The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-10
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tAIRMoET, Nov. D.
Editors InttlICrncsr.
Beyond all doubt-and | may cay it
with indignity-the present postal ar.
rangement, by which our town Is supplied
with western mail, ia very annoying,
inconvenient one-the worst, perhaps, the
town has ever had sinCc il frat began to
receive It's mail over the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad. Only two mails a day
reach this point, one at 500 AM, and the
other at $40 +. NJ. You can thus see that
the arrangement is anything but accom-
modating to our people. II our Wheel
daily papers are not mailed on the car
which leaves your city at 500 A. N. and
arrives here at S:20A. NJ, they don't reach
US until $40 T. NJ, too late for delivery
that evening, which makes them Just one
day longer reaching us than they should
be. It is not our people only who are
inconvenicnced by this incongruOus ar.
rangement, but those who live at other
points that depend on the postoffice here
for their daily supply Of mail matter.
For instance, II the ISTELLlGENoER for
Saturday morning lailsto arrive here on
the 500 train, tho subscribers at Worth
ington, shinnRton and Mongantown don't
ges it until Monday evening, two days
alter publication. During last week it
did not arrive here on time for three
days in overwhelmingly, Friday
and Saturday-which, to say the least,
was very provoking; and some people
who desire to read the news daily might
be tempted to call it by harsher name.
Yesterday morning 1t failed again, not
withstanding the eagerness Of the people
to learn the result Of the recent elections,
and this morning, which iS not unusual,
We received two papers In one mail. Too
bad for any use, Is 1t not? Now, as all
tho mail trains on the road stop here,
why don't our Postmaster endeavor to
remedy this miserably annoying and in
convenient arrangement by asking
the posto1icc department 10 allow us
three mails q day from the West.
An afternoon mail might be sent
in charge Of tho route agent on
tho train leaving your city at 1885 A. NJ,
and arriving here at 2:24r. NJ. For my
part, ! cannot see why We should not
have three mails q day from both the
East and Wes.. Such was formerly the
case, and certainly our Postmaster don't
think We are retrograding, II be does,
II might DO cause for our citizens holding
an election for his uccessor-some one
who would take more care aud pains to
promote their postal interests. But l
will not speak further OF the case, sim
Cerely hoping that the matter complained
OF may be removed in some way or other.
The Normal School at this point, un.
der the principalShip Of Prof. ]. g. Blair,
is progressing finely this fall. Over one
hundred and twenty-five students are al.
ready in attendance, with prospect that
the spring session will be the largest the
school has ever had. Prof, Blair deaerycs
well Of our people for his inhclatisable
efforts In building up 6rst.class, first
rate Institution OF learning in their midst.
Speaking Of the Normal School re.
minds ME TO say that our public schools,
which arc now the pride and admiration
Of all our citizens, commenced their fall
and winter terms about I've weeks ago,
and, | am pleased to state, are in
healthy, encouraging condition. More
than two hundred and fifty pupils are in
daily attendance. The Principal, Prof.
7. G. Miller, feel assured In saying, has
butfew, IL any, equals as an educator,
and with the assistance Of his competent
corps Of teachers-fye In number-the
schools cannot help but progress rapidly
and to the satisfaction OF all parties con.
cerned,
The educational condition Of this Coun.
ty, at present, Is In happy contrast with
that Of 20 years ago. This Is strongly
exempli6ed in the fact that then there
were but q few Indifferent school houses,
with Indifferent teachers; now there are
hinety.six neat, well.iurnished houses
and ono hundred and ten experienced
teachers, Then, too, the rich white chill.
dren were the only onea that had an op.
portnnity to obtain an education worth
naming; now all classes, black and white,
rich and poor are alike permitted 10 70.
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