The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-24
our y,rx,,,. Letter.


wIaars,s, W. Va, August 90, 1898. -
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company are making very great i'm
proyement at this place. The con-
tractors have exeavated to the depth
OF 20 feet below the surface and have
reached bed rock. They are building
a heavy etone culvert out OF Ohio sand
stone. 1850 feet In length, the height of
arch is 20 feet and has span OF 20
feet.
In addition to this culvert a fine iron
bridge will be erected across the cnl-
vert's mouth, which will make great
improvement in tho way Of county
road travel.
Taking into account the loss of the
first eulyert by the flood and the in
corruption of the frei ght traffic as
well as strengthening the creek and
the filling up of the wash out, this
work will cost the railway company
not less than $3.50. 900.
Our wheat crop was q poor one and
We will have only half q corn erNp
owing TO the rust in the former and
the dry spell cutting the greater part
of the corn down to nubbins.
Business Is almost at q standstili
and everybody Is afraid OF everybody
and fearful looking for the outeome
when Congress puts in its work on the
silver and tariff questions.
Everybody, however, seems to raise
money enough TO go to the camp
meeting aud the circus, with its side
shows, while preachers OF the gospel
ara living on half rations.
The pay car is here and the railway
bows are happy, so are the saloon
keepers, for it so happens that many
!, OF those very boys, pleasant, we'll
, meaning fellows, sink lurge portion
OF their hard earnings in front of the
various bars in Hinton.
But beside all this | am glad to say
that our people are becoming more
and more Interested in this question
of the saloons, and your eorrespon
dent has been taking the stand wher
ever and whenever an opportunity /:
, afforded him to talk upon the evils o
the traffic.
Our sportloving friends are making
some nice huuis OF fish. one part,
/ were out three days and caught abou
three hundred bass.
To those who have the means Alex
aniria Bay, n. Y, affords ample or
} portunhy 10 enjoy good catch o
0 p,GNerel ana bass A near friend o
5 mine has just returned from there am
+ thus discouraes of his trip. lie says:
3 ON the otn oil Ills month III S,Ji
o'clock II. IN, my landlord Furnished
t me a guide and boat; the boat was
Q beauty, had nickel plated oarlocks, 1t
i bottom was covered with Btu5sel
carpet. had cushioned arm chat
: III the stern Of the boat. | paid IS
e day Tor tine boat and guide and 81 TO
u loo live minnows.
0 Il caught u number of plciierel an
4 blss At moon the guide took mo I
.. ono of the Islands. and from the bac
h part of the boat la removed the bult
houl ana took from reeeptacic ther
: Il pot, Grldiron, tryiug pan and collf
d pot. Uuder the carpet in the bow {
70 tho boa. he took out table with foll
- ing legs.
lilo then made fire, cleaned an
is fried Il large picaeIel, broiied bee
% steak. boiled few potatoes also SON
1T eggs: then made Il pot Of good coile
q as ever | drank. Then We had Mic
10 bread and butter. and for desert, app
/. pie and blacl,berrics, tishsd again
If the afternoon md returned to ii
d hoteIi in time for supper. / was we
satisfied with my days catch. NJ
IS thraO days board cost me only twelN
H. dollars" Who wouldn't 20 lishins2
- W. Il. W.