Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-15

An Intercrting Letter from mercer Comfy
Death eta Distinguished Josstst-Csss
cord school Commence ement-Crops saa
Politics.
PRINCETON, ". Va. July l?.-lExciu.
sive. While you are looking aaxiooLy
for telegrams and bulletins from Chicago
se are silently aud confidently waiting fos
the result Our community was saddoue4
Yesterday by the death Of onr Of our ycnss.
able and much beloved citizens, Judge
Alexander May,sod. lie is said 70 haye
had pulmonary disease for the past Any
yean. He died after an illness Of ons
week at the age Of seventythree. lie was
born in Giles cosnty. Virginia, and wss
poor with few opportunities in early Rfe.
bu, began the study Of law at the age ct
thirty and by din, and persistent har,i
work and pluck, brought himself 10 The
front Isnk Of his profession. He va Cir
cult Judge number Of years In Virginia
since the war, resigned from years ago, is4t
the old State and located here where much
of his early life had been spent. He Wa .
mos, loyable man ye, was possessed of IN
exci,abIe temper and often did rash ach,
| A. an illustration Of his temperament IL 10
related that in pelilical Discussion Nth
The late General Chapman, in the hotel one
day, in the presence of one OF too gesale-
men. bs became anery ai something the
Geucral aid and strRek him with n cane.
He aft,r~ard said that act caused him
more regret than any nc, OF his lite.
He said he found he had struck Q msn
who had gr.sssr heart than he
had bir7sslE He v24 honest and chivalric.
brave and generous We shall not soon see
his like sgain. Las. week we hsd the most
sueeessfiiI com menaensbt oxercises ~ the
Concord Normal Sslool we have sses bed
there. The crowd WI, immense; IL waS
estimated n; one thoBsand persons. There
were ainc graduates II wss in Ill RESPECTS
a moss admirzbl. class Their productions
we're universally eorunsnded The school
eproped l37 indsn,s this year. beios ths
largest enrollmsnt ever attained here. This
j. The second lsrg,t school iR the State
Professors French. Reynolds aud Hslrsyd
deserve much credit fpr the,r great service
TO the State ia bailding up hsse in the
yoods" a grpa, educational centre. AMID
aB the Sisr1nrsgsmepss and half pay
the State has cb0seo 10 isfict Bat
better dsy has dsrsed sAd they vii yet
reap their reward State Sup Ensendest
Butcher did 40, arri,e gaii sfter the CON,
neBcensbcsnent MS over. having becs
detained by the sudden riss in tho hev
riyer. lie has, however. resnsinca cs0
SUNDAY 70 5e present TO-DAY st ibs opea.ng
of The County institute. which begins today
al CoEcsrd conducted ly Prof ws6e.
Our faSmess are having soone ds6csIty
in saving their fine wheat crop % soeossl
of the constant hessy rains Ne ksss ke4.
but this morning is bright and eool and ~
verdict is that tie rain is over.
The mining and timber bssises o. -
southern boress Of this county over d
Norfolk snd Western Railroad Aas infrss6
nev rs. and yipor into our bnsisea sasirs
and ve sre'on the rosd 10 prosperity. Ths
rairosd n yashing on aIoag the essen
base Of the Fiat Top noastslA. viess ssss
| mines are to be opened. .yeriif ths ersat
incognito territory south and vest ~ fhe
Ses river will be great nisiag peEjoay
ieeming siib . rss Jppalstiee - seskia9
men. The void DO move, = ~ ~. =