The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-10
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NEW 1lAnr1vsyr1Lr, April7, 1870.

NEW MART1NsvILLE, April7, 1876.
Editors Gutcllgenccr:
Yesterday took passage on board the
Eyurcss, and at five o'clock In the evening
/ iound myself in New Martinsville. thu
county seat Of Wetzel county. / tount
the Circuit Court in session and the towr
iull Of people. Judge Lewis is occupy
Ing the bench and the many lawyers pres
rnt are very busy with the different case
before the court for Adjudication. 1t il
the understanding that. court will con
tinue during next week. There are ut
torneys here from various parts Of thu
State, among whom l notice j. II. and J.
A. Ewing, B. F. Meigher, r. Mcconnell
and Hanson Criswell, Of MoundsviIIei
Brooks Fleming, Fountain Smith ana
= Mccoy, OF Fairmont. j. L. Boyd, OF
Wheeling; VIM. Hall, Of Pleasa4tS, ana
s. Horner, Of the Parkersburg oeM'"et'
The Court is surely well represented Us
far ~ attorneys are cOncerned'
Nv impressions Of the town oil ne"
MRrtinsyiIle-,his being my first visit
are rather good. It is true the town ltsell
has moi much to boast OF as to appearance,
but tho people seem to DO most gener Gus
md hospitable. The main street is al
most i'm passabIc on account OF the mud,
hut The sidewalks are in good condition
and pedestrians are not in danger OF fall
inc and breaking their necks as they pass
along them. Moundsyille take notice.
To-day in company with VIM. Hall,
Esq, of Peasants county, and Frank d.
Young. u young attorney Of this place, |
had the pleasure Of taking skif ride
around the point and up Fishing Creek
10 above the boom in process OF erection
therein. The boom is being erected by a
corporation styled the Fishing Creek
Boom Company, and when finished will
he quite an extensive affair, and will
doubtless be n source Of revenue 10 the
company. We also visited the works OF
the Pittsburgh Stave Company, situated
on the south side Of the Creek. 1t is
wonderful TO novice to see the rapidity
with which slaves are manufactured and
placed in barges ready for shipment.
There we're three saws pnd the same num-
her OF buckers in operation, each one en-
ploying two men and one boy, while
about the same number are employed in
furnishing and removing the slaves.
Other manufacturing Establishments no.
ticed are a Touring mill, shingle factory
and saw.mill.
There are three hotels in the city, no
doubt all good ones. can at least tes-
tiiy from experience that the Wetzel
House is No. /, both as TO table and lodg-
ing. The others are also highly spoken
Of, especially the Point House.
On the shore near the point We found
u small piece Of human bone, no doubt
being that Of nm Indian long since gone
to the happy hunting grounds. He in
his lifetime with bis fellows roamed over
the hills and through the valleys Of
Wc,zel, and his war-whoop often walked
the echoes along the banks Of Fishing
Creek.
II is expected that the trial OF the
Myers boys for the murder OF their step.
father will come olrne week. Several
efforts have been made, by the counsel for
the defense to have the trial postponed,
but they have as yet failed to bring
themselves within the rules.
had the pleasure OF meeting Rev.
RheildafIer, the NJ. T. Minister Of this
charge. Hc seems in good spirits, and re.
ports his charge in u good spiritual con-
iitiOn. There are nine appointments in
his circuit, going to and from which gives
him plenty Of exercise.
A select school is being taught here At
present by Miss Cora f. MyerS,of Mounds
vile. Il numbers about forty and Miss
Myers is very highly spoken OF as a teach
er.
Attic election here few days ago, l
understand that the temperance candi-
dates we're elected. This will undoubted-
" rcvolutiOnize matters somewhat.
At the present time there arc two or
three places where the ardent is dealt out
and from what see to-day all the places
are doing n good business in that line.
But it is about time for the boat, and |
close wishing we'll to all tho citizens OF
WezcI county, and especially the inhabi-
tnnts Of New Martinsvillc. \.