The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-04
KEYsER CITY.
KEYsEn, Jan. %, 1879.

hElhkht Juu' III loip
EdIlon luisllIEeassr.
Perhaps have written enough from be
You'd the mountains, but as the New Yea
has come I feel that would not be doinl
justice to the good people here to fall Il
write once more, The New Year wa
ushered in here, by the firing OF guns ant
festivities Of various kinds.
Yesterday in company with DR.. E
Chapman, whose guest have been since
came to Keyser, visited Cumberland
City, Md. This was my first visit to thai
city since the summer Of '65, and air
forced to say that the city Is greatly i'm
proved. Then It contained some 5000 in
habitants, now It contains nearly twice
that number. will not attempt 10 give a
description oft, but will merely say that
It almost yftS the beautiful valley, or cove
rather, in which 1t is situated, ::and when
prosperous times come again, see moth
Ing to hinder 1t from becoming, indeed,
the Queen City.
II now has seven outlets by railroad,
and in a few years will have nine. Ihad
the pleasure whilst there OF being the
guest Of Dr.. W. H. Mccormick, formerly
OF Pennsylvania, and TO say that spent
the time very pleasantly will only be say
ing what felt. The doctor is one Of the
leading citizens OF Cumberland, and we
take him TO be progressive man In every
sense Of the word.
lmet Col. II. ]. johnson OF the Cum
berland Neus. HIS Is the same genial gen.
tleman that he was when In the service OF
Uncle Sam we often met. He Is also Post.
master Of Cumberland. lie is still O
bachelor, but l heard 1t whispered by
more than one that he will soon pass from
the state Of single blessedness to that OF
double bliss. II this be true, and We have
no reason to doubt, we wish the Colonel
all the happiness imaginable.
l visited the Academy Of Music, or new
Opera House, and will only say OF II that
It Is one Of the finest, Il not the finest
building Of the kind I ever saw. It far
excels that Of Wheeling. It cost about
SOD, 900, and is q model OF beauty through
out and an ornament 10 the town.
Yesterday evening, on our return from
Cumberland, We took supper with John
Miller and his estimable lady, and enjoy.
ed most pleasant evening. Mr.. Miller
has erected very fine and large building,
including both storeroom and residence.
He is an enterprising man, and he is one
that will cause things to move in any COM
munity.
The members Of the Teachers Institute
held social last evening at the residence
DIR. Chapman, and all enjoyed themselves
until the "wee sma' hour" began to peep,
then hied they home to be ready for the
labors Of the morrow.
DR.. Chapman Ia o warm and ardent sup-
porter Of free schools, which, am sorry
TO say, cannot be said OF all the citizens Of
heyser and vicinity. He has been pres
emit at nearly every session OF the Institute,
and takes great interest in all the proceed
ings.
And now, as this is my last letter, per.
nit me to say word concerning this meet
ing OF teachers about to close It's sessions.
4 more earnest set Of workers 1t has never
been my pleasure to meet, while some OF
tAACA sLaLiu llRu hS tedCDefB. frOlS. Am.
brose and Heskett, Principals OF the Pied.
mont and Keyser schools, have few supe-
riors in the State as educators, while all
the young ladies' and gentlemen present
have the talentt to become eminent in the
profession Il that talent be properly i'm
proved in tho future. All the meetings
have been interesting, and large number
OF the citizens have given us their pres
ence. James Cunningham, Jr., is here,
and to-day he gave the teachers short
talk which was well received.
The Institute decided to-day TO intro.
duCe into the schools OF the county a sys.
TEN OF graduation. somewhat similar to that
OF Monongalia county. This will prove a
great impetus to the cause. It is not nee.
essary for me to predict what the future
OF keyser will DO but her citizens are
hopeful that with the return Of prosperous
times she will rank with the other towns
around her. My stay has been pleasant,
and l leave tomorrow with the best Of
wishes for the future prosperity and hap.
piness OF all with whom l have become
acquainted. \,