The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-31

Christmas tn that Ancient I0tcn-H0to No
Druq Stores Administer TO The Public
Necessities-A Returned Member Of the
Loper HouSe-1po Asprdnts for tie
y. s. Senate.
CLARKsBURG, W. Va, Dec. 81.
Editors Wheeling Intelligeneer:
1t Is not often that inHict aletter upon
you or your readers, but just at the pre-
sent there occurs 10 me 30 many things
upon which wish TO write that cannot
resist the temptation OF taking up my long
disused pen and giving you haSty, ran.
dom letter. I have in my mind material
enough to make my letter readable-nay,
interesting If I fail to make 1t such,
it will be because I cannot weave the
news items into attractive shape, and not
for want OF them.
HOW THE PUBLIC THIRST Is sLAKED.
or course the first thing, 70 mention Is
Christmas. II has rot been o boisterous
season here" Uponthe whole Il hasbeen
quiet. To be sure some OF our young and
lively. youths, and many who are not
young, took in their usual Christmas load
Of the "adulterated," and then made
Rome howl" And just here We would
like 10 explain that, theoretically, there
is no liquor sold In Clarksburg. The
town, and the county too, is opposed TO
licensing such places, so il is brought In
and dispensed on he underground rail-
way. But this Is all theoretical, Tor It Is
not dispensed In any such way. II Is sold
In our drug stores here almost open and
above board. II Is not strange thing to
sec man 60 into q drug store here and
cali for drink and get It In glass and
pay tor It, Just as he would in Wheeling
saloon. And this Is done In all the drug
stores, we believe, with one exception
Dr.. J. 8. Carr s. Son not engaging In this
Illicit business. IL.
WHY Is THIS THUS.
You or your readers may ask why the
law does not wreak It's vengence on these
people, i cannot answer that. ! can
only say that n0B the law Is turning q
blind eyeli6wafds them. Wehope, how.
ever, aifi6next electiont 10 putnt power
o setsoI men who VIII know their duty,
and knowing do II without fear or favor.
While upon the liquor question you will
pardon me II 60 back short distance
into the past and mention the part that
Judge @. 8. Lewis has taken In breaking
up the drug store liquor business. At the
first term Ct the Circuit Court held BY
Judge Lewis after his election, In May last
the Judge directed the grand Jury 10 In
quire into the matter, and, II Necessary
bring In indictments against them. This
the grand Jury did, and, strange 10 cay, al
the next term the Judge quashed oil oil
the indictments, With one Or two excep-
tionsr The Judge may DO able to explain
hls action In the matter TO the statisiac-
ton OF his Democratic drug store patrons
but he cannot explain It to the Satisfac.
ton Of the law abiding citizens Of Clarks.
burgh. ., .-r.E.. E,.sf
"A FEW WORDS AS TO cIfRIsTNAs.
But 70 return 10 Christmas: Isay We
did not have Uery boisterous ChristmAa,
but taken upon the whole / think people
generally enjoyed themselves about In
the usual manner. We had about the
usual number Of parties, both In high and
low lie, our full share OF rallies, turkey
shootings, &C., 60 OF course the pre-
Vailipg cry OF hard times Ia herefiieI but
Il Ia all imaginary, and therefore did not
interfere much with Christmas festivities
and gift making. = = "a n
CLARKsIURG As A SHIPPING POINT.
The past two or three weeks has fully
demonstrated the importance Of OlarkS-
burg d q shipping point for poultEy
produce, &c. We have here two i'm.
menSe establishments that give their In.
diyiduAl attention 70 tho buying and
shipping Of game, poultry butter, eggs
&c. We refer 70 Messrs. r. T. Wallis 4
%. and Messrs. o. Q. CANDY s. Bon. W.
can not undertake TO say what amour
OF stuff they have shipped for the holiday
trade, but II Is something immense.
cLAmsnUGo, wKFRTrt FoR HER aus
PENDED DAILY.
ClarkSburg Is weeping, weeping, ami
viii not DO comlorted Her frat love, he
lost l0Ye, her only love IN the way OF
dGlly Newspaper haa SuSpended puSlISa