The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-11

OUR MOuNDsWLLE LETTER.n
MorrpsYrI1r. April 10.

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Editors Interisspear:
As our new jail and Sheriff residence
are finished and ready for occupancy,
am sure you will pardon me Tor again
referring to them once more. l will moi
attempt TO give a description OF them, tor
/ have not the time to interview the ar
chitect to get theproper namea to use for
the different kinda Of work used In ia
construction. Suffice it TO say tina. the
finish IL perfect in every respect, and our
worthy Sheriff can congratulate himself
that he will have the fnest finished resi-
dence in the county and perhaps in the
State. The jail building proper is fur
nished with eight iron cells, so secure,
we think, that il will be impossible for a
prisoner 10 escape, while four substan-
tial cells are placed In the room above
the kitchen OF the Sheriff's house for fe-
male prisoners. The entire building, To-
gether with our substantial Court House,
surely speaks well for the thrift, intelli-
gence and enterprise Of the citizens Of
Marshall county, and although there were
many OF them that complained that the
expense was too great and that the coun-
ty might have been Satisfied with build
ings much inferior to those erected, We
apprehend that now all are proud Of the
buildings az they are and the citizens OF
our town can surely congratulate them
selves on such substantial improvements.
The contract OF the Jail and Sheriff.
house was awarded to Hon. 81. s. White,
Of Bolton, for we believe S11,600 and az
far "a / have heard the fulillment Of the
same has been satisfactory 10 all con-
cerned. Though the contract was no
doubt too low, yet Mr.. White stood up
faithfully TO its every stipulation and
the county will, no doubt, be liberal with
him on the final settlement.
MI. White has shown himself for
years past to be n Of our most
enterprising citizens, and his facil-
tiles for building are becoming
known far and wide. II will be remem-
bered that he was the contractor for the
West Virginia Centennial buildings at
Philadelphia. He has lately built one Of
the finest little dwelling houses in the
State for Or. J. G.. Blair, Of Fairmont,
and has now in process OF erection the
finest business house in the county, at
Bolton, to meet the demands OF his fast
increasing business at that point. We
need more such men 40 he Is in these
hard timer, for We are impressed with the
fact that the real cure for hard times is
for men OF means to use their means in
giving work 10 the unemployed. We're
all our men OF means TO use their
means to the best advantage, in
stead OF economizing in the misery
manner in which many of them do, our
paupers would be fewer and times better.
is the poor mans duty to economic
now, and the rich man should so use his
wealth ss to give the honest hard working
poor a chance to live. The nan who
does this will in the end be paid a hun
dred fold. But we did not intend to NOR
alize.
A iue Lodge Of the Independent Order
Of Foresters has been organized in our
town, and from the names on the roll we
apprehend II will be 4 success.
Whether the successful exploration OF
the Mound by one Of McFadden's horses
will cause Others to try the experiment
we do not know, but suppose not for the
risk IL too great for the honor connected
with the successful performances Of the
came.
The Busy Bee Literary Society con.
nected with our school will give a public
entertainment at the school hall on next
Friday evening. A email admittance fee
will be charged. The proceeds for the
benefit Of the society.
1 believe there have been no robberies
reported since the raid on the boot and
shoe store Of HI Cox, and as yet these
robbers are at large.