The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-09
DOWN TnG GIVEG LETTER.
News Prom The LRHd Of WsIHel-RaIl
road aad RiVeF Items.
NV MARTINsVILLE, April IS.

Editor Intsllgsnear.
We have been looking for the river to
freeze up for the past week, and to sgain
put Us forty miles from q knowledge Of the
doings Of the great world, bat this morn.
Ing opened up clear and bright, and al.
though the hill tops are covered with
snow we have some hATblngeEs Of spring
The business interests OF our town have
been thus far held In check by the latenees
Of the season, Our merchants and mil.
liners are slow in eating on their full
spring stock Of goods, and the people are
slow 10 buying, bat there 10 hope for bet.
ter things a. soon 90 the weather gets
warmer.
Our County Commissioners have been
sitting for the past few days and have
done some meritorious things, among
which Is an order for general renovation
Of the Court House before the May term
OF our Circuit Court also refusal IN
pay any more large bills Of justices and
cons!Ahlea for costs 10 misdemeanor
cases. We have one justice In this county
who has heretofore drawn from two TO
three hundred dollars Q year out oil the
county treasury for such bills, mainly
made large by bogus trials and ''pesecu.
tons" He will learn 10 time, II he has
not already done 90, that that source Of re.
plenishing bis exchequer has failed, and
that hereafter It will be poor reliance 10
feplenish en- exhausted pocket.book. Il
was not 90 during the "palmy days" OF
the County Court. All such bills could
DO very easily passed. Most Of the justices
we're interested, and an III you tickle me
III tickle you" policy prevailed, and the
dear people paid the taxes. This, then, is
one benefit received already by the new
system, and our commissioners will 70.
ceiVe thanks.
The N. E Church OF this place has been
rebuilt and will be ready for occupancy
next Sunday. Il has been made quite CON.
Portable and convenient inside. L has .
nice splre AID . new bell Of a very sweet
tone, which will, NO DOUBT, speak 10 saints
40 well 90 sinners on next Sabbath morn.
ing TO come and learn the way,
The new school house & progressing
slowly but surely. It will be ready for
school early 10 May.
Quite number oinew business houses
and dwellings will DO erected here this
summer, giving employment to oil Of our
tradesmen.
NJ. R, Grouse, Eeq, an attorney Of this
place, has In preparation new Law look
10 take the place OF "MAyo's Guide" Such
Q work Is badly needed By the profession
In this State, and the ability which the
gentleman will bring 10 bear in its pre-
parAtlon will no doubt insure its success.
Judge 7. l. stealey, Of the Fourth ID.
diCiAl circuit OF West Virginia, and Judge
Of our Circuit Court, was here this week
and stayed three days. He went from
here to Middlebourne, Tyler county,
where he opens the spring term Of his
court on Monday next We are Rratifsd
10 hear from the lower part Of the circuit,
where be has been holding court, that be
is givirg general satisfaction 10 the menu
bers Of the bar, and 10 commanding the
respect aud esteem Of all persons i0r bis
lair judicial decisions.
Al our municipal election, held here
April Alb, q Republican Mayor, Recorder
and 9 minority oteouncil were chosen.
We want . railroad down here II we can
get II. Many Of our citizens along the
river and for some considerable distance
back into the bills would vote subecrip.
ton, but we have men hero, - 10 oil
communities, who do not WAnt any i'm.
proyemsnt for fear II would increase the
price Of their lands aRd they would have
10 pay more taxes. But oil one thing you
can rest assured, large proportion, say OF
lesst three.fourths, oil our voters on this
ide Of tho county, will vote for aid 10 o
railroad down the river
The steamboats, alter the big rush Of
business this spring are now NOT doing 90
we'll. We have daily boat from here 10
Wheeling, the Pres Ellison, which Is Q
treat accommodation 10 ourpeople. She IL
being we'll patfonited.
say Col. Fred Huseman, the genial
Emigtant Passenger Agent Of the HPan
Handle railway, down here . few days
Sgo. Pred 10 doing good work Tor bis
company. He has secured neaTly oil the
western emigration from along the river
down here this spring, taking several quite
large colonies, especially from AAtamoraS
and sardis, @
The Protestant EpisOdpal Society here
viii commence 70 build q church soon,
then We will have three Ohu' ghes, and will
40 doubt coon acQnifs the title oil church
going community, which Sill be strange
sound 10 come from the "jungles." THE
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