The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-24
Our MoundsvlIIe Letter.
MovNpsvlLLr, May %, 1871

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This morning went to BenwOOd tC
attend the Teachers Institute, announced
to be held there, but from some cause OF
other the teachers with two or three cx
cCptiOns failed to come, 20 the Institute
was non est lspent the day very pleas
antly in the country some two miles be
low Benwood, at the house Of J. II
MCMechen. The day was very fine and
the time passed so quickly that ere
Was pware, train time had come. ! was
surprised to sec 80 much improvement
going on there in the way of house build
Ing. A town will soon spring up, OF
rather II will soon be one continuous
town from BenwoOd to the Narrows
When Wheeling reaches BenwoOd and
BenwOod reaches the limits mentioned
what will be the name Of the city? Or
will BenwoOd still refuse to be inCorpo.
rated? It issurprising how fast the city
OF Bellaire il growing. remember the
first sight / had Of IT, 1t was some lS
years ago. Then II was but n lit
lie village, now II almost rivals
Wheeling in extent, but, like Wheeling
1t will soon have filled its limits Of good
building sites. The beautiful valley il
ever reSounding with noise Of busy in
dustry. The putting steamboat, the noise
Of the rolling mills, the rattle Of tho coal
down the chntcs on the opposite side Of
the river, the voice OF The farmer and the
gardener as they drove their teams aiield,
all went 10 make up the busy scene
and II was very refreshing to one who is
accustomed from day to day TO pass the
time shut out from all such busy scenes.
II Is n treat to now and then get to see
what the rest OF the world Is doing.
This is a great world Of ours, and II Is
lust as good a. any other world II we will
make Il 40. To make the scene Of which
we have spoken seem more lively still, a
picnic was being held in a smal | grove
near the depot, and some two hundred
ladies and gentlemen Of all sizes and ages
too, perhaps, were gathered there, and
all was going "merfy As marriage bell. F"
Two nice swings were erected, and
we're in constant use. A band was dis.
cOutSing sweet music, and time was kept
to IL by the tripping feet Of many one
who seemed to enjoy II muchly, as j. d.
says.
MOundsville Ia not Just now so much
concerned about the State capital IA about
the county capital. Our courthouse Is
about TO he wrested from tls. The peo-
pie Of Cameron have come to the COnClu-
sion that they, such n growing city,-nrO
the geographical center Of the county, etc.
that they may ns we'll have the capital.
Well, / don't blame them. | rather glory
In the enterprise that prompted them to
make such nm effort. But they must be
warned Of one thing, and that Il, that We
will not give up the capital, No, sir.
But don't think our Cameron brethren
expect II. They only wish TO hasten
the erection Of the new court house,
which they have an idea will be
a long time coming unless something ia
done To hurry II up .
The frat quarterly meeting Of the N. +.
Church will bc held to-day and 10 NOR.
row week. Our presiding elder will no
doubt he present
llcv. Sanford, the new minister, still
grows in favor with the people. Mounds.
vile Ia surely jusL now blessed with good
ministers. All the churches also sccm to
he laboring as one for tho good Of the
great cause. .
Our school closes on the iith Of June
instead Of 10Th, as mentioned in one Of
nv letters. The annual school picnic
will be held on tho Camp Ground on the
Iith.
Our second annual Institute session
commences July 8, and continues four
weeks. ...
George Edwards has returned from the
East and his storC Ia fall oi new goods,
and the people are Crowding In to buy
them. \,