The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-07-19

"HiSH "uo q III 81 evuaIe auu eVhipass
y made by Mrs. Tillie Kunst, wreath
d by Mrs. Rals.ou, a large &C." b
t Miss Jessie Camden, aud an elegau
!; boquet by Miss Matte Ralston.-Th
!. funeral was largely attended by GU
citizens; and the deep sorrow mani
tested BY all was was token enough o.
the love nd esteem entertained for th
! venerable gentleman whose remain
b they followed to the tomb.
TT A ScREED IN RELATION TO TIL
I INDEPENDENT SrArE.-"Ikum Us. Ham
c rick" 1T will be recollectcd that
correspondent recently gave us brie
! account Of q little battle that occurred
at Addison between "Ham" Collins anG
"Vint" Hamrick. Tho funny editor
Of tho Wheeling Standard, while IN.
der the inspiration of tho momcnt-o,
of something elsc-writes the follow.
ing in relation thereto: Leisurely
shambled into public lane at Webster
Court House few days since, and
swore he was the best man 10 Webster
county, lean, lank, cadaverous and
pugilistic mountainecr. Ham Collins
by name. A noted fighter. not only
is Ham, but fiddler Of celebrity is be
as we'll, and many arc the mountain
hoe.downs, Old Virginia reels, romp.
ing "cowtillions" and alnbling shufles
on rocking ppucheon floors, in which
he has figured rs knight of the cat-gut
and chef musical star. His fame as a
fiddler is known on the festal floors OF
all Webster county. aud has even been
carried by taftsmen along and down
the beautiful Elk as far as tho fair town
Of Charleston. Ham has been once
seen in Cha leston, but nobody there
ever heard BIN talk either fight or fid.
die; and itf' probable that while a
pugilistic peisonage in his own Web.
ster, no is DIT tho sort Of q mountain.
Ger to let hb boasts DO loud abroad.
But odd indsd may 1t clearly seem,
that one so fitted 10 the art Of Tasso,
Pagauini ali Ole Bull should not con-
tent himselfDy starring with his fiddle
at mountain iauces, and reaping afrcsh
the golden harvest of popular favor
among the fstal people Of bis rugged
and scquestecd district. It seems not
to have bcep within him to quietly re.
pose in thos laurel shades expressly
reserved for Webster's champion fj.
der. but uiUad by a singing desire
for renownh other fields, 6e must
charge with stumbling quick.step in. .
to publidlne Of the chief town, and
in the heaig of one Vincent Ham. .
rick, bCside others, affirm in the name
Of his pectllr deity that he was tho =
"best mar in the county. It cannot
be denied lat Vincent stands well
among his puutain friends as 20 man
on foot" apta man Of pluck, nor that 9
he was quo to see that the vaunt of !,
the boastip p Ham was addressed to y
him. thou ltho whole of the Webster II
county vas included in the menace. ?
With thatldscrction, however, which I. I:
be subseqaetly proved himself to pos u u
sess in q icy surprising degree, he a
suggested hthe Dragging Ham that at a
enst one no in the county should DO u
fru the boosted taunt, aud u
hat ono ia should be Vincent Ham. "
lick; but cen as the man who will al
publicly war that he can whip all u
Webster Sonty is not likely the next az
moment Y scant before crowd in ia. "
'or Of q aucular rival, so the pugil. ~ =,
site tiddl refused to except the man ~
Vincent. Filth tbs brief and charac. u
eristic prplgue began muscular dra. .p'
ia that prced Of much moro than IN
ommon Unrest to the crowd, and es. ~
ecially to the parties Immediately u
oncerned. After knowing what hap. n's
caed Oelwen them, none at all ia &c
liIlar wah the mountaincer's nature
ced ask h0 tho contest began, though
'mc vii feel ashamed Of the man
'inccnt tshe story hears its conclu. w
on. a sW terrible thumps sent r ~,
luarely iracross q scratch, a cat-like ": vs
rapplc q grizzly hug, some goug- ,h %
g and piug and pounding and houn. inv
'flng; st-go and up, and ludi. ne
.Ous CHI 81 arc the skeleton outlines " nIi'
the 50 glnary struggle. The tide , r'n
victory ,cms to have hinged upon i I",
hat NAL a formal n mnrEcd rioco I'LL