The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-07-10
4 Rncy Letter from 4 StcubcnyilI"
COrrcSpOmdcnI-Ihc Solid Wen
Of That Ancient Borough I'll"
CGnICnniCI Tea I'nrIy-A Case
Of whisky pOiSOII-t Scene IN
the House Of u Drumllurd.


Editors lntrlligCnccr.
nm glad to know That the ISrLLI.
GESCER enjoys amcxtcnsivc circulation in
this city. II has however been sadly
neglected in the way Of correspondence
from this section Of the moral vineyard,
| therefore propose inIlicting upon the
numerous readers Of your paper u short
cpi4tlc. II it escapes being Ddi:ciicd !
may in tho future inNict more severe
punishment Most oi your readers know
where SlcubcnyiIlc il situated. A great
many Of them do not; for the benefit 0i
the latter, or in other words that portion
who are ignorant u the geographical
situation Of Strubcnvillr, allow me to EIy
that We are located on the west bank uI
the beautiful Ohio, iwcnty.thrce miles
above Wheeling; after you turn the band
at MingO look Tor the bridgG'-On paper
its there. We are moving along in the
old way, slow hut sure, and from the
present outlook we are destined to move
slow for some time to come. II Is to
he hoped however, that we will soon
awake from our
nir-vAE.wtSKLEIsM
and take fresh start toward advance.
mcnt. Why shouldn't We? We have the
capital but lack the energy. Still, this
city will compare fav0rahIy to-day with
other citic4 throughout this and adjoining
States. The health Of this locality il
magnificent there being very little sick.
meas Of any kind. Sill, people will die
here M we'll as other places They die
and hardly know what they die for. AS
Josh Billings once said "lhc Coz is II
mistry." Some die that II spared would
no doubt have become useful members Of
society, hut number continue to live,
move and have their being among lis that
are no earthly account to themselves or
any person else, and IL does appear to me
that out Of pure cusscdncsS they are just
wALKtSd AROUND TO SAVE FUNERAL TX.
PESsEs.
To all appearances they are permanent
fixtures. Amateur Paul Prya, waiting
for something to turn up eager for any
thing but work. Furnish them work
and they rush at il like II hungry jrw at
n pork stcdE.
SlCnlcnyilIe is cursed with another
cla14 that We plcbcinns are pleased 10 call
Oun SOLID MEN,
n class that las done more lo keep Stcu.
bcnvillc in the back ground than all utlcr
influences combined, u class that never
was any benefit Ia the city and never will
br. Yr4, they are solid. Inu cln SEE
them every morning setting around read.
lug borrowed lsrELLlGESCER. while the
man who Iay4 ior il stand1 back until
they % through the aIocl market ar rct.
chance they may come across some poor
financially embarrassed devil who, Miotc
the panic, invested the carnngl " years
in a little home for hini.clf and children,
rCvcrscs came, payments ARE due, IN
money 10 meet them, children aick, Then
il when our solid men rome 10 the rc'clIc
with money
At TWELVE 10 FIFTEEN rrn CENT.
And on Sunday they ~ To church, and
with face NJ long na the moral law. pray
GOd Ia have mercy On the poor, AMI
grant that they with whom hc has dealt
70 lountifulIy may open their hearts aud
give freely, for We know Lord that thou
lowest cheerful givcr; and then when
the contribution box comca around taxi
ing up the poor collection, they slip
crni on the plate under ten cent shin.
plaster hat a poor wotkingmnn sitting
next to them put IN, and continue tn aing
~ though the Lord wnI deaf
Here lvc my all to ihcc
Friend. and time and earthly store,
Solc and lDly thine 10 bc
Wholly thine fprryotm0ro.
! saw q case of that very kind last
Sunday in this city. Yea verify they ntc
solid but moi with the Lord. | often feel
like praying, and know that would
express the sentiments Of thousands oi
hearts. Good uod
FURNnii rs WITH SOME FIRr CLASS
FUNERAiS,
VIC have The material. AZ ! intend to