The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-31
FROM TUCKER.
Beautiful Scenery-POlitioal-Christ-
mas and General Items.
ST. GEORGE, ". VA, |
December %, 1874. !
Editors OF the Register:


Editors of the Register:
Perhaps few notes from this neck o
woods might prove acceptable to some of
YOUR readers, and taking the benefit of
the doubt, your correspondent deposes
as follows:
The gigantic hills which hem in thi.
village and the beautiful bottom known
rs Holly Meadows, II few miles above,
give the country bordering on the river
picturesque and pleasing appearance,
both in winter and summer. Indeed ma
urc has been rather lavish in strewlng
the elements of the grand and beautiful
among these Tucker hills, but they are
vet 50 wild and unknown rs to meet with
little appreciation from lovers
of the sublime in nature
One great cause of this is, perhaps, the
fact that the inhabitants and soJourncrs
among them are kept So busy with the
monotonouS train of life'S active duties rs
t. have little time for studying or enjoy
Ing the diversified panorama spread out
around them. But notwithstanding this
apathy and lack of recognition, We have
here som" bits of mountain scenery
which might well tempt the artists pen
ell, and some cunning, curious, lovely
landscapes which ought to fill poet with
inspiration, and make the writers and adj
mirers of country love storie. bubble
over with involuntary murmurs OF enthu-
.iastic surprise and delight. In addition
TO their natural beauty, many of these
places are points OF historical interest
also The sites of Indian villages are
pointed out, and the location of the rude
forts which vthc early settlers ased IN
times of danger from their wiley
and treacherous foes, are all shown.
Then there are points which
have become noteworthy on account OF
events tran>piring during "the late un-
pleasantness.' But We must not attempt
details in letter like this, SO hastily
p"nncd.
The political sea is just now enjoying
h great calm. Politically the county Is
Democratic one and the fall elections
have had the effect of oil poured on
troubled waters.
The t. 5. Scnatorship is about the only
"livc question here at present, and the
feeling seems to be decidedly in favor of
Judge Brannon. Our member Of the
Legislature, Jacob ii. Long, ESQ., IS
making preparations for his pilgrimage
10 the p s. He expects to get back
about the time the Centennial Exhibition
opens IN Philadelphia
BY the way, what has become OF the
Capital removal question: The people
of Tucker are unit in its favor.
The County Court held its regular
session here last week. 1t consists of
President and two Associates. Consld-
erable business was transacted, we be-
heve. But the sentiment of the people
seems to be against the system, and there
Is talk of applying for n court of limited
Jurisdiction for this and parts Of adjoining
counties.
The winter has been an unusually open
one, and We have had very little snow.
A large number of deer have been taken,
however, and several bear have been
captured in the mountains.
Christmas passed of very quietly, be-
ing marked at 81. George by the distrib.
utlon of presents from the large ana
beautiful Christmas tree in the NJ. r.
Church South, the first ever known IN
the county, We believe, and at Holly
Meadows by the accidental shooting Of a
young man named Worthington Parsons.
This is the only accident reported IN the
county on that day.
and although very painful, Is not consid-
cred n dangerous wound.
Cattle buyers from the South Bend
have recently paid our county a visit:
One of them purchased forty head OF
cattle from farmer near this place, for
which he paid $40 per head. $1,000 at
one time for one kind of stock, from one
isrmer, demonstrates that it is not bad
thing TO be stakeholder, even on q
Tucker county farm.
Many other items might be reported,
but for fear We trespass on your space
and weary your readers, we make our
bow and become INVISIBLE.
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