The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-01-24
PARKERSEURG LETTER.
4 Queer Story i'll Regard 10 II
Man Who Was Killed.

Man Who Was Killed.
PARKERsBuRG, W. VA, Jan. 90.
Editors Intellgcnccr:
The beautiful suit OF snow that has fol
the past month been adjoining our city i,
now fast disappearing from sight, anl
the tinkling sleigh.bells are about 81
fenced. Verify Parkersburg, on runners
has enjoyed herself during its stay, ant
right sorry are VIC TO bid il adieu. We
feel convinced that not again, during the
present winter, will such a pleasure
giving snowfall favor us with its pres.
ence. But we are consoed with the fact
that while We had it with us We treated
it with that courtesy it deserved. In
truth, we stuck TO it closer than broth.
er, and we can imagine that the anathe.
mas heaped upon "Old Sol" for so
ruthlessly driving it from US were both
loud and deep. Farewell, thou visitant
from feathery clouds, farewell! and in
the distant future, when gathered around
the glowing Goals, pleasant memories will
cluster about thee and render thee hal
lowed TO us, for reasons known only to
the writer and one other, who may help
to grace his hearthstone in that distant
future! .r.
There Is dearlh Of amusements in
our city at present. TO tell the truth,
We do not believe their ever was u time
when there was not dearth Of amuse-
nents. We have in our midst the poor.
eat excuse for hall that, We unhesita.
tingly say, can be found on the American
Continent at this advanced day Of civil
zation. We once had a tolerably good
hall, but that WAS long ago converted
into something else, and for the last ten
or twelve years we have had to content
ourselves with clap.trap concern that
ia at once disgrace to our community
and an eye.sore to an intelligent public
We have had much talk and iillibuster.
ing in regard TO new place Of amuse.
ment, but that is about all it amounts TO,
or ever will amount to, until our citizens
become so much ashamed Of themselves
that they cannot stand it any longer.
Hasten the day that shall see the rick.
ETY. old concern designated as theatrical
hall give way TO one that is hall. An
agent no sooner sets his eyes on the con.
Germ here than he throws up his hands in
"holy horror" and gets out OF sight Of it
rs quickly as his legs will carry him.
II we are ashamed Of our "hall," there
is one institution in our midst OF which
we are MOI ashamed. refer to our Lii.
brSry Association. Althonghno mem.
Der OF the worthy institution, | am an
honest admirer OF it, and can not bestow
too much praise upon it. l occasionally
visit its sessions and know exactly where.
Of speak. Ithas membership that for
intelligence and enterprise cannot be sur
passed by any other city in the Union,
Its members are persons OF high moral
and intellectual worth, and embrace
some Of the proudest names in our State
Ut one thing only they stand in very sore
media suitable hall. This secured, and
there is every reason to expect it will be
shortly, the Parkersburg Library AS
sociation will indeed be sin clover"
William W. Long, our popular poet
printer, who Clerks" type on the STATE
Journal, our most influential newspaper
IL becoming very popular through his
writings. OF late he has furnished the
public with some most excellent songs, all
or the most Of which, have become very
popular with the music loving commune
". Ills "Leisure Hours" which he
issued some time ago, fully established
his reputation as poet Of no mean order
and showed that even our rugged Noun
tain State eau produce genius Of which
she should be proud. civilian" and the
Bard Of Blennerhassett' manage to keeT
the columns Of the Journal pretty well
supplied with original poetry.
The city election passed of quietly and
TO the satisfaction Of all-excep. disap
pointed candidates. Mayor Rembey wa,
not one Of those who stepped down and
out" and the police force is the same
10 use a profHne expression, "eyery
thing is lovely" and all our folks pleased
ot the many pretty sights that present
themselves TO the eye Of the stranger
while FORMULATING through the street,
Of our city, first and foremost stands thC
Custom House. Towering high above al