Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-07-09
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FAIRMONT, ". VA, July S.-The
new Board of Education held its first
meeting On July 3rd. Present, the
three members, NJ. NJ Barnes, the hold
over member. and President E. S.
Clayton and Commissioner w. E.
Steele. The Board organized by the
election of B. l.. Butcher as Secretary.
The salary of Superintendent was fix
ed at $500 per yea. the salaries of the
principals of the High school and the
South Side school at $50 per month
and other teachers at $37 per month.
The rate of levy for teachers fund was
fixed at IS cents on the 500 valuation,
and for building fund, at 10 cents on
the $500 valuation. The length of
term for the High school was made
nine months and other schools at eight
months. The following teachers were
elected: Superintendent, Prof. c. w.
i Evans; Principal of High school, Prof.
M. d. Bcland; LIST assistant, Miss Sarah
Meredith; End assistant, Prof. E. E.
Mercer;> Principal South Side, Prof
John LJLeech. The other teachers
who have not yet been assigned are as
follows: Misses Jennie Fleming, Anna
Miller, Eva Brand, Alice Ohley, Ida
Amos, Clara Reinheimer, Alice NJ
Powell, jamie Mckinney, Helen Elem
ing, Eva Morgan, and Jessie Hickman.
Mrs. Maclie Holbert and e. S. Amos,
Frank Jackson, Lee Bartlett, Levi B.
Harr, Howard Satterfield and c. l..
Barnes Mr.. Barnes will be given the
Watson school and Mr.. Jackson the
colored school.
Mrs. Cornelius Dorgan, Of the South
Side, had the misfortune of almost
loosing her right hand on the evening
of the Fourth of July while entertain
ing her children. They were shooting
fire crackers, and when she lit one of
the large ones, it went off in her hand.
Tire ends OF three OF her fingers were
blown off and the thumb was almost
severed from her hand.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Howard Fleming met with a very bad
accident on Tuesday evening about 6
o'clock. He was crossing the street in
front Of the Watson hotel and was run
over by bicycle, by David Ammons,
Of Jake's Run. He received a severe
blow On the head and was otherwise
bruised about the body. The young
man was arrested at GAINESVILLE on
his way home by Chief OF Police Nor
gan. He was brought to this place,
given a hearing and a fine of s. and
costs was imposed, making in all ST.
An Italian by the name OF Jack Sal
vim was arrested az his home on Maple
avenue Sunday evening charged with
being drunk and disorderly. The ar
rest was made on complaint of some OF
the neighbors, who have frequently
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drunk. He was brought TO Jail and
given a hearing Monday morning and
fined $40 and cost, making total of
S13.
Tuesday evening Col. Ed. Dagney
met with painful accident, caused by
the explosion Of a cannon fire cracker.
which went of while he was holding it
in his hand. His hand was burned
very badly.
On last Saturday evening a meeting
of the Board OF Directors of the Fair
mont Investment Co, was held. Con-
tracts were awarded for six dwelling
houses. three to Swigar and .Kisner,
and three to Dickerson Bros. Five Of
these houses will be built on Highland
Terrace to Fairmont, and one on the
South Side. Highland addition is sit
uated on the left hand side OF the Nor
gantown pike, and over the West Fair
mont mines.
T. P. McCord has sold his property
in the East End and has purchased a
house and lot on Benoni avenue from
the Fairmont Investment Co.
w. J. Rollins, of New Haven, w. Va,
has opened up a notion and shoe store
in the room on Main street formerly oc-
cupied by the Racket store.
At a special meeting of the City
Council last Saturday evening the
City of Fairmont purchased the West
Fairmont water plant, that suburb hav-
ing heretofore had a separate one from
the rest of the city. The sum paid for
it was s3,975.6s.
The Fairmont glass works closed
down last Saturday for short vaca-