The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-28
OUR BARBOUR LETTER.
Good Prospect for CrOps-The Code
RuAiness-LOeaI News-A Lost Suit.

| BuBfness-LOeaI NeWs-A LOST suit
PHILiPPI, W. Va, May 25, 1874.
Editors of the Register.
The last has been salubrious week
rather cool, but splendid for wheat
The prospect tor the finest yield o.
wheat in this section that we have ever
known, is truly encouraging. Planting
is at its zenith, and Notwithstanding
the backward season farmers will be
about up to the average time in getting
in their corn, Grass is coming On fine
ly but is late, and will throw cattle to
later market than usual. Very Its
tie doing in the stock line. The scare
ity OF money and the uncertain turn
things may take prevent traders from
venturiug.
The Simpsons creek country
one OF the finest in the
State, seems to be agitated now
over the coal business, other buyers
than those mentioned in my last, are
now taking up most of the lands that
are underlaid with coal in that section.
The richness OF the veins are said to
equal those oil Marion and Harrison,
and that part of our county must become
an important mining region. The price
paid tor land is from $50 to $25
per acre, one third down. 1t lie
feared by some that the mining will
cause breaks in the land that will result
disastrously to farms, and that it will
reduce the vitality OF the soil. Our farm.
ers would like to know what effect
mining has upon the productiveness OF
the surface. 1t s no fun 10 have $50
per acre farm ruined for 500 per acre.
A company from the coal regions Of
Pennsylvania have for the last week
been in Randolph prospecting and pur-
chasing coal lands. 1t is ominous OF a
good sign Gas Brown would say to see
men OF capital coming amongst US to in
vest their money in our rich hills.
They should be heartily welcomed, but
our people should not tool their hidden
wealth away for cong.
Our Circuit Court adjourned Tuesday
evening, 18th, after one Of the most Ia
borious and busy terms we have had
since the war. One hundred and fifty
pages of orders, law aud chancery were
entered, The Judge left for his home,
Weston, Wednesday, taking with him
the PRAYERS OF the multitude.
The frame dwelling house OF Frank
Clevinger, ESQ. on the head OF Simpson
creek, was totally destroyed by fire,
on Monday last. 1t caught from hot
ashes put in a box and carelessiy left
sitting sin or near the house. Scarcely
ANYTHING was saved. The loss is estl-
mated at $500; no insurance. Mr.;
Clevinger ia in easy circumstances and
can get over it, but it is pretty rough.
It does seem that the multiplicity OF
accidents of this kind that we hear OF
would certainly induce people to be
more careful to prevent this disaster,
The msuyIfriends Of Isaac II. Strlck-
Ter ESQ, in Wheeling and elsewhere,
will regret to learn that he has been
confined to his bed for over month
with rheumatism he is now, l am
gratified to say, convalesclpg.
A.C. Bowman, a well known Con-
troctionist and writer for the PtaindeaIer
nj Valley Furnace, was married on
Thursday to Miss Tacy Wilmoth. Cole
has gone long time without RIB.
am satisfied that he will noV 60 for IN,
aation can sympsthize with Cole.
was single once myself, and know no"
reverse of soft it was 10 Withstand Inc
bewitehiug smiles and spares OF sweet
II, but then his experience will be ike
most men; he'll recover.
Our town is inclined TO put on cry
airs in come respects. We have q hrs'
class medium aud the spirits rap night
", and they tell heap OF tales on
us fellows. The latest exposure
made by the visiting angels was
to tell to a parlor full OF palpltatng
swseth carts how many drinks OF spirits
the boys around town take daily. Some
of the REPORTS were fearful and De-
lieve the spirits lied about it. We are
now getting up a retaliatory rappl9s
concern, to find out how much snun
cotton and other developers 1t takes &c
complete the QUILT of a fsshlonaole
lady, We have had one sitting AND
only got to snuff. The PLaindedIer Is 'e
publish our discoveries. -.
Job Robinson one of our Oldest Gill
zens, living some four miles from so"n
dropped off his chair dead on Sunday
the 18th inst. He was well. apparent
| ", up to the moment OF his death. dc
had been planting corn on Saturday
He was near ninety years of age.
We noticed in o late Weston Dsmo
Graf that one johnson Smith had beer
tarred and feathered in Lewis or Gil'
mer. We don't like to own 1t, but IL
| order to get in a good joke weM NAVE
to LESS up" that johnson once llvea II
Barbour. suppose be was ARRESTED
here for stealing one hundred times
more or less, but l am ON.
going to tell about one partlcu
lar steal, that OF old Mr.. Hollis bacon
some sixteen or seventeen years ago
johnson had stolen quantity OF oacoi
from that old gentleman, who was nj
neighoor, and took it to Weston an
sold out to Samuel Kemble, and cam
back loaded with dry goods, groceries