Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-01-03
POINTS
or INTEREST FROM NelGHB0RlNG
TOWNS IN OUR STATE.
Holiday Notes and News Of Various Kinds
from Wood and Marshall Coun-
ties-The Current Events
Of the Day.
PARKERSBURG.
New Year Notes-Temperance Tide
acknowledgements.

acknowledgements.
Happy New Year to the REGISTER and
all connected Herewith, is the wish OF
your Parkersburg readers. Our cltl-
zens are quietly enjoying the. holiday.
Several pleasant socials were held at
various places last night, and watch
meetings" at some OF the churches, and
the sad tolling bell announced the death
of the old year, and the merry chimes
greeted the birth Of the new.
The friends of temperance and reform
seem to be in good earnest, and arc
making a strong fight in favor OF pro.
hbition law, which the Legislature will
be urged To enact during the coming
sussion. They are very sanguine ms to
the success of the temperance and. re-
form ticket nominated for our mum.
cipal election, January Sth. We have
before us copy OF live ten-
perancenewspaperp published here, in the
interests OF the cause. Tho brst copy
was issued this morning and the ready
sale which it meets is one evidence OF
the temperance sentiment in our midst.
|. II. Johnson, Esq, is the editor, anu
we feel like rendering our congratua'
tiOns on the sprightly and Interesting
character OF the paper, and wish him
and the cause no represents unbounded
success. Since the State Temperance
Convention was held here on Decem-
Der 10Th the friends Of the movement
have not been idle and many interesting
meetings nave been held in our city.
The following is the temperance pro-
gramme for the coming week:
Sunday, January 2d--Two mass meet.
ings at the NJ. f.. Cauroh a, 3:4j and
1880 r. ". Address by Rev. George G.
Wiliing. Subject, "Ihe Great Ameri-
can Idol.
Monday, January 3I-Mass meeting
at the Baptist Church. Addrts'oS ny u
G. Wilding and othcrs
Tuaedsy, January 4th-Mass meeting
at tho Court House. Addresses by Hon.
C. T. Caldwell, ". A. Parsons and 9th
ers.
Wednesday, January 5th-A spccifl
prayer meeting in all the churches ct
which time the temperance cause will
be specially remembered.
Thursday. January 6ih-Mass meet
irg at the VI. T. Church to be addressed
by the eloquent Carter OF the Baptist
Church OF Parkersburg.
On Friday the last grand rally will
be at the Court House, and
the order Of exercises Will partaEc
something OF the Quaker nature. e.,
all will have a chance 10 say something
"as the spirit moves" On Saturday,
the day Of the city election, the women
OF Parkersburg will hold an a. day
prayer meeting at the VI. J. Churct,
and hundreds ut petitions vii! ascend 10
high Heaven from these fair petitioners,
pleading iur divine hid III Ike causr
nearest their ncar;-. II the reform
movement succeeds, many families oi
Parkersbury will have cause to thank
God for the victory ere the year 1881 is
half gone. Neither oi the two political
parties have placed ticket in the lielC,
but will probably nominate an antl.ten-
perance ticket, irrespective OF party
feeling, and make n bold struggle Tor
victory.
Manager Wolf, OF the Columbus
Opera Houe', is sti, adding improve
ments tia. vii be appreciated by the
public, Tie .atest Improvement being
the addition OF $50 new and comfortable
chairs to TIE auditorium.
1t is rumOred that the two Prcsby-
teron Churches OF this city will unite
and extend call to the pastOcate to
Rev. Henry g. Biayney, now o. ka-
yenswoOd, ". Va. Rev. BIayncy Vas
born in Ohio county. educated al
Washington and Jefferson College, and
graduate uf the Western Theological
Seminary, Of Allegheny, Pa, and his
many friends here would hail his ac.
ceptauce OF such cali with great pleas.
ure.
r. J. McCandish, Esq ia" efficient
cashier OF the First National Bank, has
returned iIom his visit to Norfolk much
improved in health.
Miss Ida Hood and Miss Susan l..
Heron, TIE voung ladies who have been
so successful in organizing and teaching
eJcuiionary classes iric and in Marietta,
will 20 to Wheeling in few weeks Tor
the same purpose, and We trust the ctI.
zens OF the Nail City will extend these
Young ladies' the encouragement they 80
richly merit.
Mrs Jose Slatterly, OF lronton, o is
spending the holidays with her father,
Col. John Gifillan, oi this city.