Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-06-17
Dot. and Jot. from Wayne County


WAYNE COUNTY. w. Va, June
18th, 1875 The bottom of the San
DIV River has been rising so fast for
some time past that steamboatms
over it, is now one of the fine arts.
Court is now in session in Louisa,
and Judging from the size If the dock
ct will be for some time to come.
Crops are not looking well, owing
to the scarcity of rain; along the NV
or bottoms the prospects are better;
Mr.. Lindsey T. Smith, of Round
Bottom, has the ''Boss corn-tieid,
pld Mr.. VIM. shannon has ] acre OF
.arlv potatoes which can't be beat
"Tater Bugs" are the latest thing
on potatoes.
4 slight matter of difference be-
tween Wayne Ferguson and John
Bromly was partially settled last
week. The articles used in this case,
were a small I shooter and large
nasv pistol. Several shots were fired
but no one hurt Somebody. might
have been hurt, but for the fact that
he of the heavy artillery occupied too
much time in getting his piece un
limbered and ready for action.
The silver seeker is on change
again. This time he is working up
some old Indian tradition into re-
atty. We hope it will come out all
right. but for our part We can see
more silver in cultivasing well your
eorn fields, than can be found at the
"head of any hollow" or in any mys-
terious cave IN Wayne County.
We failed TO see the celebrated
''petrifed Irishman" for exhibition at
the Court House, but suppose it is a
little Mica" the Dr., has pc ked up
in the mountains.
Gov. Wash Adkins has granted an
Injunction to restrain certain parties
from calling "Wayne Court House
by the improper cognomen OF 'Irouts
Hill"
John Ruby says, that if Gabriel
would come here to blow his trumpet,
| it would be attached and sold to pay
for his dinner, and he would have to
buy another, or finish the job by yell
ingl
Wavne Court House is situated on
the historic Twelve Pole river. The
town is too well known.to most OF our
readers, to require a general deserlp
ton. Prominent among the list of her
merchants are the names, Spurlock,
Wilkinson and Adkins. The Law is
dispensed with by four resident at
tornevs. This county is noted tor its
much !itigation-the people seem to
love the sovereign Law, the States
collected will" Ger thrones aud
globes elate, sits empress, crowning
good, repressing ill.," 1t makes
things lively for the obliging Clerks
MeSsrs. Hutchinson and Wellman,
while the jolly Jailer RaDy is exult-
mt with thee guests registered as
regular 1t is famous for beautiful
women, and the skill of the men
Especially at a little game called
Schencks Nationally
WAYNE Lodge Is A. F. q A. NJ.
flourishes here. 1t has over 100
members.
A select school is in active opera
ton under the care OF Mrs. Jennie
Dacres, of Kentucky.
Gentle reader if you are here and
feel hungry. just call at the ever
popular Ferguson House, the fare is
first class, we've tried it thoroughly
ourself.
The road overseers make a great
mistake in working the roads in the
fall, now is the proper time so that
they can become solid before the wet
weather sets in. Roads in this coun>
try are proverbially bad and will be
while the present course IS pursued.
The late rise was not sufficient to get
out the timber.
These are house keeping papers
lately issued by the Clerk Of Wayne
County:
James Adkins to Nancy Porter;
Harrison Perry to Polly Burk VIM
B Elkins to Nancy j. Blair; Eli
Simpson to Mary A. Harris; VIM.
Penson to Susan Policy James a.
Singleton to Francis j. Walters
Thos. G. Pinson to Annie Mills;
johnson Adkins to Tabitha Morrison.
The rain has revived the whitening
crops, and the farmers are jubilant.
County Court begins on July lst.
More anon. HIRAM.