Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-15
WASHINGTON, PA.
The Beatty Endowment Fund-A- Dra'
matte Club-News Notes Personals.
Special 10 he Sunday Register.

Special 10 he Sunday Register.
WAsmNGToN, Pa, November 1.-THE
friends and patrons Of Washington and
Jefferson College were made happy on
Thursday Of this week bv The report that
the final proceeds of the Beatty endowment
fond, consisting Of $4,000, had arrived
from New York. This money is the net
proceeds realized from the sale Of the
Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad stock be-
longing to the estate of the renowned bene-
factor, Dr. Charles C. Beatty, who was at
one time President of the Board OF Trus-
tees of the above mentioned institution. 1t
IVES the request Of DR.. Beatty in his will,
that this sun. after the accumulated inter
est for a specified time had been deducted,
be presented to the College. So the condi'
tions have been fulfilled, and the total con-
tributions made by this gentleman to the
College amounts 10 $l05,0OO. The
condition Of this old institu-
ton, now in Its eighty-tourth year,
was never better. There are about 2l0
students in college representing some Of
the following States: Pennsylvania, Ohio,
West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Minneso'
Ia, Maryland AMI others.
Thursday evening Of this week there ss'
sembled in the Philharn onic Club Hall a
highly intellectual conclave, met for the
purpose OF organizing a DRAMATIC club.
There were about fifty present. The object
will be to give series of plays during the
incoming winter, yet with this completed
they will not disband, but it is intended 10
make the affair permanent one. On or,
gsnizing the following officers we're chosen:
q. 6. Happier, President; Vice President
and Treasurer, A. NJ. Linn; Chairman
of the Executive Committee, j. ]. Brown
son, Jr. A second meeting will be held st an
early date, The Sunday School Conven,
ton of Washington comfy, met in the
town hall, Wednesday and Thursday oi
this week, having held morning, afternoon
and eyering sessions. Addresses were
delivered By several of the divines of this
borough, among them, an interesting tslk
on instruction" by DR.. Moffat, which v as
very highly spoken Of
Things have assumed very discoursg
ing aspect at the Gabby we'll For some
days rast the drillers have been hard al
work penetrating the hard, white sand
and at this writing il is believed the hole
measures 1900 feet in depth.
The Gordon Is on the decline. the yield
for the past week has not come up TO the
expectations Of those interested. s5 bar
rels per day, has constituted the average
put.out. Gantz well slitl remains in sitW
while other wells are pushing through the
soil at very slow rate.
Mr.. z. B. Mccormick has returned &c
his home in Greensburg, Pa after week
soiourn in this city.
/ HoD. John b. Ewing is having his resi-
deuce on Beau street remodeled and re
paired.
Mr.. Fl. G. Srean, Of this city, left las
week on western prospective tour. d.
expects to be absent about four weeks.
, Meetings were held every evening ofthi
week by the student, Of the college in tn
Y. NJ. G. A. Hall and much good attendet
their efforts.
> Mr.. Harry E. Alexander, correspondent
for the Pittsburg Dispatch, made q shor
business trip to Pittsburg on Thursday.
Mr.. VIII NcNechen, Of Wheeling, va
in town yesterday on business.
Miss Libby McksnnaD, Of Wheeling
visited Aainden street friends this week.
Mr.. Brown, Of 80 Washington and JeI
ferson College, vas elected to the poSitic
OF select orator BY the Franklin and Wsst
ington Literary Society lest evening. Th
programme is nog complete ond conprise
the following gentlemen: Selec. cratiorl
Pnilo and Union, John L, Vance; Frsnl
lin and Washington, - B.oWD. Essay
P. and U, 4. ]. Montgomery; F. and W
Marion Moore. Original orations, P. an
z, Frank ]. LeMoyne Hupp; F. and W
. Wm. A. Kirter. Debate, P. and z, VIZ
A, JOKES; 2. and ", Robert Rite bic.