The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-28
OUR MOUNDsvILLE LETTER.
Christmas Marriage OF VI ich-
aeI Edwards, Esq-The Penitentiary
Agricultural Works, dc.
MouNDsvILLE, Dec. q, 1875.


| Editors Of the Register.
We had jolly Christmas here, sort
of general family affair, where the citi-
zens of the place strove to gee who could
best entertain their guests and make most
people happy They are noble hearted
set, these Moundsvilians, high and low,
big-hearted and generous ut all times,
but such holidays as these we are now
enjoying give them the opportunity to
show how they feel towards their fellow
men and they use the occasion, you may
be sure.
Among the many invitations to attack
Turkey given Your correspondent, was
one from Snyder and "dot dog" 1t was
accepted, and a jollier party than sat
down to Henry's dinner WAS never seen.
We learn that Snyder straw hat, which
was partly devoured last summer by
Lindsey's oxen, under the impression that
it was straw stack, has been secured for
the Centennial exhibition.
The rain has been coursing down with
but little intermiSslon for the past three
DAYS, and the sudden rise in the river has
kent the people of "Lower Town" busy
fishing for floating planks and other val
liable drift. Some boys, this morning,
made SIS in about twenty minutes, by
landing broken coal barge. All the
BOYS down there are web-footed, and, as
the Grand Recorder of the SoIs of Malta
used to say, "they can swim" Otherwise
obituary notices would be us plenty as
mud in Moundsvillc.
of m
night at tho Morton House. The con-
tracing parties were MIR. Michael Ed
wards, of this city, and Miss Mollie
Lavina Ashcraft, formerly Of Bcllalre.
Although the event was quite unexpected
and created decided sensation, Alb.
Charlton, the accommodating landlord,
spread himself and, getting fiddler,
arranged an impromptu dance in honor
of the newly welded couple and made
things pleasant generally. The wedding
was honorcd by the presence of most Of
Moundsvilie's leading citizens. The
festivities Scrc kept up until reason
able hour and were fully enjoyed by all
present
Christmas passed ut the penItentiary
with ms much satisfaction 10 the con-
victs rs men situated as they are could
be expected to enjoy. Capt. Bridges,
with his usual kindness OF heart, re-
Taxed somewhat the severity of prison
rule, and his kindness is remembered by
the prisoners with gratitude. The pris-
on Is now under his guidance and with
the aid of his able assistants, Frank
Brown and Captain Martin, of the Com
mssary Department, Is fast becom ne
self.sustaining. The receipts from the
cigar factory, wagon and cabinet shop,
shoe shop, convict labor, sale OF refuse
and construction department for the
six months to this date, amount
to Sl29,7G0. The receipts give an average
profit to the State of $50 per day on the
manufactured articles sold. The average
cost OF keeping convict, for the past six
months, has been about "A 7-lOO cents
per diem, and this includes clothing, fuel,
medicines, lights, etc. There are now
l2i students in this institution, Il gain OF
fifteen since July. or these four are
females, one white and three black.
Work on the Agricultural works Is
being pushed forward rs rapidly as the
weather will permit. The building is
lust in front of and south of the mound,
where the pcnitcntiary should have been
built andis TO be one-stOry building,
having the extreme length OF AS feet by
20 feet wide. 1t will be principally de-
voted to the manufacture of the Craw-
ford reaping machine, though other az
ricutura Implements will be made.
Yours, >.