The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-17
OUR WELI.sRuNG LETTER.,
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MEI1sauEa, NoY. 10.


Editors IntslnEsnCu.
The track laying Of the p. W. & Ky.
Railroad Is being pushed steadily towards
Your city. At this writing the rails are
laid to near Bowman's coal works. Yes.
terday being the regular pay day along
the line, and 4 damp one too, there VISA
no york done.
The construction train passes through
town from two to four times per day, and
the people are readily getting accultowetl
to the noisy monster loose in the street,
pouring forth immense clouds OF black
smoke and SCOT 10 settle down upon the
snowy linen stretched upon the lines
along the track.
"Whos going to be the agent" here, is
now heard on all Eides. Several Of our
prominent citizens have been named tor
the position.
We are informed that Mr.. Hind.
man, who was awarded the contract for
building the depot here, has asked to
be relieved on account Of u misnnder.
standingiu making the bid.
wIDDIEd IN THE G. II.
There was a wedding in the Court
House yesterday morning. II happened
thusly: A fellow and his girl, and a
woman, supposed to be the mother OF the
girl aforesaid, put in an appearances at
the temple Of Justice. The young man
approached Mr.. Turner, the gentlemanIy
Clerk ot the County Court, and made
known TO him his desire 10 procure the
necessary documents to enable him to get
married, The clerk prepared the papers
and gave them to the young man, who
therenpon requested somebody to escort
him 10 the residence OF the Rev. Davis, of
the NJ. E. Church. Not finding any one
willing 10 engage in that duty, The Clerk
told the fellow that il he would remain at
the Court House and agree 10 be married
in the court room be would have the min
lister brought there Immediately. To this
the parties agreed. Soon the minister
was on hands, and a number Of citizens
who had found ont what was going on,
were alao on hands 10 witness the mar
riGSe ceremony.
The crowd was composed OF Clerks Of
The Courts, Sheriff, ex Sheriff., Mayor,
Clerks, Merchants, State Senators, ex.
members Of the Legislature, and mem
bers OF the Bar, Who were invited 10 seats
in the jury box. A citizen, who for con-
venience We shall call Judge, appeared
and was requested to occupy the chair on
the rostrum used by His Honor Judge
Melvin, The minister, having taken =
position at the Clerks desk, requested
the contracting parties to present them
selves, OF which the Sheriff informed
them, and the bride and groom forthwith
appeared, at which the occupant Of the
Judges seat called out in 4 serious man
ner, "Order." This command fell upon
the ears OF the audience and caused them
10 smole a smile that came very near be.
ing quite noticeable. In n few minutes
the minister had tied the knot, and closed
the services with an appropriate prayer,
and while the happy pair we're being con.
graduated the Judge declared that be did
not know that it WAS TO be wedding,
but on seeing the jury box full and being
requested to occupy the position that he
did by 4 prominent member Of the bar,
he thought that there was Law suit on
hand4, aud that his services were really
required. He never saw his mistake
until the minister arose 10 his place and
the ceremony. There was
no little sport over the wedding. The
wedding party repaired to the Granite
House and thence 10 short time returned
from whence they came, somewhere up
in the wilds Of the Buffalo creek region
There is an unusual number Of mer-
camille drummeTs lying around these
paris. G.B.C.