Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-07


at the last session of the Legislature but
his course this year has completely neutral
lied whatever of good he did then. His
action in recommending the New York
Tribune as the friend of the laboring ele-
ment. and then saying he knew nothing of
the difficulty between Whitelaw Reed aud
No. 6, won't go down. Why, deaf and
blind man. had he been at Chicago during
the Republican Convention, could not have
failed to have obtained an insight into the
matter Our union in this city sent spe-
cial telegram to him, as delegate, calling
attention to the matter twelve thousand
working men held mass meeting at which
nothing else but the Tribune was discussed,
and to which every Chicago paper devoted
one or two columns the following morning
and fifty thousand copies of the Boycotter
were distributed among the delegates and
spectators in the hall and about the hotels.
1'wo-thirds of the Union in this town are
Republicans, but well scratch the Captain
lust as sure as election day dawns."
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There were religious services at the audi
forum on the Moundsville camp ground at
4 o clock yesterday afternoon. The Rev.
C. D. Battelle discoursed from Deuteron-
omy XXXIII., 20: Happy art thou, o
Israel. Who is like unto thee? Opeople
saved by the Lord" In the course of his
remarks the reverend gentleman suggested
to the young people that religious life was
by far the happiest life, and gave the Web
sterian de6nation of the word happy: He
only is happy who has peace of mind and is
in the favor of God 1t was an excellent
sermon and listened to by at least one hun
dred people. On next Sunday, the 18th,
Brother Battelle, by request will deliver
d scourse at the same place and the same
hour embracing incidents connected with
his life, and minister in. the NJ. Z. Church
during the last fifty years. Next Sabbath
is his Il birth day and a large number o.
people from this place and the country will
20 aad hear him. There are thirty-six
families occupying their cottages at this
time. and quite number will be there this
week. The new hotel will be opened about
the 18th OF this month.
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Director Paul, of the cannon ball line,
is busy trying to arrange an excursion party
of newspaper men and representatives of
the business interests of this city and Mar
tins Ferry, to go over the proposed line OF
his road as far as Coshocton, Ohio. The
rip will probably be made in carriages
and the party expect to be gone about
week, examining the proposed route minute
", and gathering valuable data of all kinds
regarding the country and the prospects Of
the road. Just at this season the trip
would be a most pleasant one. Definite ar
rangements have not yet been completed,
but he hopes to get away about the first OF
next week.
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The Board of Directors of the Arion
have secured Wheeling Park for Wednes.
day, July 9, to celebrate their annual pic
mic, and propose to connect with it Som
mernacht's fest, festivity so highly appre-
ciated by German societies of our large
,itics. The members of the board always
n favor of something new for the enjoy
ment and amusement OF their members
have not spared pains, trouble or expense
10 make this picnic as well as the sOmmer
naSht's fest, success. A committee has
been instructed to purchase at least one
thousand Chinese lanterns to illuminate the
park and procure enough fireworks to keep
the park ablaze during the entire fest The
picnic is a strictly private one, only mem
bers being permitted to invite friends The
Opera House orchestra twenty pieces will
he in attendance also Persons desiring to
spend the afternoon and evening at the
park will find good supper nj the park
restaurant
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The Baltimore and Ohio summer resorts
up in The Glades' are beginning to ill up
rapidly with those DESTROYS of passing the
heated term elsewhere than at the SeashOre
At Deer Park and Oakland there are quitea
number OF Wheeling people, and many more
will 90 ont in the course of the next two
weeks At the former hotel the following
Nail CITY folks are registered Samuel
I.aughlin and wife, Samuel 0. Laughlin.
Mrs. W G.. Glessner, Miss Lille Cummins,
Miss Annie Cummins and Miss Mary Oft
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The second detachment of Wheeling
Democrats, bound for the Chicago copven-
lion, got away at 225 yesterday afternoon.
The party filled one sleeper and a passen-
ger car and numbered about forty-fve.
there being about twenty IN aGdiyion to the
list published in the srspAY REGTsrER.
As on Saturday, crowd of enviouS citi.
zens gathered at the depot to see them of.
Several who could not make up their minds
yesterday. or were unavoidably detained,
will get off this morning.
The betting on the Manton He'll race has
so far been in favor of the Bellaire man,
bets of two to one having been made that
way Clator is handling He'll for all there
is in him. and predicts good time for his
favorite Manton is showing up well, aud
his hackers claim he viii come out ahead
n the conflict All talk of sell is the
nerest bosh. According TO some people,
every race rowed is sold. however homes
the contestants may have been. 1t can De
set down as solid fact that Manton will
handle his oars to the best of his ability.
and will win if he can.
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