The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-02
oUR CLaRKsBURG LETTERS.
The City OF Clarksburg-Nariou
Items OF Social snd General In.


Items OF Social snd General In
terest.
CORRESPONDENCE OF the Register.
CLARKsBURG, February /.
Clargsburg is the centre of the richest
and most populous counties in the State,
inhabited by people noted for their
hospitality and general culture, and as
the focal point OF trade and shipment Tor
vast area of surrounding country, can
not fail TO furnish for your traders, and
the people of the State generally, news
that will be of more than a mere local
Importance. Therefore, Mr.. Editor, we
undertake 10 send you few words from
this place. Our community has scarcely
vet recovered from the shock OF the
death of Judge Lewis. We all recognize
that in the death of jurlst SO eminent
as Judge Lewis for his ability and In.
tegrity as judge that we have sus-
tanned loss not easily repaired. The
sympathy for hIs family and respect for
his memory, shown by the large attend
ance at the funeral, OF the
people of this community, and
the members of the bars of adjoining
counties was striking and suggestive.
Clarksburg, in spite Of traditions to the
contrary, is really progressive place.
Our City Council hes just completed the
purchase of fine fire engine, Tor the
working of which large and competent
company has been organized, composed
chiefly of the young men of the city,
The engine has already, on occasions OF
public trial, given complete satisfaction.
We have also organized here "Read-
ing Room, or Library Association" the
rooms of which are opened nightly, and
where all the leading newspapers, maya
zines, ETC., are spread upon the tables for
perusal. As a means for obtaining &C
cess chiefly TO all OF the current literature
OF the day, and of spending the long
winter evenings proftably and pleasant
ly, it will be great success.
The Churches of this place have been
conducting for several weeks past Sc
ries of revival meetings, with what sue
cess We know not.
Two new iron bridges over Elk creek
arc under process of construction. This
will be q great improvement.
Matters in the social world here have.
not been at q stand still. For several
weeks past the ladies and gentlemen of
this place have been meeting at various
mansions and holding psrlor entertain
ments, consisting of charsdes, tsbleaux,
etc, the proceeds being devoted to beneY-
olent purpose.
Business generally is quiet in Clarks-
burg, although the merchants and
farmers are hopeful of better times with
the opening of spring. u.
A Religious Lunatic's Freak-Tem.
perance Meetings Otter News
Items.
Correspondence of the Register.
CLARKsBURG, February l.
John Gwinn, who has recently become
lnss1e on the subject of religion, entered
the Northern Methodist Church last
Tuesday, and demolished chandeliers,
globes, &c, to the amount of 800. He
is now confined IN the county Jail. He
will be sent TO the Asylum at Weston
next week.
Murphy temperance meetings are nu-
merous in the back country. Rev. l., K.
Swinney, of Lost creek, this county, will
commence series of meetings next Sun
day, at Quiet Dell, this county. Rev.
Swinney has been very successful so far
in getting signers to the temperance
pledge.
Rev. l.. G. Hench, of Nichleville, Pa,
will commence series of meetings at
Glenville, Gilmor county, next Sunday.
In order to prevent smother acciden.
with the new iron bridge, which is being
erected over Elk Greek, Main street, this
city, the contractor was compelled to
work his men all day Sunday on account
of the creek raising. He expects to have
the work completed this week.
A meeting of the Episcopal mite socie-
w was held at Mr.. Ira Harris last Tues
day, and was grand success.
The following city officials, who were
elected at our city election on the 10Th ot
this month, will commence their official
duties to-day, February lst: General K.
5. NorthcoLt, Mayor; ID. g. Lee, Recor-
der; NJ. j. Holmes, 2. Keenan,, d. Wat
kins, o. 7. Boughner, VIM. 5. Cole,
COuncilmen.
A fla. boat loaded with lumber going
to West Fork river last Monday, was
capsized, engulfng Mr.. Lee, who could
not swim the beach in the raging creek,
but he wss heroical!y rescued by Mr.
Lee Mitchell.
The contract for the stone work of the
new iron bridge that is to be erected
over Elk Creek, on Pike street this city,
was awarded to Mr.. Charles WEIGH of
this city, BY our city dads at their last
meeting. The contract for the iron
work was awarded to the Kin & Bridge
company, of Cleveland, Ohio. JOB.