Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-23

Why the Cadets were Not at
the FairmOnt Sham Battle
Antics of Red Mcn-Other
Items of Interest.

FAIRMONT, W. VA, Oct. -.
| clip the following from the Morgan
town correspondence OF the Intelhgencer:
'The cadets were not invited to the
sham battle at Fairmont. AS the cadets
are believed to be the best drilled COM
pany in the State, We fear that the Fair
monters were afraid OF that 500 prize
sword. We know OF no other reason
why an invitation should not have been
extended"
am not prepared to say that they are
better drilled than any other company in
the State, but do say they ought to be.
No company in the State or out OF it
drills several hours a day, for at least four
davs in a week. Ii they succeed in
drilling two hours 4 week they think
themselves very fortunate. The cadets
drill as part OF their school duties,
have paid officers i'm charge of thenr and
il they could not drill better than
men who drill for pleasure, at such
times as they can get, the friends OF the
University would blush for them. For
fear that the correspondent OF the httt-
Eg,Hcsr does not know the reason why
the cadets were not invited, will tell
hlm. Last fall committee from the
Davis Guards called upon President
THOMPSON one evening. at the HOugh
House. in this town, and it was with
great reluctance that he gave his consent
for the cadets To attend the sham battle
here i'm 1873. And even after he did
give his consent he told the ecommitteethat
the cadets should never attend another
sham battle with his consent. This iaIl
the military of this place had but little to
dowith the sham battle. Ii was gotten
up bv the Fair Association. 1t IL true
that the military issued the invitations,
but only extended them 10 such compa-
MES as were named by the Association.
/ am informed that the cadets we've not
named or invited i'm Difference 10 the eX-
press wishes OF President Thompson. /
know that the military of the town
wanted them present, and would gladly
have made the invitation general had
they been permitted 10 do so. The cadets
have many friends among our
bows, and no slight was intended Tor
them. and had il not been positively
known that they would not be permitted
10 attend they would have been invited.
| The Fair Association did not care who
won the sword. They had no especial
interest in the home companies. They
selected the companies they wanted IN
vited. and consequently Current
Calamo" was wrong in his suppOsltion
that FairmonterS were afraid OF the SlOO
sword.
AT 1T AGAIN.
Reports have reached this place that
| band OF Red Men made a raid upon
| several houses in Grant district, in this
county, last saturday night, and logged
| several of the inmates very sOundly. l
/ think il is about time this thing was
stopped, and all good citizens should dep
/ recate it. ID is true that fOr months
past it has appeared that Satan had been
/ turned loose i'm that neighbOrhOOd. Steal
| ing of every kind had been carried on,
citizens had been interrupted at night,
whisky sold unlawfully, and fight
after fight INDUCED in to the
| great ANNOYANCE OF the good citizens. IL
the good people up there would endeav-
or To find out the guilty parties, and have
them tried and punished according to
law, the remedy would be just as sue
cessiul and not half so disgraceful as to
/ 20 about disguised and intlict summary
punishment on the supposed offenders,
| thereby committing a crime OF more
serious nature than the ones they hope
/ to prevent.
A young man by the name OF Rice
was brought down from Pennington
/ last Saturday, and lodged in Jail, charged
/ with stealing pair OF boots.
Mr.. James O. Watson is having poles
erected for the purpose of running a
/ telephone from the office of Judge Flem-
/ ing i'm this place 10 his residence, a mile
i'm the country. Ii is expected that the
telephone will be in operation in very
/ short time.
The Fair Association will make pub
lie presentation OF the sword won by the
/ Davis Light Guards to that company, on
/ Saturday, the lst OF November.
Mr.. George X Thompson brought his
beautiful and accomplished wife to our
/ town tew DAYS ago, and they are now
boarding with Mrs. SGsanWatson in the
Ayenue, CARL NUBY.