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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29
HOLY WEEK.
A Season Which Ranks High With a
Number of Churches.
The Various Festivals and Fasts to Come
Before the End Of the lenten Sea-
son---The Coming Easter
Sunday.

The last seven days OF the Lenten season
are at hand. To-day is Palm Sunday, qsh
eripg in what is variou6ly termed holy
Week, Passion Week, or SGll Week, as It Is
sometimes called on the other side Of the
Atlantic, season ranking in sanctity Ia
several of the churches with Christmas
tide, concentrating, as it does, the Pas
sion, betrayal, trial. cruciGxion and sePuII-
ture OF Christ. In the Jewish church
the Feast Of the Passover commences on
Tuesday, and continue for eight days.
Wednesday next is known as Spy Wednes
day, Thursday ls Maundy Thursday, SO
called because on that day the sovereigns OF
England or their representatives, go out
in State 10 carry aims, in baskets, to the
Door Of Whitechapel, a custom in
vogue for many years. Thursday Is
also the annual Fast Day of Mas
sscbusetts. Friday is Good Friday, the
anniversary Of LincoIn's death; the day is a
legal holiday in Florida, Pennsylvania.
Minnesota and Louisiana, ana is observed
with ceremonies of an impressive nature in
nearly all OF the Christian Churches. April
4th is Holy Saturday, and at nightfall on
that day. in the Episcopal Church, Easter
evening begins. -
At the Cathedral, this morning there will
be three services, at $50, Q and 10 o'clock
respectively The ceremony of blessing
the palm will take place.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29
GLASS NOTES.

The hint glass vaorkers' strike is still un.
settled.
The WINDOW houses report business i'm
proving with them just now.
WhitaE. Ta;um i Co, have ten flint glass
factories M.,lgiIle, \. ].
The Eayar;aa glass works shut down Iog
SIN weeks - ice daring the past year.
IRE pressed glass factories about Pitts
burg &c nu doing a good business and run
ring steadily.
Ada, ; 10. Of the Southsids, PittsbUrg
t;e r,..ijr both furnaces now at their
Ie0th stree. &.,:9ry.
Our prescription glass factories are run
ming about as usual with a moderate de-
mand for ware.
Four green glass bottle houses are oper-
ated at S.illyilie, y j., by Messrs. Whltall,
Tstum 4 Co.
Both furnaces aye row in operation OF the
glass factory Of King, Son 4 Co, on the
Southside. PiIts9urg.
So-cal!ed cathedral glass, claimed to be
dutiable at the rate OF cents per square
foot as relied plate glass, is dutiable as CYL
inder glass, unpublished, underParasraph lSS.
Tue Belgian glass trade is in very poor
condition at present. Twenty-Five furnaces
have been thaown idle recently. The EN-
plOyers offered the men reduction in wages,
which was refused.
R.B. Sheppard, Of Pi,ts5urg has formed
3 stock company e. Salisbury with ;! 900
capital to build glass house TO work his
patent for black glass. This article is made
of shalp, salt end lime. From sixty to
seyeney-ave workmen will DC employed.
Baker E1os., Of Baltimore, glass mangtac-
tuners. discharged all their joayneymen glass
blowers. intending 20 run their factories en-
trely with apprentices. The apprentices
immediafclr struck, knowing full well that
they woGd he turned out as soon as their
apprenticeship yGs completed. Baker Bros
are not Iunr.4g their glass factories at PIES
ent. altLoacl the country has been searched
for boys enough to blow glass at their terms
and urdsr tue conditions understood but
not expss.t,1'-The Craftsman.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29

in this new location. BE ID now in Cin'
cinna,i purchasing grand lay out"
Tie new rink will be commenced - soon
ss the weather will permit.
. Regal Trail, of Trails Sons, is in the Ess'
Is ying in q a new supply Of goods:
Mis- Amanda Zimmerman, who has been
visiting her sister in Marietta, returned
home on Friday.
Mrs VIM. Rice, of the Island, who has
been quite sick while visiting friends in this
place the psst two weeks. returned home on
Friday.
VIM. Cellar Of Bridgeport. is visiting
friends in town.
Mrs. J. W. Nichols is on visit TO friends
snd relatives in Illinois
j W. Mchenuon, Of Wheeling, was in
town on Monday on business connected
with the Common Pleas court.
Harry Al, xEn6rr. OF the Washington
Jefferson college Is home on a saosi Saca'
ZION.
". p. Fsas;er, OF the St Clair, sold his
household goods Yesterday, and will soon
retire from The hotel business.
The Marrow gauge enginr wss sh'p?-d,
On Monday 10 Plt'sburg Tor repsus.
Mrs Harrsh Jepson mu'her Of &c ,rse
Jepsor, of this plsce. and De Samuel j"p'
son, OF Wheeling. died on Wednesday nj 'rr-
ing asst ssed 80 years. She has reside la
this place for a number OF year,
and won the esteem q: al
who knew her The tun-rsi
70, K pace on Friday at , oc,,cf- iN'cr
meut IN Crion Cemetery. These from
distance in attendance at the funeral we're
pr. Sau ucl Jepson and family. Of Whee.'
irg end Nathan ,epson, Of inniana
During the Philosophic Litersry Society
exercises at New Athens Frhsi evsaiEg
sherman poylr. of this place. debated n:
question. Should the United State~bnild
the canal provided for in the Nic'ragns
Treaty" lie is reported as being the ora
tor Of the occasion, and he so completed,
oul.done his opponent that 1t was eViten
from the start that the question WAS his
BE is now at home TOR few ds!s.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29
BElLAIRE.

