The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-12
MARSHALL COLLEGE.
commencement Ex-rcIses-Speeche
Mnde-An Iueendiary Rire.

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Special Correspondence oftAe Iateli0eaeo
HUNTINGTON, W. Va, June "a beau
tiful day and clear night gave the citizen
Of this town an opportunity to wear then
fine clothes and new hats, such an oppor
tunity as they have not had Tor some time
The occasion was the commencement ex
ercises Of Marshall College. At one time
the leading normal school Of the State, Il
has only dropped to second rank on ac'
count OF the niggardly action OF past Leg
islatures. At the present 1t has large To-
cal attendance and is growing in outside
patronage. Long before the hour OF COM
mencing thropgs Of people poured into the
Baptist church, and II packing and heat
can make a success II was decided one.
Promptly at sixteen minutes after the ap.
pointed hour the Hawkins String Band
opened with music, and Rev. ]. NJ. Garter,
Of the NJ E. Church South, followed in
payer. Tie following was the
II PROGRAMME e.r
Invocation; music; Select reading, Bes.
sic wellman, Ceredo; Defamation, Geo.
ii. Mead, Ashland, Kentucky; music;
Rehearsal, Cora L. Trice, Huntington; Dec
lnmation, ]. Bernard Peytou, Jr., White
Sulphvr; music; The beauties Of nature,
Victoria Thornburg, ST. Cloud; Our deadly
Bsin, Fred A. Bsuhrlng, Cabell county; mu.
sic; consistency, thou art a jewel" Cora
Z. Unseld, Huntington; The great value Of
Flitle things, Lillian L. Steele. Huntington:
music; Degrees conferred by State Superin-
tendent B. L. Butcher, Wheeling; music;
Address by the Regents; the benediclon,
Samuel Steele, D. D.
The class was not large, consisting OF the
last four on the programme, 30 the exer-
cises were varied BY readings and declama.
tions. All the young folks did well; but
the young ladies, either from fright or
ditfidence, read too low, with few ex-
ceptions, and were not heard by the audi.
ence. Young Mr.. Peyton deserves special
praise for his rendering OF General w. II.
Payne's speech before the Virginia Con-
vention Of 1877. With proper training he
bids fair to make an orator. The young
lady graduates were dressed In white, etc.
Miss Thornberg handled her subject nicely
and read well. Mr.. Beuhring opened his
batteries on intemperance, and threw some
hot shell into the Town Council for grant
ing so many licenses; 1t was enjoyed by the
audience. Miss Unseld had good essay,
but read so low that 1t was not appreciated.
Miss Steele showed the value OF little
things, andSread 80 as to be easily heard.
All were recipients Of handsome flowers
Of various designs, the last mentioned
young lady receiving beautiful ship,
perhaps the haudsomest floral Offering Of
the evening.
Superintendent L Butcher then con
ferrtd the degrees, and spoke at some
length on the necessity OF Huntington itself
working for this school, and closed his
speech by intrCducing'Mr. J. w. St Clair,
Of Fayette county, Regent from the Third
district.
Mr.. st. Clair was very happy in his
efforts, pleasing pupil and teacher alike,
but unfortunately he dragged your CORES.
pondent to tho front, about whose efforts
other men can speak.
After this unfortunate occurrence the
benediction was pronounced, congratula-
tions were in order, and the audience
heaved sigh .ofrelief, since 1t was as well
with them as it was. This ends the COM
mencement Of 1888, which is gone but not
forgotten"
AN IECESDIARY FIRE. ..s3.
But it was to be anight. About 10 o'clock
the alarm bell sounded the fire signal. A
FIRE had broken out in W. H. H. Hols-
wade's large furniture store, situated near
Tenth street on Third avenue. A narrow
lot divides this building from the CONNER
cial office, from which TO Ninth is solid
block of frame buildings. Fortunately
there was no wind and by great exertion
the flames were confined to Holswade's.
At one time It seemed that Huntington
was again to be visited with great confa-
grafton. The origin OF the fire Is not known,
but it is supposed to be the work Of an
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