The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-11
ny md MARROW GAUGE.
Our noundsyiIIe corrsspOndsnt's FIRST
Trip over the ". 4 W. IlailrOad-The
Train Overloaded with Deadheads.

. Trip yer The ". q W. 1tAllfOad-Th
Train O~VSFloaded with Deadheads.
! NEAR ARMlcHAEb, September q.
Editor Otths Intsrigeneer.
After an absence Of several years, / an
permitted again to visit the scenes Of m!
childhood. As matter Of course 1t Is
pleasure 10 tread the old familiar spots
where as q boy 1spentmy days, but l fnG
very many changes. Boys and girls O
that happy period, are men and women Of
to-day, with families Of their owl around
them, Death the fell destroyer has beer
busy, and many faces once familiar are
missed,tromamongt those with whomI used
TO mingls. Bntallthiswill not be interest
ing to your readers. We came by way O.
Washington, thence TO WRynesburg on
the Narrow Gauge. This was my fitst
trip on this road, and I had hoped II
would behave itself well and take US
rapidly across the county, and indeed Il
did 30 until we came to the steepest
grade on the road, and here although
every effort was made by the
iron horse, II was not able for
the task and we came 10 o halt. Many
were the coDjectufes as to why the halt
was made, but the only rational solution
was that the load was too heavy. II hap.
paned 10 be the day for the meetingot the
stockholders and bondholders OF the roSd,
and as nearly the entire corporation were
on board, and 1t being 50 heavy q corpora.
tin g.e in a%yoirdupois, some of them
Weighing more than 200 pounds), was II
any wonder that one engine failed 10 start
the train? But I'VE arrived ut Waynesburg
at noon, and alter partaktng Of q good
meal atthe Walton House, we took q car.
riage, and In 0 few hours were at the old
Home Place enjoying the society Of
father, mother andifriends OF yore. The
village Of 0armichaels hasimproved great
" within the last ten years. 1t is very
beautiful place. The county around It e
delightful and the people are generally
doing the best they 'can. The town con-
tains three fine churches, viz: Cumber-
land Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal
and Presbyterian; four dry goods stores,
one fancy and millinery store, one drug
and variety store, three groceries, one
merchant tailoring establishment, two.
groceries and confectioneries, and several
others Of minor importance. There are
also o tinsmith shup, q steam planning mill,
q large carriage factory, and the usual
number Of blacksmiths.
This is the seat ofold Greene Academy,
founded In 1910, and which In It's time
has turned out many fine scholars, who
to-day occupy prominent positions in diff.
terent parts Of our land. It Is now used
as q public school building, and is -four
ishing finely under the supervision OF
Prof WE. Nickeson. tlI
notice among the people here a strong
confidence in the revival Of business.
The farmers are engaged OF present
in threshing their crops, and the yield, es-
peeially Of wheat, is all that could be wish
ed. The corn crop will be very large, but
the fruit crop is almost Q failure, though
there is enough good apples, peaches and
grapes just where l am now located to
supply the present demand.
The political skyisvery serene and quiet
here OF. present. We scarcely hear politics
mentioned. This particular part Of Greene
countyis Republican, but the county as a
whole will no doubt still be counted with
the Solid South, as it has been for these
many years past.
The railroad fever has abated hereIsome-
what, though we find one now and then
that still cherishes q hope that at no
distant day a road wifi pass ever
through Carmichael's. The railroad up
the Monongahela Valley is moving along
slowly. It Is now finished some distance
above Monongahela City, and is under
contract to be finished this fall to Dam
No. s, two miles above Brownsville. This
road will be . great help to this country,
and when finished TO the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad it will be thoroughiare for
travel from Pittsburgh, as it will greatly
shorten the route from that city to the in
terror OF our State.
But no doubt my letter has grown to too
great q length already, so l will close,
promising to give an account of the laying
OF the corner stone Of the new college
building at Waynesburg on Wednesday
next