County OIL
Lewis, held on Friday. August II,
1s73.-Prssent T. A. Edwards,
President, and @. W. Strickl,r and
G. ". Turner, Associate justices,
the following order was adopted:
wHEREIs, The people Of LeWii county
have given their Sanclien TO subscription
Of 3 las, 900 10 tue capital stock Of the Nor.
thera / Southern Hest Virginia Railroad
company, to which subscription = protest
has been kled resisting itI legality. And
while the court does not now decide upon
the legality oflhO subscription heretofore
authorized, not the reference 10 The PEOPLE
nor what . proper 10 be done 10 reference 10
the pto,es, aforesaid, yet the cour, Il will.
Ing 10 allow full expression OF the people
o. the subject, and U they decide for sub.
seriptiSn 10 the Weston and Clarksburg
Railroad company, the same shall be taken
and held ~ q Judgment Of the people 81 alnIl
The legality Of The subscription 10 the Nor.
thtrn / Southern West Virginia Railroad
company, and the full aad complete author.
lty for the subscription 10 The Weston and
Railroad company. And The
act oiSubSCfiblag to The Weston 1 Clatks.
burg Railroad company shall be held ~ The
legal iHVAlidliy 70 the subscription 10 the
and Southern Rsit YlrglnA Rail. |
road Company and ihe VoiA now ordered
hall have The elect Of a popular decision Of
hs legal lntAlIdity 0fthe vote heretofore OF.
Tered aud lAken 10 respect ~ aid Northern
! Southern Wet vitginia Railroad. And
ftbe vote now ordered shall Be 10 favor Of
be IuS,etipdss TO the HtsiSn i clatkSbuFE
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III, w.,ton Academy.

We call The attention Of the tag. pay.
eEs Of th. Weston District to the Re-
port Of The financial condition Of the
District, printed in cur advertising
columns. 1t is a clear, lucid and full
explanation Of what has been done BY
the Commissioners since the commence.
meat Of d. new building.
We dt,ire also TO call the attention
Of he thiskipg people Of the county to
the Supeiintendent's Report. BY that
document Il will be seen tina. we have
just az good q school, where the higher
branches IRE equally as we'll taught. as
the msjohiy Of The Colleges. Hence
the prOpti.iy Of establishing at thi, To-
,iisution, High School for the county.
where young people who aspire 10
something more than an ordinary sdu-
cation, may be qualified for The higher
duties Of life without going 10 some
other State.
Thi, ia favorite idea with Us; but
We should like to hear sSgge,tiOns pro
aud con from our friends 10 the eOun.
try. .
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The Independent State.

ADDISON, August 9.
Editor Dtmoerai.
On Thursday morning last, myplI
aud my Olher and better half, 10 com.
pauy with two friends, all mounted on
horseback, started for the capitol Of
this State 10 spend a few weeks at the
celebrated Salt Sulphur Springs, 10
recruit hnlth broken down BY too long
and clos, confinement to busiueH Al
Falls Mills. The 6rst day We rode 32
mile, to our friend Mr.. Adam Lynch,
on CLASSY Greek, whore We siaid all
night, Hero wO bad The ffss evidence
Of that kind hospitality for which the
people Of Webster are 20 notorious.
The next murning, afsr having re.
ceiTtd tho kindsSt attentions from Ne.
and Mrs, Lynch aud family, We
started hr Addison, arrived safe aud
secured board with Mr. Peter j. l.
Cogrr, who, together with bis kind
wife and family, spared no pains TO
make Us entirely comfortable.
Yesterday the election for school
ulcers cane Of, and owing to the
'uiy Isa'cu-beiug 10 the midst Of
Jay hitvat-tho attendance at the
oils vas quits slip. Forty nine votes
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book to test the pedigrees Of blooled
animals entered At the Fairs. llruee's
Stud book was received by tue Secre.
tary q few days since, and contains a
most complete and exhaustive list Of
native and imported thoroughbred stall.
ions and m,rsI with their produce. It
also contains q full list Of imported
Barb aud Arabian horses, Exhibitors
Of thoroughbred horses will be re.
quired 10 thablish their pedigrses BY
having them registered 10 this book
or show btysud doubt that they arc un-
contaminated descendants Of thorough.
breds registered therein. The Society
is determined that mono but pure
blOodCd animals shall receive its pre-.
miums, add it intends preventing. by
all the means in iti power the palming
Of upon ID, people stock with worth
less and spurious pedigrSes- stock Of.
ten no better bred than that already 10
tho county. 1t is imp9rtsn. that
whom the Introduction Of good stock is
frst attempted in the country that none
but The bt.t should be passed upon the
people. The Society has taken a step
in the right direction, and We commend
its action in this particular to our
neiehborinr societies. The Directors
havo under process Of erection u ForAl
Hall suvealy.fEe feet in length, aud
thirty fee! in width. The old build.
irSs are tsing repaired. aud We are
assured that nothing will DO left un.
done to make the Fair this fall the best
we have srsr bad.
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The school Election.

