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The Peabody Institute of
Ison county;
INTIL. you
have paid a
visit to ihe
art bouse
the in
stitute Is &
session, you
eat&m -T , ?
|?n0r
e ?i con-1
| ceptio n of
that greets the gaze of the visi
, tor. Inmany respects it is a de
cided improvement on those of
?? other-yean. There seems to be,
on the whole, a more intelligent
looking crowd of gentlemen
teachers and as for the ladies
tbey are recipients of many com
pliments, and we doubt , if the
' cultured gentlemen who are in
structing, ever stood before u
prettier crowd or school ma'ams.
The enrollment has reached
about two hundred and thirty,
aid the order and prompt at
tendance is deserving of. special
mention.
Prof. Corbly kindly consented
to look.after the .music for the
1 session and with the aid of Miss
Bertie Faugh and Miss Maggie
Primm, this feature has been ex
cellent. Messrs. Charles Hol
den and L. E. Bennett were elec
ted secretaries, and the instruc
. isjas#.;
Henry
m
er, and there is a vein of
I humor dextrously -interjected
' throughout his' lectures that
. never fails; to command attention
from the most indifferent list
kener. His theories are practical
' and his plans decldedly^logical.
Prof/WllEnson is one ol our
own Harrison boys who has risen
to prominence in educational
workin West Virginia. He never
talks "just to be talking" but has
given some very instructive lec
tures during the session.
' Prof. L. J. Corjjly entertained
| the teachers on Thursday, as
jupon several other days In a
^manner commensurate with his
scholarly attainments and pro
fessional skill. We cannot take
up the work, of the institute in
detail, bat present the names of
those who are enrolled as mem
bers.
GENTLEMEN.
Juo. Batten, L. R. Philipps,
?A. L. Davis, Caspar Ashcrnft,
Arthur Clark, A. D. Holden,
Lawrence Corbly, J. E. Maxwell,
Alex Hannah, Arthur Swiger, F.
?T. Pepper, Meigs Bartlett, T.
! Francis Kemper, Ohas. Sturm, W.
pE. Ward, Chas. Holden, Howard
^ Kobinson, Isaac Maxson, Edwin
f Courtney, Luther Martin, 0. G.
Coflman, Jno. Swiger, A. C. Rit
I teahouse, W. E. Morris, Ed. Gar
rett, Jesse La wson, Aldia Davis,
Ed. Smith, M. B. Newlon, U. A.
Vincent,R. B. S?*ger,A. T.Pratt,
L- E. Bennett, Fountain Davis,
ulniK. Lambert, Ward Rogers,
Floyd Frurn, Floyd Willis, J. Ira
Jenkins, B. J. Ward, F. G. Rada
Ll'augh, 0. W- Cunningham, E. T.
I Post, G. W. Martin, A. S. Parish,
H. F. Smith, J. W. Highland,
Gordon Kishbaugh, C. Dean,
A. S. Law,I. Dean, Wm.Harbeirt,
Ge". Robey, Orlandus West,'Ohas.
Washburn, 0. L Bates, J. M.
^'urn, Henry Robinson, Paul
"K'kmao, M. H. Vanliom, John
'Flanagan, Howard Bennett, W.
c- Morrison, E. S- Lewis, Herbert
Harris, Geo. Davis, G. N. Holden,
Willis, L. R. McMillin,
I Bland, D. M. WilliB, A. L.
| M'<>n, L C. Oyster, Thos. Hornor,
I"[?ErnestSwiger. Bansel Johnson,
lj*-'m?re" Janes, Louis Rector,
I9la-- 11 aught, Ora McOonkey,
'' 1 i a m McMillan, W. A.
Marsh, Mrs. W. A. Marsh, Jester
Teter, Jno. Jefferson,' Sherman
Guss, James Goodwin, Clinton
Boggess, Gideon Martin, Geo
Horner, 0. E. Sheets, F.,0- Find
ley, W. Smith, Adolphus Ash
craft, A. ?. Wagner, Jas. Herald,
M. G. Sperry, Jas. King, Michael
Teter, Wm. Keed, G. N. Smith,
T. S. Hardesty, Jas. Romine,
Frank Smith, Chas Bussey, Tru
man Payne, J. W. Pigott, Boyd
Hornor, W. H. Atha, J. E. Law,
?. F. Goodwin, Ohas. Randolph,
Lee Bartlett, J. Lester McMillan.
LADIES.
Lillian Lepley, Ada Johnson,
Ella Kighter, Ruth Sehon, Eunice
Kennedy, Allie Ooopman, Maud
Swisher, Orpha Prim, Viola Stifc
zer, MyTtle Moffett, Marion
Owens. Ella Holmes, Mary Ham
mond, Miriam Denham,. Veata
Denham, Mrs. H. J. Drummond,
Jennie Pigott, Minnie Young,
Anna Keesy,lda Gabbert,Alverta
Courtney, Silvia Randolph, Nora
Bumgardner, Myrtle Bond, Netta
Wilson. Iva Randolph, Virginia
Flowers,Rosa Hurst, Mollie Smith,
Mildred Dunn, Charity Johnson,
Maud Wilkinson, Maude Qneen,
Laura Ward, Dellie Wolfe, Grace
Barnes. Lizzie Harmer, Vesta
Wadsworth, May Oriss, Alice
Goodwin, Lena Wilkinson, Dora
Bidenour, Mary Reed, Florence
Reed, Icie Highland, Icie
Williams, Laura Hick
man, Prudie Knight, Bertha
Sliowalter, . Isabella Davisson,
Phoebe Morrison, Isola Shinn,
Bertha Boggess, Mittie Lowthnr,
SBOssesBuat
berry, Jane Hurst, Ivy Moffett,:
Maggie Dawson, Maggie Milan,
Sue Ester, Minnie Taylor, Maggie
Davis, Nollie Taylor, Stella Mor^
rison, Minnie Hugill, . Maggie
Bartlett, Bertha Hardesty, Eflie
Pigott, Annie Rittenhouse, Fanny
Boyles, Ella Moore, Jennie Wil
liams, Tenai Prim, Mamie Prim,
Sallie Swartz, Alice Payne, Etta
Payne, P. L. Marsh, Bertie
Paugh, Ella Sturm, Mary Gregg,
Susie Mills, Mrs. Lena Lee, Lyddia
Kidd, Susia Ritter, Lyda Jenkins,
Mabel Lee, Lois Goodwin, Nellie
Post, Blanche Hornor, Nancy
Ward, Jessie Sturm.
