The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-09
OUT OF THE WOODS.
KNGwooD's RAILROAD JUBILEE.
Celebrating tho Opening OfA Worthy Enter.
priSo-whO wsrO There and How They
ArriVsd-ThS spSakinE-Hospltniity
of KIpEwood Men and Women.


Special DEspateh 10 ne InttLIi9aos.
KINawooD, w. Va, Jan. S.-Incrediblt
40 1t may sesm, KingTood's dream Is al
last realized. She ia at lG0t a railroad
town, gvsppled with hooks Of steel to the
rest OF the world The dream has boen
long and much disturbed by horrid night.
mares. Earnest effort seemed fatsd to be
repaid with one disappointment alter an.
other. Tbs skies we're very dark jus! be-
fore the break Of day. But delivOrance
came; and because it came wAa able to
come to KipgEood BY rail 10 "a hour and
forty minutes.
1t was my good fortune to fall in with
pleasant liEtls party composed OF Capt.
Geo. NJ. Whitescarver and wife, Col. B. F.
Martin and wits, F. NJ. Dnrbia and wife,
James R. Smoot and S. P, Mccormick,
and though the rain vas driving hard and
the train was carefully picking its way
over the new road, the ladies kept the
company in good spirits. For green
mountain road, as yet only partly bal.
lasted and not yet all lined up, tho run.
ming is remarkably smooth. When every
thing 10 in working order tho run will be
made easily in an hour.
THE DAYS DENoEsTRATIoE.
When the train arrived, though the
rain was coming down aS if to make
amends for long ssaaon OF drouth, tho
town's people wsro at the nls!ion in foTce
to extend the warm hand OF welcome,
From that moment till now have heard
little talked hu! railroad. Who wouldn't
rejoice to be dug out after all these years
Yesterday they did rejoice with fagp,
leasting ard a flow Of railroad oratory.
All day the rain fell, further
swelling the already swollen noun
tain streams. Bat the country pso.
pie were not all kept at home. About q
thouHand came to town and perhaps four
hundred spent the night here. They
came in all sorts Of vehicles; some aioot;
some "Critter back" The good women OF
the town-who have the railroad fever
worsc, If posnible, than the men-had the
most bountifnl provision for feeding tho
multitude in the lower part Of the court
house. The miracle Of the loaves and
fishes was at least suggested. The besuti.
ful bread did credit TO the housewives OF
Preston county.
GREAT TALKING.
The dinner WAS eaten with a relish, and
then the speaking came on in the Court
room. The Mozart Band, OF KinGwood,
stirred the patriotism OF the people, and
then tho meeting was called to order by
Mr.. w. G. Brown, whom everybody Ikea.
and calls "JunioT." Mr.. Brown introduce
ed in turn Mr.. ChGrle1 Burdett Hart aud
Col. B. F. Martin, who did the talking tor
the occasion. Col. Martin assures me that
tho eppcches we're particularly fine. Col.
Martin 10 experienced in such matters and
Is scrupulously exact man. After the
jollifCstiou meeting many Of the guests
returned to Tuuneltop, others holding
over till to-day. AT night the festivities
we're continued by the performance Of 8
Rowlsburg minstrel troupe, which packed
the Court House and gavo very enioya-
bio performance. The whole community
Is in high glee, and 1t has right to be.
There very much 10 he ERid about the
rich region opened up by this road: come
thing to be said ofthe men whose grit has
finally put through the enterprise. There Is
abundant material fora letter, with which
this will be followed. C.B.H.