The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-12-19
WASHINGTON COUNTY
CLAYsYILLE.

tLA Lin.
correspondence of the Register.
Your correspondent having heard 1t
whispered few days ago that there was
some difficulty in the public schools OF
this district, ard that q meeting OF the
Board had been called for Saturday even
ing, and that an investigation was to
take place, and, being tired of the COM
mon theme Charley Scott, alias Randei,
We determined to take II in and, II posi-.
bic, learn what the row was. Armed
with such resolutions We wended our
lonely way to the scene OF action at SIX
o'clock, the time set Tor the meeting, and
found, to our dismay u crowded mouse,
and we concluded that something terrible
must have occurred TO call for this pub.
lie demonstration OF Interest. Seating
ourself III distant corner so as
to be out of the reach OF
any stray shots, we awaited events.
These soon arrived in the shape OF the
school board, who entered very quietly,
and,a if ashamed OF their part IN the
affair, ranged themrelve8 along the waA
behind the door, the seats all being taken
by the audience.
The President, T. B. Craig, immedi'
ate!y called the meeting TO order, when
Secretary White read the minutes, which
were hardly concluded when School
Teacher d. f. EnCch began violent
speech against their adoption. lie was
called TO order by the President, and
after some pickering The minutes were
rejected by y close vote.
The President then arose and grsveiy
inquired, What came ye out Tor to seer -
or something to that effect. His query
remaining unaHs wered, he again IN
uuired, What is the object of this meet
il -" Every one present appeared rs
anxious to discover tnat rs nc. Still re-
ceiving no enlightenment, Nj. l.. Still
wagon, member OF che board,
made motion to adjourn, but
he was Immediately choked on by DR.. =.
&. McCracken, member from the East
ward, wlo intlmaLed that this was but
G. nunuance OF the last meeting, and the
object mad been stated. The President
remembered that as Mr.. Enoch had
called tie meeting, it was certainly his
place 10 answer the question that ne the
Presidentl had originally propounded,
namely, What is the object OF this
meeting2" Enoch, having tnus been So
ncited, after ,ummoning all his courage,
walked across tue room, and turning his
back to the Board he was about to al.
dress, made u very 1owerY speech, IN
which he stated that be had called tins
meeting ~ have an Investigation OF his
conduct .Or the time that he had taught.
This led the audience--whlch had
now increased TO immense proportions,
with n i4ir sprinkling OF iadies-to be-
lieve that i. bis conduct demanded ln-
vestigation, the said conduct must have
been little mixed. He (perhaps sus-
pecting the Thoughts OF the ones present.
hastened TO explain that there were two
Young ladies who had lett school ana
that there were two more VINO desired TO
do AS much If their parents had consented,
and he demanded 10 know il he wa7 10
blame or were The girls Tor their leaving.
The true gist OF the matter, as we
learn, not from the proceedings on Sat-
urday night but from tho parts OF the
stories OF both sides That agree, is that
IutIt "s"S PePSi y
two young ladies in the school
and copied by almost all tie
remainder OF the pupils, which placed
the teacher in rather ridiculous light
with regard 10 some occurrences prior TO
the time when this note or Biography of
| Enoch, as it was called, was written. In
| - short time Prof. Enoch discovered one
of these papers on the floor with young
| ladN's name signed to II, who on being
| lrterrogated declared tnatshe had never
wrote It, but one OF the four young ladies
frst referred to had written her name
to the paper, and placed 1t where he
might find it, with intent to injure her.
| EnUch now feeling that 1t was time TO
| appear in the matter gave the tour girls
| a severe scoldlng, which ended III thetWo
| OF them leaving school, when he called
| the board to investigate his conduct.
! This the board now proceeded to do
in manner unheard OF. Instead OF
irving Euoch, they inv stlgated the
conduct OF the yOuug ladies, andWe must
/ remark, that in our estimation, 1t WAS
the most ridiculous farce to which al
! audience ever lent their attention.
Prof. Eroch acted as attorney for
hin self, aud w. g. King for the young
ladies, and thus proceeded TO the case at
ter the manner OF court OF justice.
| The witnesses on both sides were lnnu-
merabe and ali told the same story (the
| facts rs | have mentioned them). We
almost forgot TO remark that w. Z. King
was ably assisted by Mr.. John Gam bic,
Tor the defense. Mr.. Gamble offered to
| substantiaLe the assertions OF his lair ell
ents by the whole Presbyterian
Church headed by its minister,
whom he said he had never known them
to lie. We think, however, that Mr..
Gamble was little enthusiastic, as ac-
cording to statistics there is not child of
the age O. ten years In Washington that
never told Ii lie, with one exception, and
be Is deaf and dumb.
Il would be wesrying were we to give
the proceedings in detail. We will only
add that the young ladies above men
toned were honorabiy acquitted OF any
completely in the affair. The board re-
served their decision in regard TO Jus.l-
flying or ccnsuring Mr.. Euoch until
Tuesday night.
We thInk tne remarks Of L. &. Trues-
dell TO the effect that the pupils, teacher,
patron and board OF directors al alike
needed Instruction, were entirely to the
point and should be considered.
Sad Death of u Ionng Man About 10
Marry.