The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-28

lulS psace, VI cuuuhS ulsut' FeuIuaiJ
eth. The people are respectfully ill.,
vited to attend.
They arc to have tannery at SUIT
ton. Hugh Dawson, Esq, Of this
place, will be the manager. He is
fine workman, and will be acquisition
to our neigh5ors.
A man named Harris, from Nelson
county, Virginia, was committed to
Jail at SUIT on, last week, for stealing
horse from Nc. Samuel Hcfner, who
resides near the county seat Of Brax-
ton county.
A correspondent from Harrison
county informs US tina. he has cattle
two years old weighing from 1000 to
400 pounds each. and yearliugs that
weigh 1000. Can any Of our sister
States beat that?
shrove.Tuesday will occur this year
on the Goth day Of February. This
coincideuc, Of Shrove- Tuesday aad
leap year day has not happened since
1874, and will not occur again until
1914.
The Jackson County Nevs says that
small pox has broken out in Roam"
county. aud 10 prevent it's spreading
citizens were standing guard around
the town Of Spencer to keep the couu :
try people ous.
Il is estimated that there is
,4Go, 900 cubic feet Of mud on the
Weston and Gauley Bridge turnpike
within the limits OF Brax,on county
Allowing all the other roads 10 the
county to afford q like amOuut, We
have mud sufficient to make
IS SIS. 500 bricks.-.Hountuiaeer.
There is u cheese factory GU Lost
Greek. Harrison county. owned aud
run LY Messrs. siazon i Company,
iOrmerly Of Pennsylvania. They turn
| ed out last year near ten thousand
pounds Of marketable cheese, and solo
1t lu' silly III the counties of Harrison
aud Lewis.
West Virginia contributed $3.50 81
to the Bible cause during the month d
December last, US follows: kanawhl
county. Sl75.21 Marion county. SlU;
MARSHALL county. 1924; Wheeling
aud Ohio county. Sl5O This is the
largest contribution 1t has been our
pleasure 10 note for some time.
The result Of the Texas election
las, week was u decided Democratic
victory. Bu, nothing else was to have
been expected. III, people thOre
have been afforded simple opportunity
IL test tue difference between Radical
aud Democratic rule.
Congressman Hereford reports tlIa,
tue Elk River is lSU uiles long. aud
the valley filed With coal, iron ore aid
timber, gaod agricultural lands. and
the river could BE- easily aud cheoply
locked and damned. l.5OO.U0O is
all that i. required for twenty two
locks and dams.
Seuator Caperton has introduced u
bill in Congress to aid the Washington,
Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad
Colonel ?. B. BOrst, the President Of
the company. has been before the com.
nliltee, presenting the claims of bis
road. Ifany work ofinterual improve.
meut deserves success, this one does
We hope that Senator Cuperton will
succeed in securing the passage Of bis
bill.
After consultation at Wheeling the
Judges Of tue Supreme Court Of Ap.
pesls have decided not to hold 40 ex-
tra session Of that Court 4. Charleston.
The reason given for this determine
ton is the bad health Of Judge Hof-
man and the Constitutional question
as to the validity of the appointment
Of Judge Green. The next regular
term Of the Cour! will be held at
Wheeling in June.
| Arrangements are now being made
| for the erection OF a steam saw and
gri.t mill and carding machine all
combined on the farm Of Hon. D S
Squires near Salt Lick Bridge. Mr..
Fling, OF Gilmer couuty,who bears tue
reputation Of an energetic man, is
chief manager, and expects to COM
mence operation imnediAteiy-so s'ys
q correspondent Of the .N"n"tai@eer.
At the las, session of the Legisli
,ure q bill vas passel authorizing the
subscription Of $500, provided Ohio
would subscribe like amount, for the
erection Of monument II. Fl. Pleas
ant, Mason county. III conmemoralion
of the battle Tough, Oh October 10Th.
,ll775 lev. Dr.. Hill, Of that place is
now in Columbus. urging the Ohio
Legislature to make the appropriation
lie has u model Of tho proposed nonu'
men. With him. The design is very
appropriate and emblculaIicl The
TOUR sides Of tho monument are sur.
mounted By arches watch are elneel,
Ih,LeG with tue coat Of.srms Of each Of
tue ,iirty.cight States, while the door
is laid out in blocks. upon which is
engraved tho names Of the original
thirteen States. Upon the top Is the
Goddess Of Liberty. The design i