The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-01
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FA1Rv,Ew, HANCOCK COUNTY,
April 2Sth, 1884.
Editors of the Register.
The upusually wintry weather OF
tie April just closing-becauss the
com pass Of the Oldest ones memory does
not embrace its parallel-sffords ready
themes Tor discourse among our rural
neighbors. and is, moreover, the prime
motive of much grumbling. Many
farmers have not yet got their oats in,
Though it is high time) being prevent
ed by the weather and destined to face
an indefinite prospect oil still further
prevention. Feed, i. g.: oats, corn and
other grains, to live stock, is becom-
ing very scarce. and il the weather
continues inclement, there will be &c.
rious falling off in the condition OF
stock. Within the past few days, We
learn, a great many lambs newly drop
ped have persisted from cold and wet.
Sheer raising, you must bear in mind, is
the principal industry of this section,
Hancock being the leading county in
the State in that line.
A general feeling is getting up in
this county to move for the substltu'
ton OF judge, instead of the justices,
to hold our county court, as may be
done in pursuance of the Constitution.
The scheme is 10 get Brooke, our only
neishbor, to join with US. Although
the mere salary expense thus involved
might be greater than at present, yet
the resultant cost and expense OF the
administration OF our county court
matters, through the inexperience
and deficiency in legal knowledge OF
our Justices, is believed to be much
greater than our countys share OF q
very liberal salary to competent
Judge would be. Though the county
court has been stigmatized as peculiar.
lly the device and delight of the law
yers, vet, if we have been correctly adj
yised, the members of the Hancock bar
would readily assent to the proposed
change. What says Brooke county?
The borough election in New Cum.
berlapd on Saturday last (lhe one held
two weeks before being set aside tor
inlormallty) resulted in the reelection
OF the former elect. Party had no
place. NJ. NJ. Cullen was chosen
Mayor and Robt Cassidy, Jr., Sergeant.
The popular Senator rom this District,
the Hon. John Cunningham, takes .
seat in the town council. The town OF
New Cumberland is steadily progress
ing in population, business and wealth
! 1t is destined TO become place of sub.
s.antial and abiding importance.
Fairview is agitating two projects for
a town-hall. One (Which, however, ls
exclusively literary and religious in its
purposes) is for fitting up the upper
story of the court house 10y permission
OF the county court); the other proposes
the erection OF fine, large building fol-
a public school house and hall.
| Rev. J. S Pomeroy and John Il.
Atkinson, Esq, are both spoken of by
their friends for the Republican nomi.
nation for Congress. Either will do
for us. Both were truly loil," whilst
job J. Davis was only less the con Of
perdition and servant of disloyalty than
Jefferson OF the same name, which
causes us to somehow anticipate tina,
]. J. will be the man. And he will do
loo. 1t is mournfully profitable to OBJ.
serve and muse upon the eccentricities
of."the whirligig Of time" whereby
place and honor are made invitingly
omen to the once internal rebel, and
forbiddingly shut to the once superflu.
ously loil Alack the day
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