Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-07-23
SUNDAY DOINGS.
How wheeling People spend u TOrrid
Sahbatn.

How WneeIfnS feopht Spehu AOErAh
sabbath.
Another hot Sunday in Wheeling. Some.
how a hot Sunday is hotter than any other
day. Perhaps it is because people wear
heir good clothes and are fixed up and miss
the free and easy comfort Of their every
day toys. But reasonable or not, yesterday
was a trying scorcher, and the sun seemed
fairly 10 burn through the broadcloth OF
the REGISTER Sunday school reporter
as he perambulated the streets. The
mercury stood on and off at 9S.
IN the shade and 26i in the sun AMI hi
ire silk umbrella seemed no protection
When once in the ~palatisl bower at thi,
office whe:e genius lives and taieat iOar-
ishes. lite was enduraOle, but cold lemonade
and Pariugas hSd much 10 do With tna..
"a reporters heaven is easily made.
sis but black eyes and lemonade"
The black eyes had been furnished ny
an indignant citizen who objected to au
artistic criticism OF himself IN knee
bTseChes.
Other ~millionaires were less fortunate.
and to them the heat brought yiYi
pictures OF the hereafter. The torrid
temperature induced large numbers %
citizens to make an effort to reach a col
spot. The majority of them male a rush
for the Elm Grove street railway office on
Sixteenth street. Here they found lirga
crowds gathered awaiting, very patieatly,
for The horse cars to be gotten Out to trans
fer them TO Seioert's garden and Wheeling
park. The minute q car appeared a grand
rush was made and il was filled to overflow.
ing. Very quickly another, and another
followed IN rapid succession until seven
cars were filled, then they commenced
moving, which raised u sudden cheer from
those so fortunate as 10 have procured seats,
and a dismal howl from those Compelled
to await the next COnyOy of cars. Similar
Scenes were kept up with every convoy oil
cars until after 3 o'clock Yesterday after
noon, at which time a person could 20 70
the Office with some likelihood OF getting
comfortable seat in one Of Ihe-ctrs. II
would be advisable for families Wishing t.
visit the parks TO get really aui start early,
so as t. avoid the rush, wAi'h generally
takes place from II until a51ui ) o'C.O; i'll
the afternoon,
To a stranger, this cIty would have
looked like Il third class CO Intry tDSn yes
t.TCay, after seeing 80 many people Oh tn
streets Saturday. But bad he visited
either Of the parks out on the National
road, he would have found out very quick.
ly, why the city looked depOpulated. A
REGtsrER reporter visited Seioa.ts
garden and Wheeling Park yesterday
| afternoon. The only drawback en- route
via the Elm Grove railway line was the
crowded cars and the tedious transfers from
the horse cars to the steam motors. But
once aboard the latter everything vas Sc.
rene, and there is no ~pleisanter treat 10 a
man who has to work hard all week. thIn
10 take this ride. Upon reaching SeloertS
Garden a msjority of the passengers got oil
as did also the scribe. Here a very large
snd mixed crowd was found, rtfreshia.
themselves with cooling drsughts Of what
ever beverage they wished. The crowd Va
| scattered all over the garden, some re
Ginning on the grass. while Others werr
making use Of the numerous benches an
| chairs. After lettering here for some tim
q car was boarded en- r0ste Tor Wheeling
Park. Here also q very large crowd Wa
| enjoying itself, though az the Park, OWN :
to there being SO much more space, the
crowd did not look so large. but take what
ever path or by way you would. persons
| could be seen seated under the trees an
apparently enjoying themselves
At the sacred concert at the Park the fol.
lowing programme was rendered:
PROGRAMMES.
Part T.
"SaengeTfest" Marsch. ..... IN Kohlmanu
Overture-"Berlin vie es WENT und lacht. ..
Conradi
Pntpourrl-"Barber Won Sevilla - onizetts
"BlauSeilchen,' NazurEa Caprice. . Eilenber !.
eolofor Ciarlnette-Ar GIimmJ
Part II.
ssssas..ss-.-,.s.s..... pClSsl-
Martha" ........... r'lotox
P8raphraSe ueber" an esuem kuehlen Grunde'
Frank
Miltair Polka. ...~.-~".:.~ A. Deppe
solo for 30 Cornet-Mr. BArkel.l