Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-05-31
ST, C~LAIRSVILLE.
Commencement Exercises aud Other
Events OF Interest.
C,..s,J N ybs C,gDJ,y Pr1istpr.

Events OF Interest.
Specia! 70 the Sunday Register.
ST.. CLAIRsyILLE, May 30.-The com
exercises of The St. Clairsville
High School occurs in Weldsy's Hall on
Thursday evening ofthis week. The music
for the occusion will be furnished By La
Roche orchestra, OF Bellaire. The class
has selected the very appropriate motto:
TIE End is Not Yet" There are nine IN
the class, seven young ladies and two young
gentlemen, whose names appear IN the pro-
gramne below. We omit music in pro-
gramme.
PRAYER Haskell, NJ. (. Church
kssay-"Year steal away with silent fee"
Miss Jessie i. Hutchin>on.
Esay-"The web OF our lie MI MIS- sa EfiLs T n CiapR
tSSay-"h OTdS' fulAd W. Ill
Crarion-"Ihe stars keep their Secrets"....... .."-...
Mr.. ;. B. Colby.
FsSay-"We rise by the things that are under leet.'
Miss AIDA y. Sutton.
Essay-"SomethiDg yet 10 ne cleaned Laura S'oSe
Essav-"AnOthcr leaf OF finished time VI turA ""..
Miss Bertha E. Hunt.
Essay-"Go forth 10 meet the sh2dowy Future WITH
out fear and with 4 manly heart "....."''.''''"'
Miss Nellie Sedwick.
Grafton, Success Crowns Our Labors-
Phil. Close. Annual address and confer.
ring of diplomas by Rev. Alexander, and
benediction by Rev. Thos. Balpl. No
presents. No flowers.
Misses Laura Close and Bertha l.. Hunt
took first honOrs, and Miss AIDA Sutton
secord honor.
On Friday evening the high school will
tender a complimentary reception to the
class of 1885, which will doubtless 0ea
source Of pleasure to all concerned.
General and Personal.
Miss Elite Burchey, of Bellaire, is the
guest Of Miss Katie Murray.
Mrs. Elizabeth McMonies, one OF the
pioneers Of this ~neighbOrhood, rellct OF the
late Samuel McMonies, died at her home
lust one mile east of here on Wednesday
evening, between 4and5 o'clock in the Goth
year Of her age. Deceased was one otthose
pleasant ladies whom it is a pleasure to
know, and in whose death a whole commun-
ity feels a loss. She leaves two sons and
three daughters to mourn her demise. In
torment on Friday afternoon, when the re
mains were followed to their last resting
place by q large number Of sympathizlng
friends.
We now have TWO skating Kinks in full
blast, and both are p%atronized.
Martin Cowen, Esq, Of Chicago, who has
been visiting friends here for a week past,
started for home on Friday.
The teachers Of our public schools were
present at the leading commencement, and
also at Bridgeport on Thursday evening
John Lochary and Miss Jessie Morton,
and Henry Meyer and Miss Ella West, drove
over to Bruce, Thursday evening anu visited
the family of eX-Auditor Coffiand.
Sheriff Sedwick, with a number Of guards,
brought twelve of Belmont countys in.
curably insane from the asylum at Columbus
and placed them in the county infrmary on
Thursday evening. =,
The Agricultural Board met last week
and appointed a committee to revise the
premium list and have it printed.
The County Commissioners meet in regu-
lar June session tomorrow.
Communion services will be held in the
PRESBYTERIAN church to-day, and the same
services will occur in the NJ. E. Church on
next Sabbath.
Dogs have been playing havoc with sheep
in this neighborhood.
Something less than a dozen Republican
candidates for County Treasurer have been
in town the past week.
Drummond Post G.. A. R, assisted by
the public schools and the public generally
appropriately observed Memorial Day
and on the graves of all the deac
soldiers in our cemeteries were planted the
stars and stripes and growing plants. Hon
D. Hollipgsworth, of Cadiz, delivered the
Grafton. Forty of the old soldiers attended
divine services in a body last Sabbath.
Miss Mary Clark has been on a visit to
friends at Morristown.
Miss Nellie Sedwick is i'll with pneumo.
MIA.
c. E. Hughes, Esq, of Wheeling, came
up on Tuesday to play in the band at the
opening of the Alhambra rink, and re,
NAMED until Saturday.
The Martins Ferry band furnished some
excellent music at the Capital City rink on
Tuesday evening. The attraction was the
bicycle riders, Hanna and Blackley.
Thos. Scovern, wife and son, Of Chicago,
visited friends here the past week. Tom is
an old St. C. boy.
Mack Henderson started for Greeley,
Colorado, on Monday, where he will locate.
Miss Margaret Tate, accompanied BY Miss
Lizzie Kennon, were in Cincinnati last
week, the former to consult an oculist.
The marriage Of Mrs. Mary Z. Ritten'
house, formerly of this place, also Of the
Island, to q Springfield, Mo-, gentleman,
has been announced.
Mrs. Salie Bowen and Miss Maggie An
derson returned Friday morning from a
pleasant visit with Martins Ferry friends.
At the Alhambra rink on Friday even
ing there was q skating rae for young
ladies. Chris. Murray and Misses Retta
Clark and Monte Hobbs were the judges
and L. P. Troll, Esq, referee. There were
three starters, the Misses Umstead and Lii
lie Shepherd, tie latter winning. The prize
was a pair of gold bracelets.
At the Capital City rink on the same
evening, Miss Belle Weber was awarded a
silver cup for the most gorgeous apron, and
Addison Malone q gold pen for the most
gorgeous necktie.
Miss Laura Boston, Of Bridgeport after a
few weeks visit at this place, returned home
on Thursday.