The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-23
KNOCK-ABOUT NOTES.

Those who profess to know tell me that
have been on the finest grazing. farm
in West Virginia. 1t is made up of the
adjoining lands OF c.. P. Dorr and. his
father-in-law, DR.. ]. Lyon, at Glover
Lick-a fine body Of more than. three
thousand acres of blue grass and wood
land. 1t Is all under Dr.rLigon's man.
9agement. have never seen q finer
stretch of pasture land, nor do think
there Is better blue grass anywhere. For
more than mile stretches a meadow
that has been in pasture for hundred
years. Cattle. are not very profitable In
these days, but II they were profitable
anywhere they would be profitable here.
DR.. Ligon estimates that. his cattle are
taking on pound q day and will con-
tlnue fattenins at that rate until Octo-
Der Is, when the buyer will come for
them. Pocahontas county, though with
out railroad, Is by5no means q new
county,. 1t has long been known as a
pasture land, much favored by old Vir-
glnians who have been in the habit OF
sending their cattle to Craze on their own
lands or by the month at SO much a
head DR.. Ligon is a graduate Of the
University OF Virginia, was q iConfeder-
ate soldier. first as a line officer. and then
as a surgeon, and settled In Pocahontas
county at the close OF the war. He Is
one OF the most hospitable and enter
tanning OF men. He, Is one Of the men
who knows things" and 1t Is worth
while TO talk with him. On his parlor
floor lies mounted bear skin, one of the
finest have seen from our West Vir-
glnia mountains. His bearship was
taking promenade In DR., Lig0n's yard
when the. doctor killed him. He meas
ured eight feet long and was so heavy
that 1t took yoke of oxen to drag him.
i. unjust not be supposed that bears pro-
menade In 'front.' OF DR.. Ligon's house
every evening. Five miles west, of DIR.
Ligon's, 1T the, head OF Clover Creek,
clear cut against the sky stands Glib
sons knob. $500 feet above sea level,
cleared to the cop and covered with re-
markablY fine blue grass. It took labor
tomake that clearing, but the RESULTS
wonderfully fine pasture land.
At Mingo met Alexander Crawford
Logan. Of Valley Head. who recalls WV
}idlythe death OF the C0nfederate Colonel
Washington, who was killed about
twelve, miles below Minso Mt the. double
ford OF ISlkwa ter, AS had had the
plcsur. ns meeting Colonel Washing
toms daughter the wife Of. COL r. p.
Chew, " Jefferson county,1 was much
Interested In Mr.. LoEan's recital. 1t. is: a
short story AZ many chapters Of that
great tragedy are, and short as they are
all end. las Mr.. Logan. tells It, Colonel
,rNashlhg.on advanced further toward
the enemy .hanjtswas, intended that he
should TO-. Ali effort was made to re-
strain him. but he felt that duty pressed
hlincn and hewent--to his death. This
gallant officer. fell with three bullet holes
'ilShis breast. .'Iflyou take n flat Iron,"
said Mr.. Logan. ..and put It on your
breast with the point down and imagine
a bullet hole at en- Oh corner, You can un-
derstand how Colonel Washington was
shot / had been making collins around
here for. a good many years. and was
sent foe to make n coffin FOR Colonel
Washington. General Lorlng was there
lie isail:st "A hell of n thing has happen
ed. The damned Yankees have killed
Colonel Washington! The coffin had 10
be mnde8in n hurry, and Il worked Sall
might over IT.. 4 q i made It SofS the best
cherry. and to keep the body, Il made
charcoal nf chestnut rails, and packed
the ereinalnss inSths.t. i was n Union
sympathizer.Y but 1 did Il hat work as
1wclljns IEknewi how: Slncei then Colonel
Chew: Colonel WESTINGHOUSE n-in.law,
has paid me for It.. md paid me well,
You know Colonel, Chow ltndh wife?
We'll, sifsyou eyer ace that lady againsI
wish you would stell tlier for me Tint,
loyal nan ash WAS! Il never worked with
"a freerih heart or more wi ling hand than
4Isdld tina tonight ton her fathers coffin,
May be that VIII comfort her some.