The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23
RIVESVILLE

RlVESVlLLE. Dec. 23.-Thc pro-.
tracted meeting which has been In scs.
sion here for the last few weeks came
TO close Sunday morning. although
VIII be followed for an indefinite time
by prayer meetings. Much good has
been done at this meeting and the
writer will venture to say that no
town or section OF country In Marion
county was more IN Dee,l Of shower
OF the Holy Ghost than RivesyilIe, Al.
though II WIS thought that the devil
and his whole family were up tho
creek Il has been decided that few
oil Ills children were hanging out
around itiycsvillc. but their rations
have been cut so short that every.
thing looks very discournging to his
rlvcnous stomach OF late. aud he has
gone to McCuriysviiie to winter.
Mr.. Labnn PriCkett, OF Winfield dis.
trict, was circulating among friends
1T RlveSrElle Sunday last. While here
he visited his uncle. Josiah Prlckett,
who has been seriously i'll for some
time. but recently had very serious
sick spell, but at present is reported
some better.
Mrs. Jemima Hgught. Mrs. Nancy
Prickctt aud Mr. Thornton Baker are
aged people Of this place and rural
route whose age and serious illness
renders their cases almost HOPELESS as
far rs permanent recovery is concern.
cd.
The Riresvfife graded school Is nro.
crossing nicely at present us It has
been during the term. although all
very much regretted that Mr. =. C..
Wilson. the principal OF the school,
had to give up his position on account
OF sickness.t hough luckily his place
has been ably filled.
Mr.. McDaniels. the present princi.
pal. Is conducting his part of the
school so far without any marks Of
displeasurc and his assistants are do.
Ing likewise. Miss Maud Snolgrass
Is teaching her seventh term and her
work still commands admiration. and
MISS Cora Valentine has charge of the
primary department and more con-
sentative. up.tOIlate primary teacher
has not represented the RiycsvilIe
graded school for years. II ever. than
she has proved herself TO be. so we
can safely pronounce the school n
success. and the patrons should be
and doubtless are. thankful that such
is the case.
Now snap shot at the truant law
right away quick.
The truant law. good law. ought to
he enforced: sure thing: make the
brat go to school II he isn't sick. Send
ms dad to Jail and make him pay n
ine If he don't send the youngster:
give the tr'lant officer praise for max.
Ing the old man come to time: moth.
ing wrong about that ut all, because
lie. perhaps, is poor man and can't
stand to pay a big fine nor lie In Jail
on account of his family starving
while he is lying his time out. but
that amounts 10 nothing much, crack
II 10 him. give the truant officer some.
Thing TO 10 10 get himself big name
and get people TO praise the tuw. ht1t
trtant officers don't seem TO nav any
attention to the hundreds Of brats
from The age Of seven years up to
the age Of twenty-one in the various
parts OF the country who have no
schools to 20 TO. What does Mr.. Tru.
ant officer or his law think Of that?
Thirty of forty pupils ut Gray's Flats
almost lost the whole livelong school
season Tor want of school TO 70 to
because they have no teacher. Moth.
Ing said, everything running smooth.
". no work for the children to do.
too bud for them to be ont In the
weather, crowded ut home. losing IN.
iercst. losing time. getting diseourag-
ed, had good start last winter, would
have gone to Fairmoni to school per.
haps next year. bat no. no. tho liz is
mp. missed a term. got discouraged.
lost pride, ambition. lost simply about
all. but the above cannot be applet
tn all pupils. but indeed to great
many. and It's no joke. Hello, truapt
officer, aud law. come ont from under
the present school system or school
law or whatever you please to call il
and whatever element of Gods mortal
humanity that Is TO blame for the doz-
ems OF children whose conditions are
such as is above described. Get
your sharp stick and your trlnnt law
md line them up instead OF putting
In NIL the time looking after some
poor mans child or, some !c1r7nt
brat, or both.
There is some wholesale W, N
not only Mt Gray's Flats '
places, and IT'S an Internal
That can't be applied only tq}