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

were cast at tne town school house, Al
Of which were for the levy. and only .
sgAinst, thus showing tina. the tried
aud true Democracy Of Webster arc
for the free school system. Here we
bad ind,spu,able evidence Of the truth
Of your statement as to the tall men Of
this county. We saw one man "a Mr..
Gregory who stands six feet eight
inches 10 bis boots, another six feet
four inches, and several others six fee.
two inches. The average hsighth Of
a majority Of tue men Of this county is
six feet. Is no. this tall, as well as
genuine old.fashioned Democracy,
For some time past there has been q
number Of portable disti!leries 10 this
Independent State. manufacturing
large quantities Of pure rye and corn
Whiskey, and being without a "lOeal
habitAiion or a name" Of course could
not DO assessed with the tax required
by law. A few daysago. however.
some person found out where one Of
these distillsries was located. aud gave
information 10 the assessor, who. to
use a slang phrase. went for il" and
found il lOCIled way of in the noun.
tAius, with all the necessary apparatus
and fixtures complete, together with a
considerable quantity Of whiskey; but
no owner was to DO found. Th. as.
SCISSOR Of course took quiet and peacea,
bic possession, and Immediately CEN.
mepccd tho work Of destroying the still
With an axe. Amer nearly demOlish.
ing 1t, he raised the Axe to knock out
the heads Of the vhisksy barrels. when
lie was fred upon by some unknown
person, and had to make a retreat,
which We learn he did in good order.
Since this occurrence. Harris best"
las become scarce, and can ouly DO
procured by the initiated, or had in
case Of "snake.bi,e." Our two friends
who accompanied US, not being initiated,
Of course had to resort to the latter
mode Of obtaining it; and it is said
that they were seen diligently locking
for a snake, and having failed to find
his suaks.ihiP. offered quite hand.
some sum TO any one who would pro.
cure = snake Of any kind for them-a
garter snake, however, being pre-.
ferrsd.
For the information Of many ofyOur
readers who have never visited this
place. I will say that the celebrated
Salt Sulphur water here was obtained
BY boring for salt. The well IL $50
feet deep, and At the depth Of so feet
the Sulphur water is found. The
water is said to be equal, il not supC.
riOr to any Of the Virginia Springs
|. is clear a, crystal, and almost as
cold as iss.Watet. For dyspepsia,
diseases Of tie liver, and oil eutaneous
affections, |. is uuequaled. All that i.
needed to make i. ai celebrated as any
watering place in the United States !,
a Railroad.
l was very much surprised to cad
such quantity Of good land 10 this
county. | was under the impression
that Webster county was a mass Of
mountains piled upon each other,
reaching almost TO the sky, aud wholly
destitute Of level land, but was most
agreeably disappointed 10 this, As We
passed many farms lying on the right
hand fork Of Holly River containing
Cue level land, on one Of which there
is over one hundred acres Of bottom
land. Ali that Webster county needs
to place 1t among the FIRST counties 10 |
the State 10 good roads leading to aud
aud through the county. II is. per.
haps, tue best limbered county in the
State. Its timber alone, II 1t could be
broughtto market, would yield an i'm.