The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-28
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FAIEMONr, July 20, 1870.
Editors tntSIligtneor.
Alter spending nearly an entire week in
Fairmont I am prepared to give some &C.
count Of the town and its surroundings.
We often hear this place spoken Of as the
little city on the hill, and it surely de.
serves the appellation. It lis high, dry and
healthy, and more clever set Of people 1t
has never been my lot to mingle with.
The town is somewhat scattered, but all
around 1t from two to three miles in the
country are beautiful farm houses, making
the scenery, as viewed from some OF the
high knobs which abound here, most de-
lightiul. II has been my pleasure, In COM
pany with Prof. W. S. Fleming, TO take
q ride through the surrounding country,
and the ride was O most delightful one.
Thee are I've churches In Fairmont, viz:
Methodist Episcopal, with Rev. L. L.
Stewart as pastor; Methodist, Rev. West
fal; Episcopal, Rev. Gibbons, Presbyte-
rian, Rev. Jamison, and Catholic.
The public schools are in most -four
tshing condition under the control OF Prof
I. Q. Miller, whilst the Normal School Is
about to enter upon new existence,
that oil self.existence, under the superyis-
ion Of Miss N. L. Dickey. The friends OF
the school are very sanguiue, and we only
hope that their fondest hopes may be fully
realized.
The legal profession is we'll represented
at this place. There are already two Judges |
here, and the people are confident there |
will be another il the County Court bill |
becomes law. Judge Raymond is at
home spending the heated term. Judge |
Fleming Is at present attending to business
in Calhoun county. The remaining law
yers are Fountain Smith, J. W. Mccoy,
Jas. Morrow, jr,, A. S. Hayden, U. n. Ar.
nett, jr., Lindsay B. Raymond, James A.
Haggerty and 7. H. B. Staggers, and they
are all, as far as know, perfect gentle.
men, and some OF them rank among the
leading lawyers OF the State.
1t has been my pleasure to make the &c.
quaintance OF quite number OF the citi.
Gems OF the place, all OF whom are very
hospitable and clever. They think a great
deal Of their town and especially their
schools. The schools Of Fairmont are
oSSNi SSSaus0 SllO peOptS VI Lllo GuWH BUS
Tain them by word and deed when neces.
'ary. They are determined they shall be
good, and hence the educational institu.
lions of the place are among the best in
our State. Why is 1t, Mr.. Editor, that so
many OF our citizens think our schools Of
minor Importance? Our Institute closed
.o'day at noon, and you are already in.
.ormed we had fifteen teachers enrolled.
hereby acknowledge the valuable assis.
anCe rendered by Profs. Miller and
Fleming, a Mr. West, OF Preston county;
md in short, by all the teachers who
we're called upon TO render assistance.
superintendent Satterfeld has our lasting
hanks for the able manner in which he
presided over the sessions OF the Institute.
de is live man, and the people OF Marion
county would do well to keep him in the
position he now so ably fills.
We are now at Tunnelton. waiting i'm
until tomorrow morning, when
re expect to make the trip across the
country to Kingwood, where we begin the
york Of another institute on Monday at
80 p. ". 1t is raining now, and the even
ng is dark and dreary. It has rained
learly the entire day, and the people
throughout this entire region are much
ejoiced thereat, from the fact that the
lrought had done much to injure the
'rops. This will bring the corn out all
light, but hay will this winter be consid-
red among the luxuries. From appear
!nces ! would take Tunnelton to be a
lively place, as far as business is con-
erned, but we would prefer not to live in
uch place. The old Panhandle has at
ractions for me not found here. Y. II