Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-05-17
WASHINGTON, PA.
A Brilliant and Dusy Week-Commence'
meus-Notes.
Special TO he Sunday Rtgirtsy.

Brilliant and Dusy week-Commence
mens-Notes.
Special TO he Sunday Regirt.,.
WASHINGTON. Pa May 1.-THE las
week in Washington has been much the
most brilliant and busy one OF the year
commencement seasons approaching rap
idly and entertainment will be the rule nos
for the nezt month and . halt
I The series opened on'lsst Thursday al
Trinity Hall, and that Institution showed Oh
to very happy advantage indeed. It has
been made TO some extent D military acad'
envy, and aSeat forty csSets have been
donred in the gray during this year.
Thursday was Inspection day. The display
was Witnessed By large nursber Of people
from town and the neighboring cities oil
Wheeling and Pttsburg. The celebrities
present were General z. N. Guthrie, Adjn-
tant General Of the State; Col D..
81. Hastings, Fish Regiment n. G..
PENNSYLVANIA; Gel L. j. Hudson,
Chief of Artillery Of the State; Adjutaut
N. A->Gherst, Eighth Regiment n. G. OF
Pennsylvania, of Lebanon, and Adjutsnt j..
B. r. Streator, Tenth Regiment. The
music was furnished ~ Rankin's Military
Band in full uniform. The inspection re-
Elected great credit On the efficient instruc
ton given the boys in military tactics by
Captain Otis, a graduate of West Point.
In the evening of the, same day London
Assurance was given by the dramatic ctdb
of the institution, assisted by a number of
students and others from town. The crowd
consisted only OF invited guests, and was
very large. The performance was OF an ex.
ceptionallv high character and was frequent
" spplauded TO the echo. That of Messrs
Iili, Braden, Dollie Loektart and Sophie
Harding, ond OF Messrs. Barnett, Scandrett,
Kinter and Irwin being especially worthy
of mention.
By the merit and generous provision Of
his entertainments, Rev. Dr. carp, has made
this school very popular.
On Friday night Miss Sherard held her
seminary reception for the senior classes OF
hat institution and the college. 1t was the
largest and most enjoyable reception given
since Miss Sherrards accession, to the prin-
cipalship. She invited great many town
people the whole list amounting 10 three
hundred. The doors opened at eight o clock
and refreshments were served from $50 till
midnight to the various generations IN their
order The Seminary ladies, twenty-eight
in number, were sll gorgeously attired and
presented beautiful spectacle. The col
ege class, thirty.three in number played
the agreeable in very good style and enjoy
ed the party very much.
The most cruel thing about it was the
fact that the under class girls Of the Semi
nary were not allowed to come down stairs
and were only permittedP when Miss Sher.
rard was absent, to look upon the promised
and that will be theirs when they arrive
at seniorality.
On Monday night the Twin Sisters"
will be given by the ladies Of the Seminary,
the proceeds going to make additions to the
Seminary library.
The Kinks during the week have presented
good attractions and received liberal patron
age. Carnivals at both were largely at
tended. The race on last Saturday night
between Steele, of Waynesburg, and Smith,
of Pittsburg, was won BY the former. The
Greene county delegation put up large
stakes on their favorite and demoralized
some Ct the backars of Smith 1t is limited
by those who know the wires behind the
scene, that the thing was sold. 1t is very
probable, too, because the features Of the
race in which Smith showed much the great.
cat speed. indicated itstrongly.
Thursday evening at 4l5 o'clock the first
train passed over the new section OF the B,
& o. K. X. via Brady's tunnel. 1t contained
quite number of influential business men
of the town accompanied by their wives.
The trip WAS much enjoyed by all those who
chance to be aboard
The new section was commenced in 1853.
but something interviewed which caused a
suspension Of long interval. Again it was
worked in 1873 for a period Of one year.
when work was again suspended until 1880,
another years work was put on it and labor
was not resumed the fourth time until Jan
nary 2, 1881. since then all departments
have been moving slowly upto the present
date.
Brady's tunnel is 1920 feet long end was
excava,ed at cost Of Sl5o,0O0
Personals.
The wife OF James A. Lyon, Phi. D., Pro
fessor orPhysics and Chemistry in W. and
J. College died this morning. The funeral
will take place on Monday and the college
exercises will be suspened on that day.
Hon. George V. Lawrence, Of Monoosa-
bela City was in town during the week, look
ing toward the purchase of residence. He
will likely move to Washington soon.
The CHARTERS Valley railroad company
have bought grounds for new depot to
connect directly with the W. & W. railroad.
They will soon make the extension.
In the Philo and aion Literary Society
two Of the recently elected contestants re-
signed. The position OF orator was unaui-
mously given to Mr.. +. Julius Lemoyne
Hupp, of Wheeling, and Essay to B. F.
Fulton.
Washington city dispatches confirm the
correctness OF the statement that Hon, Geo
W Miller is to be appointed United States
Marshal for the Western District of Penn.
sylvauia. His friends here are delighted at
the prospects. He is q gentlemen Of promi.
neDce in the Democratic councils OF the
State, has been in rhe State Senate and
chairman Of the Democratic State Central
Committee in 1885,, End has at bis back
the Hon Samuel Randall His appo Mt.