The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-15
LETTER FROM "SNAP."
Piedmont,

Editors of the Register. "A a
f' p;samoSt 4 pssessnt, taiss little
,.;ty III about 5000 iphsbhants situatsd
on the North Branch Of the Rotoniaee
river l73 miles east iofSW healing and
oos mileS west of Baltimore. he Baiti-
more and 5hio Z ailfaSk shops ore locat,
ed here. and give employment topup--,
wards of l,4OO men. 1t is this industry
that has built up the town, and now that
the company contemplates moving that
to New Greek, village about i've miles
east of here, the citizens of Piedmont are
yery reasonably alarmed for the pros
perity of their town. -
The|name Pied mont signlhes,
,At 4nthe - feetnf of ""the - NOUN
tain" and it is tNe appropriately nam
ed for on all sides the mountains hem 1t
in arising to a height of 500 feet above
the elevation of the town, which Is quite
lofty. i r.. ,..,-,
Across the river from here lies the
little village of WesternpOrt, which Is
| connected with the city by three bridges.
Tbe river is also bridged again a short
distance, above the village, back Of the
railroad shops: Hcndrickson,s Island
lies,ins the rivor, in front iofL Piedmont,
and dmitthe sporting populatfng occa,
sionally convene to witness match al
the national game LSqnta,5.
One thing we have noticed Is
! that there are no groceries, OF
tailor shops, or news dcpots
here everything is store, No difference
if the merchandise sold is moIasses candy
or tomb stones, the room from which II
! is dispensed is store. They have
Piedmont store, Baltimore store and
several so-and-so stores; but nary gro
cerv or dry goods emporium.
Another noticeable thing about the
place is the excellent character OF the
! churches. Wheeling has few, if any
churches that excel the Catholic, South
ern Methodist and NJ. 4. meeting house:
ofthis place, either in statelineSs Of struc
ture or elegance of finish. We attended
the VI. f. Church yesterday, and thought
the services exceedingly fine. 90.
The Piedmont independent, some refer
cnce TO which YOUR readers have no doubt
lately seen. is published here. The edi'
tor. Mr.. Wood, considers himself ag
grieved by the frequent illusions made
| Gv partisan papers to the independent
press. One thing we know, Mr.. WOOD
is fearlessly Independent in the mainte
nance of his views of right and wrong
whether or not these are correct, Is an
other question.
Not long since, Mt public meeting O
political character here, the speaker
was obliged to rather abruptly break of
| the tenor of his discourse on account
of Il proflSion of rotten eggs in mo-
ton in close proximity to his head
These, the public are assured were moi
thrown at the speaker, but at several re-
portcrs in the crowd.
Four trains loaded with bones passed
through direct to Pier II, New YORK
CITY. Yesterday, on the b. Il o. road
They were loaded at San Antonoi, Texas
having been collected off of the northern
part Of that State. They were in car:
of the A T. 4 ST. Fe Il. r., and are in
tended for transportation. 1t seems thai
the Baltimore Company dc
the utmost to see how
much more transportation OF 1relgh
they can accomplish on the Sabbath
than on other days, and they see
The Cumberland and Pennsylvania
Railroad here strikes the line of the B. y
o. road. The dcpots of both companie'
are large and excellent.
The natural scenery. which surround:
Piedmont is sublime. Mountains, al
most wholly covered with trees, lie OF
every side, and reach as far back as the
eve can see, in successive ranges, chang
ing from the bright agrccn of nearer
slopes, to the hazy azure lent. by distance
to the more distant crests. Above anc
below the town are long. narrow valleys
ut the foot of which, like thread OF
molten silver, winds the Potomac'river
SNAP.