West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-10-19
Letter from Ohio.

rahgemeuts, | stn induced TO write
sketch OF my visit in West W.. and
my TIP home. Ny visit ia w. W.
vas a very 'Ttsnsive ore, enbracIng
the country iyng between Tunnel
ron AID Craursy,lle. and between
y tUdoLv lie and Hortland. / CON-
men Ell my vl-It Oh the last day OF
ia Y. and ~ ias'ei antil the 20 IA OF
September D ming that time, vis-
IT. as tAmIlie E even years had
elapsed since had been in that sec
riou OF country. I found the coun-
Try had improved aud that society
WAS much bstter than iimer,y- /
Ioyed their hospitality, and wa
higLiy delighted with their good
music. both vocal and instrumental
Tine best sInR'ng ever heard Was IT,
p asant disrrIct. the object OF u,
visit wac to Improve my health. aud
TO zee trends. J think / went to the
night place. Tor my health did I'M
prove very much. will also say
henh some ~ good pIescLIng. 81.
PecitIy the sermon preached by
Rev. Dr. Bo tn, on Monday during
The camp meeting. There are many
things | would love to write sbou =,
out | h:us 1t Won j make my letter
too oug. l deferred my writing till
ait-r our county Fan, thu king ]
might gee something l would like to
wire. The Far opened on Tuesday
the trst OF TINS month aud lasted till
F'r iay. IL being the thirty second
annual fair Of the Union county Az
rlcu;tural Suciety. held ut Mays
vile We attended on The 3rd and
4 h d'y' TIE weather was beAuti-
tut, the attendance very large add
every hal and gallery vel rerres.n-
ted; the fair consiste ed Ia exhibition
% horses, ctttle, swine and shp. y,
tarm implements, poultry, iarm pro-
duct, run =. domestic manufacture
millinery, needle work and fne arts.
The heaviest horse weighed 1900.
valued al two thousand dollars. The
cattle consist ted Of cows and young
cattle which WAS very 6ne. The
heaviest hog weighed eight hundred
pcunds; aged l8 months. The beet
hogs we've IF lie Pr and China breed
The grand-rI dlsrlsy OF farm machi.
neIy "as the BuckeVe Self Binder
and the new b. keye, with Miler's
table rake. and clover hl..ler ali
a. ttohed o one f the Canton Mon
itor tngIres. TINS engine is a verti-
Cal engine alta he'd TO an upright
boiler, built with all the latest i'm
pr"Vements aud of the very beat
material, b. experienced and thor :
ough uec harlcS. Another grand
dlspray W s with 40 of those reapers
and mowers loaded upon wagons and
marched around on the race track
fret went band OF music; then a
long stilnk Of the best horses, then
he wagons with the machinery a.
above stated. The fastest trottIny
was one mile in 2:40: running,
minutes TEE boss colt was one wear
d last NJ ~ aud weighed 1890
pounds II is Of the Napoleon stock
Col. Noah Orr, OF this county, o.
whom | prominently spoke of. while
visiting IN w. Va, Is still alive. He
dad not make his appearance on tue
far groun Is as on former occasions.
The Col. does the giant business up
va hfs'-c!ass s.yIe. He still main
tslns his fighting weight.
write 100 soon to tell you about
The election.
Ny nephew. Albin Hartman, az
compAnigd rue home, 10 zee some Of
tue wonders of the great West.
On Wednesday, the 25th Of Sep
emhe,, i left Function Tor Grafton
| vIsIred 4 families there. 1t had
been 80 seSrs since I saw them, and
they hardley knew me, but, as on
former occasions, soon fam,lIariz d
lnysed with them and had q very
good time. On Thursday noon. the
20 b, wAs joined by my comrade,
aud be Appeared to bs so anxious ia
-ee the country, was prevailed up
on 10 start one day sooner than
xprcted. We started on the even
lnG OF the 81 n aud arrived A. New
AK ~ AIS A NJ, aud opped TO see
our OLD friend Ssnurl Trsmbly. A
ter having 3 good chat, We took the
tram Tor Columbus Sam. firing tn.
engine that took US up We pot
there At Q O'Clock. ami Samuel to K
as through TIA city. The grandest
sight We saw was from the obsriVa-
tory on the 3 ate house. Columpn.