The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-26
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ABOUT OUR NEi0HnOHs.
Impressions In regard TO sloundsyilic.
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BESwooD STATION, July 25.
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Having had the pleasure Of spending
Saturday and Sunday in MoundsyiileI I
wish to chronicle the Impressions Of ono
who Inns been absent from the place for
year past except an occasional visit OF such
short duration that / had no time realize
whether the town was improving or retro
grading. q m iIE1E & nd
1t has always been the opinion Of your
correspondent that the venerable old town
would amount to something In spite Of all
the seeming lack Of enterprise oil many who
ought 70 be tho leading citizens Of the place.
But still ! have feared that those now living
would not stay on this mundane sphere
long enough to see 1t. Just now It seems
as though that long looked for time might
be realized soon, II We judge from the
signs oil enterprise and thrift visible on
every hand. Many new buildings have
been erected during the year past or are
now in process OF erection. AIessrs.
Weaver and Bardall have erected very
fine dwelling house near the agricultural
works. Not far from the same, IIerve
Wade has. rather a very fine dwelling.
Whether uerre contemplates committing
matrimony and occupying it himself
or rent ); 1t to some one else, !
did not learn, but would sup.
pose the former. Fred Smith, Vint
Aeaner and Henry Briggs all have new
houses erected since left Moundsville.
WV. Smith has erected two nice store
rooms on his lot near the postoflice,
while our Irish friend, Thomas Fleming,
has erected q very fine dwelling house
and obliees his customers in everything in
the line Of dry goods and notions. We
were pleased to see that the rolling mil
was in running order, !. {. the spike ma.
chimes and the mammoth shears, which
split the railroad bars into lengths to suit
the furnace. This was the frst time we
have had the pleasure OF seeing the manu-.
facture Of railroad spikes and we must
confess it is wonderful. Two hinge
wheels arc erected, each, OF which will
average, when in good running order, sixty
spikes per minute. About % men are at
present employed in the mill, and it is ex-
pected thatin few days tho entire mill
will be. in operation. This will cause bust
ness to brighten up at once, though
all the merchants seem to be doing good
business now. A stranger visiting Mounds
vile does not get correct idea Of the
amount Of business done from the fact that
the business is SO scattered. ]. W. Gala
her, OF the Lower ward, still does large
business, perhaps larger than any one
store in town, but we find at the other ex-
IRENE end OF the town Messrs. VIM. Blake
& Son, Edwards 4 Terrell, Roberts 4
Thomas, and ]. S. Francis, all doing good
business. So it seems to one not specially
posted that the business is drifting toward
the upper ward. This may not be the case,
but it seems evident that this and the mid
die ward will be the busiest centres when
Moundsville becomes city. 1t was not
our privilege TO visit the Penitentiary
building but understand the buildings
recently destroyed by fire are entirely re-
built and that business in the same is in
full blast. " 7
One OF the best improvements We forgot
to mention with the others, is that Of Geo.
X. Steele, General Agent Of Forepaugh's
great show. He has purchased ground Of
DR.. Mckerrihan, Immediately adjoining
that OF Thomas Finn, and is having erected
thereon one Of the most unique and coy
little dwellings in the city. ]. l.. McNechin
is the architect.
The abundant shrubbery planted around
the Court House is growing finely, and in |
few years the grounds will be pleasant
resort 10 the inhabitants OF the town. The |
schoolhouse grounds are an ornament to |
any town, while the school taught BY Mr.. |
E. D. Haines is as good us any in the State. |
We were pleased to learn that for the |
coming year his salary has been advanced |
to 500 per month, which begins TO approx
innate the amount such a teacher should re- |
ceive, though We are free to say that it is |
burning shame that his whole corps OF as. |
sistants are not better paid. 50 -
We enjoyed the hospitality OF Oscar
Wright and his amiable wife during our
short sojourn in the city, and all who know
them know that We were well entertained. |
His little home is surrounded with great
proiusion OF flowers, while hisgreen.houses
are full oi the perfume OF fragrant flowers.
Many other things Of interest We might
mention concerning the grand old town,
such as d. Logan has.no more room to
build and is talking Of moving
outside the corporate limits and
filling a ten-acrc field with buildings.
This do not have from Mr.. Logan him
self, nor do l vouch for its truth. S. W.
Matthews still sells all the goods he can,
which is his full share. G. H. Weaver has
the most desirable dwelling in town,
but We forbear, and close with saying that
Moundsrille is steadily but slowly improy.
ing, and am satisfied that your worthy
correspondent at that place has reason to
boast, as he sometimes does, and / SUBJ
scribe myself as Of yore. y.