The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-01

quiet this year, as compared with pre-.
.vious seasons, There we're very few peo.
pie out, but little shopping was done,
and i general quiet prevailed, except in
those quarters where the may dance was
in full sway. The various N, E. Churches
held the usual watah.meelings, which
were we'll attended, as they always are.
Outside OF these matchmaking, an en-.
tertainment at the Zane street NJ. E.
Church and come few balls, there was
literally nothing doing that is worthy Of
record. We will undertake, however, 70
give a brief report Of the social pleasures
Of the evening.
THE ZANE STREET n. L. SABBATH SCHOOL
received their annual presents Of candies,
CONNECTIONS, etc. There was . large at
tendance Of the friends OF the school, and
all present spent \ pleasant evening.
Previous TO the distribution Of the treat
several premiums, promised at the COM
mencement OF the year, were given 10 the
following persons: Harry Graham, q
fine copy Of Bunyan's Pilgrim Progress;
Charles Hull, . fine photograph album;
Lena Loos, u silver cup, finely engraved;
Captain E. +. Miller, gold pen, with .
silver holder; Phoebe Mayors, Illustrated
Bible Dictionary. Miss Sallie Crawford,
the organist OF the school, was presented
with a very fine toilet set.
A large number Of persons who attend.
ed the concertof this school on Christmas
night, have requested the parties having
the matter In charge 10 repeat IL 1t 10
probable that the committee will accede
TO their Request, and repeat the concert on
the evening OF the 22d'of February,l 1878.
NAIL CITY SOCIAL.
One Of the most agreeable and epioya-
bic social reunions Of the season was CIV
en- lastevening by the Nail City Boat Club
at their boat house. Among the promi.
nent managers Of the affair We noticed:
Committee Of Arrangements-Barney
Moran, VIM. Peters, VIM. @. Campbell,
James johnson, James Wheeler; Floor
Managers-Robert Anderson, George
Knowles. Robert johnson, Adolph kurtx,
George Harkins, C. VIM. Kreiter; Ballet
Master Edward Knowles; assistant, Ed.
Cornbauer. The boat house was brilliant.
" illuminated, and the music was dis.
coursed by Cockayne's quadrille band,
whose sweet tones charmed the ears Of all.
Perhaps eighty couple were present. and
all, we are sure, will agree with us In
pronouncing the affair A No. !. Lara;
mic furnished the supper, and satisfied
everybody.
THE MRHsERcHoR SOCIETY
had a very pleasant hop at Germania
Hall, corner OF Market and 14th streets.
Until a late hour this comfortable and
coy little hall was crowded with merry
reyelerS, who had danced the old year out
and the new year in. From the neatly
printed invitation sent US, for which we
desire to return thanks, we copy the fol-
lowing, which will no doubt clearly ex-
plain 10 The most unobserving the nature
Of the entertainment "Mennerchor syl-
yester Abend Unterhaltung and Ball.
Montag, der 81 December, 1877, In der
Germania Halle. Sic und hire Damen
send hietzn freundlichst eipgeladen. Mu-
ak o Kramer's Dorchester. An fang, 0
Uhr." The committee having the affair
in charge consisted Of r. Conrad, q. Gut
tenberg, D. Kull, D. scheutier, Charles
Kreiter. lam,
During the evening Mr.. Louis G. stifel
made an eloquent speech, lasting about
ten minutes, in which he spoke OF what
the Society has accomplished in the last
year in music, and closed by. saying, that
he hoped the Society would be able to
hold d grand musical concert in the new
year. 10 which all the neighboring cities
and towns may be invited to take part
SYLVESTER CONCERT AND BALL,
DIES Beethoven Gesang Verein's, abgehal-
Ten am Mon.ag, den 81 December 1877, in
der Verlin's Hall" That's how our
ticket read and summoning our inter.
prefer We discovered through him that
our friends Of the Beethoven Singing So
ciety were'enjoying a concert and ball in
their hall, corner Main and 18th streets
in the INrELLIaEScER building, in fact.
OF course the Beethovens enjoyed them.
selves-they always do. There was q good
crowd in attendance, and all heartily en-.
into the spirit OF the scene. The
vocal exercises were quite interesting
and were listened to with much genuine
pleasure and satisfaction. The inspiriting
strains Of Vaas' splendid orchestra SUI
feed to keep o large part Of the company
engaged 10 The giddy waltz until the new
year was already several hours old, when
all retired TO their homes well pleased
with The entertainment afforded them.
At rnRHrR HALL.