The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-17
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FArRNOSr, W. Va, July 10.
Correspondence Ofthe IntelIlgeueer.
The copious rain fall of last week has
produced a great change in vegetation
hereabouts. Gardens are improving very
much, grass is coming on, and we should
judge that corn is booming" these hot
days about as much as any Presidential
candidate.
For two or three days the weather has
been excessively warm, the thermometer
ranging between 92o and 0So. One man
in town told me the mercury reached 1902
to-day in the shade.
County Court has been in session sinca
last Tuesday with its usual routine of
work. 1t is only during the last week or
so that We have heard anything said about
the proposed change in our court system.
Indeed we think we are not mistaken
when we say that there are hundreds OF
voters in Marion, Marshall and Wetzel
counties who know nothing OF this enact
ment TO be voted on August 9Th, How.
ever, the question is now being apitated
by some of our leading men, and proba-
bly, rather full vote will be called ont
Last week the lIed Eiryiaian and Under
gave exhibits OF the cost OF sustaining
the courts, first by the present sys.
TEN and then under the proposed bin.
and the comparison shows that the new
system under competent Judge Is de-
cldedly t0 the advantage OF the tax PAYERS.
The estimate annual saving in salaries
alone is from $500 to $500, and il ia
thought that jury fees can be reduced al
most one half, by having q well qualified
man on the bench to expedit business.
We learn that the Greenbackers are al
most unanimously opposed to the measure.
their principal objection being the 81 IO1
salary Of the judge. Very little has been
ludgeship, but we think 1t is understood
here that J.. w. Mccoy, Esq, Of this place,
Is the coming man i the bill goes into ef,
tect, Both Republicans and Democrats
will give Mr., Mccoy hearty support.
Some Of the evil effects OF the changes
made in the school law by the Legislature
last winter are already visible. In some
counties we notice that there are EIGHT
and ten candidates for County Superin-
tendent. Very few Of these candidates
are trstclass teachers, most OF them being
young men ambitious for distinction,
who think an elevation to this position
will give them some notoriety. While un-
der the former law this office was not al
ways filled by the best men, still in most
counties the people were yery careful In
their selection OF Superintendent, But
now the salary is so reduced that no man
capable OF filling the Office can fort TO do
lor the meagre pittance:allowed. The het-
Ter educators having on this account been
driven from the work, the tlood.pates
are thus opened upon us in this almost
numberless host OF youthful aspirants
we have even heard OF two or three can
didates who, If elected, expect to perform
all the work required OF them in a few
days, and then leave for other counties
and engage in other pursuits. Such arc
their views concerning the duties Of the
place to which they aspire. We think Il
matter Of much importance that each
school be visited by the Superintendent al
least once year. The new law does mot
make this obligatory. A Teachers Insti.
tute will be held hero next week. conduct.
ed by Prof. Crsgo, OF Moundsyilie,
Prot. j. o. Gilchrist, formerly Princ,na,
OF the Normal School, will visit Fairmpnt
next week and be the guest Of ex.Gov Gov
Piergont, Heis now Principal OF the Ce.
dar Falls Normal School in Iowa, The
Professor expects TO attend the National
Association in Philadelphia. There are
many persons here who will be glad 10 see
Captain s: n. Jackson, OF the Davis
Light Guards, has been appointed 10 'R a
position, in the Railway Postal Service
we understand his route will be between
Grafton and Newark. %Se' q