The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-04-07
DowNTHERIVER CORRESPONDENCE

TIdings From WetEel-lIOW Things are
booming nj the County Seat Land
Changing Hands nj Advancing Prices.
Political PrOgHostieations-Capt. Bob
Getting Ready for Great Event.
NEw MARrISsvILLE, April 6.
Correspondence Of the in.eiiigcnccr
This morning opens bright and beauti.
ful over our busy enterprising village.
Every one Of our inhabitants is employed
at some profitable labor, No street corner
loaies can be seen. Even the professional
brethren are animated by their surround.
ings, aud under wide brimmed cheap
straw hats, with garden rake or hoe on
their shoulders, laziIy perambulate towards
their homes, where their ever busy wives
are already engaged in garden making.
The improvements contemplated here
the coming summer will keep our Carpen.
ters, masons and painters al busy. Some
twenty-five or thirty new dwelling houses
will be erected, and some eight or ten
business houses, including those already
under contract, will be built. We are also
going to have our Court House rebuilt,
which, judging from the plans presented,
will add greatly to the appearance Of our
village. We pride ourselves on our
prosperity, both rs to town and
county. Only few years ago the name
"WetZel County" was enough TO raise the
chair" Of the timid. People stunned us
for fear OF personal injury. But now we
are more like a western country. Strangers
are here almost every day inquiring for
land, wanting to find homes for themselves
and families. They come from Ohio, Penn.
sylvania and the adjacent counties OF our
own State. Many have purchased; and
lands That went begging in the market
three years ago at s. Copper acre. now read.
lily bring from IS 90 to Sl2 OO.
Our County Commissioners are sitting
to-day, attending to county affairs. They
talk OF building several iron bridges over
our creeks the coming year. NC. Kelley,
Esq, Of MoundsviIte, Marshall county, the
contractor, is here looking to 1t. Mike is a
good fellow and is well liked here. His
work heretofore done in this county has
given general satisfaction.
noticed one thing this morning in the
courtroom that shows the growth OF sound
public sentiment on the temperance ques.
ton. Heretofore almost any person who
could give the bond required by law and
pay the license tax, could get license to
sell whisky, but now it is not so. They
refused man this morning because he
was not sober man, He was from Little.
ton.
Our town elected new Mayor and
Council on last Monday, who il is believed
will not grant license the coming year
Several Of our local politicians are look.
ing to their fences already for the fall
campaign. Hon. a. G. Calvert, of Proctor
district, our former member OF the Legis.
laturc, is prOminentlyspoken OF us WetZels
choice for House Of Delegates in place OF
Hon. Sep. Hall.
Crops Of all kinds look well and bid fair
for q plenteous harvest. The acreage OF
wheat is unusually large. Grass promises
well. Notwithstanding the slight frosts Of
the past winter the ground turns up ut the
spring blowing mellow and easy to work.
Our timber men are active. Large uuan.
titles OF sawed lumber are brought down
he creek now every rise in RATS, Boat
building is brisk here this spring. Jacob
koontz, Esq, is engaged in building a
steamboat hull for Capt. Pope, OF the tow.
boat "ModoC.n il We 0re u judge Of such
work she isl "daisy."
We miss theiamiliar face Of Capt. Dillon
on theScioto, but see the genial countenanCe
OF Capt. Thos. Thomas in command. A
kinder man never trod q steamboat deck,
and We will travel with him all the same.
{. II. Booth, OF your city, is now litaallv
the Commodore Of this portion Of the Ohio
river.
We arc sound politically DOWN here.
That is u few Of us are, "in our own estima.
ton" being "stalwart' Republicans and
opposed TO the "Chinese bill"
| almost forgot TO sny TINT Capt. "Bob"
has been papering, painting and repairing
his house, as we understand, in honor Of
Mrs Robert MOEldowney, who will be sat
home" in May, 1852.