Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-06-27
ON THE WING.
MoRGANTowN, June 10, IA.


o'clock, A. NJ, i started west--my
first ride on the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad west of Martinsburg.
Seated in one Of the splendid par
Tor cars Of the company, Ihad full
opportunity to see the country
through which we passed. We
were Whistled along across the
valley, over North mountain, and
along the southern shores of the
Potomac. Frequently we could see
fishing parties with their angles
thrown into the river, and as we
did not see that they were catch
ing any fish, we concluded that
they were some wicked lawyers or
editors, who never do have good
luck fishing.
AT Sir Johns run number OF
gentlemen and ladies left our So
ciety and embarked ON board of
the far-famed Jimmy Jacks new
vehich for the celebrated Berke-
ley Springs, to play Alaska seal in
the great Pool
Leaving Sir Johns, we were soon
in Cumberland and enjoying q
dinner ut the Queen City hotel; a
dinner good enough for kings. We
called to see our old companion,
Wilson Hoge, son of Judge John
b. Hoge, but to.our regret he was
at dinner and we did not see him.
Al Piedmont we saw a number
of familiar faces; the men who
run trains on the second division OF
the railroad; they seemed surpris-
ed to see us, and seemed to think
we contemplated going to rail-
roading.
The ride from there over the
seventeen mile grade, gave us the
opportunity to view the scenery,
than which nothing could begran-
der. We also stopped awhile at
Deer Park, and was informed that
the company had greatly improv-
ed the hotel andsurroundings since
| last year. At present it is certainly
| a splendid place, reminding us of
the pictures of the old English cas-
ties. Here too a number of our
fellow travellers left us, to abide
awhile in this mountain retreat.
And another party left us at Oak
land. We were interested to see
how glad these people were to
reach their summer homes, where
they will be free from the heat and
dust of city life, and enjoying the
mountain air, and the advantages
of society, which is always found
at first-class summer resorts. We
noticed that majority of them
were ladies, some Of whom were
pretty, but the majority were wild
ows aud maiden ladies, who. had
half "a dozen Saratoga trunks,
doubtless full Of ribbons and frills,
in which they can wriggle and
twist, dance and flirt, and try to
make themselves attractive in
| spite of years.
We reached Fairmont at seven
p. NJ, and found the executive Of
ficers of the State there, attending
the commencement exercises OF
the Normal School. Here Okey
Johnson delivered an eloquent adj
dress in the evening to a large and
intelligent audience.
The next morning gentleman
rendered us his private team to go
| to Morgantown, and, of course, we
accepted, and by eight O'Clock we
were driving along theshady banks
of the river. The road from Fair
mont to Morgantown is through
a charming country. The hills
are fertile to their SUBMITS, and
herds of cattle may be seen on
every farm.
The renowned valley east of the
mountains is not more beautiful or
prosperous than this country. We
reached this place yesterday at one
O'Clock, and found the Board of
Regents of the West Virginia Uni
versity and invited guests feasting
ir the armory, and upon the invi-
tation of one of them, we joined
them and nobly did we discharge
our duty the long ride in the
open air sharpened our appetite.
Here we met Hon. G. j. Faulk-
ner,and we were highly entertain
ed by his address at the laying of
the corner-stone'of the University;
he always makes good speeches,
but we thought this one unusually
fine.
There was grand reception at
the home Of President Martin in
the evening, and here we had an
opportunity of seeing and meeting
the people of Morgantown, and we
never saw a more intelligent and
worthy people.
They are over twenty miles from
railroad, and having no ready
and easy communication with the
outside world, they cultivate mu-
sic, literature and high social life.
There seems to be in Morgantown
an abandonment of those vices
which effect society along the great