Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-13
FAlRMONT.
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General News.


General News.
SpeciGi 10 the Sunday Register.
FARNoNT, W. Va, September l2.-The
Normal School has registered about eighty
pupils go far and the attendance is steadily
increasing although it is already largely in
excess of what it was at this time last year
The school will move down stairs next week
to the large hall which has recently been
thoroughly overhsuled and repaired. 1t
will then be in very cosy and handsome
quarters. The public schools will open on
Monday rext, with Prof. T. c. Miller, the
cid liable in charge Their building
has slso been besutifed and renovated and
will be nicer than ever. Fairmont is Justly
proud Of her schools. They have ways been
literally supported and their high standard
vi. be maintained for the coming winter.
New rooms are needed, however, and it is
robhbIe that next year will gee the cree.
ton Of q handsome and conmodious north
wirg 10 the p1blic school building.
The New England Coal Company has got
TO work in it's headings and is shipping coal
to the Equitable Gas Company, of Balti-
mere. Castor mine is never idle but ia not
now working full time. Pala,ine mine still
does something for the railroad company
and West Fairuont has developed into q
chronic state ofidleness
The County Com missioners are wres.linp
this week with the reports Of the road sur.
vey ors and the bills tor repairing the Court
House and bridges. Considerable surprise
was occasioned by the size Of these latter,
and the Court very properly called for the
Items in the bills.
News reached here on Tuesday last 70 the
effect that Seph Ebkin, well known here,
had CON mitted suicide at his home in Ham.
ilton county, Indiana. His many friends
here were sorry TO learn Of the sad affair.
Judge Alpheus Lemasters, of McCardys
vile, will soon become citizen Of Bsrrsck-
vile, this county, and that place can con.
graduate herself upon 30 valuable an add.
ton to her roster OF citizens.
Little Curt SHIN took twenty foot tum.
ole On thursday. He was playing with
some con- paniors in the new Lott building
ard tellinto an opening for a stairway into
the cellar. He was painfully, but, we are
glad to note, not seriously hurt and will
probably soon be about again. DR.. l., l..
! Can rendered medical aid.
Tie Presbyterians had @ festival IN
BroWnheld's new building this week. We
learn that quite handsome sum was real.
ized.
The colored folks are making extensive
preparations for the celebration of Emanc;.
patton Day. Grafton, Clarksburg. Morgan.
town and other points will send dele1a,ions
ana the affair promises TO be quite q sue.
The western fever has struck On, town
With cJclonic force. The latest victims -
Grant shurtlef. John Shurtleff R,ru.
Fleming ana Charlie Yesaer oa;ts =
number OF Our people are now in the ws.,
on an me! extended excursion. among them be.
ing VII Nesbitt, James Hare and Fred
hough. Another party numbering soma
half dozen, and chaperoned by Mayor Lack
and Hayden, will leave tonight On a H..
GAYS tr'p TO Kansas and Nebraska. We
wish them pleasant journey.
sam- Bradie is home spain nfrsr s,.,a
iIg three months at Cameron a, agsr, e..
the b. o.. at that station. '''
mrs: Charles Z. Manley and her motbs,
leit Wednesday on a visit to New Yorr I 70.
lstiVes. Miss Georgia Grave accom- nsn;aS
them and will attend a music scbool :; nj, 81 !.
Metropolis this winter. '' ~ 'ne
We learn that ]. ". McCoy Of th;,
has recently been Transferred from ths W.,
Department to the pension Office in W.,S