The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-12
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GRAFTON GOSSIP
About the Town, the Railroads ana the
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GRAFTON, May lo.-Your correspondent
believing implicitly in the regularity Of
railroads took the train at Wheeling, this
morning, for certain destination that Is
not necessary to disclose, but owing to the
unfortunate accident at Bellaire the train
was delayed just long enough TO miss the
connection nj Grafton. HI y : !,
Gntton may be very lovely spot TO
some people, but the candid and disinter.
ested man will not say so-.not for money.
ihcrc Is one street and about fifteen rail.
road tracks In this town. Although /, is
composed chiefly Of ancien. landmarks the
court house Is really fine building OF
beautiful architectural proportions It's
beauty Is revealed to the traveller from
every point Of approach to the town, Us it
crowns the hill directly opposite the Balti.
more 4 Ohio depot. The people OF Graf.
ton arc very clever and kind and bear no
resemblance to the peculiarities OF the
town. The village has not improved In
appearance or increased in population to
any appreciable extent but It hopes to,
! soon. Ears+I lllll : m
The railroad fever Is prevalent in this
section, as 1t Is in every section ofthe State
where the people realize that To opeu To
the vast wealth Of our commonwealth to
the world and attract the better class OF
settlers, railroads must be built.
While passing the time away to-day in
looking over the town l met several &C.
quaintances who were telling me OF the
prospects OF the Grafton & Greenbrier rail.
road. \ meeting OF tile stock holders OF
the road was held ut Philippi yesterday,
and bylaws for the government OF the or.
ganization adopted. a board OF directors
was also chosen, composed the following
gentlemen: Hon. i. F. Martin, L. r. CAT
ran, George Brinkman and William Jen.
nings, OF Taylor county; Capt. Jacob Mar.
shall and Col. G. J. 7. Cresap, Of Randolph;
Samuel Woods, T. A. Bradford, Joseph
letters, Adam Woodford, James L. Hall,
Ben jamin Mccoy and J. W. Talbot, OF
Barbour county. s,E... n 9
The directors will meet at Philippi on
Wednesday, May IL, for the pur,,ose OF
electing president and other officers. A
committee was appointed to proceed at
once to secure the right OF way. II0'
The friends OF the enterprise feel perfect.
" confident that they will be able 10 com.
plete the road to Philippi, twenty.four
miles, this summer. Next year they hope
to reach Beverly, and soon thereafter to
tap the Chesapeake 4 Ohio ut or near
White Sulphur Springs. 1t is claimed that
this road will open up very fine timber
country and the largest coal fields in the
United States. The total length Of the road
will be about 200 miles.
! tried TO pump several knowing ones
here on congressional matters but could
not draw them out to any great extent It
seems to be settled, however, that Jno
Blair llose, like Ben, Wilson, will violate
certain pledges made and shy his castor in
the ring for a denomination.
Among the familiar faces saw during
my brief imprisonment here, were Hon.
Jno. W. Mason, atfable and as pleasant as
OF yore, and Jno. Herr. clerk OF the circuit
court. John likes .'courting" much better
than the railway mail scrvice-and John
is right, too. rz5a 49,
While sitting in the law Office OF friend
this afternoon rejecting on the uncertainty
OF life and railroad trains, my reyerie was
broken and my thoughts distracted bv
cavalcade OF pack.saddled horses passing.
It was a veritable revival OF the
days when our grandiathers were
young, and which are held up to us as sthe
good old times" was informed that tn e
caravan belonged to q peculiar settlement
OF farmers who reside about six miles from
here, on what is called Glady creek. Said
my, informant: They lead very quiet
and humble life and keep on the even,
peaceful tenor OF their way oblivious to
the strife Of the outside world. They live
in the most primitive style; have the finest
farms in the country; make the best and
sweetest butter; raise the plnmpest fowls,
and bring to market the very best produce.
And, what is greatly to their credit they
have never been known to 20 to law to |
settle disputes, for they have none.
\ wonderful people, truly"
ee Oh TIE WING.