Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-05-28
RURAL IMPROVEMENT.
Korthrop's Interesting Lecture at
Fairm0nt.
Closing School Exercises-PoIiticaI Aspect
of Marion County-Yesterday's
News From Belaire and
Martins Ferry.

Fairmont's citizens were entertained, de-
lighted and enthused, last Friday evening,
by the ecture given by Hon. B. G. North
rup-"Rural Life and Homes, or How to
Improve and Build up our Towns" in
Normal Hall. Mr.. Northrup halls from
Connecticut, and is an accomplished lee
turer and scholar, and has long been en-.
gagged in diffusing general knowledge. He
has visited Europe, and thoroughly &C.
qualnted himself with the workings OF
their systems of instruction and modes OF
Ii fe. He is pioneer in the world of rural
improvements, and his extensive travels
and close observation have we'll fitted him
to accomplish good work. The result Of
his lecture was the appointment OF COM
mittee of FIVE persons for the organization
of a society to carry into effect the re-
commentators of the lecturer.
The closing entertainment Of
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
took place in Normal Hall on Thursday
evening. The graduating class consisted OF
seven members, each of whom acquitted
himself with honor.
The following was the programme:
PRAYER.
Music.
Piano Duet "Concert Polka"-Paul
Misses Lucy and Noble Wigginton.
Essay Hearts Flowers
Miss Lucy L. Wigginton.
Essay Miss Maggie A. Fitzgerald:
Vocal Duet ."our Beautiful Mountain
Home"-Glover
Mrs. snider and Mayors.
oiS'ion Leigh Iayman. " 49, 'i
Nathaniel Hawthorne. ............. ....-.A Study
Music
Plano Solo. ."Le Chauson Borrie"-Leybach
Miss Ettie Walker.
Essay Hiss Lille NJ SimOn anu ns
Frank P. Hall.
Music.
Vocal solo......... Happy as Bird"-whlts
Miss Fannie Snider.
AN' ' Miss Sarah E. Meredith.
r''no sun Miss Lucy l.. " igginton. WV
Presentation OF Diplomas by Dr. J. "a. Rrown-
field, President o. the Board OF Education.
Music.
Vocal Solo"A Bird from over the sea"-WEite
Miss Anna p. Nichols.
Delivery OF Peabody Medal by Hon. Is. l..
Butcher, State Superintendent of Schools.
Piano Duet."The shepherds Evening Song"
Blake
Misses Walker and Nichols.
Benedction.
The medal was awarded to Miss Sarah f.
Meredith, a bright and beautiful young
lady, for having attained the highest
standing in her classes.
The graduating class Of the State Normal
School consists Of five ladies and seven
gentlemen. The State Superintendent has
appointed the l4th day OF June as COM
mencement day-the same day Of the COM
mencement exercises at Morgantown.
There is some dissatisfaction on that &C.
count, as many of our citizens desired to
go to Morgantown.
THE POLITICAL ASPECTS
of Marion county are assuming varegated
hues, and Republicanism and Repub-
lican boosters are becoming unbeara-
Bile. Their late success arising from
the assistance rendered them by
the Greenbackers has set them to look
ing at themselves through magnifying
glasses. Could they but see themselves as
others see them, The best of feeling eX.
lists in our party, and from all parts OF the
county we hear earnest desires for care
full and complete organization OF the party.
AS an evidence OF the interest already
manifested, at the last election the Repub-
licanS attempted to eject ahalf.breed DEM
ocrat (the present incumbent) to the Office
of County Superintendent, but the Demo-
Gratis discovered the trick and elected Joel
V. Carpenter by handsome majority.
Prof. T. c. Miller starts on Monday next
to Parkersburg and other places to hold
institutes.