The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-20
HERE AND THERE.

The old homestead ut the corner OF
Jacob and Fourteenth streets which IS
now being torn away by its present
owner, Mr.. Alexander Lning. to be ro-
placed by n row Of handsome md mod
crn brick houses, Is n building OF hlstOr-
ical association. IIalf n century ago.
the great Rcntncklan. Henry Clay, who
always went home via the National
PIKE. or which he was tho protector and
through whose influence that great
highway was built. always stopped u
day or two In Wheeling, Some times
no would continue west on the pike and
on other occasions would 20 down the
OHIO To- his home. Almost Invariably hc
was tho guest OF friends who occupied
tho old house mentioned, which " at
last succumhlng To the onward strides
OF u more progressive generation.
Friends ~ Colonel ESlCy and Major
Bodlcy have observed with much curl
oslty thClr frequent visits to the small
nclghbOrlng towns In this vicinity, Full
ton, llcnwOHd, Elm Grove, Shcrrard
and McAlcclen have In turf been ia
rorSi by tE"m, At last tho secret is
out. II seems tho colonel and the ma
W. = Ail'AhFAl i'NoNN tN N'l tAhlllbs
options. Not ON oil territory, not on
mill stocks, not on railroad securities,
nor or any OF tho other stocks that
usually attract the shrewd business
nun. No Indeed. not the "Glltlcst' OF
Gllt-cdgc stuff IN those lines attracts
these two just nOw. \ BcnwOnd man
IL authority for the statement that the
colonel. aided and abcttcd by the major,
IL actively engaged In buying MI the
cigar store Indians that stand In these
parts with bow strung and arrow barb
cd for the pale face poaclicrs. \ large
w]archousc In East Wheeling, Il Is said,
has been secured for tta storage Of
these %lnJunS. which will no doubt come
In handy when the colonel becomes In-
dian commissioner In President Nc
Kinlcy's administration.
There's n drummer comes to town
now who knows the geography OF this
section better than he did Il few days
ago. lie had been out 10 Barncsvillc
once. had done good business aud wish
cd to call again. SO the other morning
he boarded II Baltimore e Ohio train
and being informed by the conductor
that II stopped ut Barn"svillc. seated
himself In the smoker with a good CT
gar and the latest novel. The train
pulled out through town and Coun-
try. winding around hill after hill, but
the scenery failed TO rival the attrac-
tons Of "thc plotting villain" ard the
drummer read on. \ stop and the con-
ductor touched him OF the shoulder
and said:
Here's your town. quick, we're late"
The drummer, snHtchlnS his sample
cases. 500 stood on the platform. His
first gaze wrought wonders. Instead OF
the streets and blocks OF the town, he
saw nothing but hillside farms on cv-
cry hand. the inevitable blacksmith
shop breaking the mOnOtony as il stood
up high OF the lonely road. One glance
did 1t all, Then the drummec used some
unprintablc language. The conductor
understood enough OF 1t in time 10 stop
the train. and MS the drummer was
taken OF 10 Fairnont. he fairly ratified
the windows In the car, ~dcnouncInS tn.
knight OF the punch.
what in thunder did you let ne or
there for? Do YOU suppose n man could
DO business In the wilderness, 1t was
GAINESVILLE, Ohio. l wanted. Any hu-
nan being would know that"
He had been let on at R%arnesvillc.
West Virginia, n stopping place on the
Baltimore & Ohio. this side OF Fair
mont. and dicn!ied 1t would feel TO be
called Il hamlet.