Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-06-07
FAIRMoNT.
County Court Commencement Exercises
items of News.

County Court Commencement EXERCISES
Items of News.
Special 10 &c Sunday Register.
FARMoxr, June 6.-The County Court is
in session here, and has devoted most OF the
week to hearing arguments, pro and con, on
the question OF granting liquor licenses to
various new applicants The parties who
have applied in Eairmont areJ Sands Jack
son, NJ. j. Deyeney and Thomas Hougo,
the latter of whom was refused q certificate
ut q former term on account OF past VIOLA
tons.
The commencement exercises Of the
Fairmont High School, were held 10 the
Normal Hall, on Thursday last. The ex-
e~rcises were of a high order, and were a.
tentively listened to by q large and sppre-
ciative audience. The seven graduates are
Misses Carrie F. Core, Matte o. Fitzgerald,
Ollie NJ. Mayors, Bessie A. Fleming, Aunie
P. Nichols and Eliza NJ. Watkins, and Me.
Frank Z. Fleming. The diplomas were
presented by DR.. J. 81. Brown6eld and Mr.
j. Z. Sands, in q happy speech, delivered
the Peabody medal to Mr.. Frank E. Elem
ing. This member of the class having
made the highest general average on ex-
animation.
Rather more than ordinary interest is be-
ing taken By our citizens in the approach
ing Normal School commencement. Ths
exercises will be, probably, more excellen'
Than usual. Below we append the order for
the week:
Saturday, June 6, 8 p. m, address before
the Normal Lyceum BY Hon. B. f. Martin,
OF Grafton.
Sunday, 10 q. m, Baccalaureate sermon
by Rev. G. NJ. Shott, of Wheeling.
Monday, 8 p. m, address before the Mo.
Fart Society by Hon. John Il. Holt, OF
Grafton.
Tuesday, 8 p. m, anniversary OF Normal
Lyceum.
Wednesday, 9 a. m. Class Day Exer-
cises.
Wednesday, 2 p. m. Alumni meeting.
Wednesday, 8 p. m, anniversary OF Mo-
Fart Society.
Thursday, 9 a. m, commencement exer-
cises.
Thursday, s a. m, Alumni reunion.
Work has been resumed on the Attrlis
railroad, the United States District Cour;
on Friday last having dissolved the injunc
ton granted by it on the 9Th Of Nay re.
strsiuiug the Attrill company from proceed
ing with the construction of its road.
Governor Wilson seems 10 be DESTROYS OF
cultivating his already great popularity
among Marion county people. After the
appointment of Mr.. Ohley as a Norma
School Regent, the Governor gave US an
other most agreeable surprise by appointing
Clarence l.. Smith, a Regent Of the State
University. We are inclined to make due
acknowledgements for both the appoint
ments and the Governor is to be congratu'
lated on his happy selections. Mr.. Smith is
a toTmer student OF the University and Is IN
every way qualified to fill the position with
satisfaction to the people at large and with
credit to himself.
The Shakespeare Reading Circle is reap
ing its harvest Just now, that organization
having been recently royalty entertained at
rbe residence Of Judge Fleming and also at
Morgan BillingsleY's.
Our town was all torn up on Thursday
over a family row, in which a beastly father
knocked his young son down with a hoe
handle and threatened to kill him for some
imaginary ofense. But for the interference
of a merciful citizen, the affair might have
resulted seriously.
The city dads are getting ready for the
inevitable cholera. The streets have been
scraped and look clean and it is rumored
that the pool of stsguant water at Carney's
corner may eventually be blotted out OF
existence. We would miss its stencil, but
let it go.
Personal.
Miss Efie r. Updegraf, one Of Wheel
ing's most attractive young ladies, visited
Miss Mary Burns, this week. She left
Thursday for Morgantown, where she will
remain for some weeks.
Rev. Father Walsh will leave on Monday,
for q visit to his relative in Ireland. His
many friends here unite in wishing him o
pleasant visit and q safe return.
Capt. L.. A. Dade, one of the F., M. Il 2.
engineers, and at present in charge OF the
B. l. o. creek route" in Wheeling, was in
town this week.
Colonel Moore, the genial right-of.way
man, Of the F., NJ. & P. road, was here on
Wednesday.
Major II. A. Whiting is in Christiansburg,
Va, attending the commencement exer-
cises OF a seminary from which his daughter
graduated this year.
Rev. G.. NJ. Shott, who comes here to
preach the ~bsccalaureatte sermon to the
Normal graduates, will be the guest of Mrs.
A. J. Stone, on Quincy street.
The skating rink has closed and the occu.
patton OF the PROTEST. is gone.