Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-12-03
OUT IN THE STATE.

that journey among the nils Oh WeSt
Virginia is q rare treat. On every side
the traveller finds much to interest him
The first leading point of interest in our
tour from Masontown to Clarksburg, w.
Va, was Morgantown, a quaint little
borough on the east bank OF the Mo-
nongahela, at the head Of the slackwa-
ter navigation. The water isslacked to
this point by Dam No. 0, but as Dams
No. and s are not yet finished, the
river is not navigshle to steamers be-
tween New Geneva and Morgantown.
Though dotted with few fine buildings
and attractive residences, Morgantown
has an ancient appearance. The citi-
zens are not without aspirations; they
are unanimously ia favor of their coun-
ly subscribing to the proposed railroad
Improvement, but some Of the best in
formed fear the enterprise will he voted
down as it was before. The New Do
miniOn and the Post carry the news to
the people of the town and county.
The hotels are amply sufficient to ac-
cOmmodate the public, and approach as
near to modern city style as the custom
demands and business Will justify. Mr..
James Wallace; for fifteen years propri-
etOr of the Wallace House, is native
of Fayette county. More than thirty
one years ago he moved with his father
to Morgantown from Monroe.
Fairmont and Near Towns.
FairmOnt is nineteen miles beyond
MOrgaDtown. At the Halfway house,
kept by Mr.. Miller, we discovered six
ty-four ponies, fresh from Texas,show-
ing every shape, disposition and shade
of color to which horsefiesh Is heir.
The owner, Mr.. John, said he was COM
PEELED to bring such a motley lot so as
to please the whims of every customer.
Near FairmOnt we met our old friend,
Allen X. Eberhart, of Philadelphia,
slowed in q hack driven by an expert
teamster, who, when he struck one
stone always bounced the hack and
contents over three. Fairmont lies on
one side of the Menongahela and Pala-
tine on the other, the two towns spread
ing over considerable territory. The
courthouse, though not modern in
style of architecture, is nicely situated.
The district burnt out few years ago
has been rebuilt with better class of
houses. The Poor House and Insane
Asylum in Palatine are said to be well
managed. This county Marion voted
affirmatively on the railroad PROPOSE
ton.
The villages of Oakgrove, Arnetts-
vile and Reevesville follow in the or
der named and are beautiful places,
doing the ordinary business of trading
with the surrounding country and
wishing new improved channels to
show their real worth, latent only for
means of development. WOrthington,
the next town in order, has the APP
pearance of having been finished years
ago. Shinston is thriving little viii
lage on the MonOngahela, eleven
miles below Clarksburg. The houses,
mostly frame, are small, but neat, and
one school house Band two churches
painted in good style grace the streets.
The Jones Raid-The UDheaval Theory.
Four miles further east is the cele-
brated NixtOn farm, bounded on two
sides blythe MonoRgahela. 1t is owned
by Moses J. FerreD, formerly of
Fayette county. This farm was the
center of the Jones raid during the
rebellion. Several persons were killed
during the engagement here. Mr..
Ferren's is the first and only farm we
have seen that has a place for every
thing and everything in it's place.
Judge Ogden's country residences are
near by. The hospitality Of Judge Og-
den and his family may be
equalled but is never excelled.
The Judge and Mr.. Fer
rem are rivals in breeding sheep and
other stock-rivals without even jeal-
ousy or hatred. Miss Belle Ogden says
they wash the sheep here in the new
way, by running them across the river
on bridge.
The land here is divided, as the Viz
ginians say, into farming and grazing.
The grazing is done on the hills, which
occupy by far the greater part OF the
country. These hills present some
tough nuts for geOlogists-the upheaval
crack. We are curious to
know how these peaked hills could be
shot so high up into the air, and ut the
same time present strata OF unbroken
flagstone and limestone as smooth and
level as the floor of q dwelling house?
What immense openings there must be
in the bowels of the earth from which
these hills have been shot up. The
most prominent hills are named, and
one regularity is the fact that when
YOU get on the highest you see another
hill near by still higher.
Tribute 10 MISUNDERSTANDING"
BIRTHPLACE.
At Clarksburg, to which place, Mr..
Ferren kindly piloted us, We met Caleb
Bogges. Esq, attorney for the b. " U.
r. II. Co. Mr.. Bogges jOkingly refer
red to the election in Pennsylvania
few DAYS ago, and added: ~ rejoice to
know YOU Pennsylvanians will send
such an honorable and worthy man to
{ Congress as my friend James ii. Hop
kins."
Messrs. John & Chalfan, were our
hosts at Clarksburg. The latter con-
Quoted us to the spot where stone
walW Jackson was born. The old log
house in which the famous "Stone-
WALL, first saw the light of day has
been torn away, and handsome build
ing, 4OXlOO feet, now towers up four
stories high from the site. David Davis,
the clothier, is the owner of 1t. Aspe-
cial room marks the spot of Jackson's
birth, and is pointed out to every visi-
tor. Mr., Davis says every board and
loo of the old og-house has been clip
ped up or carried away by relic
hunters.
Clarksburg is a very energetic place,
and has some live business men. Il. L.
I oundes carries $4,000 worth of stock:
He is president of the new railroad and
takes great pleasure in giving its pros
meets. Messrs. Rhuel, Kouplegard d
10, do business amountingto million
n wear. Messrs. ID. Boughner d Sons,
formerly of Greensboro, Pa, and
Messrs, Brown &c Smith, of Uniontown,
figure fairly in the line OF energetic