Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-10
FAIRNIOSr NEWS.

Special Correspondence Of he Sunday REGISTER.
FAIRMONT, Judge 9.-The ticket nomi-
mated by the 81. Louis Convention gives
general satisfaction here. Judge Thurman
is known to our peopl here snd he is gen.
orally respected and esteemed, and while
Gray, Black and some other had friends
here, everybody knew that the Old Roman
was the hest OF all and all are pleased with
his nomination.
A select party of young folks spent
Thursday piclicing in the country near
Nuzum's Mills. Among the party were
Misses Ella aud May Jackson, Miss Mamie
K. Cameron, and Messrs Z A. Ientmyer,
Blaine w. Taylor and George Morrow.
Mrs. Jarley's wax works held forth in
Armory Hall Thursday and Friday night1
to fair audiences Proceeds were for the
benefit OF the NJ. L Church.
The Presby terians are repairing and
identifying their neat church edifice, and
will have new seats in the auditorium.
They are q Aourishing congregation, aud
have An able, popular and faithful pastor,
and are consequently In good shape,
The commencement exercises OF the Nor
NAL School will begin tomorrow evening
and continue during the week. Having no
information, we cannot give the exercises in
detail, but the past year has been most
successful one, and commencement will be
full OF excellence snd interest,
AL. Carder, an old Fairmont boy, now a
aourishing young dentist of Huntington,
W. Va, is here with his bride, visiting at
the residence Of Mr. J. Z. Sands. Al's old
friends are pleased to know be is meeting
with large share of prosperity in this
| world, and all were glad to see him.
3lain W. Taylor, one of Uncle Sans
new and efficient railway postal clerks,
was in town this week visiting friends.
A. G. Lepley, of the Iader force, e. snt
last Sunday with friends in Warrington.
Printer Mckinney is getting mp the pro-
ceedings Of the last annual conclsye of
Knights Templar of this State 1t is q
neat and tasty bit of work, and establishes
the fact that what Mac can't do in the
way Of artistic printing has not yet been
heard Of.
General Harris, Of Kentucky, Is In town
circulating among his old friends.
Politics are booming out our way, aud
candidates are beginning to wear their old
clothes again. Numerous good men are
named for the local Offices, and candidates
for other places are being quite freely dis
cussed. Auditor Duffy viii not likely
have the solid vote Of this county this
time.
Major Ell. Bennett we, in town this
week on his way to Morgantown to attend
commencement at the University, of which
Institution he is Regent. He reports q
strong sentiment in oabell and adjoining
counties for our distinguished fellow eiti-
gen, Hon. James Morrow, Jr., for Govern.
or.
We are to have no fusion this year. The
Virgixiaa gave notice to this effect last
week, and intimsted that Greenbackers
would sill be required to fall in with their
old associates. Wen see it all means q
little later.
Grant district has a very large Deno-
cratic club in good working order. Grant
seems determined to maintain her reputa-
ton as the banner district of this county,
and viii give Democratic majority of two
hundred this fall. Pawpaw will be close
second with Lincoln only neck behind.