Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1888-08-25
AT HOME WITH FRIENDS.

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and Kanawha.
AT HOME WITH FRIENDS.
A genial friend awaited us at
Grafton,-Capt. John Donohue,
once Sheriff of Doddridge. but
now one of the most industrious
citizens of Grafton. His home is
the embodiment of hospitality and
comfort; and Mrs. Donohue one of
the kindest and most cultivated lad.
les to be met with anywhere. She
is a thorough business woman, too,
with some of the most desirable
property in Grafton, and fine
country home,-with carriages and
horse,-that require watchful care
and attention, which keep Mr.. Dono.
hue well employed and out of
politics, into which his
led him in for.
mer years. 1t was a happy fate
well met; and life will be a blessing
unto ripe old age in the comfort Of
home and kindness of heart, that
only genial gentleman like Capt.
Donohue can appreciate and recip.
rocate.
After supper and lunch at ten,
we boarded the midnight train for
Parkersburg, through rain and chill
and darkness. Our heavy overcoat
would not have been exchanged for
all the busters " on the road.
Parkersburg reached at Il. m.
Tuesday breakfast at FIVE 5; off on
the Ohio River II. r. at 6 There was
much confusion of time, as Central
time is followed along the Ohio, and
Eastern time is an hour earlier.
The Ohio River Road is a beauty
level as floor; no ballast; all the
filling is river gravel. The distance
from Wheeling 60 Parkersburg is
about 100 miles; from there to Point
Pleasant so miles; from here to
Charleston 60. The Ohio River
country is beautiful; level fields of
heavy corn; no hills; no rocks; no
curves, except the graceful bends in
the river; small towns on both sides,
Mason City, Point
Pleasant. Huntington, in West Va. !;
Belleville, Pomeroy, in Ohio. There
are salt works, wooden Mills, coal
mines all opposed to English free
trade. Ex-senator Camden is at
the head OF Ohio River industries.
No wonder he was and is IL protec-
zionist. and it is the general regret
that he was defeated. All kinds of
boats are going up and down the
river; railroads cutting through the
State in every direction and under
proper encouragement this State
will beat the Western " booms" in
wealth and permanency. Thous,
and of workers Will reap the bene
fits.
The Berk eley Boys are here in
force, awaiting the train for Charles.
ton. We have a good crowd, and
is agood place for a good crowd.
No hydrant water, but Crystal Rock,
Belle something, not Boyde it goes
down easier than she does. It's not
convention every day.
Those from Berkeley are: Geo.
Feidt, Grant Pitzer, John Farm,
John Heller, Samuel Aler, G. G..
Daily, Henry Fitz, John Clendening,
Samuel Gold, j. G. Kitchen, Charley
Miller, Will Bowen. Messrs. Butts,
Aver and Yantis, from Harper's
Ferry. Several hundred leading
Republicans from along the B. & o.
There will be big convention. The
only bad sign is rain, rain, rain. 1t
will make big corn crop, and corn
in politics this year will make more
than Virginia corn bread.
We met an old newspaper man
we had not seen for years, G. w.
Tippetts. He is a Democrat of the
old kind, but a clever gentleman,
and friend of the newspaper fra.
ternity. We would like to see him
locate in Martinsburg. We are be.
ing treated right at the Stortz
LII OuSe.