Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-06-27
A Trip TO POcahontaS With its Incl.
dents and Accidents.

! way '''S " aiSV anu very TAT
horse hitChed to light buggy. The
roads were excellent, the day de.
I lightiul and we travelled with ease
and comfort, stopping an hour at
Failing Spring for dinner. That af-
t"rnOon we had reached a point
about a mile from the foot of Droop
mountain on the north side when
our big horse, who had performed
beautifully up to that time, and with
no evil intent that we could detect,
nut simply, as we presume, to vary
the monotony of Il long days Jour
ney, concluded to fall, and fall he
did, prone upon the ground and flat
upon his side with the harness
wrapped about him. There he Law
like great beef, making no effort at
all to eXtriCate himself from his I'M
| pleasant situation. In the fall he
broke both shafts short off and we
were in a prcdiCament. Accepting
the situation IA philoSOphically as
! possible, we proceeded to undo the
harness and soon had our horse on
his feet again with no visible marks
OF the fall beyond the dust that COW
cred his large proportions. Henry
Gilmor, Esq, of our town, who was
but short distance behind, soon
came up, gave us lift as far as
liillsboro, where we procured an
other conveyance, in which our big
horse took us safely to Marlinton.
There was large crowd at Court,
drawn hither to witness the trials of
two important State Cases--one
against the two negroes, Armstrong
and Cumberland, for the robbery of
Capt. Edgar, the other against Sla-
ven for the killing Of Collins. There
was much regret that these cases
could not he tried in the new Court
house, where the people could
DE better accommodated, but the
house has not yet been furnished, so
Court had to be held in the building
heretofore used for that purpose,
Where theacCom modations are wholly
inadequate. We heard nothing but
taVoroble comment on the new
Courthouse and Jail just completed
at cost Of about 10000. They are
both large, well proportioned, we'll
arranged buildings built Of brick with
sandstone trimmings and present a
very handsome appearance. The
lot has been enclosed with a sub.
stantial iron fence, and, when nicely
graded, sown in grass, and sup
piled with shade trees las we have
no doubt it soon will be) Pocahontas
Will have temple of Justice and a
public square that would do credit
to any county in the State. These
improvements have necessitated a
heavy tax upon the people, but when
the cost shall have been fully paid
and the comfort and convenience of
the public considered, we venture
there will be few in the county who
will regret the outlay.
Among the very pleasant Incl.
dents of this trip to Pocahontas was
q few hours spent with the Augusta
Fishing Club in their camp on the
Greenbrier. The club is composed
of Capt. James Bumgardner, Rich
ard p. Bell and Fitzhugh Elder, of
the Staunton bar, Col. Chas. l.. Cook,
Prof. Webb, of the Episcopal school
at Staunton, and Mr.. George Beall,
of Maryland. This club, as thus
composed, has spent from ten days
to two weeks every summer for the
last ten years or more, fishing for
trout in the upper waters of the
Greenbrier, and Col. Cook has kept
Il careful record of the catch made
by each member every season dur
ing these ten years. After spend.
ing week in the vicinity of Trav-
eller's Repose, the club broke Camp
there and came down to Marlinton
to fish for bass, reaching the county
seat Tuesday afternoon, the 18th,
the first day of Court. Having n
pleasant acquaintance with Capt.
| Bumgardner, Col. Cook and Mr..
Bell, (the last named gentleman
having been a class-mate of ours in
the law school at the University of
Nirginia) we received, along with
Col. II. :. Turk, who was attending
Court at Marlinton, a polite and
very cordial invitation to take sup
per with the club that night in their
camp about mile below the town
an invitation we readily accepted,
Capt. Bumgardner assuring us that
we should have for supper as fine a
trout as was ever taken from the
Greenhrier and which he had caught
at Travellers Repose the evening be-
fore. We found the tents of the
club pitched in u beautiful and pict-
urcsque spot near an old still house,
the operations of which, however,
had been long since discontinued.
Col. Turk informed the party that
the old man who formerly owned
the still always insisted that he had
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