Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-09-19
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Washington City, lsi6.
EXHIBITION AT WEST -HL .FS ! I,ISE;

II For ne Times.
EXHIBITION AT WEST ALEXANDER
Mr.. Efitor. Ia company with number of
other, ct tai, city. had the pleasure al at
tending n WcducStay,au exhibition al West
Alexander. conducted By the pupils of the Rev
MIR. McCluskey ol that place. The exercises
were exceedingly interesting aud consisted
mainly of original oratious and dialogues.
| Many Of the iuruer were very CTcdtahle To the
| speakers aud eviuccd tan degree OF talent
aud industry IN composition. The dialogues
were apt, aud apart from their originality
! tended greatly. by their humour aud racinrs,.
! To relieve the monoiuny of the seyerer-e1erci-
SIS. The cloCuuouary powers ul the speakers
had evidently been under good culture. and
/ their gestures were graceful aud appropriate.
/ The audience WAS very large aud to thcirgr.at
circuit, hr II spoken, preserved throughout the
exercises the most cutire order aud drccncy
cot behaviour. No indecent Clapring of hands
o. stamping OF feet gave boisterOu, display OF
Tie pleasure ielt by the audience in ihe eN-
e1cis s. We feel more grateful to record ibis
lnasmuch a. II Is an exception among cases of
ilAe literary nature. We hope the time
may come when at oar higher seminarics of
learning, ouT old aud time honored COLLEGES.
the disgracrluI practices alluded To may be- ',n.
known. Liieivry Jubilces should at least be 4
Tree itou the NOISY Concomitants at political
gatherings, thr audience ever Ecmemberinu F.
\ mat the most acceptable compliment which
ihcy can pas to.a speaker - TO gave him their
silent and undivided attention, aud the spssk
ler that I'm the language OF an eminent New
England divinc) 1T Is IN the perfect silence
OF your hearers that YOU must look Tor the
! highest test OF your abilities" We were a.
greeably surprised al the great numbers in at
tendance on this occasion. cyincinp az we
thnIull "A -
des, rvcdly popular aud ilourishing school. In
deed, we were assured that the inhabitants of
the surrounding country feel an unusual inter
est m the prospects OF this infant nursury of
education. and that during the past few wears.
the number oi applicants have been greatly
ON the increase. Under the conduct of is
talented head, the Rev. Mr.. McClusky, (weIl
known IN this community as a divine and
scholar this school has hitherto fully met the
most sangune hoprs OF its patrons aud friends.
The healthiliess of lis location-tbe b.suty ol
thesurrounding sccncry--as well as the highly
moral and religious tone OF feeling which or.
vades the community amongst whom # is To-
Gated are peculiar advantages aud strong re-.
commentators 60 this favored seminary. Sue
cess attend II; and may the efforts of n,
, genilemaDly and learned head 10 render mi,
youthful charge an ornemcnt and benefit 1,
their day and generaiiOu be crowned with theiI
; due reward. Yours. Sc
Sept. Is, 1916. V.
We copy the following from the Baltimor,
: Patriot Oi TUESDAY:
The occasional delay in the ARRIVAL of IN,
cars at Gu nbcdsnI is caused. "a We learn h,
5. the detention which sometimes necess,ril,
takes place between Baltimore aud Hsrperi
IS Ferry, where, as Is known, new rails are be-.
! ing put down. Ii will sometimes hspoen
despite every precaution, that the engine i
- retarded Tor short time from this cause -
o But the work OF relaying the road. viii
~ new and massive rail, will be completed in
short time, aud then all cause of compla;o
VIII cease, or all excuses for delay be- takel
l. away.
u The travel over the road this summer la
y been unprecedentedly large, and the gmouo
10 OF freight carried greater than any one cm,I
=, have anticipated. These things may have cor
~ tnouied to TIE delay complained oil. bnt thes
- VIII also b. remcdied in short time, as al
&c company have now making several loco,n,
uves OF very great power
lu That ihe stages occasionally fail in tho
ne time Is To 6e ascribed 90 the exceeding heat
" summer which, 80 we learn, has been s,,
~ on several DAYS, as To- render IL impt,ssibe I,
le horses To come up to the time required II,
- every eiioFt ~ made % take the usssepgs,
through ~ the time fixed. and we ,,pdorst.,u
- That Il Is almost always done. Sill II ,noi
p" energy T. wanting. the stage proprietor. shoul
see that Il is given.
- That tlis gFrat Central Route between Il
u Fast and the West, j. ibc'best. Is progrp I
tie popularity which ID has e,l,bli.heI r.
T. ltseli, and b. tbe preference which +. c,i,ro
+, b over an others by Jewellers W. 'b.lie,
p 90 deserves this popularity; and when IN
y new rails ore placed on the raad between tf,i
:, ciiy anj Hupefs Frrry. making the ent5,
y i"r oi 'eiirood from BIlumorc 10 Crpbe,
ld"9 ,q'ai 90 amy iu doe countW. ths p,.e,g
" w o. made io Cumberland, and lhenrs f
~ Nhrelne' boz much shorter time tlsp :, =.
n'W. we uuIrrpm1 indeed. ilatri. {,
."l'l 'l iir proper authorities. boz 4 ss.,,
i u"l' 20 "'hr thorough examinations ol n,
a Whole route ihucc tu Wbrrf,o 80 ~
II whatever {, found To- br vrourSo con,,ib.,,
=. CD deiuy Ds oau-. di--sii.ialif.1 n, H. -,
e ,cn VIZ h' inqnirej ini5 aud rsmclial i
i iar bs DO eau b.. ~ q
Y The New Yorh Tribune ur Monde, a,ys tt,,
Within DE three preceding tusius.s J,,. =.
"a Ips. cham 10 600 ll-i..Is .f tlI.. u