The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-04-02
MOUNDsyILLE.
Building Improvements-The DEBATING
soeiety-New Opera House-lusy Timea
at the Penitentiary.

at the Penitentiary.
MouNDsyuIE, March 81,
Editos Gntelligeneer.
Your correspondent having been kept
within doors for some time, on account Of
sickness, you have not been furnished
with many items from MoundsyiIle during
the last few weeks. This perhaps is Just
as well, for but little has taken place to
disturb the dullness that has rested over
everything for some time past. We notice
the following improvements inprogress at
present:
]. E. shimp is building for himself q
residence. VIM. Catlett Is doing the
same. The Riggs Brothers are building n
frame dwelling house for Mrs. Sinkletter
on the site Of the one destroyed by fire a
few months ago. They are also building
fine business room for VIM. Blake & Son
in the middle ward.
Alta meeting Of the NJ. E. Literary soci-
ETY. on last evening the following question
properly used helps to mental training"
&c. The question was opened by ]. Z.
Hooton, Esq, in the affirmative, followed
by ]. B. Crouch in the negative. ]. A.
Ewing, ESD, being absent, F. Il. Crago
spoke few words in favor otthe affima-
tive. Afterwards ]. Kemple, ESQ.,, spent
some hmei defense OF the negative. On
motion, the further discussion OF the ques-
ton was postponed for two weeks, at
which time q general discussion OF It's
merits will be INDUCED In, after which
the regular debaters will close the discus.
sion. A fair audience was In attendance
on last evening and good degree Of In
terest was taken In the proceedings.
A walk through our penitentiary build
ing and workshops yesterday evening,
showed us everything in the very best OF
condition. II Is almost wonderful 10 see
the amount OF work carried on by the
different shops, One seems, on entering
the various apartments, to be transported
| into the workshops OF great establish
ment. This Is especially the case in the
Webster Wagon Company's department.
The hum and racket Of the various kinds
OF machinery. are perfectly deafening.
This company Is now turning out ten
wagons per day Of different patterns. The
paint department is 50 crowded with work
and yorkmeu that visitor can scarcely
find his way through, and no doubt that q
larger room will soon be a necessity.
The whip factory Is behind some three
months with It's orders, while the broom
factory does not pretend 10 fill the many
orders that are pouringin daily, but does
the best It can, manufacturing about 50
dozen brooms per day.
The tobacco factory now manufactures a
superior article Of smoking tobacco, while
the tips and stogies hayeafready national
reputation. Take 1t alfin all, the manu-.
featuring part Of our State institution ID
rather a big thing.
I There are at present in the prison 243
convicts, but Is this Is the time Of year
that our Circuit Courts are yielding their
fruits the number may be considerably
increased in short time.
Quite number Of families are takinl
| advantage OF this beautiful weather, and
are moving before April lst bat to-mor.
/ row will be the day In the moving line.
) T. F. Brock has moved his store back tC
the old stand.
. Our school has increased In numberI
: considerable BY students from the eoun
Try, and we look for many more imme,
/ diately after the lst Of April. School CLOSET
June 2s, X