The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-15
THE LONG LOST ONE
ONE YEARS ABSENCE
Returns to the OLD Hons.ts.d-A Weston Han'l
Rsuppsaranes After Ne had Been GiIsn up
for D.ad-soms SoIsltIts Other TOWns
In the State Cannot Boast o.

Correspondence Of he IRtelIOaaeer.
WEsToN, VIVA, December 14-Iwenty
one years ago Samuel Peterson, q youni
son OF Aaron D. Peterson, residing on Biz
Skin Creek, this county, left home against
the will Of his father and allied his fortune
with the armies OF the Confederacy. Hie
father threatened to disinherit him for his
advocacy OF the Southern cause, but the
young man, filled with romantic mo-
tions Of deedsl OF honor, chiyalry, or
prompted by sympathy for the cause he
enlisted in the army, forsaking home and
inheritance, and from that day as the years
rolled on he was heard OF no more. Some
years ago the old gentleman was gathered
to the final rest Of mankind, and his estate,
which was Of reasonably comfortable mag.
nitnde to give his children start, was di-
yided among his legal representatives.
The missing son bad been advertised
for extensively but no word Of his where
abouts had ever been received and he was
reckoned as among those whose Temporary
wants had ceased.
TIE LONG LOST Turns UP.
Two days ago stranger came to Weston
who proved to be the long lost man, but as
he Immediately visited Buckhannon, 1
have not been able 10 learn whittier he
has been roaming during the past score Of
years. The Peterson family is one OF the
substantial families OF, the county, and
there is no riRk in predicting that there
will be q happy meeting when the long
absent man presents himself to his relatives
in this section.
ASA LApIE' TOWN.
We have lady barber, who came here
o stranger, has paid attention to her own
business, and has rushing custom. No
other town in the State can boast Of such
an attraction, We have the only lady
publisher in the State who wields the edi.
torial quill with fearless Independence, and
bids fair to have many paragrapbic tilt
with her neighbors OF the craft. Then half
OF the teachers in our academy are ladies,
and we have been informed that one Of
the brightest little women In the county
prsposes 10 fasten an IN. D." to her name.
So much for the ladies.
Weston can also boas. Of more gift enter.
prises to the square inch than any other
town OF Its size in the State. There are
now three tirs. claas music boxes, ranging
in price from about fifty to hundred dol.
lars, being chanced Of. Besides this,
double-baIreled shot guns, gold watches,
singing dolls, organettes, and Waterbury
watches and small articles innumerable,
are among the attractions that will be
chanced of during the holidays. These
articles are good advertisement to our
business houses, as large number Of our
people delight in little game Of chance al
this particular season oi the year.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS.
Then We have big railroad meetings
here, have enough lumber piled up at the
depot to build good size town, have an
athletic. club alsulllvan, q regular dane
ing club; then we talk horses, and gas works,
aud politics. argue religion, drink our un.
licensed beer, and turn out more small
hoys with tin horns, who eau spoil more
jackson crackers on good equare Christ.
mas than 9 regiment Of msn could in a
year, and we don't lay down the gloves
Tor any town OF the size in the State afore-
said.