The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-19
OUR fAIRMONT LETTER.
Circuit Court, Judge Fleming
Railroad Meeting-The People
Interested An Organization
Effected.
FArRMoNT. April Is. 1873.

FAtRMosT, April Is, 1873.
Editnu IntslIseneer
This being the first day Of our Circuii
Court, also the day announced for the
Railroad meeting, quite large number
Of people came to town.
AT 8 o'clock court was called, Judge
Fleming ascending the bench for the firsi
time at this place. Mr.. Fleming has il
manner grown up at this bar, aud
doubtless il was . source Of peculiar sat
i.fac,iou to his many friends to see him
thus promoted. We notice that he has
been highly complimented in Taylor
Monongalia and Wetzel countie., where
he has held court since his appointment
Mr.. Fleming has certainly been success
ful 10 bis chosen profession.
The grand jury, Hon. o. N. Arnett,
foreman, At this writing hiss made no re-
turn, but il Is thought that some indlct-
ments at least will be found, as there has
been several infractions Of the law in the
county recently.
Court having suspended for part Of
the afternoon, at 2 o'clock the railroad
meeting was called to order by E. W. y
Moore, Esq, who nominated U. n. Ar
nett for chairman. Mr.. Arnett took the
chair and Mr.. Clarance L. Smith was ap-
pointed Secretary. Speeches were ther
made by President Thompson, Hons. J.
NJ. Hagans, and George G. Sturgisa
Of Morgantown, all favorable to and
urging the extension Of the Castle
shannon road. These were followed BY
Mr.. J. F. Osborne, Of Clarksburg, and
John W. Mason, Esq, Of Grafton. Mr'
Osborne, while iavorlng railroad up the
river, wants 4 broad guage route. Mr..
Mason, of course, wants the road TO go to
Grafton, but said il Grafton did not get
il he would rejoice to see it come to
Fairmont. Mr.. Miller, Secretary OF the
Pittsburgh, & Castle Shannon Railroad
was then called ont aud made few
statements concerning the plans Of the
company, and Of what could be done
towards extending the route, and
OF the mutual interests Of the road
and the people along ita line. Governor
Pierpoint addressed the meeting In bis
usual happy style, and said il the people
nlu Hititu 10 bOTE Tue IOdu NouNo 70 ouhi
Mr.. Hsglns, in reply to what had beer
urged regarding broad-gsuge road, said
for more than ten years the cry had eeen
we'll have a road up the river now, but
that all the companies were either de-
iunct or had lost their charters by lapse
Of time. He claims that the road now
proposed is the only tangible thing tol
4Iononyalia and Marion counties.
The. meeting WA we'll attended and con
siderable interest vas manifested by those
present. Prof. White submitted the plar
Of agreement, which provides In the
Ihain that the counties through which the
Dad runs shall subscribe to 1t 1.-THE
rate Of $4,000 per mile.
After the adjournment OF the meeting
the stockholders and charter members oi
The Monongahela Valley. Railroad, the
proposed name for this extension, mel
and elected nine Directors. These direct
ors then organized as follows: President
q. NJ. DIviSou; Secretary, E. W. s. Moore
Treasurer, Jos. E Sands.
In speaking OF this as 4 shipping
point to-day, Prof. White informed ui
that the freight handled in one month
recently, at this point, amounted 10 1000,
600 pounds, and that the charges on th'
sam. were 50, $50. Prof. White got these
figures at the B. 4 o. Office himself.
We have other items OF interest, buI
must leave them till next letter. Q.