The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-28
STATE NOTES.

BERKELY SPRINGS were alluded to by
the Father of His Country in his diary
when only sixteen years old, as the
famous warm springs"
THE colored people of Charlestown,
Jefferson county, celebrated Civil Rights
on Thursday last. According to the Spirit
of Jefferson at about nine clock special
train arrived from Frederick City, Md,
bringing colored band, secret order
of some kind, and several white orators,
the latter OF whom jumped aboard an
ambulance ut the depot and slipped out to
the picnic grounds in advance OF the pro
cession of their colored brethren. The
affair passed of harmoniously, except
that u rain spoiled the festivities some
what, and the department Of the men and
brethren Ito say nothing Of the siStern)
was unexceptiomal.
THE laying of the corner stone of a
new Episcopal church at Ripon, Jefferson
county, will take place to-day, with in
tercsting Masonic ceremonies. A large
attendance OF the order Is expected, and
Hon. VIM. ii Travcrs, of Charlestown,
will deliver the address.
The Spirit Of Jefferson is considerably
down on the chicken thieves, who seem
to be doing wholesale business in that
vicinity. It says:
"The hennerv of Mr.. Frank Tavener,
on the farm Of Mr. George II. Tate near
Charlestown, was visited by thieves on
Monday night of last week, and fifty
one chickens stolen thereirom-the heads
of three of them being left on the ground.
Mr. Tate has also missed II number OF his
chickens. BY sleeping with one eye
open and loaded gun handy some Of
these rogucs may be caught.
The Grangers of Jefferson county
will hold grand picnic near the Flour
ing Springs mills on the 18th OF August
Their brethren OF the ncighboring coun-
ties are invited to attend, Several good
speakers will address the meeting.
a CORRESPONDENT from Wood county
to the Fairmont h,dcr, thus discourse,
concerning crops in his section:
Just at present We are having quite Il
rainy spell, which is retarding farmers
very much IN harvesting their hay.
Crops in this county are about a, fol-
lows: Wheat light, but what there is, is
very good; oats very good; hay Il fair
crop; corn and root crops very promis-
ing. Vegetables Of all kinds plenty and
cheap; fruit, an entire failure.
The same writer in alluding to the
storms which have visited Wood county,
says:
Last night we had severe rain storm
accompanied by wind, which has gencr-
ally damaged the corn and Oats, many
fields of which look like they had been
rolled down with heavy rollers. The
corn viii rise some and may ear pretty
well, but il cannot make the crop II
would if this storm had not occurred
And allUding to the tightncss Of money
he says: Money is, in many localities,
80 scarce that when two pieces ut scrip
accidently meet il requires the genius
and ability of about four good men 10
tell their value and to Introduce them |"
each other. Ii there is not something
done to increase the circulation Of green
backs among our people, their trading,
buying and selling, will necessarily be-
come quction OF barter.
TIE flood caused 10y the rains Of last
Thursday night in the Monongv-
hela river must have been terrific. The
Fairmont hder says that on Friday the
Monongahela rose about ~ inches in an
hour. 1t is estimated that about 5000
logs passed down the river, most which
came out of the West Fork river. We
have not heard the particulars OF the
amount Of damage done, but it must be
immense.
The Monroe comfy Register says
that SUNDAY afternoon q fierce tempest
of rain, wind thunder and lightning.
visited this neighborhood. 1t did little
damage in or around town, but along the
valley of Indian creek it played havoc
with trees, fences and light buildings.
We learn that an apple orchard short
distance east Of the Salt Sulphur springs,
was entirely pro,tratcd. The region be,
TWEEN Indian and Turkey creeks suffered
the most severely.