West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-03-21
AND THE ELEMENTS
Battling for Supremacy In Our Clio
riOuS Climate.
PROSPEROUS YEAR is PREDICTED
Lumbermon All Busy-Loeomotive a Gu
riosity-Edueation Receiving
It's Due Recognition.

IHhhNA HNkhoa
In the midst OF thunder. lightning. rain
and the ubiquity Of mud. mud. more mud.
the people OF this section are not unmindful
that spring rs approaching and our farmers
are busily az work between showers pre-.
pairing for their spring farm work such as
cleaning up land. building and repairing
fencing and turning up Mother Earth. In
TACT, we noticed one ~zealous farmer pillow.
Ing while the water followed In the furrow
at least 8 inches deep.
Rain. snow. mud. sleet. thunder and
lightning may check the progress Of our
farmers Tor the time being. but his un.
dauntet courage and preparation for a
large and bountiful harvest this season is
manifested by all through this section. and
from what we have been able TO observe
we predict for this par, OF the county pros.
periiy Tor the farmers this year Of 1907. Our
farmers have already realized that the best
and the most substantial gold bricks are
found aud produced by the proper %cultiva.
ton OF the soil. and then they sing. There's
no place like home home. sweet home"
Our lumbermen are steadily engaged in
saving, hauling and shipping lumber. not
withstanding the mud is axle tree deep IN
sections by the mile, and In some places by
the square mile. too.
The Freeland brothers have two sawmills
IN this section. They haul their lumber to
the railroad by steam loco motive power.
When the engine first passed through this
section the natives hocked to the road by
the hundreds and the schoolteachers along
the line were compelled TO dismiss their
schools and allow the boys and girls TO
watch the mighty iron horse go by. Some
oil our sray-hesded. whiskered men as
well as the boys followed the iron horse all
day In the snow. George Freeland ought
10 be indicted. for he sat at the throttle
and made the thing squall and scream. and
laughed at the establishment and amaze
ment Of the natives.
Internationally. Valley district has been
up to the standard uhis winter. FIRST. the
schools throughout the entire Valley, as
lar as we have been able to observe, have
been successful and much good seed has
been disseminated by teacher and friends
Of education. Our teachers have taken a
more active interest in their work this win.
ter. Members Of the board Of education
and other school officers have been inter.
ested and gave a helping hand to the cause
OF education IN Valley district this winter
than they have in past school sessions
hence the success OF the school, in Valley
district.
The teachers OF Valley district held two
district institutes-at Masontown in Feb.
ruary and at Reedsville in March.
The institute held at M%asontown was I'M.
der the supervision of County Superinten.
dent Carrico. and was well attended by
nearly all the teachers in the district. The
program was pretty thoroughly disposed Of
with much interest and importance to all
present.
The institute held at ReedsviiIe the sec.
ond week in March was under the auspices
OF the volunteer system and was patronized
by the teachers Of Valley. Lyon and KING
wood districts, and with the assistance of
the citizens OF Reedsyille. was much the
best institute OF the two. Much OF the sue.
cess Of this institute was due to the teach.
ers Of Observation-Disclosures wilkins and Al.
bright. and especially so in the arrange.
ments with the citizens of Reedsville Tor
the night session. The day session was
duc by Miss Inez wilkins. and il
would be useless for me to add that she
made an excellent conductor. The Ipro.
gram was thoroughly disposed Of by the
cache and members present. None was
Sighted by the chairman and every one
telt at home and expressed themselves as
being we'll pleased and receiving new in.
spiration in the school work. But the
evening session was the browning success
oil interest and of amusements, literary
and educational arts and inspiration. b. f.
wolfe president OF the board OF educa.
ton, acted as chairman. and the renditions
we're just simply excellent. especially the
part taken BY the home talent. The sing.
ing was grand, the recitations we're fine.
and the debate was lively. to say the least.
Every one seemed TO enjoy Il immensely.
The church was crowded with an earnest
and pleasing audience. and where there is
so much literary talent as there is at Reeds.
vile, we fail to understand why the good
people Of that place do not have these liter.
ary exercises every two weeks. or at least
once a month. Youth is the time to prepare
Tor the great drama OF life.
Our schools are closing in this section.
James Shafer, Teacher Hawkins and w. r.
Shader have closed. and many more next
week. Several Of the teachers will attend
az some poiHt this spring Kingwood
and Morgantown seem 10 be the objective
places spoken Of by the teachers and
students desiring better education
on last Friday W. K. ShaHer closed his
third term OF school az Arthurdaie-Fairfax
school The school closed with the usual
day exercises that is becoming Of = couotrv
school The night performances we're Of
an old fashioned literary This being we'll
understood everybody came Tar and near
standing room was at pat. while many
stayed out in the yard. not able 10 get
within Che building The program. which
lasted from = TO 10 o clock. was snioyed bv
ai possibly two or three exceptions. who
did not behave themselves as decencv re-
cures and especially so boz a young man
'hai calls himself by the name Of Msnear
everybody knows him lie lives. when At
home about rs miles from the Bethel
church going our the public road toward
kingwood. This being after be had been
asked 60 keep quiet several times and
when one Of the trustees was debating. be
requested ibis young satan to keep quiet.
Dee. MenesD imp OF Satan. blsokguarded
in the presence Of ladies spoke so loud
That be could be- heard an over the school.
10 is the duty Of some good citizen
10 have ibis creature arrested. and t is the
DUTY Of the prosecuting attorney to send afI
such foul beings 20 some such place dat
,'ey ,1nnoi insult decent people 60 least.
! would g.ge DIS name boo fuIl. butt have
forgotten 30 40 ever did know o. butW.
" beavers trustee knows him and bis
oame also With these exceptions al
seemed TO- enjoy themselves and a parting
with tho teacher