The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-27
BELLAIRE LOCALS.

Mrs. General B. f. Cowen arrived
home on Friday, after An absence OF
nearly three weeks, during the greater
part Of which time she was attending the
sessions of the Executive Committee OF
the Methodist Episcopal Womsn's For
eign Missionary Society at Boston. She
lie corresponding and financial secretary
of the Cincinnati branch and &c otfcto
member of the committee. On her re-
turn she stopped at Washington, her for
mer home, and a's) at Baltimore.
The exhibition of the monograph, on
Saturday afternoon, was the most sue
cessful and interesting Of all that were
given in Bellsire. Among the audience
we noticed ex-Judge Chambers Judge
Carroll, Deputy Clerk Pratt, eX-Prose-
cutting Attorney Kernon, j. b. L)ngley,
Esq, ex editor of the Independent, and
perhaps other gentlemen from St. Glars
Vile, all of whom came down expressly
TO witness q test OF the monographs
powers. Thomas II. Morris, h. q. Nor
gar, Colonel Sullivan, Prot. Cash and
other well known citizens tried their
voices on the machine, with eminent sat-
istsction. Mr.. Morris sang the "SLsr
Spangled Banner" snd every note was
distinctly reproduced. For Colonel Sui.
hvsn it repeated, There are more things
ia Heaven and earth, Horatio, than are
dreamed of in our philosophy" Other
gentlemen spoke in French and
German, and it gave evil
dence OF finished education by re.
pesting their words Uerbatim. Ii even
went so far as to declare that it had
graduated at two colleges, and expected
to graduate at third, after Mr.. Coyle
had made the same declaration. Satur-
day night lis working was also very sat-
isfsctory. Those OF our citizens who
were the most incredulous when the e2-
hibition began, are forced to admit that
Mr.. Edlson's invention is a marvellous
piece of mechanism, and accomPlishes an
astounding purpose.
Rev. DR.. WItherspoon was too in
disposed to travel on Saturday, and con-
seouently found it impossible to FL his
appointment in the U. T.. church yesteT-
dsy. In his absence, Rev. DR.. Cooke
the delegate from the First Presbytery o:
New York to the General Assembly
preached, taking for his text the Proverb;
"As cold water TO the thirsty soul, so IS
good news from far country" Rev j.
Y. Ashenhurst also took part in the SER
vices.
Twenty-one persons were examined by
the City Board Of Examiners on Satur-
day. In the absence of General Hoge,
superintendent Daft filed his place.
There are only eighteen places to I'LL and
nearly fifty applicants to choose from.
The hardware dealers OF the city have
insugurated the early closing movement.
The citizens in general, and the ladies
in particular, are requested to meet at
City Hall promptly at half past seven
o'clock on next Thursday morning,
thence TO proceed under escort Of de-
tail of soldiers to the City Cemetry, for
the purpose of decorating the graves OF
soldiers who fought on either side in the
late war. A salute of thirty rounds will
also be fired at the cemetery, and the
delegation will be accompanied by the
band of the Second Regiment. II Is de-
sired that the ladies furnish flowers for
the decoration. 1t Will be necessary to
start at the early hour named, in order to
complete the decoration before the AZ
rival of the troops from abroad.
Col. Miller, and Lieut.. Col. Ster ling,
of the First West Virginia Regiment
will be present at the meeting of the
Bellsire City Light Guards this evening,
for the purpose OF explaining some little