The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-01-31
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utVh "PpVIhIsI -'OtHI uVIlS'-
Knowing people arc numerous here
abou just now. Just say "impaach'
mcnt" or amnesty" and they will tell
you all about it.-Alf Smith lost one Of
his best horses while crossing Nnawl's
Creek, on a'recent trip to BraEton.-
Tho Loafer's Paradise has been trans.
Icrcd, BY mutual consent, to 4. j.
Woods tin shop. Mr.. Ralston's store
will hereafter be only branch Of the
main establishment Our merchants
and other tradcsmen arc now expert
encing the duIlcst season ever known
in this section. All sorts Of business
is at n stund.s.ilI; and talk of going
to the land Of IL, settiu' sun is to be
heard on every crncr,-Tho Special
term Of the Circuit Court Of Barbour
county is now in session, Judge Bran
non prcsiiing.-The usual meeting Of
the stockholders Of the National Ex-
change Bank Of Weston, was posIpon.
cd, owing TO the death Of Col. Camden.
In the interim, Mr.. NJ. ". Harrison,
Vice President, performs the Presi.
dents duties. A meeting Of the stock
holders will soon be called, for The
purpose of c!ectiug directors, and at.
tending to other necessary business. -
"Who is to be our next Sheriff." is a
question frequently propouudcd about
this timc. Echo answers "who "
Weston has moro widows (and pretty
ones, too) than any other town Of like
population in the sto.-"Gilmour"
Sims, Esq, formerly Of this place, snf'
fored a very considerable loss by the
great FIRE at Piedmont. Two or three
large Buildings owned by him were de-
stroyed Professor Barrett sold two
organs at Chenille the other day
Our mechanics, like mourners, go
about the streets. They have nothing
else to do. and hence incline to the
opinion that imam was made to mourn"
Cummings Norris, our Jane Lew
druggist, is about to make extensive
Improvements upon his store-housc.-
Our country cousins inform US that
more people agc searching for "farms
to rent" this year, than was ever known
beforo.-Et is said that there arc now
over six hundred Changers in Lewis
county. As wo hayo heretofore re-
IN arked, politicians should proceed at
once 10 mix hay.secd with their dan.
druIf. They still marry and arc given
in marriage in the pcighborhood Of
Troy. Tho latest case reported is that
of Mr.. II. c. lIeCkert TO Miss Sarah
Weekly. gentleman from Richie
informs US that the man who was re-
ported to have been killed by Dowcll
(brothcr Of Richard DowelD over at
Ncwbutg, in Richie county, was not
killed, but pretty badly hurt. lie is
now convalescent. Dowc'l has not
yet been d.-West Virginia only
shipped 1O4 head of cattle to Baltimore
last week; the smallest number Of the
season. Tho average daily attendance
at our Academy these days is about
2GO.-Thf County Court sits to-day
week, February 1st. The cxamina-
ton of the parties charged with the
West murder will, We presume, Occu.
by the attention of the Court for many
days.-Frank Chalfant has not had a
"tradc" in real estate this year. Stir
him up, somebody. George A. Fisher,
Weston boy, has opened saddlery
and harness establishment in Sutton.
We agree with tho Aountainecr, in
saying "long may he wave Wash
ington's Birthday is near at hand. 1t
might be well-and certainly would be
cminently proprietor the patriots to
celebrate this day as it was done "bCfo'
the wah." Let somebody put the mo.
tion.-The Glenvillians arc becoming
musical. In addition to the two or.
gans recently sold there by Professor
Barrett (us noted above) We learn that
ho also ,old Two elegant pianos, during
bis recent risit.-Elijah c. Golf has
been appointed postmaster at Colts,
Richie county. vice J. Snodgrass, re-.
sigucd. st. Valentines day, (Febru.
ary ~ is still some distance off; but
We learn that interested parties arc al
ready preparing their 'lcavcs Of love"
and shafts Of ridicule, for the occasion
George L, Kayser, formerly Of this
place, is now travelling for tho cxton-
sive tea and tobacco house of j. II.
Ham & Co of Parkcrsburg Squire
Chidestcr is spoken OF rs candidate
for reelection to the Legislature. lie
made q good member, and is entirely
worthy Of the confidence of the people.
Everybody, it is said, Omen, women
and children along the Weston Il
Gauley Bridge pike, arc praying that
Colonel Ben Wilson may DO successful
in securing the appropriation he asks
for the repair oflhat rOal.-It is sup
posed that the Directors of the Asylum
will at once proceed to the erection OF
the new engine house and Asylum for
the colored insaue.-Somo evil dispos.
cd person or persons Butlerized the