Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-04-26


with the additional facilities for specis
teats offered By the gymnasium apparatEsz
there vii be ccusiderable change from
timeworn custom. The sophornores have
adopted gray, and viii have their uniforms
deliberately finished.
Trinity Hall promises to treat the friends
OF that institution to rare and elegant
entertainment soon. The play will b
London Assurance" Anumber of students
ard young ladies Of tswn viii make up the
caste of characters. Several teachers OF the
school viii also take part.
The Seminary OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Twin
Sisters'-is almost ready to be given. Il
is pronounced very pretty by persons who
have beard the operetta, and the choruses
are rendered by the young ladies in profes-
sional style.
The oil rush is assuming serioss proper,
,iobs again and this territory VIII be per.
forated with holes from this time %. There
are now about FIVE wells in process Of drill
irg Oh What are known as the Smith. W. A.
Gsbby, Simeon Wilson, Andrew Horn and
Henry Keeny farms The principal eper-
a,ors sre Pipes, Dyer and Roth, Of Bradford,
Carl, Williams & Co., the Coast Brothers.
Pew. Emerson L Co, Thayer Brothers K
Co. aid Willets 4 Young.
County Superintendent George A. Spind-
Ter will begin holding his examinations for
teachers May %, at Washington, and will
close JulT IL, with second examination at
the same place. He is now in his second
term and is very popular, both as gentle
man of fine social qualities and an ednca-
tor of high scholastic attachments. His
county institutes Surpass anything of the
kind ever held here before.
Rev. J. d. Srriggs native Of this place,
class of '7s, w. and J. College, aud . grad.
uate of the Theological department of the
University of Boston, who has been min
lister in the NJ. f. Church for several years,
has decided to change his church relations
and unite with the Presbyterian church.
He will be admitted to the PresbyteEy OF
Pittsbarg.
3 Geo. W. Pentecost, Esq OF West Middle
toSn, died at his residence on last Sunday.
Rev. A. P Happier, D. D., has returned
from China, where he went as missionary
forty years ago. he is commissioned to the
General Assembly and hopes to be present
vt the 6fty.year reunion Of his class Of JET,
terson College.
Personals.
Pres. Jas. d. Mollat has been acting as
one of the Examining Board at the West
EN- Theological Seminary during the past
week.
Dr.. J. w. Stockton has been contributing
some very exhaustive health articles to the
Daily Reporter.
The senior class has engaged Taerges
orchestra OF Pittsburg for commencement
Hon. Byron X. Elliott, Chief Justice OF
Indiana Supreme Court, has been selected
10 address the literary societies at com.
Ueucement. Judge West is to address the
Alumni.
WASHINGTON, Pa, April 24.-The Can
uoasburg skating rink, recently christened
he Coliseum" opened last night with all
b, eclat imaginable. Three thousand elsb'
orste Invitations had been issued some days
OF, viyis, and they truly fulfilled their mis-
-iou for the vast amount of humanity that
assembled within the walls of this festive
ann Theatre was simply incredible. Sp.c-
isl rrains were run from Pittsburg and
Ma, hirgtou, returning with their much ia
rigu, freight about eleven o'clock. The
floor is composed of very hard and neatly
laid timber. measuring $50 feet long and 50
feet n breadth The building was well IL
Ium,rated by natural gas and the skaters
rolled away 10 the strains Of the Washington
corrrt band.
Two new derricks have recently been
erected by the Peoples Light and Heat
Con iary in this vicinity. 1t is thought
bat Ni'6iu few months artificial gas will
oe aEolly done away with, as recent inver-
ricrs IN this line tend to produce fame
With the natural gas equal in brilliancy to
he coal Gas. Many dwellings and business
houses have already placed sufficient con-
GGepce in natures gift to employ it for il
Inn. Ia ting rurposes