The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-06-02
JACK VISITS WEST LIBERTY.
Centenarianism- Normal school :
The Alumni-An Extensive Bless
ting. &c.
BETHANY, BROOKE Co. WA
May 26th, 1876.

| BETHANY, BROOKE Co.. w VA.
May 26th, 1876.
| Editors of the Register.
A. we cantered into the little village
OF Wet Liberty we were greeted by the
familiar voice of our old friend Governor
James, ..our first cousin" He greeted
us in the stentoran accents as in days of
"yore." Heaven and earth may change,
but change he cannot. Everything
remains as in times past, and we found
the same quota of loafers, we inhaled the
smoke from the same rotten tobacco,
we stumped our toe on the same uneven
pavement, we passed through the same
curriculum of answering questions. No
great change from when we were pratt
Ting gobblers.
matters of which We had not thought
for many weeks. We refer to the first
civil court ever held in the Mississippi
Valley. 1t held its session in West
Liberty on the 18th of january, 1776.
Then West Liberty was quite small
town, and by the way it bias not made
very rapid strides during the past hum
dred years. Persons we're in attendance
from points several hundred miles dis
tant, and as the accommodations are none
the best, many were forced to pitch their
tents. thus augmentlng the limits of the
town. The first court held its first session
in the cabin of Mr. Black, who was the
tenant of Mr.. Van Meter, grandfather Of
Mr.. V. H. Van Meter, who resides less
than mile from town. A hickory pole
served tor bar.
Courts were held here for many years
and in subsequent years a log court
house and Jail were erected. Report says
that the Jail had no foundation, and that
persons incarcersted in said Jail were in
the habit of digging out with the ace of
spades, but then, never thought the re-
port had any more foundation than the
jail The court, civil, not conjugaD days
of West Liberty, like all that pertains to
earth, have ceased to be, and not half the
citizens of West Lbeety could tell you
the spot where justice was melted out with
gent .ous hand. Theu the West Lib
erlians we're spiritually" happy.
The West Liberty State Normal
school is in lourishing condition at
present, and reminds one of the good old
days when we were jsbbering nonsense
boxes. Mr.. Gwinn lie well liked, both rs
man and teacher. We hope he may
succeed in building up the school.
The alumni of the school deserves
few words from our pen. The objects
of the school are to educate teach
ers; but short survey of the
graduates would induce one to conclude
it is a politicians school. g. Wayman,
member of the class of 1878, returned
home and became deputy sheriff of Mar.
shall county. &. S. Garrison. of Ohio
county has twice been a candidate for
County Superintendent of Free Schools,
| he, too, WAS member of the class of
1873 j. B. Sommerville, ofthe same
class, is at present a candidate for the
House Of Delegates in Brooke county.
We hear that j. F. Parsons, OF the same
class, is candidate fer assessor IN Mar
shall county, and 5. Curtis, OF the class
of 1874, is IA sspirant for the House OF
Delegates in Ohio county. The class of
1873 is well represented in politics, aud
it also has propensity for entering into
the marriage relation, rs we alone be-
| long W lDt -DdCuclpi SiuSo. hiO rug
we will follow in the foot steps of our be.
| loved classmates
When shall We all meet again? Never
on this side of the grave The thong ht
is saddening, but it is fate's decree that the
merry laughing class of 70 should in less
than three yesrs number only nineteen.
One has been called from the cares ofthis
world to brighter sphere. Only one is
gone, vet our ranks ara broken, never to
contain our full numbers until the last
one has gone to join our beloved class
mate. When shall we all meet again?
Let us hope that when the roll is called
after the final judgment we
NAV find the believed twenty
united again never TO be sundered
through all the ages of eternity. May
that beloved twenty tread the golden
streets of the New Jerusalem, each
crowned with living light. Friends of
other days, we have an interest in you
all that is surpassed only by our interest
in ourselves. Give lie your hand and
let us rejoice together.
We were the recipient OF q new silver
dime the other day, and JOY beamed in
our hearts. We invoked blessing on
the mines, the silver brokers, the admin
istrstion flor the first ana asst time,) the
mint, and every person whose hands 1t
passed through before we received 1t.
Nav we secure more.
West Liberty has many attractions for
us, but We miss many friends faces,
while many have grown old as the years
Ay past st. Elmo is no more
but in its place another has sprung up.
Our professors have left, our school
masters are gone, the old bell has loss its
friendly tone and CRATES hsrshly upon
our tympaE um, and instead of inviting
US 10 "coms and learn it commands to
ego and not loiter our time away" We
have heard that the telescope" that no
finite mind could comprehend has not
yet been invented. JACK ROE
CALIFORNIA is expecting this year TO
raise larger crop of wheat than ever:
! 1bs-, ara two and one half millions of