The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-01
LETTER FROM RoANE.
The Cold Weather and the Formers
-Improyements-T Forks OF
Reedy-The Free Schools-Gsme-
News Items.
RoAYE COUNTY, ". Va,

| news Atcns.
RoAYE COUNTY, ". Va, Nov. 90.
Editors OF Register:
The harvest ia past and the summe
is ended. And now we are shiverinl
under the furious rain and snow storm
that have been the order OF the de.
since the Goth day OF October. In tn,
month OF October we had three sever,
snow storms, each one covering tht
ground. A thing not known perhspI
| in the recollection Of the Oldest in
habltaut OF our county-more than ont
snow in any October has not beer
known before. Many OF our farmer
friends are not yet ready for the pro.
longed cold snap. Fully two-thirds o.
the corn is standing out in the shuck
and many fields OF potatoes are yet to
be gathered. The corn is generally
sound, and well-matured. The fruit
crop was nearly an entire failure here
this year. The young wheat generally
looks very well where it was soWn al
the proper time.
The financial smash up has to con-
siderable extent affected the various
busines transactions OF this county.
But the worse we hope is passed. New
enterprises and improvements are
springiug up all around US. On Stuller's
run, Smith and Lee are putting up a
portable saw and grist mill. At the
Three Forks, OF Reedy, Isaiah Lo-
mon, Esq, Of Burning Springs, has
opened new store. Three Forks now
boasts of having three stores, post
office, one steam saw and grist mill, one
water grist mill, one doctor, one lawyer,
one shoemaker, and the finest bridge in
the country.
Our winter schools are in full blast
and all our houses are general Y occus
pied by young boys and girls. OF the
truth 1t may be asked, where are our
old meu2 Where are our old teachers
who have taught US by their example
as well as theory? In all the range OF
our present observation, we know OF
but one schools taught by man Of
mature years.
The slave business is still progressing
here, aud huge piles OF slaves are lin
ing the banks of many ot our creeks,
ready to be shipped to market. Wild
deer seem unusually plenty in the
woods this fall, and hunters are having
a gay and lively time, with gun and
dog, and many fat buck is slain in
the chase. A company OF hunters
from Mason county have been camping
and hunting in the hills OF Roane for
some time. They have killed five
deer. Hogs are doing well in the
woods, and will make good pork with
out the aid Of corn. At the November
term OF our County Court the grand
jurv made eleven presentments, nine Of
which were for assault and bat
terry, the other two for disturbing public
worship. Rev. Elias Kendall, OF the
South II. E. Church, is in charge OF the
Spencer circuit.
Politically, all is peace and harmony
along the line. We were nearly
startled out OF our boots, to hear Of the
sanguiuary hail storm that passed over
Wheeling. We are glad to know that
it fell as harmless thunder at the peo-
pies feet. May the REGISTER long con-
tinue to defend and vindicate the cause
OF truth against falsehood and corrup-
ton. Times are hard, but we expect
to have chance for one OF the grand
premiums promised to the patrons Of
the REGISTER.
Now AND THEN.