The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-05
GRAFTON.
Business nj the New County Seat Of Tay'
Ior-The Rival Political Clubs.
GRAFTON, August 8, 1880.

Editors IntellIseneer.
The B. & o. R. R. Co., has at this time
an immense run Of freight, and the rolling
stock Of the Company is taxed to its ut
most to meet the demand for transporta.
ton. The consequence Of this is that g
large number Of persons find profitable
employment in each department Of the
Company.
Business about Grafton is brisk, and the
goodly number Of railroad employees, TO-
gether with the other laborers, artisans,
mechanics and shopkeepers OF the city,
makes it good market Tor large farm
ing community. The shops and store are
kept well supplied with great variety OF
good things OF this life, with which this
section so plentifully abounds, when at.
tended with intelligent and skillful hus-
bandry. Our markets are well supplied
with Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, green
corn, green beans, cabbage, onions, toma-
toes, melons, canteloupes, and chickens,
butter and eggs, and apples, peaches and
pears. Why is 1t that there remains
thousands Of uncultivated acres in West
Virginia?
The new court house in Grafton, Is
nearly ready for the roof, and it attracts
considerable attention as the finest
specimen OF architecture in the county.
The efforts for the removal OF the county
seat back to dear old Pruntytown, grow
weaker as the new building approaches
completion, and very few have any idea
that the voters Of the county will be 80
foolish as to take such backward step.
The Republican cause Is still progress.
ing in fine order here. The Garfield and
Arthur club was addressed last Thursday
night by Thomas Staggers, Esq, Of Fair
mont. he is youthful looking man, but
he is able TO deal out political truths high
ly entertaining to Republicans, though to
the discontinue OF the Democrats.
The club has rented OF Mr.. G. Brink
man, q genuine Republican, his commo.
dious hall, for the campaign.
This was well filled on the occasion res
ferred to, and much enthusiasm prevail
ed. Every meeting sees number OF for
mer Democrats enlisting in the peoples
cause for the peoples candidates. The
club now numbers nearly two hundred,
and has regular weekly increase OF about
thirty.
The Democrats procured hall next door
to Brinkman's Hall, and organized Han
cock club, and fixed upon the same night
each week as that OF the Garfield club Tor
their meetings. It Is truly inspiring to
Republicans to witness the difference be-
tween the two clubs when assembling,
The Republicans haye crack drum corps,
and make things lively with such tunes as
"Rally Round the Flag Boys" and
yankee Doodle" while the Democrats
gather about on the steps near their en-
trance to catch the Republican enthu.
siasm. Last Thursday night their meet
ing YVES complete failure. am told by
some OF their own party that 80 few as
sembled that they did not even lightup. the
hall, but sent up lot Of boys in the dark,
to yell and hurrah, to make an impression
that they were having rip-roarous time
Of It. And SO they had, for near a half
hour, when their voices failing they re-
tired from their farce, inquiring Of their
own hearts, "Can this be 80, and Hancock
De the coming mani"
Gov. Pierpoint speaks for US next Thurs-
day night.