We bare not received reports (ofi.
eially) from any Of the Districts in this
county; but wo have enough to know
tha. the question Of "levy" has been
carried in tho county almost unani-
mOusly. 10 only one or two sub.dis-
triet, va, majority Of the votes cast
against levy"
The number Of votes pollsi Is no. a
third Of the voting uumber-from pres.
ent reports We opine thatnOt more than
700 were cast,
Mr. Bland was elected County ST.
peri ntsndtnt, bis majority. as estimated
from the present inpsrfes. returns, be-
ing from $50 to 200.
In our next issue we will give the
vote for lni against "lsry" and for
County Superintendent, at the various
schoolhouNs.
Our information from adjacent couu.
ties is limited; bat all reports concur
in laying that "lery" has carried by ap
overwhelming majority.
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Our Next Fair.

The Lewis County Agricultural and
Mechanical Society has issued It's cata.
logus and premium list for its Third
Annual Fair. The premiums are lib.
eral. and the judges seem TO have been
selected with great e'rc-With but one
single exception they are appointed
entirely from the Stockholders. Some
decided improvements in the rules Of
the Society seem to have been made
For instance, We notice that articles are
required to be worthy Of the first pre-.
MUM before it is awarded 10 them, aud
in case where but enc article Of the
sane kind Is entered the judges may,
in their discretion. instead Of awarding
the frt, award the second premium,
or none, as the case may be. unifor.
nifty has also been secured 10 the en-.
try fees. they being in all cases twenty
per cent Of the premium competed for.
Horses 10 the Lewis county belt purse
are required to have been owned 10 the
county 90 the frst Of August, aud kept
th,re until the date Of The Fair This
rule will prevent frauds in entering
outside horses 10 this class. We OBJ.
ssrye also that ths Society has Increased
its premium on bloodtd stock Of all
kinds Just one.half, leaving tho pre-.
miums on common stock just as hereto.
fore. THIS l. right. One Of the main
objects Of the society is to secure an
improysmCntia the stock Of The county;
and this Gao DO done In 10 more sffee.
tual way than BY making Ihs. difference
10 premiums between good and poor
stock fek. II will encourage our eiti.
sens to breed good stock when they
end that COED nOek il appreciated.
The old plan 81 giviHg premiums Of
lqual value to good aud bad stock held
,ut no inducements to breeders TO In.
,rovs 10 dis connection We will 40.
Ice the aF that the Society has Of.
cred TO tc purchased herd and stud
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RI Entries-Thc ESrRr FrE
10 all cases will Be Twenty Per Cent
Of the Premium Competed for. and all
entries must be made With reference to
the frs. preniums.
II is requested tia. owners Of ami.
mails intended for exhibition will mott.
~ the Corresponding Secretary q. least
one week prior to the Fair.
H- HAr and STRAW will b furnish.
ed free ofeIpense to oil stock entered
for exhibition. Grain will DO fur.
nished on the grounds q. reasonable
rates.
An election for Directors will be
held on The last day Of the Fair.
It is hoped that all persons may
End it convenient to come, and bring
their friends with them. Also 10
bring their fine stock, their Agricultu.
raj, Horticultural and Mechanical pro.
ducts, &C., and thus aid the manager,
in making the Fair q grand success.
i is respectfully requested that the
ladies will have that most attractive
portion Of the exhibition, the various
departments Of the Floral Hall, we'll
filled on this occasion with the pro.
duets Of their skill and industry.
The Directors desir. to make this a
week ofinstructiOu, pleasure and pro.
Ct TO all. Come with your families,
and let Us have q grand reunion Of
friend, from every section Of the State.
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The weston 4 Clark,burs railroad

