Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-02-22
WASHINGTON, PA.
Sp,eiel 10 he SUNDAY Resiaer.

WASHINGTON, February 2l.-Aceording
to announcement the Washington Dramatic
Company went to the Morganza Reform
school last Tuesday evening to repeat the
Wedding March for the entertainment OF
the urchins who make that place their
home. The who'e thing was very much OF
a success. All the country around came
in sleighs to the free show" and Cannons-
burg was stripped of all its beauty and
youth. More than one hundred went from
Washington, representing the best portion
of our population, and the excursion train
bringing them back was the scene Of much
hilsrity and fun.
The performance was good throughout
and anything that bordered on the rough
such as seufiing, profanity, etc, was warm
Y applauded By the boys Of the institution.
The triumphant entranceof Mr.. Jim Stream,
as Barns, when he exultantly threw up his
hands and yelled three thousand g%uineas,'
was cheered to the echo.
On Friday evening the college entertain
ment came of with gratifying success. It
was for the benefit Of the Je~fersOnian, and
the cause commended it to students and
citizens alike. A large audience greeted
the College Quartette-J. r. Stevenson, ). b.
Dunlap, Z. b. Mccormick and W. S. Patter-
sor-who opened the exercises with Fairy
Moonlight" The next performance vas a
select Grafton, The Polish Boy" by Il. +.
Mcclure, which eyinced high orstorical
talent. c. II. Mcdonald then rendered
Thy Sentinel Am | ." in a M that sur
prised his friends. He bids fair to become
q professional soloist, "A supposed speech
in the /. S. Senate in 1885 BY I. l..
Brownlee, was elegant. 1t was a speech on
the annexation of the island POlasis las yet
undiscovered in the Arctic seas. Miss
Title Moore, of the W. +. Seminary, sang
Come JOIN the Dancers beautifully aud
was heartily encored. "A Campaign
Speech" 6v W. A. Kinter, was
witty and showed the mastery power
of Mr.. Kinter, in the oratorical line. Miss
Bessie Craig then rendered the Walt
Song She is the vocal instructor at the
Seminary and is always warmly received
when she appears in public.
The lecture of Prof W. c. McClclland,
on the New Orleans Exposition was cut
short by his inability to speak on account Of
h~oarseness. He didn't quite get his au-
dience 10 New Orleans, but had them roar
ing with laughter on the train.
Mr.. Frank Todd, rendered a cornet solo.
trsl-- AT.4s... A,al,. Tn1yp,h,nN
(variations) and delighted the
audience, who were reluctant
TO let him 90. The Quartettc sang I'm
Silent Mead with effect, after which THE
Spectre Bridegroom a serio-comic drama,
was PLAYED. The characters were Jones,
Moore, Jacobs, Cassidy, Weaver and Hall.
Financially, the net return will approximate
SlOO.
The CAN'T oil well has been pumped dur
ing the week and shows a capacity Of IS
barrels per day. Some Of the oil men have
returned.
Personals.
Mr.. Il. II. Craugle and Joe Phillips were
at Morganza last Tuesday evening with la
dies.
The Junior class of college is to issue an
annual this year. They have elected thir-
;eer editors.
The contestants are eagerly awaiting the
The tug on March .. Prof, Mcknight
of Pittsburg, will train them.
An evolutionary and musical entertain
ment will be given in Chapel Hall, March
IL, in which Prof. Mcknight and several
Pittsburg ~vocarsts will take part.
lf.A-l -. IL IT,
day for Burgess, BY j.. l.. Judson, the Dem
ocratic candidate. The entire Democratic
ticket nearly was victorious.
A dancing school is to be started here in
a week or two. a professional from Pitts
burg will conduct it.
Messrs. D. +. Long, J. Fredericks, W. Z.
Elterich and W. S. Patterson are progress
ing in missionary work in the new Sunday
School they have established. They are all
seniors.