Daily Republican., 1890-06-27
Letter from west virginia.

wtoaINs, w. Va June 25th, 1ss0.-|
Tbs afternoon, from my cottage to .
bepda mile above me, the grand old
Cred brier II " unruffisd - tho smooth
quieI lake; all along Ne banks, the great
Itreu whose brsnohss nearly kiss the
STRAIN, are clearly pictured there, like
bright visions in fairy land but lot It
IRAN . day or Two and the scene 10 chang.
cd the placid faee Of the stream becomes
turbid and swollen, the shadowsd pic
furoa disappear. and upon its now nigh
~ current are carried swiftly BY, great
Quantities Of driftwool and all kinds Of
debris bold and strong must he be who
attempts to cross the river now. TLis
part Of Greeubrier river is great resort
Tor disciplts Of good cd Issak Walton.
OF Virginia, Kentucky and North Caro-
lima, camping out for two weeks or more
bringing with them servants and good
stock Of cooking utensils and provisions,
and not e bw of our Hutton friends visit
us regularly every week during the Sea-
son.
Twill here say, while on this subject,
that this afternoon l returned from the
river with two largo catfish averaging
fod: pounds each, and . whopper OF .
snapper (turtle).
1he Contractors are making rapid
strides In preparing tho railway for q
houbls track, and the bridge carpenters
lire streng gthening the trsstles spanning
Sig Creek and Pawley's Creek BY
iuttinR In heavier timbere, the better IA
, npport the heavy freight trains drawn
y pondcrous engines recently pur
Aased.
The traffic ON this road Is truly phs
pmenal. There appears to be constant
! running Of trains day and night.
We shall have very little fruit on 40
count OF late frosts, but our wheat croI
jult cut is up to the average and the oat,
! ar, iAir, while the corn, although late II
WtshAli have plenty Of Que hay and on
l potatoes will, without doubt, richly re
pay us ior the pains taken In cultiyatinI
i, then.
Tie csnsus enumerator Of our district
a WHO'S ns black ~ tho ace Of clubs, ha
: been making his rounds, and bein
what 10 termed here black Republican
answsred all bis questions, making n
obJscious to the color Of bis skin, b,
two Of my neighbors utterly refused
answa single question, Declaring the
objected to having . nigRor botherin
. them With questions which only . viii
man had . right to ask. look 4
J. their arrest III few days. Strange
say one OF these men is . Republica
y the othU Democrat
: The Virginia Brown Stone Compan
y whose quarries lie on the Tug creek .
e miles wet OF this place, are making
IS heavy outlay in building incliues, ra
u WAYS and buildings for workinen, besid
n plauers and other machinery for cuttiT
+ and smoothing the stone 40 1t com
,, from the quaFries. Mr.. scAnlan, the
superintendent, says they eau lind reat
Is sale for sll they get out and he thin
70 the supply almost insx xhausiible.
" A though the mercury rsngos from u
to $40 In ths shade duriug the day, o
Of nights are pleasant for sleeping, Oft
u cool enough Tor blanketa
z, am very sorry TO learn the decision
ii the supreme Court In regard to sell
ID intoxicating liquors tn.orlglnai ackaRt
G. and fear great evil WI casue Oh
" count Of such ruling.
The deadly tendency Of The t!mes is
eu,u uiatu tue loose mora.s nj the Eren
/, under the regn Of Louis XIV, aud .
" less the good men OF both parties un
to put down vice aud immortality of ,
kinds, we shall be cursed with almost
reign of terror. We should be tcrrib
In earnest about this matter. w. b. v
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