The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-09-16

The citizens Of Addison are en-
thusiastic upon the subject of edu-
cation-at least those who attended
the Institute are, and the most of
them did so. AT our night sessions
the Court House was crowded, and
was frequently full during the day.
We had taken it for granted that the
degree of interest that would be man
ifested in this Institute by the teach
ers and the people would be a fair
index to the condition Of the public
school system in the county /; but it
is not. If the interest taken in this
Institute were true index, the pub
lie schools of Webster are up to the
average county Of the State. The
teachers and people generally arc
wide awake rs to the true condition
of theis schools, and this is a begin
ming towards improving them. How
ever they are forced to work against
great obstacles. The school fund.
by taxing to the limit of the law, is
not sufficient TO run the schools more
than two months in the year in some
of the districts, and it requires tax
| to the extent of the law, and for two
or three years in succession, to get
money enough to build one good
school house. Against obstacles like
these the people must fight. In some
districts the patrons build the school
house, and then let the Board of
Education pay for it when able. The
schools suffer most from the want of
good school houses many of them
having only puncheon floors and
seats without backs. Not school
house in the county has desks. The
people are anxious for better schools,
and the teachers in their resolutions
passed at the Institute ask for better
houses. However their schools are
improving in the face of all obsta-
cles.
In conclusion we will make a sug-
gestion. 1t is this Would it not
be wise to help the people of Web
ster county with a little of the PED
body Fund that is spent in portions
of this State where it is not really
needed, and where the people could
very we'll get along without it? A
small academy started at Addison
would do great good for the entire
county, and for parts of adjoining
counties. We hope this can be done.
COMING IMPROVEMENTS.
The fact that the title to the
Spring property and much of the
town property has been in litigation
for many years, has been barrier to
much improvement in the town I; IN
decd, on account Of this, but little
has been done towards building up
the town. Happily for the town and
county the most of these doubtful
titles have been settled, and the next
year promises great Improvements.
Robert Townsend, proprietor of the
Curry House, will erect new hotel
and build a number of bath houses,
which will be supplied with salt
sulphur water by a large force pump
in the old sulphur spring.
| Judge Holt, who owns one-fonrth
interest in the Spring property (the
other parties are James S. Craig,
James Dix and William Williams
heirs) will form company for the
erection of large hotel and also for
putting the grounds in order. The
grandest that has yet been done for
this county the County Commission
ers did to-day in appropriating
$4,000 for the improvement Of the
roads of the county. The future of
Addison is now secured. The sorest
need Of the county is good roads.
GENERAL ITEMS AND FACTS FOR THE
CURIOUS.
Apples grow finely in Webster.
Cunningham and Arnett sold over
81, 900 worth of fruit trees in this
county this year.
The crops are very light.
A Literary Society will be organ
lied in Addison soon after the close
of the Institute, and T. B. Koran
will open new bookstore.
The pioneer names iu Webster are
Miller, Gregory and Hamrick, the
Hamricks outnumbering any other
names in the county, and the Millers
come next. In Fork Lick district
there were 4O4 Hamricks in 1880
The population of Addison is
: about 40.
, Deer, bear and wild turkeys arc the
} principal game in Webster. Nj.