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The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-07-28
Virginia Letter.

HorrLE STATION, FREDERICK Co.,
Va July 10th, 1877.
Editor Democrat On the 17th OF
last May l left Weston delighted with
the thought Of visiting my old native
home, the batIlC.scarrcd Valley Of Wiz
ginia, whose fertile soil, genial cline
and generous warm hearted people.
render her most highly deserving Of
the many encomiums with which she
has been honorcd. Winchester the
old scene Of blool.shed aud devasta-
,ion during our late war, when We
take into consideration, the fact, that
she was actually converted into a camp.
ground during that period Of strife and
struggle, that she was taken aud reta-
ken sevOnty.scvCn times by the conten-
ding armies, is rapidly rcgaining her
original prominence in the commercial
aud manufacturing interest and enter
prise Of the gallant old Mother of States.
When wo pause to consider tho very
many hardships to which she was sub
jC ctcd, in consequence Of her location,
while that most dread Of all arbiters,
Civil war, was SO furiously wagiug;
that her public buildings were trans
mutcd into rcceptacles for tho war
sick and wounded that cycn her in
stitutions Of learning werc almost en-
tirely neglected. VIC are more than
surprised at hcr present aourishing
condition, notwithstanding the inter-
vcntion Of twelve years ofpcacc. Her
improvement is. probably, much NOR
apparent to ono who has known but
little Vi her condition since tho supsl'
dcucc of tho Rebellion. There is no
sensational prosperity, but the rcal'
sound and healthy thing itself, as the
Ncrs expresses it.
Since leaving Weston, I havc also
visited New town, Midllotown, W ood-
stock, Berryvill, Front Royal and 9th
or pleasant and prosperous little towns.
Ny timc has been spent, principally
in Frederick, Fauquier, Rappahan'
mock, Clarke, Warren and Shenandoah
counties, and I an rcjOicCd to learn
that they have not for several years
been subject to such long aud severe
drOughts rs afflicted them for somt
time after tho close Of tho war. Tht
last years crops wcrc good, and the
present are looking vol. On Thurs
day, tho 5th inst, terrific hail storm
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be slow to applaud you, butquick to sit
in judgement upon your errors. But
bc not discouraged by little adversely
"a little adversity swccicn5 the Crust.'
How many young lives pass away
uuadorncd, how many crest in unvis-
itc6 tombs" whose talents might have
elevated them TO the first rank Of EN-.
inencc. How many Of the sous of &C.
MUS sink unknown beneath tLs press
ure Of adverse circumstances And
yet this should not be so. The world
is b road enough for us all. While all
around US smiles in beauty and pleas
urc shall our lives pass away unadorn-
cd |? Each of Gods creatures has q
mission to fulfill and il hc falls below
the mark the fault is his own.
Look impartially around you and
sou will find that every day has its
pleasures and its joys, as we'll as its
sorrows. In your struggles for success
you must look beyond this life.
"Lifc is real, lie is earnest.
But the grave Is not its goal"
There is something beyond.
Above all things, young mcu, be
polite. Politencss costs nothing, yet
it will do great deal towads making
you gentleman. Have not two "scts'
of manners, one for high and another
for the lowly. Be always the same
q gcnslemen-whether in the palace Of
the prince or tho cot Of the husband.
man. Good manrers canno. be laid
aside like cloak. II bad manners in
woman is immortality, why should
they be less so in man?
Education will no. make you gen.
tlcmau if you are so rude as to pass un-
noticed tho peasants bow. Riches or
family connection will not mako you q
gentleman if you forget that you have
mother or q sister. I would much
rather be gentlemauly village black
smith than IN educated coxcomb'
One is a gentleman without education,
tho other is an ungcntlcmanly educated
man. God Almighty did not intend
every man to be educated, but ho did
intend every man to bc gentleman.
CHARLES SELpY.
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Items FROM Skin Creek.

