The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-15

pint and gill, and II was a customary
practice for parties who enjoyed . social
glass 10 meet at the tavern and drink and
relate stories, vieiDg with each other IN
telling marvellous incidents. An old CIT;
izen Of that place was well acquainted
with two old gentlemen Of tho vicinity,
who on one occasion met at the tavern
and after taking social drink together,
one OF them having told n tough one
The other responded by saying that I'm
Treland he knew OF a gentleman who
owned nm estate through which the Kings
HIGHWAY passed for six miles and on eitn'
er side Of the road there waS ience hVe
rails high, the rails Of which were EaaEe
, bone and the points Irony. Inc otnef re.
nIied, TNo doubt II was all true but then Il
must 6are cot pOrer Of money! This
n ms,c was often continued for several
days, The parties who have kept hotels
since The iirst one opened by Mr.. Morri.
son were as follows: Charles Mayors,
Zebulon Warner, John Gooding, John
Woodburn, William Mccall, Solomon
Cook, James Sargent, Charles Hallam,
Mary Warner, james Bell, Silver Giltil-
Ian, Samuel Beymer, James Mathers,
John Irons, Moses Thornburg, Samuel
Doak, Joseph Lawson, John Dondal,
William F. Gordon and William Nc
Cutcheon. AT present we have two hotels
the "Wheeling House" and the aCentre
House." The former Is conducted by our
genial friend D. r. Frazier land pleasant
lady) and the latter by our hospitable old
landiady Mrs. Warren and daughter.
Those who stop at either Of these hotels
will find hsy kn0p hotV 10 keep hotel.
"rHE poaouoHoF WEST ALExANDER"
On the 18th day Of August, 1873, the
town was incorporated lin accordance
with the prayer Of the petitioners), by
the Court OF Quarter Sessions OF the
Peace Of the county Of Washington, by
the name and style OF 1.-THE Borough OF
West Alexander" The frat election for
officers Of the Borough was held on the
23d day Of September, 1873, and resulted
as follows: Burgess, Samuel Kimmins;
Council, Christopher Shelter, Thomas
Frazier, William @. Anderson, Samuel
Noble, Michael Daugherty; Secretary,
DR.. R. Davidson. At present the officers
are: Burgess, James Edy; Council, John
Reed, Robert Sutherland, Samuel Kim
Minis, William E. sprigg, james s. Waltz.
Treasurer, Samuel Kimmins, Street Com.
missioner, Christopher Sheldon; Secre-
tary, J. +. Mayes; High Constable, james
F. Sutherland.
JUSTICES oFTHE PEACE. H.
H...a.Iutsnn ~ paana vI 20 nta nf
1900 provided "That Justices of the
Peace should be commissioned by the
Governor, and were 10 hold their Offices
as long as they behaved themselves well.
For any official misconduct they were
liable to impeachment before the Legis-
lature." BY a change in the Constitu-
ton in 1878 they were made elentive by
the people and commissioned by the
Governor for five years. The acting
Justices OF the Peace, who have resided
in this place since 1893 up 10 the present
time, are as follows: First, Joseph Alex
ander, commissioned February 0, 1893,
and who died October l, 1884. Second,
Isaac Mayes, commissioned October q,
1911, died July lG, 1874. Third, John
Sutherland, commissioned April, 184S,
died December 10, 1856. Fourth, Will
liam s. Alexander, commissioned April,
1857, died January, 1874. Fifth, John
G. Henry, commissioned April,L 1860.
Sixth, Joseph G. Mayes, commissioned
April IA, 1902. Seventh, Q. s. Waltz,
commissioned April, 1874, The last two
being the acting Justices Of the borough,
with Jurisdiction within the county Of
Washington. In addition 10 their other
legal business we find on examining their
respective "Records Of Marriages" that
Joseph Alexander married, while in Of
fee, 400 couples; Isaac Mayes, $3.50; John
Sutherland, 9O7; William s. Alexander,
200; John Henry, ~; Joseph G. Mayes,
1911 1--WE also learn from the Rev. W.
II. Lester that he has Joined In marriage
over 500 couples, and Rev. Marcus Or
mond, 4O), and Q!S. Waltz, %.
The fact that no license is re-
Quired in the Stale OF Pennsylvania,
accounts for the large number OF
''lovyers" who come TO this "Gretna
Green OF America" to have their happi-
ness contaminated. From these records it
appears that Of the 400 married by
joseph Alexander, 100 were from the
city OF Wheeling; Of the $50 married by
Isaac Mayes, 282 were from the same
city; OF the 9O7 by John Sutherland. $50
were from the same place; Of the 200 by
William s. Alexander, rs were from the
city ofWheeling; 1--WE have not been in
formed as to how many Of the parties
married by the Rev. gentleman above
named were from the city oil Wheeling1.
OF the 107l married by Joseph F. Mayes,
1872 were from the State OF West Virgin
Ia, 45l Of whom were from the city Of
Wheeling, 260 from the State Of Ohio,
and the remainder mailing from the FOL-
lowing States: Massachusetts, Vermont,
New York, Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Washington, D. G., Missouri;
Illinois, and one from the elsie Of Man."
thus showing an aggregate Of 3,S43 coup.
les married by the seven magistrates and
the two ministers named from 1893 to
July 1, 1875. In looking over these
"recotds" we find quite number Of
prominent citizens OF the city OF Wheel:
Ing, some OF whom have passed away and
gone "where there Is neither marrying
nor giving in marriage we see the
names OF Hon. James Burnley, Lloyd g.
Hughes, Jacob Hornbrook, Hon. J. Fl.
Good, William II. Caldwell; Esq, and a
host Of others Of the mail City" In
passing allow me to say that John @.
Heryey, Esq, who contributed officially.
to swell the number Of the happy parties,
"still lives" and -worthily fills the office
Of Superintendent Of tho Public Schools"
in the city Of Wheeling. Z r. t,,-
WET ALEXANDER CEMETERY.
This beautiful "City Of the Deadp Is 10. |
Gated short distance north Of the
borough, and was incorporated August 81,
1871. II contains ten acres, and was pur-
chased by the company from W. A. Hag-
erty at cost Of $500 per acre. tits
handsomely laid of and embellished with
a variety Of eyergreens, and the view
from the highest point is grand and i'm.
posing. The first burial was in the fall
Of 1871, that Of Thomas McConn, ESD,
who a short time before his death request
ed that Il should DO noted on his tomb
stones that he had the honor Of being the
fra tenant Of the new cemetery, Suffice i
| In anY that hia exArTtora eomnlied with