49, =
We promised last week TO offer a
low reasons why tue proposed sub.
.erlPI'on to tue Weston 4 Clarksburg
hA'lroad should 10 sustained but the
more We think Of it, The less do we
deem any argument necessary to COM
mend this enterprise to our people. =
And Il Is pleasant to US TO know that
our opinion is shared By the people
generally; for, as yet. wO have not
heard OF a single individual who OppO-
ies the subscription. We do not ex.
PSss the measure to be sustained BY a
unanimous vote; but We are sute that
twill DO nearly 80.
Our people have been hnmbugged
heretofore BY two proposed through
lines ofrailroad--bOth huVc proven to
exist only in tue Imagination Of their
projectors. But the present PROPOSE
tisn is different one entirely. Here
We may build railroad through our
county, hhd to some point on the
Northwestern rOad-the terminus Of
which will Be at our county town.
From this terminus all the neighbor.
ing counties will 10 supplied with
goods, and their products DO shipped
tOthe markets, and passengers ianu.
msraSle will 60 over the road.
As an illustration Of how near the
road, attor completion, will pay. we
give the statement of Mr.. Geo. Ross,
one -four leading merchants, The
hrm Of Hos. 4 NandervOrt pay annu-
ally, for freight alone, over 81 500 ;
and Mr., Ross assures US that the diff.
ference in the price Of the single arti'
Gle 81 SALT, consumed in this county,
would mere than pay tho interest on
$l25, 1000. The firm above referred
topay about $500 annually for freight
on salt while II We Lad this railroad
IN operation, it would not cost hal
that amount. The saving in this item
and in other necessary articles, would
amsun. to much more than the differ
enee in the tax; and the count,
would improve, now settlers-men 0
money and enterprise, would pour it
upon US, We should soon become /
rich and poPulous community, ant
taka our true PO,ition among the lead
ing counties Of the State.
This Is no fancy picture. Let any
one familiar With these subjects fgurt
upon the matter, and DO will fnd thai
our ideas are based upon reason ant
are within due bounds.
It should not be argued that becau,,
the proposed railroad will not run en-
tiFsly through the county. that ii /,
therefore sectional matter. Show Vi
large and wealthy county town, aud
we will point you TO a wealthy coun'
Try surrounding it-a country where
farmers are rich, and where intelli'
geace and refinement prevail. The
resident re, Of Collins Settlement or Of
Skin Creek will find within afev mile.
Of their doors a ready cash market for
oil the Products Of their farms; aud be
spared tue annoyance Of q line ofrail,
road through their lands. Those liz.
ing IN BFaxton and that neighborhoOd
will travel through the upper country
constantly; and good roads will be.
come necessity. Here again. is an
advantage to the farmer. With good
roads through our county. and the ter.
mlnu, Of a railroad at the county seat.
what is to hinder our march onward TO
prosperity
by the cautious terms Of the order
made BY the County Court "a copy Of
which appears in our advertising col.
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FORsALE-THEvALU1BLE
TWO STORY
BRICK STORE HOUSE,

AAd other adjoining property, belonging tc
Fred. Brihkmani situate on AAln Street, 10
the IOWA Of Weston.
This property Is the best In town for The
purposes Of . store and II has also tom.
Portable aud councillors dwelling house
attached. Its nearly new-hATing been 10
use only two years. II Il situated In the
best part Of Main Street, and iS considered
10 be al excellent business stand. Also the
exeellent
FRAME STORE HOUSE
formerly occupied BY P. l.. Ksmbls and
Porter Johnson. This building Is Ia good
repair, lnd Is we'll adapted TO lhs Grocery
or Dry Goods business. Both the buildlngi
have back lots, with good stable, Ice house,
&c, 10 the rest Of the upper lot. Title
perfect.
20. For particulars apply 10
j. W. W0FPINDtN, or to
FREDERICK DRINKMAN,
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n. =. TLENlSa. n. n. arxxErr.
ELEMING & BENNETT,
AttoFneyS Mt Law,

GLENFILLE, Gilmer, Co., W. Va.
Practice Ia the Circuit Courts Of Gilmsr
and adjoining counties. Collections, and
all other business entrusted 10 our care
promptly attended 10,
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Dawn cor ,;,,,... :, !.

BEVERLEY, Randolph Co., ". Va.
Practices 10 the Circuit Courts Of this
State and the United States. All business
promptly attended 10.
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lExpos
fo rhsen country, i
on g o she hare fgeerlM interest
Ave n
RAJ oeyva ynuton
IimnWp du to heen
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.RIsTON DAWSON,

DRESTON DAWSON,
-BLAcEENlIH AID IR0N.voREGR
NEAR TIE FOUNDRY, WESTON.
Carriages, BuggieS, Wagons, etc., re-
paired on short notice, aud on the moII
reasonable tsrmG. HOsse-shOeing carefully
attended to:
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\. FRA lT.