Editor Democrat As no one has
given you The items from Skin Creek
for some time I conclude to try
Wheat harvest is over and stacking
nearly all done. Wheat is splendid,
better, I am told by our farmers, than
for several years, oats arc good and
nearly ripe, corn lsok swell and bids fair
to make fine crop. Major Roger has
commenced to cut bis grass.
AUSTIN Our young town is still on
tho advance. 1t boasts Of two stores
owned by Mcssrs G. NJ. Rohrbough
aud B. F. ShafFor a; two steam mills,
by T. A. and ". G. Marsh; one
blacksmith shop, by G. G. Morrison !;
u vacant boot aud shoe shop which, rs
We learn, young friend W. ]. Mcthcc.
ny of Castor, this county, will shortly
occupy; aud several dwelling houses.
J. G. FOrinash is erecting neat and
substantial dwelling house, in town G.
NJ. Rohrbough is also preparing to
build. The fourth Of July passed Of
quietly. and on tho Sunday following
We had q Basket meeting, held at the
Ridgc.way church (M. E. south) by
Elder Byrnc, at which time and place
the Elder preached tho funeral sermon
Of tho late Captain A. r. Hall.
We notice Mr.. j. Morrison has re-
Gently erected now blacksmith shop
near bis residence on the Roger farm.
Tho Capital location question Cxoitss
very little interest among our people.
although q majority will vote for
Clarksburg, yet some may vote for
Charleston. PETE.
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CouNtM Courts.

Lcwis.-l'irst Monday in February,
April, June, August, October aud
Deccmber-.hc June aud October
terms for fiscal aud police business
only.
Gilmor.-SccOud Monday in February
April. June, August, October and
December.
Upshur.-Sccond Monday in February
April, June, August, October and
December.
Braxton. Fourth Tuesday 10 January
March, May, July, September aud
NUvember.
Wcbs,cr.-l'ourth Tuesday in Fcbrua-
ry, April, Juuc, August. October
aud December.
Calhoun. .-Fuurth Monday iu Fcbrua
ry, March, June, August, Scptcm-
ber and November.
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
OF TIE MAILS.

Clarksburg-daily except Sandays.lcavcs
Wes'ou at 8 A. M.-arrives nt 1 Z. ~.
Braxtou Court IIouse-daily except Sun.
lavs-arriycs NJ Wcston by L.S0 P. 81, and
leaves Weston same day at $50 ?. u.
Glcnvlile-lcavcs lIcston At I a. NJ. on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays-arrivcs
at 5P n Tuesdays, Thursdays and SaIuF'
days.
Buckhaunou-arriyes at Weston la n.
Tu"Gdays, Thursdays and Saturdays-leavGs
Weston . p N. same days.
Philippi-arrises at Weston Tuesdays mad
Fridays at 0 P. M.-leavcS Weston Wedles'
,lay and Saturdays al I a. u.
Mount plrasant-leavcS Weston Mondays
and Thursdays at I A.M.-aFrIvcs Tuesdays
aud Fridays by =. N.
West Union--arrives Mondays at . r. VI
leaves Weston Tuesdays ut ! a. NJ:
Sand Fork--once II wcGG-le4veS weston
Monday at . a. l.--arrivcs Mondays at
2. ". =,
G0- Parties having uiail to go should
bring Il to the oillce half IN hour before tlt
departure Of tho mails.
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wings, which aro under construction,
are finished, the structure will be
twelve hundred and sixty-thrco feet in
length. The main or centre portion is
surrounded by tower and clock, and
upon each site are three wings, divided
of or uppOrtioued to the different
stages or conditions Of the patients.
The whole building is heated by steam.
aud supplied with gas from tho works
Immediately within their own grounds.
The culinary and laundry departme nts
orc separated from the main building,
and supplied with all the latest modern
improvements. The engine house, laun-
dry, etc., although remote from the
building in case Of fire, arc directly
connected by an underground passage
or tunnel, through which upon a small
car is conveyed the dishes, food,
clothes, etc., to their respective dumb
walters connecting the different wards
and apartments, upon which everything
to and from tho building is carried to
supply tho needs Of its inmates, which
number at the present time some four
hundred and fifty patients, to crafty
the whim and fancies Of whom every
conceivable inoccnt amusement has
been provided, such as bagatelle tables,
billiards, checker boards, chess, play.
ing cards, books, etc., in fact nothing
left out that will afford passtimc to
divert tho mind and also afford amuse-
mens. Allow me to say. in conclusion,
a word in regard to the manner in
which it is kept. 1t is, in fact mar
vel Of cleanliness and neatnCss, and
thorough ventilated from top 10 bottom ;
and o visit to an institution Of this
kind is q vast source Of qualification
aud pleasure, as one is not assailcd upon
ent cripg its doors by that nauseatlng
stencil that is common in institutions
Of this nature, and West Virginia can
be truly proud, and boast Of one Of the
finest hospitals for the insane that ever
graccd any land. Together with this
extensive establishment and several
small manufactures, this little town
can also boast Of one one Of the finest
aud largest woOlen mills in the State,
owned by J. II. Clifton 4; Sons, enter
prlsing and thoEough.going in every
respect. Too much cannot be said in
praise Of this country, cline and in-
habitantB. but for fear I load your col
umns to the exclusion Of other moro
profitable matter, 1 will CLOSE More
anon. >. I.
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Advice to Young Men.

