Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1871-05-13

West virginia Press Association.

The annual meeting Of the West Virginia
Press Association at Fairmont last Wednesday,
was one of the busiest ever held by the Asso-
citation, and a session Of one days length was
all that was necessary.
About twenty of the thirty-fve members Of
the association were present, ard jollier set
Of gentlemen than the West Virginia press
gang cannot be found.
Major Cooper Of Parkersburg, President of
the Association, being kept from the meeting
by sickness, the meeting was presided over by
Vice President c. II. Hodgson, whose abilities
in this direction won for him the compliment
Of an election as President for the ensuing
year
A bill requiring the publication Of notices
Of State elections in the papers of each Judi
ca District, to be paid for ont of the State
Treasury; requiring the publication of delin-
quent tax lists in each county, the cost to be
added to the delinquent property, and compell-
ing sheriffs and commissioners to publish no
tees of their real property was adopted, and
will be urged upon the next Legislature to be
made a law.
The objections we had to The other bills pre-
pared by the Association for passage by the
Legislature, are in a great measure removed
from this, and we see no reason why it should
not become law. 1t gives the people the in
formation that is needed, and, in the cases of
the publication Of the delinquent tax list and
sherifs sales, puts the cost on the delinquent.
The Association will hold special session
in Charleston during the winter, for the con-
sideration of important business.
The Association elected c. II. Hodgson, Pre-
sidenti II. n. Gallahor, Vice President; J.
Nelson Wisner, Treasurer; C. n. Shinn, Re
cording Secretary; J. st. J. Clarkson, Core
spending Secretary; C. II. IIodgson, Orator,
and A. F. Gibbons, Poet
Wheeling was selected as the place for hold
Ing the next meeting Of the Association, on the
first Thursday in May next
1T night the Association met at the State
Normal School building for the purpose Of
hearing an Grafton from 0. G. Schofcld, Of
Nrkcrsburg, and poem by the editor of this
pan>y. The school room was crowded with
->lIe ladies and gentlemen of Fairmont, who
seemed to enjoy the proceedings. Mr.. Scho-
fields Grafton was a fno production, creditable
alike to that gentleman's ability and good taste
1t won frequent and warm applause. AS for
the pocm-well, any Of our readers who desire
to know about the style of thing that poem
was, let them read Byron's Corsair, Tupper's
Proycrbial Philosophy, Mary had a Little Lamb
or any other kindred poem, and they can rest
assured ours was not bit like them.
After the Grafton the Association adjourned
to the Mountain City House where the mem
bers had taken rooms, and whose landlord, Mr..
lIough, is one oftho few men outside of Wheel
ng who knows how to keep hotel His house
is finely furnished and his table bounteously
and elegantly supplied. Here they were scre-
raded by the Fairmout Cornet Band who, I'M
der the leadership of Capt. Fleming, discourscd
beautiful music There arc few bands in the
State more proficient, or that are supplied with
q better selection Of music, and none play bet
ter. Capt. Fleming ought to keep school, he
is such good tooter.-Wheeling Sunday
NerS.