Year: 1873

takes place in Charlestown Oh the first
Saturday and Sunday in January, Elder
Wheelright is expected.


You make me write by the types IN
my letter of last week, last paragraph,
cat for rats and stop for state. y differ
ence certainly.


Trusting my letter will not weary You
or YOUR readers by its length, will
close, wishing you and them happy
New Year.


January s, 1878.


Not intending to take the chair as au
tocrat of the school room until Monday
next, have leisure TO send you further
notings from Charlestown. The old year
has left us and the new one has come to
us. AS they have to every one else and
to every other place Time is time and
its passage is stealthily and rapld,bu ITS
flight is marked by just such points as
We have reached and survived. They
are evidences Of life's head-way and
times resistless march. We are on the
tidal wave ani borne along unconscious
ly to that point, when time quits us as
individuals and eternity lays hold OF us.
It's character will depend upon our use
and improvement of time with its pre-
cious privileges i'll accordance with the
unchanging Fate of the Supreme One,
As the years advance we should pro
gress in every essential good, becoming
meet for the use of him by whom we
were made and where we are.


With the start of 1878, the new regi-
me as ordered by the New Constitution
is installed at the County Seat. 1t cant
be said that old things have passed a
way and all things have become new
rather the reverse. What was new to
us as to County officials, such as Super
visors, Recorder.an and Township districts
having been introduced within the past
few wears. take their exit at this partcu-
lar period, and the old order of things
County Court, Circuit and County
Clerks, witE the district system, will
again have come into action. This will
appear the more natural and after the
olden time when the familiar and genial
faces of Messrs Brown and Moore are
greeted in their respective Offices as in
the days of auld langsyne. Such indeed
is the paradox, new things have passed
away and old things have come again, at
least so far as it refers to the executive
affairs of our County. Well, it is plea
sant to greet old friends, old places and
old things,and we can but feel glad that
a system so long tried and that worked
so well, is again in vogue and the faith
ful and honest men Of the past are at
the helm.


There has been much talk here about
the doings of the Board of Supervisors,
at least majority of them, during the
last two or three days of their existence.
Most especially in connection with the
sum of $4,000 received by them from
the Is. & O. Railroad as back taxes due
the County. Report has it that the
Board deputed four of their number
with legal counsel to 90 to Baltimore
and effect settlement with the Rail
road authorities, that it was brought
about IN the shape of compromise /;
the Company agreeing to pay them
$4,000, and the Committee advised by
Counsel, accepting the propositions.
Now, what makes the talk and brings
out curses loud and deep is the disposi-
ton of the money by majority OF the
Board 1t is said, though their entire
expenses to Baltimore were paid by the
Company, they give to each Of the com
mittee $3.50 suppose each Of the
committee voted for himself Other ap-
preparations are excepted to, but they
may have good and sufficient reasons for
them. Any how, the $40, 900 vanishes,
confirming the old adage, money that
comes easy goes easy" Of course it is
not my place nor do | question the hon
esty and integrity of gentlemen as pub
lie officers, but | simply note the fact,
that there is seemingly great indigra-
ton. But they are among the things
that were and so it is of all they have
done.


r. Hume Butcher, Esq, one Of the
Representative of this County being
in town this week, the Legislature hay-
ing adjourned over the holidays, ad-
dressed the citizens on Monday evening
last in the Court Room. ] did not hear
him but learn that he was especially
pointed on the removal question. Mr..
Butcher is enthusiastic in his opposition
to Wheeling and gave his audience to
understand that if his constituents wish
ed the removal aud would instruct him
so to vote, that he would resign his
place. Mr.. Butcher is an effective
speaker, none more so | reckon in the
lawer House, and am gratihed to learn
is giving attention to his Legislative
duties with great sobriety and industry.
| noticed Senator Grantham in town al
so.


The transit from the old to the new
year with us was qniet and easy. Nc
confusion or disturbance manifested il.
self. Even the stuff called whiskey
Nhose provinae is to be noisy seems to
have received quietus. Would that j,
was so forever and forever.


The Methodist and Episcopal Sunday
schools have had pleasant meetings du-
ring the week. The first in the way of a
social gathering, where table loaded
with good things, delighted the eyes
and gratifyed the palates of the children.
A speech, singing and tableaux scenes
filled up the time. The second took
the form of tree, that grew and bore
its fruit in day. which were presents