The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-04-06
OUR MOuNDsVILLE LETTER.
MoUsDsvnIr, April 5, 1873.

1AouhpSNLLLE, ApFll ., 4oio.
EaitOra 1atelllssnesr.
IpromiSed in my last to give in this
letter some account Of what our court ID
doing, but apprehend that the readers
Of the IsTELLiGEsckR would be but lit.
lie enlightened BY Ii. So / will not take
the time, merely saying that the business
Of the Circuit Court Is being transacted
with the usual dispatch for which Judge
Melvin is famous.
The 6rst Of April has come and gone
and so many changes have taken place In
tho abode OF our Inhabitants that oGe
scarcely knows where 10 find him, who q
few days ago was his nearest neighbor.
As to your correspondent he fnds himself
situated \ abort distance out Of town on
farm Of about three acres, which will
no doubt be about the best cultivated spot
Of ground during the present summer OF
any in this beautiful valley. Having
turned Granger We announce ourself OPP
posed TO middle men Of every descrip-
lion, and expect to dig our gold from the
GrAngers mighty bank-the rich soil.
As the time approaches for our mu.
nicipal election, those who live within
the corporation have begun 10 cast their
eyes around TO see who will best serve
them as officers during the coming year.
I have not heard Of any offering them.
selves "a candidates yet, but have heard
a number Of our beat citizens express
themselves to the effect that 1t would be
the part Of wisdom TO retain our present
corps Of officers. II they will consent 10
serve. They have surely been efficient,
for the town has been improved more
within the last year than for many years
preyious.
Mayor Purdy seems to Us to be the
@right man in the right place" He is
very careful that the, offender against the
law Is brought to justice, being no re-
specter Of persons, which Ii saying . good
deal In this degenerate day.
Our worthy Sergeant, ]. L. Hanen, Ia
30 we'll known that 1t is unnecessary for
me to say q word as to his efficiency. He
Ia resolute and fearless officer, and will
doubtless be reelected ii he consents TO
become a candidate.
Need say 4 word in praise OF our
Council, for they are the noblest Romans
OF them all. Let our well paved streets
speak for them, and II they will consent
to be elected and cursed for another year,
they will inaugurate such spirit ot i'm.
proyement that 1t will tell oa the future
years Of our city.
We then are forced to the conclusion
that, for the good Of all concerned, our
present corps OF officers should be re-
tanned. am prompted to write this at
the solicitation Of no one, for j am not ad.
yised that any Of the gentlemen named
will be candidates for reelection.
The exercises at our school this afIer.'
noon consisted Of recitatious, readings,
and music both vocal and instrumental.
These public exercises on Friday alter
noon are generally attended BY number
our citizens and we only hope that more
will come in the future.
A number OF weddings have taken
plscs lately in our midst. The unac-
countable part TO us In nearly all these
weddings Is that our gentlemen go away
from home to hunt their wives, while gen.
tlemen from distance carry away our
ladies. What il the reason Of all thisl
We cannot explain unless it be that those
at home know each other too well. This
may be the case, but from present ap-
pearances there are several couples, all
natives Of this place, who will risk the
trial for better or worse.
Elder W. c. Wilson was in town day
before yesterday attending one Of the
weddings referred To-. He came near
missing the train which Is easily account.
ed for rs he had nearly half mile to
walk after eating wedding dinner. Our
new hotel Is in tull blast and the general
verdict Is that aMac" will make one Of
iha very beat Of landlorda. Y.