Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-06-17
ONE WEEK m WHEELING.
A Compendium or the Local News of
the Past Six Days.


SUNDAY, June l0.-Rey. DR.. Smith, of the
Fourth Street NJ. L. Church, breaches the
baccelaureate sermon TO the class of 1888 Of
the Wheeling Female College; an immense
congrega ton present; church handsomely
decked with flowers; music furnished by a
combination of church ChoirS...... Flower
Sunday; Sabbath Schools and churches
beautifully ornamented with plants and
boquetS..... Mysterious case of shooting on
Market street, near postoffice. sees. Isaac Hey
man cut by George Engei, near Grant
HouSe.."..Lsn Hull thrown over an EN-
bankment near peninsula bridge and seri-
ously cut and bruised.
McNpAN. June 1.-Two exciting skif
races IN the North End. Colored citi-
zens meet and draw up a petition to the
Board OF Education, praying for a new
school housewife committee of the
Board OF Education appointed to examine
into the allegation that Squire J. n. Bull
ger had removed from MON district, take
testimony and decide that he had not so
removed ..... Part OF the nail feeders work
ten hours and the remainder keep on the
full eleven: q deadlock over the question
......Alumnae meeting at Female College;
addresses by Mrs. Judge Boyd, Miss Ella
Dillon and Hon. A. W. Campbell ..
Grand Grove of Ohio \. y. o. D., meets in
Bellaire.
TUESDAY, June .12.-Mercury touches 10
degrees. The dead lock among the nail
ers still unbroken. .....Steubenville social
circles excited over the sudden departure
of the wife Of a prominent citizen ...... Re-
ports from Mercer county to the effect that
the smallpox scourge is rapidly abating;
total number of cases, 100; total deaths, A
Regular monthly meeting of Council;
Board Of Public Works asks for 81, 1853. 81 to
psy for contracts under way; city levy for
ESra1 nj NJ Tar
general purposes and ten cents for street
improvement; estimated receipts for next
year, Sl2I, 900; expenditures, $SS,275 Is:
deficit, 81, 235.6S; city bonded debt $685.
5......Commencement concert at Fe'
male College.
WEDNESDAY, June l3.-Commencement
exercises of Female College at Opera House:
class numbers fifteen, the largest ever turn
ed out; immense audience present; pro-
fuse display of flowers. George +. Boyd,
Jr., of this city, carries of the Regents
prize for defamation at Morgantown Uni
yersity ...... G rand parade of Druids at Bel
laire Gee. Brilliant double wedding at resi-
denCe OF ID. c. List, ESQ; marriage of Miss
Emma 10 Mr.. James Cuttings, OF Baltimore,
snd Miss Moliie to Mr.. Alex. f. Warner,
of Portsmouth. ..
THUBsDAY, June lL-Weather cool;
thermometer down to 30, and fires not al
together out OF place......Gtizens request
the Julius C;rIar Troupe to repea. their
performance at an early day. Nailers
meet and elect delegates to district meeting
to decide the ten hour question ...... General
satisfaction at the killing of Dukes, at
UniOntown, by young Nutt......State Fair
committee on horses leave for Columbus to
interest horsemen in our tair.
FRIDAY, June 15.-Commencemeut hop
at the New Mcclure House: about thirty
five couples present; music by Opera
House orchestra. Linsley Institute en-.
tertainment at the hall OF the House OF
Delegates; large audience present.. Dele
gate meeting of Amalgamated Lodge OF this
district decide to enforce the ten hour
law. -Four Martins Ferry coal miners
have q narrow escape from death by gas
explosion Joseph Frazier, Fulton lad,
badly cut with Ratchet in the hands of a
playmate Bellaire boy named Saltz-
gayer has his leg broken by stray ride
ball. John Jones falls from pile of
lumber in North Wheeling and breaks his
leg.