The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-29

our home talent which, In many cases 4
as good e can be found anywhere.
In church music even there Is stagnntou II
almost every case At the Disciples Church
the old quaftette, the one that sang when the
church was first opened, Is once more estab-
lished, and good music Is heard there every
Sunday. It composed Of Mrs. Oscar Seeley,
soprano; Mrs Brock, alto; Mr., Oscar seeley,
basso, and Mr.. John Mepdel tenor and
leader. Mrs. Ridgely manipulates the organ
in her usual good style,
Perhaps the finest church music given in
the city is that furnished at the Jewish
Synagogue. Mrs. Annie Sheib whose capa-
bilities as 4 teacher and vocalist are well
known, is the leading soprano, assisted by
Misses Belle Emsheimer and Heyman, Mr..
David Kurner Is baSso, and Mr.. AL. Davel
takes the tenor, while Mr.. sheib ably assists
the choir on the organ, During the late
Jewish festival some very fine music was
rendered
Atthe Fourth street NJ. E. church chorus
choir still remains in the organ loft Its
once mammoth proportions are gone, how
ever, and only the faces OF Misses Britt Car
son and Logan and Messrs, Logan, Reilly and
Day remain Of the old choir. The remainder
Of the faces are new ones, The music Is good
chorus music, and makes splendid backing
PLAYS the big organ with skill and taste.
At the First church Mr.. Charley EOtf
handles the organ in his well known cult
waited manner. The music Is largely COngre-
gatiOnal, the choir being only composed Of
Mrs, EOh, Miss Phillips andJ. NJ. Belleville.
Mrs, EOt7s fine solos are often heard, and Oc-
casiOnaly Duet or trio
4 Prof Schoheld leads and has charge OF the
music at ST. Mathews, Miss Emily War
wood, OF Martins Ferry, Is the organist, and
the choir is composed OF young people taken
from the church. They have been practicing
together long enough to sing the service very
nicely.
Attic Cathedral Whecling's popular song
stress, Mrs. N. u, Whitaker, has charge Of the
music and organ, She has good choir and
Is occasionally assisted by outsiders,
At the Second Church the singing Is done
by ladies and gentlemen from the CongreFl-
ton. At this church, US at the others OF the
city, there Is nothing In the musical line
worthy Of special notice.
Prof Hermann SchoCkey, favoritC with
Wheeling audiences, has recently been elected
director Of the IIarmonie-A lWnnerChor, and
the selection Is n good one. His time is
pretty we'll taken up, for in addition to this
he has large number Of pupils and Is Choir
lister at st. Pauls German Church,
The Beethoven and MpnncrChOr societies
go to llClaire Monday evening,
On the eth OF November grand concert
will be given by all the singing societies Of
the city at Turner Hall. II will be II big
thing, us 1t Is given to raise funds to assist in
building the monument at St. Louis 10 the
memory of that noted German, lIWGkel, A
ball will be given afterwards,
Thestyle OF music being given at the Opera
House OF present Is rather strange to the old
theatre goer. II is not the jerky dance music,
but nice Oyertures and operate selections,
and Is much admired. A suggestion Is made
that the stringed instruments DO increased
and the brass decreased, II possible, also that
the drum be toned down to correspond with
the rest.
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
Prof. Richard stahl has gone to New York
for few days.
Miss Natalie Macrum, OF Allegheny City,
Is the guest OF Mrs. Belleville on the Island,
Gen. J. l.. Moorehcad, OF Parkersburg u
well known gentleman throughout the State,
has rooms at the Stamm.
John Oesterling, Esq, who has been tray
cling for the past seven weeks In California,
returned home last evening.
II. g. Blayney and family, OF Ravenswood,
and DR.. q. 'Shriver, Of Brooke county vera
registered at the stamm House yesterday.
His many friends will be sorry to hear that
". u. Iledrick, late Chief Clerk In the office
Of the Secretary Of State Is seriously III ut his
Charleston home.
Mr.. Ed. Larkin, of Wheeling, was in town
yesterday evening. While his visits cannot
be said to be frequent they seem to be Of an
impressive character, BeLLair6 Independent
W. u. Trull, ESQ.,, Of New York, was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. Trull was formerly a
well known WhGelingite,, at one time con
nected with the firm Of Thos. Hughes Il Co.
He has Just returned from q trim through
Europe In the interests Of his patent button
hole cutter and maker. IIO will return to
New York accompanied by Mrs. .Senseney,
who will spend the winter with her daugh.
ters Mrs. Trull and Mrs. Cooper.