The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-10

year.
The Review, published at Romney
in Hampshire county, recently print.
ed the following Interesting letter
which was sent to the editor by F. Y.
jenkins:
"As you know when you were a
boy l Travelled for the old house of
Dinsmore G Kyle, a landmark OF Bal
timore city's wholesale grocers. /
covered the counties of Hampshire,
Hardy, Grant, Mineral, Pendleton, W.
Va, Augusta, Highland and Bath, Va,
Greenbrier, Pocahontas, Barbour, Ran.
dolph. Tucker, W. Va, and Garrett
and Allegany. Md, indeed from Bal.
timore to Wheeling. Sometime in
1882, l got, (that is the house did,
$3S and q fraction by registered letter
from Jas. Fl. Ludwig, M%oorefeld June.
tion, who was then postmaster. The
registered letter was duly received and
was short $40. The postofflce authori.
ties were notified and they suggested
II 1t could be known the amounts 1t
would help unravel the shortage. Mr..
Ludwig replied and itemized the con.
tents, which were q currency check
and a ten dollar piece. Upon examt.
nation 1t could be seen that 1t had cut
its wey out Of both envelopes and vas
lost. Orders were issued for every
mail bag to be searched in the Unit.
ed States, and six months afterwards
Dinsmore & Kyle applied at the Bal.
timore postofflce and received the
ten dollar gold piece, on invitation
OF the postmaster. Every mail sack
had been gone over and the gold piece
was found in an otherwise empty sack
In; San Francisco. California. MI.
Lemar Halliday, W. D. Jones, and H.
L. Duvall, the two first and last mem.
bers of the members OF the firm Of
Dinsmore & Kyle and myself are still
living"
Five members OF the Ninety. First
Ohio infantry, volunteers Of the Civil
war, spent a night in Princeton re.
Gently, passing through from Ports.
mouth, Ohio, to Dublin and Cloyd
Mountain, Virginia. traversing on the
way the battle trails Of the CO.'S.
The party consisted Of G. S. Neary,
s. NJ. Skeleton, w. ]. Conklin and #.
NJ. Scott, all Of Portsmouth, and J.. F.
Martin, Of Rio Grande, Ohio, who were
making the trip by automobile.
These old soldiers did service III
der the command Of General Crook,
and about May 6 or Z, 1864, they pass.
ed through Princeton, engaging in the
battle Of Cloyd Mountain May 8.
The enrolment in the public high
schools In this state for 1856 was
1881. This was an increase over
the previous year Of 1886, or 21.2
per cent. In the past six years the
enrolment In the public high schools
has Increased more than 17S per cent.
Ninety-one and three.thirds per cent.
Of the pupils enrolled in high schools
during the past year were In high
schools having four.year courses of
study. Last year there were seven
hundred and ~thirty.seven teachers EN-.
ployed In the high schools in West
Virginia.
A number OF young mem about
Charleston have been approached in
the last few days with the request to
become tentative recruits for a com.
pany Of cavalry, which 1t is declared,
undoubtedly will be stationed at
Charleston as soon as the final dispo-
sition OF the First regiment Of infantry
has been made. It is said the com.
pany is expected to be commanded
by Lieutenant John F. Witten, who
will be given a commission as captain
when his company is ready for or.
ganizatton. One more troop will be
formed in the state. Lieutenant Wit.
ten, who Is detailed at present as aid
to Major William Wallace, U. s. A. at
Camp Kanawha, Is an officer Of Com
pany F, Of Fayetteville.
According to the Lincoln Republi.
can ]. L. Sehon. a broker Of Hunting
ton, Is now entitled to unmolested In.
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