Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-01-21
POLITICS IN BARBOUR COUNTY.
ihe Wen the People Want Elected to
Gnicc-AdSent Of u Railroad.
S1ccinl 10 ths RrnistcX

TIrrrpt W. Va, January 20.-Your cor
respondent OF the Il was in error in sta.
ting that J. II. Daniels would compete
witt NJ Isaac '. Johnson for clerkship.
Mr.. Daniels is candidate for the county
To- the Circuit Court rlcrkship. Mr. John
c9eIk>hip.aud Mr.. Johnson will be reelected
SOD is the best Circuit clerk in the State,
and while some Of Mr. Daniels bosom
friends .ried to get him to try Isaac race,
ne declined, = kr owing the results. Mr.. l..
C. Elliott v II he a candidate for reelection
10 the county clerks Office, and will be a
hard sick to trap. Mr. Elliott was found
10 be the only man in the Democratic party
that could beat Lawis Wilson, the former
Rel ubliC6n CLERK, and for the good ol the
usfty lie made sacrifices { Ir IL TO breaE the
"a e..6 NV il he wants the oth'e
=, The People VIII Reward
hin. We Lel;cr6 there is disposition on
the lart OF the Democracy OF this county
10 nominate men who will not be burden
TO the ticket, men vino will not have 10 De
carried through, men Of merit We have
some men aspiring. who ii is boldly SAID
cannot be elected il nominated, and We
dou't believe In men OF so little Judgment
as TO press themselves upon the party,
when defeat 81 its general election ~ IA
evi;able.
The Grafton 4 Grcenorier Railroad hss
ben completed TO th's place. Tuesday
last about noon the first engine hove IN
sieht and eas greeted with sounds OF
cheers. which made the valley echo aud
reyrrl o ate for n lie around. On Wed1es-
dsy the first passenger tram pulled into the
dspot site, and was received with great en-
,hrsiasnl over 2OO OF our citizens were out
in the cold and snow TO greet its arrival.
The officers OF the road
Came Up on the Cars
and have been in executive session since.
While il Is extended to this point it is not
completed by any means The tract having
hetn laid in such bad weather it wilt takss
time vet and considerable money TO put 1t
in good order, but when once done will oe
the best road Of its kind, narrow gauge, IN
the State. There has been considerable
complaint by our people about the manage
ment, some founded upon imsgi trJ foan'
ostions, and some, perhaps. not fou 1d-d.
The road has cost far in excess OF what II was
represented TO be. Ii vas estimated oy ID.
engineer, whose competency has been
questioned. that the road would not cost
over IS, GO per mile to build aud e1Iip IL
from Grafton 10 Phi!ippi, but AN 10
formed by one Of the directors that il has
already cost over $500 per mile ana Is nos
done yet. but be that as it may, We nave
the rosd snd are the
HnPpie.t People in the State.
The road will be formally opened on the
S0th instant by q dinner ia Philippi. 01
that day quite q number OF people vii.
come up from Grafton, the number being
limited to the capacity OF the cars Mr..
W. D.@.Jarvis has been appointed agent
| at this place, which is universally sitisfsc-
tory 10 our people-the second Barbour
county man who has been favored with .
posiliop on the road. Our tom is fail OF
strangers, which adds new LIE aud enter
prize TO our people.
wHES lecturer has worked he ladies'
! Of his audience 90 near 10 the veeplog
point that they have gotten out tsei, haad'
kerchiefs, and then suddenly changes rs
tone and speaks OF the merits OF Dr.. Bal. !
Cnugh Syrup he is bJ.nd 10 rouse fesifa (