The following teachers are from
other counties: Eva Riffee, Lucy
Helmick, Ada Brown, C. H. Bart
lett, 0. L. Corder, M. B. Summers.
Mr. Edison Hates a Telephone.
"What makes you work?" I
asked with real curiosity. "What
impels you to this constant, tire
less struggle? You have shown
that you care comparatively noth
ing for the money it makes you
and you have no particular en
thusiasm in the attending fame."
"I like it," he answered, after
a moment of puzzled expression,
and then he repeated his reply
several times as if mine was a
proposition that had not occured
to him before. "I like it. Idont
know any other reason. You
know some people like to collect
stamps. Anything I have begun
is always on my mind, and I am
not easy while away from it un
til it is finished. And then I hate
it"
"Hate it?" I asked, struck by
his emphatic tones.
??Yes,'' he affirmed, '-when it is
all done and is a success, I can't
bear the sight of it I havn't
used a telephone in ten years,and
I would go out of my way any
day to miss an incandesoent
light''? From S. D. Lanier*?
sketch of Thomas A. Edison in the
July Review of Reviews.
The World's Pair contest be
tween the McCormick and White
ly mowers resulted in each cut
ting an- acre of grass in 321
miuutes. The Whitely was
compelled to stop five times on
account of clogged grass aid the
McCormick only onoe.
i.; nif.ifei
College
?still
STRANGE CONDUC
? D_!5
The city papers h
following from the
the Parke rsburg 8ta^?,
. "A. 0. Davis. Preside
West Virginia Buaines
and Secretary of the
Order League, has my
disappeared, leaving beh
? host of creditors." among wbi
fv"M- clerk, was victii
the worst A number of atta
ments have been issued to-d
?7*2 P**6 an assignment
which he attempted to nreft
SpntSSgaqA
*100 to 1600. Other *redi
are county clerk Long. ?i
ex-sheriff Holmes, MOO
Mowis & Sous. 1500; A. L. T
? brotfa?) ^50, and
othejp. .On account of tb
assaassa'
ssewss*.!*
ow and I
students, - mBny or
heavyJosersrare departing 1
their homes. His father, one
the protahient farmew in Dod
dridge county, is here looking
after the unfortunate affair, "and
having endorsed for th'e' yr "
heavyj''8 108868 ar? saiivt
to the State papers, is substan
tially the report that one hears
here on the streets. Mr. Davis,
is gone and that there has been
crookedness in his dealings is
not denied by either his father
or Brother, who are overwhelmed
with mortification and grief and'
can throw no light upon the
young man's disappearance. The
board of directors of the college
have been making some arrange- J
ments as to the future of the
school, but no definite plans ha ve
i- been matured.
Many of the losers are not )
mentioned in the above report,
among whom are M. A. Nus
baum, J. T. Swager, (for board
and getting up banquet,) Miss
Bertie Paugh, C.H. Bartlett, Lon
Davidson, Prof. Bucbanon White
and Prof. Atha, salaries for
leaching. No ono has been able
to venture an opinion as to where
Mr. Davis went, and while it is
presumed that he left on Thurs
day night no person saw him
board the train.
One of his most brilliant ex
ploits was. his pretended pur .
chase of Broaddus .College,
(which the Telegram positively
denied) and the attempt to sell
stock to raise the necessary
funds: It is impossible to esti
mate the amount of money he
took with him.
Wednesday, August . 28^ 1898,
is designated and set apart as
West Virginia Day at the World's
Columbian Exposition, to be
celebrated and observed with ap
propriate ceremonies and fnnc
tions.
Chauncey M. Depew sails for
Europe on the 18th, which, with
one exception, is the latest date
upon which he" has t?i^n h
annual trans-atlantfc vacatio
Usually Mr. Dej ? -
upon the ocean c
July., .
Recorded in the News
I papers Last Saturday.
The National Bank of Kansas
city, Mo., failed l$st Friday for
1800,000, and on Monday two
other smaller banks were forced
to close their doors.
The great Kauftman Brewing
Co. ofjCtocinnati. worth 9600,000
failed On Saturday.
|^en'large firms in the city of
New Yprk went under Friday
and Saturday.
The Buckeye Cycle Company
of Cincinnati has failed. Assets.
$81,000; jiaSilities, 150,000.
Lion Co., the leading sta
tioners ahd. booksellers of Al
toona. Pa., have failed. Assets,
$l2.09fe'llabUitte?,'t20,000.
Banker A Bissell. wholesale
hardware, Sioux City, la., have
made an assignment. Liabilities.
$95,000. No statement of assets.
The Nebraska Savings Bank of
Lincoln, was taken charge of by
the; State.. Braking, Board. It
has deposits of about ?110,000.
A suit has been begun for a re
ceiver for the Fhoenlx Fire Insur
ance Company. Its capital stock
was ?200,000 of which 1100.000
waspaidin.
yThe St Louis Lumber Com
my made an assignment As'
ts, $40,000 with equal liahiU