West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1881-04-13

and do Young men 60 there anu ou
them? The two that they "heiped
I'D" looked as if they had no money
Now, if these men are spending 1heir
money for buckeyes, if they Will
call on us we can tell them where
they can gather enough in one day
to last them all next Winter. 1t IS
too bad for young men to spend
their money, time, physical, men
tai, and moral strength in this
way.
GETTING HUNGRY.
About 3o'clock we reached Kama
wha Falls. We remembered that
there was hotel at that place, and
we hoped no small pox, and that we
would get dinner. The train stop
ped, we looked out, and saw the din
ing-room boys with their clean lin
en- on, and we were about ready to
make rush for the dining-room
when we were informed that, this
train takes dinner at Hawk $
Nest" The Western bound train
arrived in about 80 minutes, and
the passengers went rushing in for
dinner, but it did not seem to be
dinner time for our train yet, and
then our orders were to 90 to Hawk $
Nest for dinner, and all of this in
March,. At last we went marching
along and at 4 o'clock the brakeman
opened his mouth and said, Hawks
Nest, twenty minutes for dinner. u
When we got out of the car we look
ed all around, but did not see hawk,
buzzard, or crow, but we saw a lot
of men running down flight OF
steps, and knowing that we had as
good right to see a hawks nest as
any one else, we ran too, and when
we overlook them, they were crowd
ing around atdbje. Well, at 4 o'clock
we got our dinner without seeing
hawk, or his nest.
QUERY.
Why should the Western bound
train run down to the Falls for din
ner, and the Eastern bound train
run up to Hawks Nest and wait
until 3 or 4 o'clock for dinner,
when by reversing the places Of eat
ing, the passengers could get dinner
much sooner?
IN THE GORGE.
From kanawha Falls to Hinton,
a distance Of nearly 60 miles, we
passed through one grand gorgr,
the mountains towering hundreds
Of feet above US on each side Of New
River. In some places the river is
quite wide, and then again crowded
in on each side by the rock bound
mountains, until the torrents of wa
ter g plunging and struggling
through Il marrow compass of % to
so feet. Ifany of your readers wish
tosee Switzerland at home, let them
pass over the c. & O. r. r., but al
low us to suggest-take your dinner
with you.
COKE OVENS
are located at several places along
New River The coal is let down
by wire cables attached to small
cars, some places hundreds of feet
from the side of the mountains.
The coke produced here received
the first premium at Philadelphia
in 1876, and a gentlemen from
Western New York informed us that
the best coking coal found in the
United States is found in Favette
county, w. Va.
HINTON.
This is the county town of Sum
mers, and is located 14S miles east
of Huntington, and near the junction
of New, and Greenbrier rivers; has
a population Of 1900. A good sub
stantial Court House has been built
on beautiful lot of three acres of
land given to the county by the
Central Land Co. A good school
building has been commenced, and
is much needed, The Baptist have
q good house, good congrega-
ton, and Rev. Mr.. Bib, as Pastor.
The NJ. f. Church, South, have
Just finished a new building. Rev.
Mr. Anderson is the Pastor. The
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