The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-29
FAIRMoNT.
Normal school CIosing-Alumni
Reunion %. Glass Prophecy ---
Students Homeward Bound
Personal Mention-Harvesting
Thunder Storm, &c, &c. b

FAIRMoSr, June q.
Correspondents Of the lntelligsnor.
The reunion Of the Alumni on Wednes.
day evening was the closing exercise oi
There were several ad'
dresses, the most interesting Of which
we're the history Of the Alumni and
prophecy Of the class Of 7s. From Mr
J. E. Mercer's historical address We learn
thA. 50 ladies IS gentlemen have grsdu-
a,ed at this institution, and Of this
number 100, all except seven have
been engaged in teaching, three have
died. Twenty-six counties are represent
ed 10 the Alumni association and two
other States, Ohio and Pennsylvania
About 80 have attended this and other
schools since graduating and gone on with
a higher and more advanced course oi
study. Four are physicians, 12 are
either studying or practicing Law, three
are engaged in journalism and sir have
entered the ministry. Eight ladies and
IL genIlemeu are married, % have taught
10 Normal or Graded schools as princi-
pals or as.irIanLs. filling sOme of the best
positions in the Stale. The time
taught By these 100 teachers Is estimated
at 1850 months. and the Number OF pu-
nils tbs, have received instruction from
them at 10000
The "Ciass PGoPhecy' by Mr.. J. 81,
Fit1Mater, Of Beverly. Was slnusiug in a
high degree aml ELECTED rounds OF Ap.
plsuse from The Large. audience. He
made many happy hits 10 +peAking ot the
characIeristics Of bis classmates, all OF
whom ar. generally known here, which
fact aided IN the appreciation OF the
solemn prophetic words uttered.
Alter the literary exercise. two or
three hours were spent In social inter.
course. ParlakinS OF refreshments, Of
which there was an abundance, prom.
enading, music, etc were the order OF
the evening, and all seemed 10 enjoy the
occasion very much.
About ftty students and citizsns went
TO MorgantOwn 10 attend Commencement
at the Uniyersity. They left early on
Thursday morning and cane back la,e
that night, or rather this nlOrhing. All
report them.elyr. highly pleased with
what they saw and heard willie at Nor
gantoWn.
Yesterday the students brgan leaving,
and every train hs. csr,ied away num-
bers, 40 at this tiarr hrsrly all are gone
and our toSn -.,n- quite lonely. Nc
doubt many Il "ur .oums i~"ple are sad
and dircnnsnlatr,
..Sl.h,ns 10. .Sk. IbH 1, r..a-.
AnIIhs i.,utb Il I,.rI Il tl- hinl
We think our l...rm .-,rr vii certainly
have an increase vi -s,.ry me.
Miss NJ, l. D,cG,!,ILe ,fiicitnt First
Assistant in The scLOOi, lraS.s IO-nIOrrow
10 spend vacation in rest and travel. She
will visit her friend Mrs. 81. 8. White, al
Bolton, for come days, also friends In
Western Pennsylvania, before going TO
her home at West Chester, Pa The
good wishes Of host Of admirers go with
her. ~. ., .-s
Among the many passing through
town to-day on their way from Morgan:
town, we noticed Col. Geo. r. Latham, Of
Buckhauuon. We understand be will be
4 candidate Tor nomination to Congress
from this, the % District. There are
many who remember Col. Latham's yalu.
able service 10 this part Of the State in the
early part Of the war, and no doubt he
will receive strong support.
Rev. George NJ. Fleming, formerly oi
this place, now at Weston, is In town
spending lew days with his friends. he
attended the commencement at Wash.
and Jtff. College where he graduated In
II, be was also At Bethany and West
Liberty during their closing exercises.
Many Of our farmers have been cut
ting wheat for two or three days. They
will probably all finish BY the Sd Of July.
There WILL Be the largest yield We have
had for years. Other eropa are looking
better than they did short time ago.
A heavy thunder storm and rSin Oo-
CURED here yesterday evening, The
lightning was more vivid and continued
longer than We have noticed for years.
The rainfall was considerable. We have
heard Of no great damage being done.
A Grand Union Sabbath School Picnic
for this entire community Is announced
for the Fourth Of July. G.