West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-07-06

bar, nobody drunk, and no log-roll-
ing: neither yet could 1t be any
party or denominational gathering,
for there were democrats, republl-
cans, greenbackers, Methodists,
Baptists, Presbyterians, &c, law
yers, farmers, editors, railroad men,
and men of all classes, and ladies,
old and young, all having common
purpose and destination. These
are surely delegates to a Temper
ance Convention. Nothing else
could account for the situation.
And here is the result OF our
ROLL-CALL,
showing eleven counties represent
ed by thirty-four delegates on board
as follows:
Raleigh-Revs. R. R. Saddler and
c. F. Johnson.
Summers-V. M. Hill.
Kanawha-Revs. T. c. johnson
and w. G.. Griffiths and Prof. ?. B..
Reynolds.
Putnam-Rev. W. L. Van Horn,
J. J. Estes, and James G.. DOwntaln,
of the Putnam Democrat
Cabell-Revs. W. p. Walker and
T. Hawkins.
Mason-Revs. T., Cotton and j.
w. Martin.
Jackson-Revs. L. E. Peters and
J. C. Richardson and N. c. Prickitt.
Wood-Revs. J. w. Lambert, J..
w. Carter, G. C. Wilding and Jor-
dan Hall, G. w. Taggart, Clara B.
Taggart, Dave D. Johnson, Mrs. E.
Baldwin, Mrs. Henry Withers, Her
bert Withers, J. Woofter and |. II.
Johnson.
Wirt-Alex. Lowther and Mrs.
r. L. Kendall.
Ritchie-Hon D. McGregor.
Tyler-Charles B. Mccoy, Sarah
H. Mccoy and Winnie Johnson.
Besides these, others have gone
and still others will follow on the
packets to-day and the Scotia to-
night, so that it is settled there'll
be State Temperance Convention
at Wheeling, and no mistake.
Now, if anybody takes these
TEMPERANCE FANATICS
to be sour, gloomy, longvisaged
set Of folks, why, anybody's mistak-
en-, that's all. For healthy good
humor, cordial fraternity, and live
ly, appetizing jokes, commend us
to Just such company of fanatics
For keen wit and incisive digs,
Revs. J. w. Carter and G.. C. Wild
ing seem to command general
attention. For sure-shot, book
agent jokes and a good receiv-
ing target, Brothers T. Hawkins
and l.. E Peters would pass muster
in any competitive field. An in
stance will suffice. After hiring
Bro. Carter to buy one of his books,
paying him 80 cents cash to induce
him to purchase, Bro. Hawkins was
showing the company the good
characteristics of another book, a
pocket Concordance, Thrusting it
into this pocket and that, he
showed that it would fit any place
and would stand any sort of usage.
"Why," said he, you can double
this book up, so, and tie a string
about it, and put it in a pot, and
boil at for tlrO hours
"Yes," interposed Bro. Peters,
"and when you takeit out, twill be
all in pieces
That's your business, not mine"
replied the book brother, "you
needn't take it out at all unless you
like"
The uniform hopeful feeling
among the delegates is a matter of
universal congratulation, and if the
spirit Of this company forecasts the
makeup and work of the Conven-
ton, it will not lack for lively en-
thusiasm and vigorous action.
THAT ORCHESTRA
must have another word. 1t con-
sists Of Charles Robinson, leader,
Alfred Smith, second, Richard
Marks and William Smith, who
can surely beat all the Smiths ex-
tant, getting music out Of the Clar-
ionet. These are. all colored en-
ployees On the boat, and are as
chock-full of the very soul of music,