Thcre is much wisdom in tho poet
words: "Lifo's field will yield whaI
wc make it-a harves. Of roses o
thorns." If you arc poor, rcmcmba
that poverty is no crime. Roll W
your sleeves ; 60 to work; hew out {
fortune. Never be ashamed Of hard
fist or sun.burncd face. Rather be
| ashamed of idlcncss and slOth.
Poverty | have said, is no crime
The greatest gcniuscs tho world ever
saw wcrc born poor. Oliver Gold
smith, whose name is part Of tho En-
glish language forever, left ireland
without penny and landed in En-
gland without friend. Ten years
after he dincd with princes. llc was
tho favored and acknowledged equal
ofthe most distinguished men Of the
day. Richard Brinsly Sheridan from
the the obscurity Of an humble home
rose to the highest pinnacle Of fame's
temple. He won for his wife the most
famous beauty in England, then chal-
lcnged glory and wealth. His speech
against Robert Hastings is tho grand
est grafton ever conceived or heard in
England.
Why need 60 beyond our own
country? We have Henry Clay, Dam
icl Webster, Andrew Jackson( the
son of poor Irish cmigrants), Stephen
a Douglas. Abraham Lincoln, Horace
Greeley and James Gordon Bennett.
Their only legacy was poverty.
How nobly they assailcd flames
stccpest heights" how grandly they
walked "'ambition's diamond ridge"
That your carly life may and will have
its pains and its sorrows, is uni
versally confessed, but do not bc dis
couraged. The greatest men grow
slowest. Never falter, never grow
weary; right onward, struggling man
fully, earnestly, holly. Do not give
way to sorrow. Sorrow will ripen into
despair. Be always noble minded
and you will not bo less successful
"Your own heart" says Goethe, "and
not other mems opinion Of you forms
your true honor"
HEIonor and shame from no condition fTise
Act well your part, there all the honor
lies"
IT'S not flesh and blood, position and
riches that mako men Gods noblcst
work. IT'S the heart. Tho heart
makes tho man.
title rank Is but the guireAs stamp,
Tho mans the goal"
Trust not in tho friendship Of The
World. A true friend is pearl O.
priceless value, but tho worlds friend
ship has but little charity in it. Il
you have genius-Ouc OfGOd's precious
eifts-cultivase it. Genius eau Away
make its Owl road. Tho world vii
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peryaded certain portions Of Frederick.
Warren and Clarke Counties, and did
very considerable damage to the gar
dcns and growing crops. Dark and
dense masses Of clouds, vivid and start
ling flashes Of lightning aud crashing
thunder gave warning of its threatning
fury and destryctivencss.
The Gubernatorial contest is the al!
engrossihg question in political circles
at tho present. Many gallant and
gifted gentlemen are subject to the un-
due cepsurc that attends q candidacy
Of such character
Tho nalncs Of Col. +. ". NJ. Hol-
liday, William Terry, William Ma
hone, W. D. Taliaferro. John ". Dan
iels, Fitzugh Lee aud Fayctte NlcNlul-
lin, believe, complete tho honorable
category Of candidates. The Rich
ntOnd Dispatch predicts the election Oi
somo gentleman with a Capital W in
his namc, should it not be Dir. Lee
This prophecy is only discouraging to
Mr.. McMullin. There mcy bc somc
thing in tho prediction, too, for COL
Holidays popularity is as psrvasiVo as
tho atmosphere. Tho GubernatOrIaI
Convention is to DO held ut Richmond
on the Sth Of August.
I notice in your paper, which l have
read regularly since l came to Virgin
10, that tho Capital Question is in the
acme Of interest in your State. The
Subscription to the Rail Road is
doubtless, Of tant amount Importance
to the people Of Lewis county With
the capital at CIarksburg, and a rail-
road from that place to Weston. Lew
is will be amoug tho first counties ol
tho State.
While waiting for the train I have
very hastily iotted you q few ideas,
which, Should you dccm them worthy
Of tho attention Of your numerous
readers } you may present, with such
corrections and omissions as to your
excellent judgment may seem proper
Most truly,
". ". B.
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HOLDING OF COURTS.
C'wcwt COURTS.

