The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-26


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r TdS War AGAlS.-B lie Eailor o
The Democrat Through this medium
| tender my most sincere gratitude t.
friend &C, Jr,," of Clarksburg, who
so kindly relieved INC of an all absorb,
ing cagerncss for knowledge respecting
tho ieathCred phenomenon that con.
J stituted the subject of former effort
frcm myself The explanation
is entirely satisEacLory-much
more SO, in fact, than | expected
from the mGagrO description wo gave
The fact was plainly evident to tho
most casual observer that | was unequal
to the task Of properly describing such
a rare and perfect specimen Of the
feathGred tribo-conscQuenly when.
over We touched it our Imagination was
so powerfully wrought upon that |
Immediately allotted it n place beyond
and above this tcrraquiOus globe; and
but for the timely, fortunate and salts.
factory explanation of my kind friend,
&C, Jr.," I might have still been
wandering through tho immensely Of
space Tin my imngination) for a suita.
bic porch on which te leave our "rara
aris IN lerris A. D.
Sutton, My is,
TwlsryILLE had a very pleasant cpl,
sOdc on tho % aud Sd inst. Mr.. N.
b. Newton, (sOn of tho Colonel had
been teaching tho District School there,
and tue days named werq fixed upon
for genera examination aud Oxlibi.
ton. A large crowd Of persons
principally the parents Of The children.
were in attendance, aud tho exercises
guys very general satisfaction. Mr..
Newton is success as u teacher, and
wc shall DO glad to have him with us
again. TwlsrvlLLB.
Only four suits have been brought
thus far this year in tho County Court
Of Brnxton county; aud but very few
in tho Circuit Court.
Old Mr.. Mulvey, Of Braxton, died
at his residence n few days ago. Ills
remains were sent to Weston, to DO in
TERED in the Catholic grave yard there.
Marshall FramO, Esq, and wife left
Sutton last week to visit Dr.. Barnes
Mrs. Frames fathor.-who is reported
to be very dangerously i'll.
Mr.. Berry has received his new
plaiuing mill, and its noise will soon
4enlivan Sutton.
We understand that Norman b.
Squiros has been appointed postmaster
at Sutton, in the place Of James Hum.
phreys. Tho latter has mado q good
and efficient officer, aud in his retire.
mCnt carries with him tho good wishes
ofthc people Of Sutton and n9ighbot-
hood.
NortcG TO BRAxroSIASs.- Our Cs.
teemOl young friend, Newton b New.
Ion, has kindly ogercd to act as agent
for TnE DEMOoRAT in Bruxton. lie is
authorized to receive money for us f0r
subscriptions or advertising.
SHANE on You, SUrroSIsTs!-It is q
faCt not generally known that there is
not q house of worship, belonging to
any denomination, in tho town Of Suit
ton. Prior to Tho war tho Baptists
erected u Church there, but it was de.
strOyOi during tho "dlrk days." and
now all the denominations meet as best
they can, in the Court House. This
is not right, Tho cnterprising citi.
zens Of tho county scat Of a growing
county like BraxtOn should attend to
this matter. 1t is Il story that will DO
the town harm abroad and wo trust
that before long, ut least one or two
Churches may DO erected thcrO.
SurroN, May 2l.-FHend RoGn.
We arc now enjoying tho fish
season at Sutton. The shoals seem to
be well filed with tho inny tribe. Elk
is certainly R magnificent river for
ish, on account Of their great variety,
size and llayor-the water being 50
pure that tho fish are llsalthy, and SO
clear that they can DO killed with gigs,
spears or rifles, at from 9 to | D feet
below tho surface. We spread eur
trot.lincs about throc weeks ago, and
caught quite a number of large rcd
horse and jack pike. These arc the
carly varieties. This red-horse Is a
beautiful fish, weighing from 8 to 20
pounds, aud its lcngIh is fIom 1G to
80 inches. The flavor of this fish at
this season Of tho year is finc-nOs be.
ing surpassed by any other, and it is
clear Of bones. The jaCk.pike is
beautiful spotted FISH,, moro slender
and much more compact than tho red.
horse. I! is generally from 16 TO 80
inches in length, and weighs from 9
TO 10 pounds. It is a fSh of excel.
lent flavor, and is good all the year
round. Those varieties, together
with rcd and white suckers, arc now
playing upon the shoals or spawning
Tho suckers arc fsh Of excellent ia.
vor, but full Of bones, so that thcy are
difficult to eat. The bones appear to
be tied up in small punches, and are
as fine aud sharp rs cambria needles.
This variety becomes soft and spongy
in July aud August, anl arc not then
considered so good. Then we have
tho largo blue pike, a beauti full fish
from 90 10 so inches in length, and
weighing from 5 to 40 pounds. This
ian ur6nV nctiyo Gsh which hiIns nj