The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-22
west Virginia News.

the start.
West Virginia News.
The spring term of the West Vir-
ginia College closed last week-the
classes in the different departments
concluding on the 18th, which were
we'll attended by the citizens and
others. Great progress has been made
by the young gentlemen, which argues
we'll for the Increased popularity OF the
institution. The following members of
the Board of Visitors attended the clos
ing exercises: Hon. w. E. Stevenson,
OF ParkersburG; Mr.. Samuel Billings
| ley, of Middlebourne; Mr.. w. w. Har-
per, OF Point Pleasant; Captain Mark
Poor, of Ceredo; Hon. Samuel Young,
of Edray, and Hon. J. Il. Hoke, of Mar
tinsburg.
The base ball match between the
WOODBURY. Club of Morgantown, and
the Star Club OF Fairmont, came OFF at
the first named place on the 18th. The
Woodburns were the victors. and gave
the Stars supper at one of the hotels.
There is to be celebration of the
Fourth" on Little Sandy Camp
Ground, three miles south OF Brandon
vile, Preston county. Prominent
speakers, good band and sumptu-
| occasion.
Mrs. Jane Snider died at Laurel
Point, Monongalia county. on the 18th
of last month, ut the remarkable age of
l01 years.
Rev. DIR. Scott having resigned the
Professorship OF Languages in the w.
Va. College, the Visitors unanimously
elected in his place Prof. Henry NJ. Har-
mon, A. NJ, ID. d. The Post says DIR.
II,H 10 nj niRlginpnNN
College, and has, for number of years,
been Principal of the Baltimore Cen
trai Institute" and comes to our State
College highly recommended us an ac-
compIished scholar and teacher of the
ancient aud modern languages by such
men as Hon. G. w. Dobbing, presiding
judge of the Supreme bench in Balti-
more city, DR.. John McClintock, and
other scholars of the highest class. He
will make valuable additional to our
already excellent corps of educators.
"A debate on Mormonism between
DIR. Josiah Ellis, of Pittsburgh, Pa, and
Ephraim Doolittle, of Palntine, took
place at Glen EastOn recently. The
propositions were as follows:
1. The signs shall follow believers i'll
the gospel of Christ through all time.
II. The Book of Mormon is divine
revelation.
Mr.. Doolittle took the negative.
Grafton has building association.
Also brass band. The instruments
have been purchased and placed in the
hands of the performers. It will be
some time, however, before they make
concord of sweet sounds"
The Clarksburg brass band is now
receiving instructions from Capt. Stoy
of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania.
The Meas antt Advertiser, issued at
Buckhannon, will hereafter be under
the control of j. w. X. Mathers. The
Buckhannon papers appear to change
editors with every change of the moon.
Post No. 6. G. A. r.. at Morgan.
town, accompanied by hundreds of
people, turned out last Thursday to
Soldiers in the NJ. E. Cemetery at that
place. The following was the order of
procession:
Morgantown Brass Band.
Four young ladies and twenty little
girls dressed in white, bear
ing wreaths of
flowers.
Members of the G. A. r.
Cadets of the Agricultural College in
in full uniform.
Soldiers and Citizens.
The ceremonies were opened with
prayer by Rev. j. NJ. Purinton, after
which the Order of the Grand Com
mander was read by Col. F. w. Thomp-
son, p. G. Col. J. r. Weaver then adj
dressed the members of the Grand Ar
my, the soldiers, and citizens and ladies
present in an eloquent and appropriate
address, after which the graves were
decorated with garIands and bouquets
of choice flowers.
DIR. Martin, of the West Virginia
College, entertained the Faculty, Board
of Visitors, and other officers of the
College, and large number of invited
guests; at the College, on Thursday
pany were entertained by a serenade
by the Mechanics band, which per-
formed number of pieces in their
usual superior style. Later in the
evening the guests partook of refresh
ments in the large dining hall, consist
ing of ice-cream, strawberries and
cakes in great variety. The occasion
was pleasant one. SO says the Post.
Mr.. Wallace Miller, of Moorefeld,
was drowned in the South Branch, a
mile above that place, on the Sd inst.
The firm OF Ransom d Duke,
Charlestown, Jefferson county, received
last week in one consignment eighty
seven Mccormick reapers and mowers
direct from the manufacturers. That
speaks we'll for the farming interests of
Jefferson county.
-lQ6i mhfLluSUuTR NeW Ira 4eaf6
much complaint of fly being in the
wheat. Its rayages during the past two
weeks have lessened the prospect for a
more than average crop. The Shop
herdstown Register states that the
growing crop of wheat In that section
is looking exceedingly well and thrifty.
The fly has made its appearance In
some wheat but not to injure 1t mate
rally. The Romney I1lteLLi0enee7.
thinks the growing wheat In Hamp-
shire must be doing we'll, as the editor
hears no complaint whatever about IL.
Senator Joseph T. Hoke, of Mar
tingburg, delivered the annual address
before the Columbian and Mononga-
liam Literary Societies of the West Vir-
ginia College, on last Wednesday even
Ing, at the College Hall, Morgantown,
in the presence of a large, intelligent
audience of ladies and gentlemen. The
Post says the address was sound, plain |
and practical, and was delivered in ex-
cellent style. Mr.. Hoke gave some |
COED advice to the students and was |
listened to throughout with marked |
attention.
Jesse 81. Gather, Esq, Union can
didate for Senator in the Third Sena-
torial District, writes letter in an
swer to charge that he fayors Buck |
harmon for the Capitol. Mr.. @. says |
he is for Grafton first, and If Grafton |
has no possible chance, he would favor
Buckhannon second.
The Grafton Chronicle contains a
lengthy account of the ceremonies at
tending the decoration of the soldiers
Grafton on the 18Th by the G.. A. r. 1t |
WAC astimRta1 that 2 mn Inaraona yvara