Lewis, 1ss day Of March md September
Gilmcr, llth Of March and September
Upshur, 29i Of March and NOvcmber
Preston, 9Th Of April and October
Randolph, 9Sd Of April aud October
Tucker, % Of May aud November.
Barbour, 9th Of May and November
Webster, 10Th Of May aud September
Braxton, 18th March and 18th August
Harrison, 30th May aud Both October
Calhoun, 29th Of May aud 10th Of Oct.
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"nFrEgIYo,

aDsIE.eI8S.
Az. A. N.-Stntrd commune lticnS
Of Weston Lodge No. 10, A. 7. aud A. NJ,
will be held on the First and Third Non
days ofcvcry month. .,,,,,., -.
J.J. Peterson, Sec
JANE LEw.-Statcd communications oi
Jackson Lodge No. IS, A. F; aud a. A ,
will be held il their Hall, in jane Lew, on
the second Saturday In ehcl, month.
ISAAC JACKSON, H. ".
". D. CARrEI, Sec .
st. Joseph's c. T. A. Il. SOciety.-Statcd
meetings are held on tue first Sabba h in ev-
Cry month. FATHER TRACY, Pres't.
4. ]. SINrs0S, Secretary.
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CHURCHES

N. 4. Church, Rev. II. G. &andford, Pas
tor. Preaching every Sabbath: Prayer
meeting Wednesday night. Sunday School
y. a. Barnes, Supcriutcndent--CSery Sun
day n, 3 o'clock, p. ".
presby Church, Rev. George N.
Fleming, Pastor. Services every alternate
Sunday. Sabbath SchUol-Wm Ia. Dun
niugton. SuperinteuLcnt-erery Sunday nj
D O'Clock, a. u.
Catholic Church, Rev ]. A. Tracy, Pas,
tor. Services every first and third Sundays
At II And 10 4. NJ, and I +. u. Sabbath
SchoOl-Jacob Schmitt, Superintendent
every Sunday nj o'clock, 7. u.
Episcopal Church-attenled occasionally
by tle Rev. Mr. Wood, Of CHrksbnrg.
African n. E Church, Rev. 7. II. Cyrl;,,
Pastor. Services every Sunday at l0o'cloeE
Sunday SchOvl-Grorge T. Jones, Superln'
tendcnt-evcry Sunday at 0 O'Clock.
Colored u. i. Church, lscr. John Hughes
Pastor. Services every Sunday at II
O'Clock. Sunday School, Charles Lee, Su'
pcrintendent-cvery Sunday at o'c!ockl
7. u.
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@ff 3etttprtaf.
Rates of ofAdvertising.

Ono Square, ten lines or less, one In
scrtion 5 90
For each subsequent insertion 80
One Square, twelve months 10 90
Onc.fourth Of Il column, g moaths IS 90
One.Lalt of d column, IL months Is On
One column, Il month IS %
Local Notices 20 cents per line, whiCh
must 10 pail in advance. s. will DO
charged for announcing candidates for
County, aud $40 for State and U. $. officers.
Lengthy Obituary Notices must bc paid foe
GDs All Legal Notices atc charged TO the
attorney presenting them.
D@uD PGN1nG1ong
Neatly and promptly executed Mt this Off CO
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TOWN OFFICERS.

M,yor.-Jollu II. Todd.
Rcroricr.-Joscph Is. NcF.
.lhlermea .-p. N. Hale, j. G. Dawson
II A. Baukheal, ". J. Daughcrty
and U. II. ?. Washburn
Sergeant. .--J. S. Wilkinson.
TOrsn .tGorncy. james W .WoiEndin.
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Q. r. MOORE.
NEW EIRM.
The Moore Brothers
Hardware Store

formerly owned by v Cnalfant, and moro
recently by VIM II AsNnall. They intend
not only to keep up the good reputation of
the establishment, hut 10 make one Of the
most popular business Institutions Of tho
county They will confne their business 10
a fair trade in
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The best & cheap
est place in town
to buy pure drugs.
Pure Drugs &c
A, N. Smith
DRUGS AND WHOLESALE q
RETAIL STORE,
Smiths Corner, Main ST., Weston
Keeps constantly on hand a full and
fresh assortment Of
Pure Drugs, Chemicals, Dye Stuff,
and everything in the Drug Line,
Perfnmcry, Notions, Fancy Arti~
cles, Lamps and Lamp Chin
ncys, all sizes of Window
Glass, Paints l. Oils
of ull kinds, white
Lead, Putty..in
Cans,
Varnish, Turpcntinc, Glue, Paint
Brushes, Alcohol, Pure Old
Rye Whiskey, Brandy,
Port and Sherry Wine,
for medicinal and
sacramentalpur-
poses,
Gin, n,and in fact everything usually
found
In a First Class Drugstore
RB~ Physicians Prescriptions
carefully compounded ut all hours.
have also on hand a largo stock Of
SADDLES, BRIDES. HARNESS,
COLLARS, &C.,
And in quality and price l defy COM
petition.
employ none hut the best work
men in this department, and use the
bcs. material that can bc procured.
RoPadoad9g
Neatly and promptly executed.
CALL AND EXAMINE
my goods and prices, and scc..i they
won't compare favOrably with any
house in town.
A. NJ. SMITH.
Weston, Jan. %, 1877.
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pNYSISIANS.
A. NJ. DENT, NJ. D.,
Physician and Surgeon,
Wostnn w Va.

