Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-12-13
BARBOUR COUNTY,
Proud and Elated Over Its New
Railroad.
Interesting and Inspiring Lectures-An Ed
i;or AssauIted-Candidates Loom.
ing Up for ys Va"9ls
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PnLLIrrr tw. NA"oscember l?.|old
barbour; -,ow holdt her head a'oft. hav'
ing raj IA IA With her borders and no.
within 81. ',ileJf her county seat. A
passenger ill be put on Thursday
and will make day trips, 50 We are informed
by Presider; Martin, leaving Grafton at )
A. N. and ret .l in tbe, afternoon.
Col. Matt l)per, tGe Justly celebrated
Virginia orator, closed a series OF lectures
here last night His lectures have been OF
aa ennobling and elevating character, in
spring the audience 70 resolve on higher
and nobler plans. lie came into our town
on Saturday, the let, and on Monday night
lectured 10 a very respectable house, plead.
ing for more Christian charity, asking th:t
The reproaches and condemnation that
usually is meted out TO erring man be
stayed, and that Christian sympathy be
extended and man reclaimed by
Kind and Tondry PleadinKs
to his better aud nohler manhood. On
Friday night. 10 an audience Of the better
class oi rltIXens Of our town and surround
iuI country, he II nmasked Chicago in
an able and sdtiyIng manner to the salts
f6Ction Ci everybody. Monday night
in his ably prepared Lecture, The
Blue and the Cray, he carried large and
inteiligt mt audience into the misty past and
UBTaveI,d the great traits Of character OF
those who wore the blue and those who
wore the gray, and the appreciation was
fully shown by the sounds Of applause
that sailed forth even in the sublime
lights oi Orstory that so inspired the audi
enCe es almost To iIit them from their
seats. He, while here, unniasked the pro
hIbtiOn movement. ana showed plainly
that ii was only n Republican catch, and
SO incurred the ire OF
Some Of the FanRtieaI PrOhibItionists
that they stole :he lamps from the court
house 10 prevent him leCturing, but this
did rot suffice, AS these meu soon replaced
them with others more brilliant and
greater in numDe-. He made many friends
while here, and some enemies, too, but
these are all Republicans. lie unmarked
Ike job lnson, OF the West Virginia Free.
man that radical sheet which assumes the
name OF temperance organ, that II may
find its way into some unsuspec,ing family
and then lead them into the radical cimp
by Iong and loud prayers like the Pharsee.
We had little excitement on our streets
last evening about the time the sh aies OF
night were covering natures bosom. ~
Mr.. ID. W. Gall editor OF the PlaIndealer
was coming out OF his gate at his home on
Main street, he was hailed by one Ballard
Sbofier, q shoemaker and
A DefauItinE Township Treasurer.
because, forsooth, the editor had . few
weeks since, in denouncing the 1emsgog.
uery OF the Republican here for its scuriI.
lous attack on Mr.. II. J. Thompson, one OF
James f. Hestheriy's deputies, showed
that this same Ballard ShOtier had been
i-faultrr, and il was under Republican
misTuie in this county; but shotier ~n
ccoly repulsed by Mr.. Gall, who preferred
rot 10 be engaged in street brawl In the
pre.eECe OF his am able vile aud dear chill
d.en. and invited the midnight ASA sisin 10
meet HIM scair, and he would be half
yay" at slI times and under ell circum.
stsIC,s Now iaeIe men are both small
ones. bu. IA" ed 0r hes heretofore been as
saulied toy those WHO sought TO interfere
with the freedom OF the press, and, though
small. came Of c1nlue o.. sndlse are fully
impressed with The pellet that he 10
A Little Terror when FuIIy Aroused.
We admire his good senCe and high manly
bearing 10 repu sing the attack in gentle
xsv. being - II vas m his own door. al
u0s' in tie fa.r u his vile and children.
Shoi'rr he says will reply through the
ReTuDtI. 81. a sr..t thSt giOrirs IN DIRT and
Elih Lul - EI.3d b- the better part oi
valor' for him 10 Keep mum, ~ the record.
sppaE yOiuuPs ard the manner OF rsttng
A rsc.ipt, rhe burning OF the paper, per.
tanning 10 the settlement with the town
ship bosrd, will sll be produced. 30 We are
informed However, Mr.. Gal! vsEs the
streets fearless and blsmeless.
Candidates are looming up. Nr. j. II.
Daniels il prominently spoken OF for
Clerk Of TN. County Court.
aud blythe by hiss good showing. Coi. j.
". Robinson. J. ID. COrder end J. ". Great
house are the three mOst prominently
spoken OF for sheriff Messrs. Melville
feck, d. ". Gall and c. Y. Woods will CO
test for the Democratic nomination Tor
Prosecuting Attorney, and each one is
m,ri,orious Young man. Mr.. J. '. Johnson,
our present incumbent and gent!em 40 ly
clerk Of the Circuit Court, will probably ne
a candidate for reelection. He Is the best
clerk in the State.
doing some effective work for the Demo
cratic party, and have met the RIdicsl
organ here and headed IL of st lay cross
road, snd in 1884 We will leave the Rspuo'
lican party where II can
Reflect IN sadness On Els Wasted Time
and mis- spent life. We expect . warm
time in lss4, bot 10 far - this county Is
Concerned. it will be Q unit. We have
none but good men aspiring. snd II matters
rot which Of then for the various Offices -
nominated, for the party will march Tor
ward In sn untrOkeo srmy against the -.
Of popu ar government and oar free in'.i'
,utiops Prohibition cannot be mixed 10
poIitics in this county, a. the Repuoi'ean
party has sought to force 1t upoa u.s.
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