Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-27
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PAEEERsBCRG, December 20 Christina
was celebrated here in a quiet way. ThI
day vas generally observed By a suspen
sion of business, and our people gave them
selves up TO feasting on the good thing
provided for the occasion. Our merchant
all seem to be satisfied with the
holiday trade and are now looking forward
10 a prosperous new year.
The supper glveu under the auspices o.
the ladies of ST. Naviers church last night
was well attended and will be continued
tonight. The contest between the four
young misses for a handsome gold med Il
was an interesting feature of the entertain.
ment. Misses Alice Brown, Maria Hogan.
Christina Aultman and Annie Ault are the
contestants for the beautiful prize which
has been on exhibition in J. W. Mather s
show window for some time.
Following is the latest Democratic slate
for municipal honors at the coming city
election:
Mayor-W. n. Chancellor.
Council-First ward, Isaac Prayer;
Second ward, 4. B. Camden; Third ward,
c. A. Wade; Fourth ward, j. NJ. McKin-
ney; Fifth ward, &. W. Carney; Sixth
ward, Cnas. Wells; at large, Thos. Murphy.
Notwithstanding the fact that Parkers.
burg is a liberal patron Of the daily news
paper, there being over GOO sold here daily,
there are 8 large number OF what is known
as ~"spongers" who keep themselves posted
on the current events OF the day at the
expense Of their friends and %neighoors;
somehow these fellows find It convenient
to drop in morning and evening or at loon
IS the case may be, and the first thing
they go for will be the daily newspapers.
There are many of these spongers who
may be seen OF the Pioneer news depot,
and it is here probably that some OF the
most unadulterated cheek may be observ
ed every day 10 the week, Sunday not &c.
cepted. Day after day they peruse
Wheeling and Cincinnati papers, and the
Parkersburg Journal, and are never known
to buy one. There are men in this city
who would not care to see their names in
print, and who have, perhaps, read every
issue ofthe daily Journal and have never
spent q nickel for n yet If the paper
is not where they can reach 1t, they ask
Tor it, step aside and after reading il, hand
it back to the good natured proprietor who
never complains, and walk out without
even q thank yon sir.
The following boats in port today:
Harry D. Knox, Gen'l Dawes, Minnie
Bay, T. D. Dole, Scotia and the kanawha
river packets, c. c. Martin and Oneida.
Few boats laid up here, Heatherington,
Hank, Horace, Glenville, Courier, Maud
s. Ida Smith, d. B Burns and Chancellor
capt. + B Chancellor says that he will
90 back in the Pittsburg and Great IA
nawha trade the first OF January if there is
no ice to prevent.
Wood county circuit court will resume
on Monday. l.. y. Tavenuer and Cover,
nor Bo,eman nave been selected to try two
cases, in which Judge Jackson cannot pre-.
side, owing to relationship to the ltigants.
Col. O. q. SchOfeld was greeting friends
here to day. Mr.. SIS friends here regret
that he has decided 10 go into business in
Wheeling, SO they had hoped h. would be-
come a citizen Of Parkersourg again.
Frank L.ockhart, one Of the rislng young
members of Wit county bar, passed
through here to day, en- route home after q
pleasant visit with friends in The Buckeye
State.