Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-20
MARTINS FERRY

The condition and management OF our
public schools are matters which, though
they deserve earnest consideration and care.
tul analysis by all Girzens. are allowed by
most people to care for themselves, except
once year when voriDg time ccmes In
stead Of crediipg the mesgre knowledge OF
school affairs obtained by parents from
children land in some cases even this
knowledge is foregone) the parent should
attend school ct regular intervals and thus
prepare himself TO be able TO Judge whether
or not his children are treated fairly and
whether there is room for praise or
grounds for dssension. To show some
thing concerning the condition Of our
free institutions of learning, we quote
liLes from the reports. The last school
enumeration, ust completed last week,
shows that there are 1872 persons between
and Il years e age iu the school district
Of these there are S97 white males, SS5
white females, 81 colored males and :}3 col
ored females. Ii shows an increase OF 5
over the enumeration of last year. There
are enrolled in school | ,0l9 scholars, giving
an average of over 30 TO each school room
in the district. Some rooms are terribly
crowded; in fact so much 80 as TO make 1t
almost impossible to accommodate the
scholars, to say nothing Of the impossibility
of properly training and controlling them.
In No !, north building, there are 80 child
rem and only 60 seats in No. =, same build
ing, IS in GO seats In No. |, south
there are e in 80 seats In Nos | and 2
central Is in 90 seats each, while in No. 3
central there are II in 90 seats In the
Grammar room there are Gl scholars in 53
seats This makes total Of l23 more
children than seats. In Cincinnati each
teacher is supposed to have charge Of so
scholars, while here the pedagogue is sup
posed to care for 60, and this number over
run in almost every room. We have an
empty school building in the First ward
and the Board OF Education will probably
take the matter OF using it into consdera-
ZION at its next meeting, This ward is the
one most crowded, and il the building
near the Elson Glass Works
were re.opeued would afford partial and
temporary relief
A meeling of the Board of Education was
called for Friday evening but failed to con
veue, on account Of The absence OF Mr.. Har-
ris. The janitership sill stands vacant
with six applcaIts. They are George Du.
AMT, j. j. Crippen, Adam Werlng Manuel
GIaLdison, sam ReinhoT and Abram CosS
The bids ore all about even, and who will ne
.lsc,,d is the question Of the day.
The Ruttan Heating and Nent,lating
Company nave presented the public school.
Eirh line new stove fer one Of the central
pU,lc;ng r. Oms.
YeselGny was pay Gay at the Elson glass
lofkS
Yesterday Afternoon an unknown boy came
.urrire into the back yard Of joel Ho5en-
II ok ; r,sidenCe on Hanover street, and IN
al almost bresthless condition told Mrs
Hobensack that her husband who is chief
mason at the Standard iron works, wanted
So, as he had been forced to go away on
short notice. Mrs Hobensack, not suspect
ing the boy, but wondering where he was
going and why he had not gotten the money
Mt The mill went TO Keller grocery, tele'
phoned to Mr.. II ard heard that he had
sent no one after money, was not going
away and that the boy Was an impostor
pom Mrs Hobensack returning home she
found that the boy had excused himself and
left in her absence
Mansil Rose has Just gotten new buggy
out Cf the shop. She is "a dsisv and looks
well oebInd his fancy 'ro'ter.
The PresbyteEian Sabbath School OF Bell
ai:o, had q very pleasant picnic in Walnut
Grove Yesterday.
The Womens Union Benevolent Society
meets at the residence Of Mrs. Louis Swartz
on First street. "Wednesday afternoon at two
o'clock
Since The few manufacturing establish
ments have resumed operations, the in.
creased use Of the telephone line between
hare and Wheeling has made it almost
impossible TO get Wheeling subscriber
without q bothersome delay. The only
remedy for the trouble is ano'her line or two
between the two cities.
On Friday night some mischievous per
son, in Clark's addition, fired revolver IN
the ncighborhood of Charles Myers resi-
dence and nearly scared Lige Hoover, tn"
private watchman, to death. People should
he little more considerate as such occur.
rences are all blamed on the striking work,
who have enough to bear without any false
impressions bling formed against them.
George McConnaughe. S child is still dan
scrously il
jack Wells hoe returned from business
zip to WeIhbarg
On FriGay evening very pleasant social
iarry We given Of the house OF VIM Moore
j. Walnut street in honor of his daughter
N-rir hhvirp arrived ~ the eighteenth an
t.yl nile stone on li;ee pAthway.
20 all wbcm it nay concern: Mrs
Crooks wishes TO iuform the public that sht
. n,irua.Iy ko,ps or bands a first cla's
qusliy of fresh hop yeast and will gnaran
zee satisfaction TO those patronizlng her
ard soicits the patronage OF those wlshin9
coed sweet bread MRS MARY CROOKS.
Miss Minnie Wright, of Allegheny, Pa
ia The guest of Rev F. S. De Llass.
There will be Episcopal service conductc1
hy Rev. Walker, OF Bellaire. in the Baptist
Church this afternoon, at 30 o clock.
To morrow night the Republicans VIII
omen their campaign with speech by Hon.
Patrick o Farrell If the wenther IS favor
chle the meeting will be held at the corner
Of Second and Hanover streets.
Last night the Union Cornet Band gave
free open air concert in the Walnut
Grove. There were about one thousand
people present, all OF whom were very much
pleased, and the affair wGs very much en-
ioycdb by those whoturned out to the first en-
tertsin ment Of this kind our town can boast
OF. Tbis band rendered delicious music
under the direction Of Prot. Schoh"ld, and
it. together with MeSsrs Hoore and Sel0y
who devoted the use Of the grounds, deserve
unlimited praise for their efforts to edity tn
populace
Home To China.
SAy FRAXcIscO, September l'.-Bodie;
cf dead Chinese which were discovered
few days ago in a cellar on Pacific stree
while undergoing process OF preparation