The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-06
DOWN THE RIVER.

Seat Of WetKeI-Yet the People are HaV-
Ing Good Time.
NEw MARrINsvILLB, January 8.
Editors IntellIgenCer,
At present ours is an inland town 9S
miles from any great public highway. Our
mall service is very poor. We get but one
small mail per week by the river route.
Our most regular and direct mail commu-
niCation with the ouside world Is via Bell.
ton station on the B. 4 o. R. We receive
mail by that route every Tuesday and
Friday. Persons wishing TO write to this
part Of the country should send their lot
tiers via Bolton Station, Baltimore 4 Ohio
Railroad, asthe Ohio River mail service is
n. g., when the river is closed by ice as at
the present time.
Notwithstanding the fact ofour isolation
and Of the many long, cold, Icy miles that
lie between us and the outer world, our
people appear TO have been spending the
holidays pleasantly. There arc plenty Of
the substantial good things Of life here.
Even five are out OF "oystcrs," "cranber-
ries" and celery" we arc living well; and
the hospitable cheer OF the tiresidos Of
friends and neighbors appears to have
been enjoyed with more sociability and
zest than ever before. Everyone appears
happy and joyful. This cause Of this !
cannot imagine, unless II is the idea Of
liriuE.within oneself in akind Of primitive
STYLE, We have no steamboat whistles to
wake us from our day-dreams, and no
pertinacious drummer" from Wheeling
or Pittsburgh bound to sci, from new.
line Of samples or collect the baiu;.ce oil
that old bill. Stay away from us, drum
mer," thou welcome yet unwelcome visit
or! We enjoy this solitude, II YOU never
did. Jack Frost is giving us a rest.
On Christmas eve the NJ. L. Sabbath
School was gathered together and the
children given "treat" Of candy, nuts,
raisins, &c. The church was nicely deCora-
ted with evergreens, and the Christmas
trees, five in number, were loaded with
tasty and costly presents from friend to
friend. From the character and value Of
the presents It did not look much like
hard times; It reminded one more OF
specie resumption"
By the way, what has become OF Col.
Ben Wilson? Some OF his constituents
down here are expecting their share Of
greenbacks he talked so glibly about last
fall before the election.l am sure il he
knew it he would send them along-or is
he hard money man now? after bravely
battling for sixteenyear previous to Aug.
10Th, A. D., 1878, for "greenbacks." Col.
Ben was great statesman last fall, one Of
the great lights in the National Galaxy,
but l fear he is only SO at home.
We were to have had Teachers Insti-
tute" here during the holidays, but the
project was nipped BY Jack Frost in very
summary manner. President Thompson,
OF the State University, also Prof. Pendle.
ton, State Superintendent Free Schools,
and one or two eminent educators from
the State OF Ohio, were 10 have been here,
but could not come owing to navigation
being suspended. We were oil very much
disappointed at their not coming, as they
would have no doubt conducted o success
full Teachers Institute in Wetzel county, a
thing unknown heretofore. OF course we
have had what was called Teachers In.
stitute here, presided over by drunken
County School Superintendent, who were
at the time in state OF intoxICation, and
in-whioh backwoods school teachers aired
their grammar by saying "techel" for
taught" in their so.called lectures. So
imagine our disappointment. However,
WI mSo wv tho o1onent" srs mnro fo"orsLio w
"1 Hn;,o S nvmhar ~ r. o"r he;tor class q,
.oS SS ,r " baro Lnwayor on5 " M,
p;Shna y, mG he ont;reI, iiSSnDnrteJ orao.
,';saa Toochor'a ssso o ond VI rro.
no HeH ~ tV IIaaSsS,l" ond Mrod,ShIv ms,
SSo t;mo "a o,p,tad a. N" In,t;tr,c dnIy
no 1 ,i' onH tbine tbat sa"niaI st,nrSoIy
and that was thr r s ~ \ oertain Es H..
Scssor that Snpcrintendent Pendleton oould