Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-01
KISGWOOD.
A Newsy Letter About Educational, Social
and Political Matters.


SpscaH Correspondence gf The Register.
KINGwOOD, August 3l.-On Saturday
ut noon the institute closed it was the
largest one ever held in Preston county. The
day sessions were interesting to teachers
and visitors and the evening sessions grew.
more interesting each evening. and, taken
Is a whole, was a complete institute. Prof.
Fleming. the instructor, left on Saturday
morning for his home in Grafton. lie for
merly taught our school here, and, cOnse-
quently, was right ut home.
The teacherS-well in fact every
bOdy-were well pleased with
him. One fact that is worthy of 4 passing
tribute was the good looking men and the
beautiful and handsome girls. The teach
erS are getting to be the stylish ones Of our
county. There were 1877 enrolled, and
next year We expect 225 or 2jO TO be here
1t Institute. The County Superintendent,
Mr.. Il. NJ. SguireS, is an old pedagOgue,
and knows just what pleases teacher
lie is making an excellent school officer
Profs. Ravenscra!t and Cover took lively
interest in the work Among the lady
teachers we noticed Misses Nora Jackson,
Ella COpeman, Mary JesSOp, Mary Mckin-
ney, Irene Harshbarger, Kate Wheeler,
Emma Elliott, Lu Graham, Ida RuggleS,
Ellie Fogle, Jessie TrOtter, Emma Cooke,
Lucy Mattingly, Lena Wright, Alice
Paul, Annie FOrman and May FOrman.
Prot. Samuel T. Wiley, of Clifton Mills,
lectured here on Friday night, on the
Monongahela Valley" He is PrestOn's
historian, and ne brought out his subject
in a good style. He is the author OF the
History OF Preston County" History
of MonOngalia County, and one OF the
writer's of the Fayette County history.
His subject WAS large one, his lecture
lone. and his audience fair one for
KingwOOd.
Mt W. NJ. o. Dawson and wife, left
this morning for the meeting Of the Press
Association mt Wheeling. Mr.. Dawson is
secretary of the Press Association, editor
of the Journal, secretary of the klngwoOd
Railway, president of the kingwood anu
Cranberry Telegraph Company, trustee OF
Preston Academy and State Senator. Ii
we have missed any we ask the gentle
mans pardon.
MIR. {. II. Williams left this morning
for Indiana. We are glad to learn that ne
is doing we'll there.
Mrs. VIM. T. Wright, Of Independence
this county. was visiting here from IhurS-
day till Sunday.
Miss Annie Jarvis, handsome girl from
Grafton, was the guest OF Miss Minnie
HermanS last week. -
Prof. +. V. n. Painter, of Roanoke, Va,
was here for few ours on wednesday.
Mr.. smith Crane, our Circuit Clerk, Is
off to Webster Springs fort the beneht oil his
health.
Mrs. Pickenpaugh, of MOrgantOwn, Is
here visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murdoch and Mr. anu
Mrs. Peters, all of lrOntOn, o., lett mere
last week for their homes.
Mr.. Lattiner and c. c. Tucker,o WASH
ington. are here rusticatlng.
Miss Tina Goodwin, daughter OF cX-foSt-
master Goodwin, is the guest OF Miss ran
ME Hawthorne, in MOnOngalla'
MIR. and Mrs. J. II. Brown were VISITING
relatives Mt ROwlesburg last week.
Mr.. A. J. Hare left last week Tor le"
DAYS visit at Grafton.
Prof. III. w. Porter and daughter lclt on
Friday for their home in Baltimore. Ihey
have summered here for great number oil
years. ,..-u,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hickman, of Baltimore,
after a three weeks visit here, have re-
turned to their home.
Messrs. Dolpha Jackson and Lee or"en
went to MorgntOwn this morning 10 1T
tend the University.
Misses Ella Copeman and Nora Jackson
will depart in a few days for Steubenvllle
College, where they will so to school.
The postoffice building has lately been
painted up in fancy style; also Clerk Mar
inns new residence. .,
There are now ten prisoners IN the JAIL
Mr.. Vim. G.. Morley is mp in Tucker OH
business.
This month has been good one for our
hotels and business people. Circuit Court
and the institute have made many people
come to town. ~
Master Harry Nef, son of Justice }. L.
Neff. was badly bitten by dog last Ihurs-
day. He went after a bucket OF cream
inst in tina suburbs of town, and the iurl-
Gus dog bit him in the throat ana other
places. ~, =.
A horse and dog show is billed here Tor
.September 18th. The small boy Is CORE
sp0ndingly happy. Jack Brown says Tic
can't wait.
There is a worthless crowd of boys III
this town that should be looked after by
the officers of the law. They make 1t their
business to insult ladies, disturb puoie
meetings, etc. They made it their sport
Veil themselves hOarSe at the teachers last
week by following ''mOSsbacE," green
horn y and other ridiculous epithets at the
teachers, who have more sense IN a minute
than these smart alecks ever had In IN
their lives. Some of these days they VIII
veil at the wrong person, You had better
take advice in time. la
Messrs. PeIl, DeBerry and Squares ielt
Yesterday for Brandonyille, where they
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