The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-09
CLAliISSRuIiG,s NOON.

business Operation. Unprecedented IN
spite OF Hard TImss-struciures Cou.
tomplatcd.
Sptttdi Di'Dnith 10 hs in,siiiim:l.
CLAnEsUrRo, W, Va, April s,-Tho
citizens OF Clarksburg aro congratulate.
Ing themselves that while tho disastrous
ELECTS OF the hard times arc closing fac.
tories, mills and mines, and bringing
oil kinds OF enterprises 10 a atandstill
throughout every section Of tho country
they are enjoying such substantial
boom MS perhaps mover before was eX-
pOrienced In our town. More buildings
and OF greater cost than have boon
erected for years arc now being con.
constructed, aud dwelling houses arc
said to DO in great demand. Tho Firdt
Presbyterian church, on tho corner OF
Main and Second streets, will DO dodi-
Gated about May |. II Is tho hand
soonest church In town. and was con-
strucled IN q modern style at Il cost Of
about $4,000. 4 handsome memorial
window was presented by eN-Govcrnor
Fleming aud brother in honor OF the
mOmory Of Row. Asa Brooks, tho frat
pastor Of tho old church which stood
oil tho site now occupied by the new.
Tho Merchants National Bank Is just
completing q handsome brown-stone
and pressed brick banking hohio on
the corner OF Main and Third street,
opposite the court house, and will oc,
cupy II in short time. Tho estimated
cost is from $4,000 to $4,000. Tho
Traders Company. M Incorporated rs.
ISOLATION. with Dr.. D. =. Morgan as
president, and with ". u. Maxwell, DR..
Howell and Col. I. N. Jackson as prin.
clpal stockholdcrs, has purchased
tho Shuttleworth property opposite
Lowndes' store, torn down the old
building aud will begin Immediately
tho erection OF by fur the largest and
most imposing building in Clarksburg.
1t is to BIO completed By October !, and
will contain q modern banking room,
TO be occupied by the Tradora' National
Bank, five store rooms. two facing Main
etreet and three on Third, an opera
house seating 500, aud hotel with
sixty rooms for guests. Two elevators
will be run.
The foundation is being laid for city
high school to cost $4,000. 1t will DO
completed ready for occupancy by
October /. and will contain ton class.
rooms, Office, and chapel hall largo
enough TO accommodate 600 people.
This now building will be on the site OF
the old North Western Virginia acade.
my and its forerunners which one.hun.
drcd years ago played m important
part in the educational history OF the
territory now known as West Virginia.
The old structure, known as the ''acad.
envy" was built over fifty years ago and
in its time has had within it's walls as
students mon from all over the etHte
who have become well known in pub.
lie life. Among these may DO men.
toned Senator J. n. Camden, Judge
Nathan Golf, Hon. John j. Davis, Hon.
Benjamin Wilson, Judge Thomas Hcr-
rison, Judge Edwin Maxwell and many
ministers. lawyers and others whom
we canno. now name. Much regret
will be felt when it is known that this
historic structure is almost RACED TO the
ground.
Duriugthe war the building was used
for hospital and n prison and until
the eastern wall was torn down on last
Thursday there could be distinctly seen
place where n hole had boon made
through the wall, through which rebel
prisoner made his escape. The acad.
envy grounds lave been, for many
years, tho seat OF educational institu.
lions and there arc still to be seen the
foundation stones OF the Randolph
academy which was Incorporated in
1887 and had for its trustees such dis
tinguished mon ms George Mason, Philip
Doddridge. and James Madison. after
wards President Madison. For the
support OF this institution tho state leg
islature authorized tho trustees to raise
funds by lottery. This academy was
said to DO IN olishoot OF tho old William
and Mary College and continued for
many years. Tho public schools have
occupied the premises since 1866.