The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-13
Our MOundsViIIe Letter.
MoUNDsvILLE, August 18th.


Editors OF tue lneulRcncI'
THE PRESIDENTS
OF the different Boards Of Education Of
Marshall county met on last Monday and
elected o Board Of Examiners Tor the en-
suing school year. The old Board was
reelected, and l believe unanimously.
The Board consists Of 8. r. Hanen, County
Superintendent; w. II. Writ and B. u.
Newman. They will hold their first meet.
ing on Friday and Saturday Of this week
for the purpose Of examining those Of our
Normal Institute who expect to teach
during the coming year. ! believe they
also meet next Monday in this place TO
examine other applicants.
OUR COUNTY COURT
Is again In session, but as this Is Court
Of Levy, 1t Is not expected that II will last
but few days.
see that your reporter OF the proceed.
ings Of the Teachers State Association
does not seem 10 relish the fact that q
boquet was presented 10 one Of the teach
ers. Hit will DO any satisfaction to him
to know 1t
THR LADY
who presented 1t was not so selfish as he
imagined. Your unworthy correspond
ent was made the recipient OF an exact
counterpart of the one Of which he spoke.
1t was presented Tor the rendering OF the
piece entitled
1.-THE BLUE AND THE GRAY"
Appended TO 1t was a neat tic Of blue
and gray ribbon, and, considering the cir.
cumStAnces, was gratefully received, and
will be sacredly cherished as a memento.
The lady who presented 1t was
ANATIvE OF MISSISSIPPI,
and from near the place where occurred
the circumstance that gave rise to the
beautiful poem mentioned. When In.
formed Of the fact that the ono who rem.
dercd the piece had served as soldier In
the Union army, she made tho remark
that 1t was all the better, for although she
had been jealous advocate Of
TIE CAUsE OF TIE SOUTH,
all animositics and bitter feelings were
buried. Would that We could all say
this, and adopt those beautiful lines Of
the poem
"They Danish our anger forever
When they laurel the graves OF our dead"
This Is what we want to bring
PERFECT PEAcE
again 10 our beloved land. The war Is
now over, and let North and South join
hands in eternal friendship, and swear
that
mo more shall the war cry sever,
Or the winding rivers be red"
noticed that in your mentioning Of The
different Republican candidates Tor Con-
gress you omitted the name Of oul
MoundsVille candidate, and also that yor
generously made the correction needed II
your last issue. We were glad to see thai
you did this, Tor while We would not dc
trect one iota from the ability or thu
standing Of either oil the other gentlemen
mentioned, we think
CAPTAIN CRIswELL
compares very iavorably with many O.
them, and should he receive the nomina
ton at the hands Of the Convention, ht
will DO
AuARD MAN TO BEAT
by the other party. And should he b.
elected he will make a represen tative o
whom the District could and should wei
be proud. But l will iorbear on thi
point for fear it will be thought an
meddling in politics, which is the least o
my thoughts at present.
ALL THE POLITICS
l ask is give US true, whole hearted me1
TO ill our offices, who, irrespective o.
party, will dare to do right under all cir
cumstances, and work for the greatest
good Of the whole country.
QUITE AN ACCIDENT
occurred here yesterday. Charles Riggs
young man residing near town, while
in the act Of turning either a somersault
or handspring, struck a rusty nail
which penetrated his heel some distance
into the bone, and portion of it remained
there so firmly that tho physicians vert
compelled to place him under the influ-
ence OF chloroform before II could be OK.
tracted. He Is now doing well. But fo
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