M 7. FRA ",
Ma -ATIORNEY AT LAW
Sutton, BrSxton County. W. Va.
viii practice in ii c Courts oflIraSiou and
adjoining COUNTIES. an business promptly
attended TO.
I'm T. D, BDNlsToN,
u -PHTsrIegAS AND SURGEON
whoi not professionally engaged can 10
found his Oti,e and residence, atthS
house 10 merry occupied by Dr.. Camden.
aEiSBTT. LOUIS BENNETT,
j NJ BENNETT & SON.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Weston, W. Va.
Practice in the Stale and Federal
Courts Of Yves! Virginia.
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nm. JOHN l.. RngA,
NEW HOTEL.
A'AA TO THE PUBLIC.

IN TO THE PUBLIC.
arihgrebuilt, fitted up, and furnished
Ny old Stand in Glenyille,
lam nov prepared 10 accommodate the
public 10 comfortable and substantial
inanner-both man and beast. Thankful
for past patronage, would respectfully
solicit a call from my old customers and
the public generally. ST.. RuDDRLL.
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OPEN he s WORLD
A NEW FLORAL HALL
hA, been erected. together with other
buildings, and the
Track and Grounds

pu. 10 fue condition. The Directors
pledge themselves that the Fair shall be
equal, il not superior, in all respects.
to any ever held 10 this section Of the
State.
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TnoMAs A. BRADFORD,
Attorney at Law,

PHiLLIPPL, Barbour c., W. Va.
Practices 10 the State and Federal
Courts. All business promptly attended
TO.
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|, the best In this market. lie calls par
iiculAr attention to his assortment Of enc
old Rye and Bourbon NhlSkies, which he
offers Mt the lowest market prices.
P.TiERNFY. deel4
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S ADNrnrOS.-First Day
single ticks. admitting one per.
son, not an exhibitor, 8 @
Exhibitors admitted withou.
charge on this day.
Second aud third days, single
tickets for each day admitting
one person only 90
Children under 12 yslts old l5
A single horse vehicle, so
A tWo.hono vehicle 70
A 8 or 4 horse vehicle, / o5
Tickets to the amphitheatro 10
Presidsnt-lsAAC JACKSON,
Resd'g ssc.-L. II. WOOD.
Cor. See,-PoRTER JOHNSON.
Treasutst-A. NJ. DENT,
Chief Mlrshsl-T. A. EDWARDS.
Chief Of POlics-WM, Shirley,
E ClrALOOuus may be had at The
store Of Ne. e. Ral,lOu.
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WI G. L. ToTTEN,
wv. Attorney at Law,

bUUhHdNlNUN, Upihur Go. ". Va
Practice, in the Circuit Courts Of upShur
aud ,adloining counties. Special attention
PAID 10 collections,
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JOSEPH A. WATSON,
p A ! N T e r.

HeaOn. w. Ia.
Parties in Lewis and adjoining counties,
Wishing taeir houses, signs, or furniture
painted, will do wellto communicate with
me beioregoing elsewhere. PAper.hanging
and withdrawing promptly attended to
Terms moderatei aud all work warranted
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NORTHWESTERN HOTEL,
IN u. WALKER, FRoPRIET0a.-
Pike Street, 0larksburg. Hacks
run to and from the Depot.
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f. LIVELY,

MTx. f.. LIVELY,
w -ArrOBSgy At LAW
GLRNvlLLE, Iva.
Practices In Gllptr, Lewis aud adIoiB.
Ing counties. All business promptly al,
tended to.
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Ideiirs a companion cfGood.
and Pnees.

FL ,hall sell only for CASH or
PRODUCE; as | keep no Books and
make NJ Accounts.
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THE TIERNEY HOUSE

TElE> proprietor Of this old and pop.
ular stand would respectfully inform
he public that he has just received a fall
vnd complete stock Of
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS,
q tho best quality and at The lowest priet'.
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E CATALoour. may be had a, the
store Of Mr. e. Rals.Ou.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-01-03
The Psalms Question among the
PIttsburEh PFesbYteriRns.

