Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-31
--MARTINSBURG INDEPENDENT :
Saturday, July 81, 1856.
Pioneer Press.
THE METROPOLIS.
BY oLENDA.

Mr.. Editor On the Goth ult l
set off on tour Of business and pleas
ure. Ny first stop was at Clarksburg,
the staid centenarian town Of the in
terror. Here I met Ed. Roam, our
enterprising news dealer. On the
10Th, the run to Grafton was made in
double-quick time There / had an
ticipated pleasant conference with
Eye editor" Being disappointed in
this, I started for the State metropo-
lis, where 7 arrived at noon of the
I'd inst. Wheeling's points Of inter
est are the Park, the scene OF Major
McCulloah's famous leap, the great
nail mills, "a majority of which are
now silent, the market, &c. At the
market, all The delicacies of the sea
son are to be found One feature of
the market to be regretted is, the alb
sence of colored vendors. This ought
not to be. Our people should elbow
their way to stalls in the market. You
may Judge of a people by what they
eat. to some extent. The people of
Wheeling, noted for their unbounded
hospitality, vie with each other in the
effort to tender social honors to o
guest, and nowhere in the State per
haps, can the pleasure-seeker spend
his vacation more delightfully."-. Apro-
pos. it may not be amiss to make per
sonal mention of few who particu-
larly interested themselves in secur-
ing me specific pleasantries, and first /:
mine hostess, Mrs. Hagens, OF Eoff
street, who seemed to know just how
to tempt the appetite with choice Vi
ands of profuse market. On Sab
bath, the 4th inst, had to dine with
me, Mr.. Jas. Hollinger, of Lincoln,
Ne, who advises young men to go
west and grow up with the country
then there is Prof Jas. Fl, Jones,
,rincipal of the Grammer School,
whose colloquial powers are wonder
full. Intelligent and with much suav-
ity of the John G. Breckenridge type,
Mr.. Jones represents high intellee-
al status. Near the nj. h. Church,
on Eof street, is the Office of DR.. b.
II. Stillyard, a gentleman high up in
the medical profession, an honor to
the race and the community in which
he lives. He is now reaping the re
ward Of diligent, straight forward,
manly course, in an ever-increasing
clinical practice. Here is my hand
for progress, Doc. Mr.. Geo. w. Hol
linqer, assistant editor for the Press,
a gentleman of progressive thought
and brilliant conversational powers,
possesses a beautiful home on Eoff
street, where be and his excellent wife
bid their friends a hearty welcoma
Here ] met Miss Susie b. Simmons
one Of the teachers in the Parkers-
burg Grammar School. As we are
old friends and classmates, ! will say
we had an immense time. Of the
clerical representatives, Rev. Daily OF
the NJ, E., and Rev. Jones, OF the a.
NJ. E. Church, deserve honorable
mention. Both are gentleman of adj
vancedideas, and fully up to the times,
educationally Wheeling might so
further and do much worse. Wheel
ing has been equally as wise IN the
choice of teachers for her public
schools Prof Jones had as assistants
last wear. Mrs. Gasl1ins and the Miss
es Harrison and Poindexter. Miss
Poindexter vacates her position to ac-
cept that of musical instructor for the
Blind Institute of her native city,
Columbus, Ohio. This act marks an
epoch in the history of Ohio's color
ed people, and Columbus may Justly
be proud to possess such an accom-
plished young lady. The other teach
ers, as named above, are retained, and
with the vacancy properly filled,
Wheeling can still boast of as efficient
corps of teachers as any city IN the
State. The metropolis possesses q
number of cultured young ladies and
gentlemen, who would appear to adj
vantage in any society; and be who
would visit Wheeling, would well
prove his armour against surprise IN
advance, lest in q moment, most IN
suspected, sly Cupid transfix his heart
with shaft from that inevitable quiv
er, and
Mall say your head isn't level, -,
That something is wrong with YOU
brain;
For had she her life to live over,
She would never marry again.