Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-17
WEBsrEK COUNTY.

Progress Made In tho Wilderness-A Post
master Elected Cougressman Anderson
VIII Please Take Notice.
Spsciql Correspondence ar ne Re1istsr
ADDISON, w. Va, February 10
Webster county is coming TO the front.
b. The West Virginia and Pittsburg rail-
lA0ad is completed TO Conference.-The
Gauley, passing through one district Of
said county for a distance Of twenty
miles will, when the road is taxed, bring
in great revenue and lessen
our taxes. In addition 20 this,
the railroad company will extend this
road down Gauley river eight or ten
miles, TO the mouth of Cherry river, Ia
Nicholas county, and thence up said
river to its head, and thence on through
Greenbriar county.
The numbering department Of the rail-
road company has secured some very
fine specimens of timber which will be
exhibited at the Worlds Fair at Chi
cago.
Webster County has now communi.
cation with the outside world.
Instead OF hauling goods from
Weston, distance OF siXty-fve
miles as formerly, or from the Kanawha
Falls, about the same distance, over
rough roads and high mountains, etc,
we now get our freight from COwen, 8
distance OF twelve miles.
The proximity 20 the railroad gives
an impetus 20 business OF all kinds.
Real estate has advanced in some in
stances 400 TO 500 per cent, especially
timbered lands We look for a crowd
of visitors az the Salt Sulphur Springs
in Addison the coming season. Hotels
are being enlarged and buildings going
up. Addison is incorporated and will
improve her streets, etc.
The past winter has been one OF
marked severity, aud will long be re-
membered by the denizens Of the noun
tain counties, especially.
Fifteen years ago Webster county had
but few Republican voters in IT, and
now she has about 200. This in a great
measure has been caused by migration.
While this is the case she has ma
jority OF over 400 Democratic. There
is not a single Republican 10 the county
holding an office, aud we have some eX-
celent Republicans, too.
The people, Democrats, who received
their mail az the Addison Office, con-
cluded to hold kiud Of primary to
nominate candidat, for postmaster.
Due notice was posted, and on Saturday
the 18th inst, the election was held,
there being hree candidates in the race,
viz: Walter b. StanGrd, eX-cOunty sup
erinteudent Of schools, b. W. Hutchi-
son, eX-deputy Shoriu, aud C. NJ. Con-
rad Mr. Conrad received the nOmina-
tiOP, having received eleven more votes
than his opponents, who received tie
vote. Mr.. Conrad is a worthy gentle
man, a brother 90 tue Circuit CLERK and
also brother 10 Hon. b. =. COurad. now
in the House Of Delegates from this aud
Lewis county, the delegate district.
We hope that our primsry will be rec
OgniZed by our Congressman, Mr Alder
son. and that be Will govern himself ac-
cOrdingly. Be this as it may the peo-
pie seem well pleased with the
selection made. Ia speaking on this
line, your correspondent desires 20 say
OF our present T.. NJ. In the person Of
Miss Kate A. ArthLr we have, we be-
lieve, as good and efficient =. NJ as can
be found ia the State. She has been
very diiigent, and has kept many OF our
pOstmasterS throughout the county
straight. Miss Arthur sent in her res
ignatiOn prior TO the election. But to
the victor belong the spOils. VIII Cleve-
land make a clean sweep this time?
This question is often asked, but we
shall see what IS 10 be.
A DEMOCRAT.