P1TTsBURaH, Dec, 31.-Last evening
the General Assembly Of the United
Presbyterian Church left tho adoption o.
a new version Of the psalms in metre to
the respective congregations. The Filth
U. P, Church held a congregational
meeting to-day and took action on the
subject. When submitted to vote, one
hundred and eight voted in favor OF the
old version to one hundred and one in
favor Of the new. 49, r. @
The above item OF news may be found
in the DAILY INTELLIGENcER OF Jan. !,
1873. 1t contains some errors that ought
TO be corrected. .gg,,
It implies that the General Assembly
of the United Presbyterian Church had
been in session on December 30, 1873, IN
the city Of Pittsburgh. Instead OF this
being the fact, the General Assembly
held It's last meeting in Washington, Iowa
beginning its session on tho 10Th OF May,
1879. ..y-fIf .Er,.
But the more important error Is in the
statement that the General Assembly had
"leit the adoption OF new version Of the
psalms in metre TO the respective congre'
cations" This will be nstcS indeed, ia
United PresbYterians. It is wholly un-
true. After several years Of unceasing
effort, the General Assembly, at the meet
ing held in May, 1870, finally adopted a
new version Of the psalms in metre, and
authorized them to be used in the respec-
tive congregations. This new version
was bound in the same book with the old
so that congregations might use either o.
their own pleasure; but the adoption ol
neither the old nor the new version hRi
been Lett to congregations. NJ.
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MAINE.
Inauguration of Perham..Poinls of
His Message.

Inauguration of Perham.-POinIs of
His Message.
Augusta, Gov. Perham was inaugural.
ed to-day. The annual message shows o
healthy condition of the financial and
manufacturing interests OF the State.
The present State debt is $7,1S7,000. II
no extraordinary appropriations arc
made this winter the State tax can be re.
duced five mills on the dollar, being o
decrease Of five mills, or $4,000 from
the State tax Of 1872.
The Governor advocates the increase Of
the wages Of female teachers and raising
public schools to higher standard, so
that private school and academies NAV
become unnecessary. The message notes
the rapid renewal of industrial interests,
especially ship building and manutactur.
ers. The Governor is glad TO notice that
women are being admitted to tho college
of State. On the temperance question he
expresses the opinion that the law prohib.
iting the sale OF liquor, had failed to meet
the expectations OF Its friends and it
should be modified.
After the Inauguration Of the Governor
to-day, the Legislature elected the fol-
lowing State officers: Geo. Stacy, Sec.
rotary Of State; B. B. Murray, Adjutant
General; W. P. Burleigh, Land Agent; N.
N. Plaisted, Attorney General.
Nomination Of state Officers.
AUGUSTA, Me-, January 2.-At a eau.
Gus of the Republican members OF the
Legislature last evening, all OF the old
State officers were renominated except
the Attorney General, for which position
q. n. Plaisted was selected.
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VOL. XXI.
.GheGttelIig


On Monday the voters Of this county
are to choose ten commissioners to man
sge the fiscal affairs Of the county and O
Judge for the dispensstlon of justice
therein. Isince the fees OF justices
have been cut down to such starvation
rates, few will be found to exercise their
functions, and the business before the
county court will be much greater thar
it would have been If the recent law to
kill of the justices had not been passed
This county court will be the most i'm
portant tribunal with which our people
will have to deal. It's expected that the
Municipal Court will soon be abolished
1t will be only superauity after the
County Court is established. The Mayor
ought to hold police court and be paid a
small salary. At least $l,5OO of the sala'
ry now paid to the Judge Of the Munlci'
pal Court could thus be saved towards
paying the salary ot the County Judge,
What we set out to say, though, is that
II it were possible the best member OF
the Wheeling bar should be put into this
iudgeship. The place ought to be filled
with flrstclass man. Unfortunately,
the salary will not command one; and we
have to choose between such as seek the
place at the salary attached. So far as
numbers is concerned there is no lack Of
choice; and as to material, there is also
a good deal of variety.
five were TO otter advice to the disen-
terested citizen whose only interest is in
having capable and honest man in the
place, it would be to vote for the candi-
date you think best meets these require
ments whether he be a Democrat or Re.
publican. The same test, as we have
heretofore said, ought to govern the selec-
ton Of Commissioners. There is no
politics in any of these places. 1t Is worse
than folly in filling such offices to vote
against pure and fit man because he be-
longs to the opposite political party or to
vote for o knave or incompetent solely
because he belongs to your own. We
have had enough of that kind ofVotlng in
tho last few years, and enough Of the un-
toward consequences in the mismanage-
ment and petty plumber that have char
actized local administration.