Office on ilain Street, one door below Raj
ston's. All calls promptly attended TO.
The Dr.. can be found at bis office or at bis
residence on Ccntrc Street, opposite The jail.
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Local Directory.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Judge Circuit Court-J. BRANNON.
Clerk i" W. II. BYRNE.
Pres't County Court. PETERSON
Clerk /" J. WO0FTER.
Prosecuting Att'y-A. EDMISTON.
Sheriff J. G. VANDERFORT.
County Surveyor D. 7. PETERSON.
Assessor 1st District JOHN KEE.
/" ID I" GEO. FISHER.
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be slow to applaud you, butquick to sit
in Judgement upon your errors. But
bo not discouraged by q little advcrsity'
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-06-14

THE speed at which one is whisked
over the country revives the speculation
as to future methods and rapidity. BY
the new arrangements, which went into
effect Monday, passenger may now
leave Chicago at 40 P. e., and arrive
in New York (9S1 miles distant) at 7
o'clock the following evening-twenty-
six hours and twenty minutes only, be-
ing required. The reader Of Jules
Verne's curious, semi-scientifc specuIa-
lions, very naturally pronounces them
absurd; but suppose that two hundred
years ago people had been told that by
a tick tick tick on q mere wire a CONVEX
sation could be flashed between persons
thousands OF miles apart, almost as rap
idly as thought; that one could seat
himself in a well Furnished parlor and
be wiisked along over the fields ike a
ray of light; that people could costly sit
by their firesides at evening and read of
events that occurred in Japan, India,
Egypt and all other places that very
afternoon. Suppose this, and deter
mine whether the person who predicted
such apparent absurdities would not
have been confined as q lunatict 1t
begins to look as if all things were pos
sibIe.
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The Democrats of the South Carolina
Legislature refuse to ratify the consti-
tutional amendments, adopted at the
last fall election, requiring that two
mill tax be levied annually for the sup
port of free schools, and the Democratic
journals sustain them in the refusal, de-
claring that not another dollar should be
appropriated for free education until
the yankee school books are purged of
''their radical les" or the South has
school books of her own. This is spec
linen of the regard in which southern
Democrats hold the subject of educa-
ton. If schools can only be had on the
condition that all allusion in text books
to the recent war shall be favorable to
the southern side of 5he struggle and the
uuestiorat issue therein it is of compar-
atively small Importance whether the
schools are maintained or not, since
they would thus become an engine for
perpetuating the principles that made
the war possible and that continue the
bitterness and intolerance Of the south
ern people toward those of the north,
aud the principles that the Declaration
of independence declares underlie our
institutions.
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SHE SAID SHE WOULD. east
bound Market st. car WAS crowded this
morning, and above the rafting of the
car and Jingliug of the bells the Dassau-
gers could hear every now and then
snatches of a conversation that was be-
ing carried on III an animated tone BIZ
two young women In the corner. As
the car checked up suddenly at Tbir-
teenth street one of the females. FORGET
ting to lower her voice, blurted out.
l marry man that didn't have a de-
cent coat to his back ii I loved him ,,
livery passenger in the car heard #
Two yonng girls who were sitting opno-
site commenced giggling. An Old lady
next TO them put her glasses to her ewes
and took look at the speaker. and then
turned up her nose. The driver looked
back, winked at the conductor. and
began to whistle; while the noble vo.,no
man at the front Of the ear. whom the
falr speaker had refused but the eyeaino
before becaDSc he couldn't afford to
take her TO the opera five nights in the
week, attempted to cut his throat on
tie sharp edge of his piccadiliy collar.
The conductor called out ssThirteeDth
street. The young ladies' arose and
lett the car, and as the horses started
again gray haired Old gentleman
looked up from his paper long enonpb
to remarked: Young and Innocent
looking, but Lord, how she can lie %
L'hitddetphia Chronicle,