The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-03-16

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NO peaches this year.
Mr.. n, P. Camden Is in Florida.
Tho new Bank Is being plaItersd.
wild pigeons are about.
-To-norrew, Tuesday, Is 81. PAtriek''
Monroe county has concluded to levy a
eUpshur Circuit Court is Ia session
praxion Court eonyeneS tomorrow.
c5-rDR. GEopGE D. MoaRls, Dentist,
writes that the people Of Weston and vtetn.
ity may laok for him In May, as usual
The ladies Of clarkshurg arc organi.
.sing "prayius baad," to make War on
whiskey.
pr. Camden has boon elected an honor
orr member Of the Washington Literary
Society Of Randolph Macon college.
MIR. P. ". Hale will hare his elegant
brick stores ready for oecapati9n early III
April.
Judge Edmiston las returned to Bald-
more. lie is not 50 well in health as vas
reported.
- Congress, since 1874, has appropriated
$4,000 Tor tue improvement OF the rivers
10 West virgiuia-S9l 900 for the Monon-
gahela and S?5, 900 for the Kauawha.
We want to know how many Confeder-
ate soldiers were killed Ia this county du-
ring the war, and where they were buried.
Who will furnish the information
Web Annawalt has bought part Of
the Post lot, opposite tie Academy, from
NJ. ohaliant, aud will put up dwelling
house there right away.
Rev. Simon Muu. pastor Of the ". Z.
Church, coiored, OF this place, has boon
stationed for the ensuing year at Grafton.
Ills place here Is 10 be filed by Rev. Henry
Williams, Of Frederick City, I'D.
DIR. II. D. Cummings returned to wes-
tsn last week, bearing With him bis diplo-
nia. he looks and appears 10 feel well.
Ne are gralilied 10 leara that be will locate
permanently ia Weston for the practice Of
Lis profession.
Tho State Treasury Is In healthy con-
aiiion SiRce about the middle Of January
the money has been coming into the Tired
gury at rapid rate. SoaeHmes $4,000 q
da, In deposit checks were sent in by the
tbetiiiS from different portions Of tue State.
-3ivefley Ia looking up Ia the world.
Iejoc Ileccf, Who visited that sneica. town
afsw dayf ago, sayS,--HWe were uiuch
pleastd 10 motto, quitr spint Of improve
inent manifested Ia the town ofBtyerler.
This place suffered yety much during the
war from the destruction Of churches and
other buildings, but has almost recovered
again. Beverley Is one among the finest
siias,ei towns In the State, and some day
viii be quite q resort for plearute-Eeekers.
And What makes It still better, the county
and town are eniirely Democratic"
--Rey Joseph Clarke returned 10 Weston
last week. During bis absence he has con-
durted fyc protractnd meetings which have
reiulted ia The convention Of 95 PERSONS
So Of whom were immersed according 10 the
Baptist faith. by this showing II appears
that during an absence Of % days, % per-
sons were converted under his ministry |;
and during the same time he delivered
.baiil i 10 ssrnioAs. Certainly this Is a re-
eorl Of sleces almost without precedent.
lie will return to Marion county, the scene
ofhls laborS, In short time having been
Induced 10 make bis home there.
--Itappears that tho age Of dueling Is
no. yet past, A correspondent Of the
Charleston Journal says that there was a
duel proposed 10 be fought 10 Nicholas
county, recently, between Ernest Morris
and NJ. Eeighborgail they met with RI
aes; one came up With bis seconds under
black Hng, but stopped At about eighty
yardS distance aud got behind q tree Nei-
borrall cursed Morris and told him TO come
mn 10 the stake. Morris said that he could
Kill him from there, Here Mts. Reighbor-
gall interietcd, aAd tie duel was stopped.
one Of the parties, with their seconds and
thu carriers, were arrested. Helghborgnll
fei. The PARTIES that were arrested weie
fnad S25, and Eve dayt imprisonment.
DEArH or SENATOR VAwTER.-We take
ths following from The Monroe County
Waterman. II will be rccollee,ed that NJ.
yAwier was ono Of the Asylum Directors
last year. M. Elliot Vawler, who was
our Representative In the State Senate from
this district, died, at bis home at the Gross
Roads, III this county, on Sunday morning,
the ist inst. lie had been sinking for some
time under the effect Of a chronic disease Of
the bowels, resulting finally Ia liberation Of
ne parts affected. lie was reduced 10 q
mere shadow before his death, aud could be
lined as child Ia his bed. The communi-
iyin which be lived, and our section at
large, can III spare such man as be was
pnssessing, ID an uncommon degree those
social virtues which made him worthy
friend or citizen; and that Intellectual abiI-
ity, aud sound common sense, which made
hita Ct representative Of our district In
the Legislature He was buried on Monday
last BY ihe ,iaSons OF Centreyille Lodge, Of
which Lodge he was Master at its ofgani-
cation. he.waS in bis esrd year"