Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-26
fAIRM0NT.



Perpetrators Exercises for the Inter-
Normal Contest-An Address by
Prof. ArUstrong-News Notes.
Special to the Register.
FAIRMONT, w. Va, April Pa
good sized crowd wa present at the
preliminary for the Inter-Normal con-
test which was held in the Normal aud
itorium Monday evening, and the ora
tions delivered were fine productions.
The following are the subjects and the
names Of those in the contest: United
States and China" M. E.. Morgan;
Election of United States Senators by
Popular Vote" T. B. LAWYER; "Imper-
iaIism," Lloyd Fast; "Arbitraments OF
War;" James w. Robinson; "England's
Justification" O. R. Davis; THE Hay
Pauncefote Treaty." j. R. Lake;
America of To-day" M. D. Boland.
The successful contestant vas Mr.. Bo-
land. He has been a student OF the
Normal during the past year and is a
member of the senior class. He has
an excellent voice, pleasing manner and
a good delivery. His selection by the
Judges. Col. C. L. Smith, Attorney
George Alexander and Rev. H. G.
Stoetzer, was received with favor, be-
Ing considered a just decision.
Prof. Robert A. Armstrong, n or
West Virginia's educators, and at pres
emit a professor in the State University,
delivered a most magnificent and IN
etructive lecture in the First ward M.
E. Church last evening in behalf OF
the senior class of the First ward High
school. The professor was selected LOT
this occasion among a number or edu-
Gators. He held his audience, a house
full of attentive listeners, spell-bound
from the beginning of his lecture I'M
til it was concluded. He carried on
the distinction of having delivered the
most instructive lecture the people mere
have ever been able to listen to. The
members composing the senior class
are Lizzie Wallace, Bessie S~ivearlngen,
Jessie Adams, Bessie Dawson. Dusle
Hieginbotham, Fannie Chesney, Nan
ME Cox, Ruby Barthlow, GLADYS
Travis, Walter Reeves and Earl Means.
Edward Meyers and Clarence Klpsey
rendered excellent music. The gradu-
ating exercises will be held in the M.
E. Church Friday evening.
A warrant was sworn out before
Squire Boughner yesterday by Mrs.
Ollie J. Singleton for the arrest Oh
William Hardway on a charge OF nav
ing assaulted her with a knife with
intent to kill. A number of witnesses
were summoned on both sides n the
case was quite an interesting one from
start to finish. The State was repre-
sented by Attorney T. N. Parks and
Attorney G.. A. Vincent for the de-
Tense. Hardway was found guilty OF
an assault and fined SIS by the justice:
Fleming Jones has leased several
hundred acres of land in this and MO
nongalia county for Swisher, Murphy
&. Nicholson. This company has a
derrick erected on the Charles Prltch-
ard farm, heal Barracksville, and will
begin the drilling for oil by the first
of the week. Another location Will be
made soon near CatawDa.
j. R. Ely, formerly b~ookkeeper with
the Fairmont Drug and Chemical Com
pany, has resigned his position with
that company and. accepted a similar
position with the CASTOR Coal Com
pany.
Bids will be received in a few days
for one large double and single iron
gates with pillars by the Woodlawn
Cemetery Company.
DR.. 1. S. Cox is dangerously i'll at his
home at Ri%versville, this county, with
Bright's disease. His recovery is con-
A.lered doubtful.