The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-11
BLUE GRASS REGIONS
OF THE INTERIOR OF THE STATE.
The TOwu Of BVsIhlHAOA And It's SurrOundIuE'
CAteAiuE Up With the March Of PrOEt".
GOOd EH,etS OfLhs RsiIfOad-ImprOIs-
m,nu Gous OA-CAlus. RAl,iSE.


cAteAIuE Up With the March Of ProEr'".
GOOd RH,eiS OfIhS RaiIfOad-InPrOTs.
m,nI GoluF OA-CAlus. RAl,isE.
Speciai Correspondence Qt l.c Intellstnar.
BvckmANNoN, ". Va, July G.-situated
in one ol tho most beautiful tracts Of land
in West Virginia, Buckhannonis a town Of
, thrift aud enterprise. 1t Is twenty.elght
miles from CIarksburg and fifteen miles
from Weston, on the CIaskSburg, Weston
& Gtenyille railroad, narrow guuge road,
traversiug rich and beautiful country.
Tle Buckhannon extension was completed
but recently, aud is not yetIegulaIly open.
cd for IatllC, though one train per day each
way isIun overIt. Bat already the town
feels the good ELECTS, Rnd IL waking from
its aleGp. The village IL situated on high
knoll that was once the ouly solid piecs ol
ground in that immediate vicinity. A
swamp surrounded 1t. The cows OF the
nearby farmers ip going from ono side to
another beat out u path, from east 10 west,
In the shape OF \ scythe blade, across the
knoll Alter time house was built
near the path, then another and another
until finally the cOW,path in oil its sirnoE-
i ity became the Main street Of BnCkW heat,
now Buckhannon. reached the town by
an early ride over the railroad. The
scenery along the line is remarkably hne,
Timber aud mn excellent quality Of limC-
gtone iS abundant along the entire route.
Until tho building ot this road the town
was reached BY lack. The merchants
hauled their goods from Ciarksburg, dis,
tant twenty.sight miles. Tho town was
dull and lB.iess, known only for It's pret y
girls and numerous dFHmmers, fourteen u
whom live here. The railroad is yet 80
new that nearly oil the population come
down 10 see the trains 10 and out. Tie |
good results Of the road are quite apparent |
though. Vacant houses are not 10 be |
found, and dwellings are In demand.
ABOUT business.
Buckhanpon contains gt the present
time, seven church organizations, ten ply.
glOians, seven attorneys, five harness shops,
i've drug stores, two hardware storeS, pine
dry goods aud grocery stores, one news
depot, two hotels, one boot and shoe store,
two confectionery, one baking, four milli.
merry shlps, Ope livery stable, three CarriGge
shops, three blackshll.4 shops, photograph
gallery, lanyard, brick kiln aud pditety,
marble shop, three printing offices, four
cabinet makers, four real estate agents, one
barber, two butcher shops, pump factory
aud jeweler. Two Touring mills, one coal.
ing Sl0, QUO, supply the surrounding country
with -four. An Eastern company Is erecting
bent wood factory al q cost OF $4,000,
$4,000 Of w1irh was subscribed by Buck.
GainGn. The works Will be re- siy Tor busi;
ness September lSt, and will Employ 100
men, The United brethren are building Il
$4,000 college here, apl will By ready 10
occupy 1t early in September. Citizens
here give 5000 Of this sum. kSince the
advent Of The railroad two large planning
mills have been put In operation. A large
wQolen factory does good business. TIE
stfeets arc beipg repaired, sd.walks built,
houses painted, apd The whole appearance
ofthe town is indicative OF pFosptfity.
CATTLE EAlsING-scuOon.
This county Is composed Of grtzing land
mostly. Many tine heads oI cattle are to
be setn ip tls gres. pastures that crowd
up close to the very town. These cattle are
sold as a rule in the fal!, and It is then that
the people have the most money. Pew
counties In the State raise more or better
cattle than Upshur. Grass grows, ap-
paIeatly Without an effort, and the smooth
hillsides, aud bea4Ii,I! valleys all rJrd ex-
cellent ranges for thestoCk.' The prosptolJ
for the fall sales are unusually good.
Buckhannon has superior school advan.
tages. The paIse Of education has always
been warmly supported In this conlhu;
nifty. Good teachers are employed, and
living wages are paid, The young people
are intelligent, aud take pride IN SECURING
an education. AS consequence Of th!b
thorough school training, Upshur county
is solidly Republican, the finances oIthp
county and town arc In splendid coHdt
tiop, and never III the history Of the coul-
~ has q license Tor . saloOh psen lssued.
But some beer, little wine aud Occasidnal.
y something stronger may be obtained II
you know the grip and pass word. Ibid
not knss shCH,
RAT STORY.
Alter careful review Of all the snake
and ghost stories, Of the past season, l
must accord 10 Buckhannon the premium
for tall stories. The one which am about
to relate, improbable almost impossible ms
1t may seem is vouched for by nearly every
man in the village. lam convinced It will
be waste oi time to geek any further for
the champion glory Of the year. For long
time Mr.. UArper, who Is a b9t.her aud
leading UiliEnn here, was excessively an.
noyed by rats eating hls meat. 30 myBte.
riously was II done, so large was the Quan.
tily consumed, that tllere was not lacking
those WHO declared that Il disappeared BY
supernatural means. One Sunday even.
ing Mr.. Carper bad occasion TO enter the
the ''GloSe room" connected with his
slaughter house. lie had hardly opened
the door before he saw the heads Of several
rats Just above the surface oI the earth
floor. He sprang in and began stamping
them, continuing the operation until be
felt he had killed all the rodents. What
was hiP surprise on turning about to see
Immediately behind him another
group Of ncads Just above the soil.
After tho dispatch Of these in a
way similar to the plan frat plrsued, Mr..
lIlb fdtH. III b.
order to get them out, he took convent.
ent pole and tried 10 remove one. Great
was his surprise 10 lind he could not, and ,
It was only when alter repeated trials he
PLACED the end ofthe pole below the mass
and priGd hn that hn brought ont the frst I
bunch Of rats. Here begins tho myitRry. Ii
In this bunch were twenty eight Of the =
rodents, with their tails all plaisd together
SO neatly and closely that although the !
point oil entrance could be seen, the end '
Of any individual tail was not visible. No )
whip Yas ever more Skillfnlly plated. /
Hts cuIiosbiy nav iuiiH aroused Mr., Car J
per drew GU. the otier bunch only 10 lnd q
twenty gye rats with tails plGitCd into one I
perieGl braid. An PxsMi0aiion disclosed {
cavity beneath the surface, In the shane Z
Of flat turnlP, three feet iu diameter and
some fourteen inches Ia depth. The won. c
der was examined aud seen by nearly
every man in the town. and all aver that
ith1ust ~ velaieGG above. Fact
NIXoR MRSrioS.
a house belonging to Mr. Frank Thomp:
son, Situated in tho toEn was struck by
lightning lest evening and badly damaged, !
No one hurt.
Every county officer, save one, is a
Republican.
The ereassesmeutw will benefit the Repub- ,
licanS.
The hrst soda water fountain came 10 !
town last week. 1t Ia an elephant, Il
Ten commercial tIgyelerF are now SPEND
Ing their vacation In the Village,
fThig NOnUlu nFOn atlRH In 1GEQ aal Y