The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-03

cling 70 this VsItigs Of the plsi, but thsy
are generally those Who are 700 old End
TOO much WeddSd 10 their IDOLS 70 aIloN
The liberal ideas Of tie Prssrni 70 over
come the Pfsjudioa that exit In thsi'
very natuTeS.
The schools Of our county have been
making eommsBdabls progress since
The inSugufation Of the free school Iys-
tenn. Tie old log school bouSebaI IN
peaTly every instances given place 10 that
Of more modern structure. ] GPPfehend
that no county In The Stats his made
greater progress thaa has HAEahAlI dur
| Ing the last nine years In school m1tisrA.
Our people are becoming Welded % ne
SyItem, and arr beginning % aee Ihat the
prosperity Of or county In every way de-
pendS upon the efficiency Of our schools.
Some lev still oppoSs than, bat Il gsbef-
| allV aries from Selfsh motives, Rnd eofnes
| from = elAsg who are dead 10 progfers,
and whose ideas are 70 narrow and con-
trActed that they can see no good In that
intelligence which makes the true man.
A generation Of men and women Of more
enlarged ideas and liberal views Il fast
taking their places. h9nhall county
contains no cite, and but comparatively
fe.R town and Villages. OF lome Of them
We viii nov speak In order:
MouHpsVnLE.
MoBhdsviiIo The County Seat is behuti.
fully situated on the Ohio river, twelve
miles below Wheeling, and contains about
1900 Inhabitants. Il Was Inst laid out
By The name Of ElizSbelhGOWB, By Joseph
TomlipSon, IN the year 1881, and was
named for his wife. Il then extended
from the street south Of William Blakes
north to BrysonS corner, and east and
west about the same distance. In the
year 1881, Joseph Tomlinsons widow
laid out that part Of the town now
included between the street mentioned on
the soDlb TO the street south Of the
Presbyterian Church. Nathaniel Tom.
linSon ii the same time laid out all the
town now lying north Of BrySons corner.
In the same year jonathan PuTdy laid
out what 10 nov known a. the Lower Ward,
and named Il MoundEVills from the old
historic mound that stands near the cen
ter Of the present town. Since the town
VIA Incorporated II has all been known by
the name Of MOundsVille.
SCHOOLS.
The first school was opened in Mounds.
VILE 10 the year 1893 and was taught BY
VIM, Ransom, native Of Ireland. This
was also the first school Taught IN the
county. The school was taught 10 .
small log cabin. From his death, which
occurred in 1901, until about the year
1872, there Raa no school. A man BY the
name Of Greene then opened . school,
but Lam not adyiBed ~ 10 how long he
taught. In the year 1926 we ind Hiram
Colin teaching, and In the year 1923 VIM.
Morgan, who L. still living, taught =
school, teaching perhaps also in 1929.
John McCulloch, father Of Samuel Nc
CullOch, Of Wheeling, taught in 1880.
Mr., and Mrs. Harris Of HageraIoWn, Md,
succeeded him, and they were followed
by Frederick N. Stevens Of Eastern Viz.
ginia. The FIRST school house was built
In 1883, the church being used as . school
houae prior TO that date. Thornton
James taught the frat school In The new
school house. Elisha Mos taught from
1884 to 1888. Joseph Mccain, followed
him, teaching for about three years. For
some time after Ibis two schools were
taught, one In Upper and tie other in
Lower town. They were taught by
Iessrs, Cason and Murray. 10 the years
1874 and 45 MoKGnna and Shatluek
built the Seminary which they taught
until the establishment Of the graded
school, which Is still in sue
ceaful operation, Mr. shaItuCk was
the first teacher in the graded
school, and he had been SO success
iul previous TO this that he may
we'll be considered the founder Of our
schools. Moundsville contains five
churches, viz: Methodist Episcopal,
Presbyterian, Disciples, Episcopal and
Catholic. A society OF the NJ. Z. Church
was formed soon alter the settlement oil
the valley and large log church house
was erected, large for a hundred years
ago, but would not accommodate theeon'
gregations oito.dny. The present church
Sdihce was erected 10 the year lS42, and
Moundsyille was made station In the
same year-beiore this It had formed
part Of Grave Creek Circuit. Rev. r.
White, now Of the Pittsburgh Conference,
was the first stationed minister.
The Presbyterian honse Of worship was
built in 1884. Before this time the ser
vices were held In the NJ. u. Church
building. Reys. Mccoy, Carson, Murray,
Duncan, Gilmore and DR., J. Alexander
are the ministers who have OBLIGATED, and
in the order named. DR.. Alexandet. still
has charge Of the congregation.
The Disciples Church organized = so.
ciety a little more than year ago, and
under the iItiriDg efforts and efficient
services Of Elder s. r. Wilson, the society
il growing rapidly and ID in = prosperous
condition. The Catholic Church was built
in the year 1854, no society being formed
until after the building ofthe B. 80. R. r.
The Episcopal Church vas also erected
about the year 1850. The society Is small
but numbers among Its members some Of
the best families ofour town. Ihave not
been able to procure the names Of the
different ministers that have soihciated.
The church Is at present without pas
tor, Rev. Christian, the pastor an charge,
having died few weeks since.
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