The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-30

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by 4 fertile, well cultivated and well inhab-
ittd country, rather billy. but the hills are
not very steep. The town occupied a hill
itself, and consists Of one main street, Ia.
ten-ected at right angles by four shorter
ones, the whole containing l75 dwelling
houses, good brick court house and stons
jail adjoining. two meeting houses, one Of
brick Tor the Presbyterians, and an old one
OF logs for tho Methodists. A
neat Masonic lodge OF stone md
lime, aud n small market house. There
ara several stores and taverns, and on the
whole Il Is q thriving town aud 4 pleasant
residence for either trader or mechanic or
private man, the inhabitants being spirit.
cd. polished people, mus,ly descendants
from the northern Irish. AT noon / left
Washington In the stage, having the pleas.
ure Of fellow. traveller In my old acquaint.
ance Dearborn, who WIN rc,urning to
Pittsburgh from an excursion to Washing.
ton Tor tho purpose Of tlking some like.
utsscs. His anecdotes OfStlomcs,ic and
social occurrences at Pittsburgh during my
absence besuiled the time pleasantly and
we were In 10 =
cASoSsBuRG ~.
without beingscnsible OF the seven miles be.
tween Washington and that place. This road
leads mostly along Charters Creek, crnss.
! ing at three times 10 that distance. We
stopped at Wes,bery's excellent tavern,
where Is also the pos:oticc. They were
making preparations for dinner, which
| lhaying breakfsted 10 latel We declined
parteking OF. and amused ourselves look.
ing through the town. 1T Is OIL the south.
western dcclivity Of q steep hill, having
Charters Creek at the bottom. 1t conu,ins
lightweight houses OF different descriptions,
exclusive OF the college, which is Il plain
stone cdiice, much out OF repair with
cupOls belfry. There is also small mar.
ket house, but the town does not seem
Furnishing; indeed was X not for the col.
lego, It would probably soon 20 to decay,
in favor OF its more successful neishbor
Washington. The most strikip. thiLy
saw here WIS my landlords garden, which
Is both good and handsome, being laid on.
with taste, Astounding in q variety Of the
best culinary vegetables, and having some
very shady bowers, where tho s,nden, or
man Of leisure, sheltered from the MONDAY
sun, and inhaling the fragrance OF tho sur.
rounding aromatic. plants, might lu1u.
rianty roam into the realms Of fancy.
~ NoRGANzA.n Gi ~! i'si'tit
Two miles from Canonsburg We passed
MoFganza, the seat o.. General Morgan,
on thu left It Is a long and marrow frame
building with the two ,euds lower than
the bodyrsSof IS. the q. house, by
say Of wings :, the whole ornamented
Silh green julousil window shutters.
The situation Immediately On the road
side does not appear well chosen, espe.
cially as the !, General had apparently
choice OF "a variety Of Situations, snyro.
which should have suppose! would
have rneritet a preference. One is more
spt TO be struck with anything like false
taste in any work which has been tiuished
under the direction Of man OF e,iuca.
ton aud refinement, in addition TO lib.
eral hospitality, il. General alorgsn's
character, as well as that Of his a,aiab!e
and accomplished lady. Z. At Fossr,'s,
three miles further, We changed our
excellent set Of gray horses, for as good
one Of bays, owned by friend, Nee o!loush,
OF Pittsburgh" For, four miles from
Fosset's to McCol!ough's the country il
acither SO fertile or 20 we'll cultivated
- oeio'e, Dos ~ theIe luPloSes. Nedln u
little and is ornamentedattwo miles further
by Plummer's handsome home on the
left Rather exceeding three miles
more brought US to the top Of Coal hill,
the descent OF which to the Ionongahela.
almost 3 mii,, is 80 ,s.eep that two OF the
wheels OF the stage wagon had to be locked,
and l frequently wished myself GU, OF it,
but it WAS impossible to stop 10 get cut. So
composed myself with the reflection tina,
no unfortunate accident had yet happened
10 the stages on this hill, which giving me
courage, | WAS enabled to enjoy the views
50 inexprsssib!y fine, which are perpetual.
Iy varying as ,he rosd winds doxn the
river. 5.la Nhirrg Eaq isf&Eiil a,!i