West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-02-16
NEWS AND NOTES.
Items or Interest From the N. T..
Conference Seminary ut
Buckhannon.

little Journal published at Buck
hannon every second month during
the school year, in the interest of
the Conference Seminary. From
the February number we extract the
following items Of interest to our
people
Miss May Polling is at her hcme
in Pruntytown.
Miss Mary NJ. Jessop is now book
keeper for the Coke Company
Austin, w. Va.
A. w. Chambers has joined the
w. Va. Conference, and now has
charge of the Barbour circuit.
The coming contest between the
Literary Societies promises to be
one of great interest.
+. p. Jessop represents us in the
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
Success to you, Percc.
Wm. B. Parkhurst has becn adj
mitted to the bar, but Is still court
stenographer with Judge Hoke.
Vernon Frazier, shorthand and
typewriter, has an importand posi-.
ton with the b. & o. Railroad Co. !,
Grafton, w. Va.
Prof. j. r. Trotter, is Principal
OF the Clarksburg High School.
lie makes us a pleasant call occa-
sionally. Come often Professor, we
are always glad to see you.
Mrs. Hutchinson, wife of our
President, has recovered from an
attack o: nervous prostration, and
is spending the winter recuperating
at her fathers at Weedsport, N. Y.
The Seminary cadet corps, or
ganizcd about one year ago, has
been receiving thorough instruction
and drill under the efficient super
vision Of Major Casteele.
Hou. w. Brockunier, of Wheel
ing. and one of the trustees OF the
Seminary, is leader in the present
session of the State Legislature.
A good brother on the Morgan.
town District has sent his rledge
for $500 on the debt, according to
the "Plan," with the request that
his name be not made public.
Major Casteele, the Command.
ant of cadets, is giving the com.
pany very valuable drill IN phys
ical culture this term. which de-
velops all parts Of the body.
The Winter Term is moving of
very tremendously. The mum Der
of students IS larger than at the
corresponding date last wear. The
Business College especially is pros
porous, having twice as many stu
dents as last year.
An extensive land owner in Pres
ton county, told us that within a
snort time, several men came to
him proposing to give up their
farms, as they wanted to move to
Buckhannon for the benefits Of the
Seminary IN educating their chill
drcn.
The heating of the Seminary
building by hot air furnaces, has
neUer been satisfactory, and OF
course, less so than usual during
the recent extremely cold weather.
A new system Of heating will have
to be pnt in eventually and probably
by another year. Where is the
generous patron Of education who
will give 80, 900 for this purpose
Without discriminating against
other towns, it is but fair to say
that no where in our visits among
the people, have We had a more
royal welcome than was given us ut
Kingwood, w. Va. Pastor Rider
and the people joined to make our
stay pleasant, and we have no doubt
1t will in tho end prove to have been
exceedingly profitable. Kingwood
is beautiful little town, and it's
people are exceptionally hospitable
and intelligent. We would gladly
have remained longer. The Semi
nary has some warm friends in
KingwoOd.
During the last few months the
President Of the Seminary has spent
the Sabbath at the following places
among others, in the interests Of the
institution Wheeling. Morgan.
town, Grafton, Kingwood. Parkers-
burg and Philippi. In every case
we had a good hearing. and a gen
uine interest was shown in the
institution at every point. II is
very evident that our people feel
that the Conference Seminary is a
necessity, that il has come 10 stay,
and that Vt deserves the hearty sup
port Of every Methodist at least.
Here is the advertisement OF a
OF the Peace ont in Indiana.