The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-16
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TALL MEN.
Webster county 10 famous for hel
tall men. During the term OF cour
this fact was often brought to our no,
tice-the average heigth being little
over six feet. The tallest man we
saw was Thomas Gregory, who stands
good 6 feet8 in his stocking feel.
Tom says his head is out Of the State
and therefore it is q burning shame
Ito make him pay capitation tax.
Speaking Of taxes, it will do no harm
to put on record once more the fact
that Webster comfy is generally the
first in the State to make settlement
with the Auditor. 1t seems singular
but it is fact nevertheless.
Another Item Ola curious nature is
the fact that there is an apple tree on
the farm OF the Widow Hamrick, on
Gauley, that bears fruit one side Of
which is sour and the other sweet
that is, one side OF half OF each spple
is sour, and the other side, or half. ia
sweet. Scores Of persons from a dis
tance have been to test the truth OF
this story, and have found it to be az
we here represent it.
ADDISON
rs little village, situate half mile
above the confluence OF the Elk, sur
rounded on two sides by the noisy VA
ters OF the rushing rivers, and on all
sides by majestic mountain ranges.
1t has two hotels, 9 dwelling honses,
5 store houses, 2 blacksmith's shops
and q very fair Court House-a much
better Temple OF Juctice than Brs1ton
county can boast OF. The contract for
the new jail was awarded to Patrick
Carr, OF Addison at $500. 1t It's to be
a stone building. put up with more re-
gard to durability than looks. A new
church building has also been COM
menced, and will be finished shortly.
We put up with Samuel Given, Esq.
the Sheriff, a very pleasant gentleman
and No. landlord. He has com.
menced the erection Of commodious
hotel building, which will be ready for
occupancy this fall. The Coger House,
kept by our old friend Peter Coger. is
q good place TO stay, and the guests are
well cared for. We shall have occas-
ion to speak OF Peter hereafter.
THE COUNTY COURT
Convened shortly after our arrival at
Addison. Charles McDodrill Esq. is
County Judge, and his associate Justi-
ces are Major Thos. A. Reynolds, John
f. Hall, Eco. and Adam G. Hamrick.
Esq. These gentlemen do not profess
to be filled with legal lore, but they
have just as much good hard sense as
any four men we ever met. They de-
eide questions by the light Of reason,
common sense and virtue, and they
generally hit the mark. We have no
fault to find with them, but on the con-
trary we desire 70 commend them all
as faithful aud honest servants OF the
people.
Among the lawyers present We no.
ticed the polished Morrison. OF Braxton.
the fiery and impetuous Stoier. of Po-
cabontas, the ubiquitous Homer.
OF Wood, the indeiatigsble Anderson,
Of Nicholas, the earnest Lilly. and
modest Thompson. OF Randolph, and
the venerable
COLONEL wRrHRRRD,
Who ia now Attorney General for the
Independent State. and resides at Ado
Olson. The Colonel is now over 30
years OF age, but his faculties are as
bright and bis memory as good as is
common among men OF half his age.
He has been a remarkable man, and
in his time was one Of the leading poll
ticians in this portion OF Virginia.
For some Is years he was member Of
the Senate from the Greenbrier District,
General A. w. Reynolds, the brother
OF the Justice from Glade District was
q General in the Confederate army.
At the close OF the war he went 10 Eu.
rope, and was offered and accepted the
position OF General in the army 70 the
Viceroy Of Egypt, which Office be now
holds, az does General Loring. who
went with him. Both Of these distin :
guished gentlemen are spoken ofin sn
article on Egypt, 10 the July number
OF Harper's Magazine.
The famous
SALT SULPHUR sPRlNG
At Addison is the wonder and delight
of all who are fortunate enough 70 he
able TO drink Its waters. The lawyers
who visit Addison are delighted with
the water, and drink a great deal Off
as do the people who live in the neigh
borhood. It is strongly inpregna,ed
with saline, bromide. sulphur and other
mineral properties. 1t is pleasant to
drink, and its effects are much more
beneficial than the waters OF the White
Sulphur. or any ofthe Virginia springs.
Invalids often 90 there. Ifthere was
q railroad in the county, this spring
would be worth half o million dollars.
A large gum is sunk into the ground
and the water flows up through 1t, and
the supply is large and inexaus'ible.
The people OF Addison have built q neat
little house over the spring, which IL
surrounded by seats. A person can
drink himself full Of this water and
never feel the sense OF oppression Gus
tomary when one has drink much
water. We shall reler to this wonder
ful spring at greater length hereafter.
ELK RIVER
Derived its ps me from being the resort
OF great herds OF Elk and Bufslo-th,
last of those animals seen in this portion
OF Virginia were tonnd there. Game
such az bear, deer, psnthers, wildcat
and all the smaller animals and birds
il plentiful Fish abound in all tb'
streams; and now in the trout season
you may have all the trout you wan
in q few minutes fishing; or il yor
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