The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-04-18
Affairs in Wayne County

The:followiDg is little "behind tipe's
but has, wetbink, lost littls oi 3 inter- &
estby the delay: y. Il
~. !CLREpo, ". Va, Apri!:2, 1883. s
H.. EDS. Observation-Disclosures AlaYefnot muoA
news Of special interest to send ysu, Il suppose
you and your readers would like 10 hear from
this section occasionally.
Our Circuit Court will commence on MONDAY
next with q formidable list Of cases on INC
docket to dispose Of. Besides m accumulated
pile Of OWL suits, there IRE large NUMBER ol
criminal indictments to dispose OF. Many OF
these are for crimes committed during Tic
rebellion, BY gacrrillas md reckless men gen
orally. Murder, robbery and horseslcaiing
arc;thc charges, mostly. Some OF tho parties
have left the country for its good, and others
doubtless will leave, since the passage OF the
law requiring attorneys 10 TAKE the test oath,
throws them out of oil chnnoe of?aecuring
counsel and defense hy late rebel lawyers:
The Free School systcm is becoming very
popunr in this county; and the more the, peo.
pie understand its working details, the better
they like it. We are making very good prog
ress, aud by another year will have it "fnll
tide Of successful operation" throughout the
county. Of course there is good deal Of
scolding about tho expense Of new school
houses and fittings, but Nil will soon sec the
beneficial effects -of.tthe expenditures, and
chccrtully comply with oil lawful require
mcnts necessary 10 successfully carry on the
schools. Nearly NIL our people arc favorable
10 the Free School system, and getting it in
operation has been slow only on account Of
lack of information on the details. When the
township committees thoroughly understand
the law, they ore eager and willing to push
ahead.
We arc sadly wanting in good teachers.
The committees pay thiry-thrsc 10 torty-hre
dollars, without regard 10 sex. The old resi-
dent teachers cling 10 old customs and meth
obs with q per,nacity that would BIO creditn-
BILE in n better cause. Teachers amply qunli.
fled in other respects, strongly incline 10 the
old prciudices OF the people, and mnst often
be referred to the law to prevent their yield
ing altogether. Some OF the old customs in
regard to discipline, If continued, would make
the law almost worthless where they prcrail,
and must lie abandoned entirely.
notice that you are "alive' in kanawhn
County on the subject OF Education. ! nun
glad to know it, aud allow me TO Say that ih'
publication in your paper Of everything per-
tanning to Schools and the work that is heing
done for them, and to Education generally, is
Jus, now the one thing ncedful Is awaken, en-
courage und suitnin the active workers III
the carse, in West Vi.giuin.
We arc now looking hopefully for the work
to commence OH the line Of the contemplated
Railroad from this 10 your place. 1t may he
thu, the engineers and contractors now here
will Iepnrt wi,!oa. doing my thing further.
But see NO rcnsou to fear. II | were MS en-.
,hu.ias,ic as some OF my ne;ghhors, might
say the work had already commenced blu.
will not, now.
An Industrious negro WAS shot by 'nscr'
able ,agnbcuI pancti Green Nol,cn, near this
place, one nigh, last week. The negro had
moved here few days previously aud co;n'
mcnced work on land lie rented from his for
mcr master and owner. The negro was
wounded, hut not badly. Reason Of the
shooting: tho negro was----a ncSro1 Nelson
is the sou Of white parents.
Yours, Z.