Accident on the Il. & O.-Yesterday's Hap
Penings m the Glass City.
AT Sonora, a small town out the B. 4 O.,
G freight train broke in two yesterday morn
ing and collided while going down grade.
Several cars were splintered and trains
were delayed FIVE or six hours. No one
WIS hurt
Yesterday afternoon the township con-
veutiors were held in the city buildings aud
the following tickets for both parties were
prt in nomination. The Democratic ticket
stands:
Tor Justices of the Peace-,Tames Kel-
say, Dr. A. Porterfeld and Jamss Nc
Keen.
For Trustces-uenry Harris, Frank Mack
and c. ". ShallcroSs,
For Clerk-Heurr Nsgle
For Treasurer-Augusr Schick.
For ConstabIes-N linskey and James
Emery.
AsSCssOr-,Iohn AUlt
The ticket nominated by the Republicans
is given below:
Trustecs-F. NJ. Strong, John 5. Hall
and Samuel H. McGregor.
Clerk-Johu Davis.
TreaSurer-Frank Archer
Justices Of the Peace-Cspt. Thomas
Garrett, Andrew Roeder and John J. Pow
ell
ConstsbleS-IrVe Baker aud Peter 0.
Criswell.
Commi,teemeu-James c. Tsllmau and
D. Fl. Darrsh.
AsSeSSor-C. 3. kuoX.
Miss Calhsun is working in the postofice.
Trade about town was pretty good yester-
day.
Yesterdays weather gave the beautiful
spring back.set.
The Kinks were well attended last night.
Tickets for Minnie Palmer can be pur-
chased at J, +. Robinso' drug store
Rhe Second N. f. church had festival
last night and watch contest.
Blum Bros are home from the East
DR.. Harris at the First NJ. +. church this
morning
Mrs. Brim Bsttelle started South on the
Andes
The strike of the Franklin coal miners
has been satisfactorily adjusted and the men
have returned to work.
The Bellaire window glass works shut
down yesterday.
Prof Winner left yesterday on a trip for
q week.
Mrs. Minnie Bamford, eff Brilliant, was in
town yesterday. ..,
Andrew Anderson is home from school
at Wooster.
Yesterday afternoon your reporter tackled
q crowd of the idle glass workers for the
change Of FIVE dollars. He was promptly
accommodated. as every one OF them
showed their allowance which they had re-
csired from the Association, and not man
had less tran SIS on his person. As the
uevsuSn lsh, The boys winSed at each other
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29

mills were the only portions Of the mill in
operation.
The Pittseurg Steel Casting Company
viii have one Of their patented eonverters
IN operation In few weeks. in the crucibIe
department, which win enable them 70
make stea castings tough Is wrought iron.
weighing from three pounds to three tons
each.
The entire works OF the Pottstown, Pa,
Iron Company. including the nail factory,
viii suspend operations next week on &C
count Of the duilness Of trade. The mana
gers do not say how long the suspension will
last, but it is feared that it may last several
weeks, although the earnest hope of all Is
that few days will end che stoppsge.
The Besemer steel works at Pueblo, Col,
are running in full plast. and the working
force is augmented daily. A new set OF
rolls is making TO fit on the housings of the
bar mill for making twelve and twenty
pound steel rails. The GUIDE mill is now
ready for work The cast iron water pipe
foundry is in fun blast, turning out six or
seyea different sizes Of water pipe.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29
MIL NOTES.

Ire frrr o! Atkins, Clsrk 4 Co, opeva:-
ing the flores: City rolling MILL Cleveland,
Ohio, has been dissolved, Mr. Clark buying
Br. Atkins interest.
The mill at the Tennessee Rolling Man
Works. Lyon county Ky, has been partially
idle for some time past, and prospects with
them are 10; catering by any means.
An order for 10000 tons OF steel sleepsrS
for Indian railroad account has been placed
with tiTm in the northwestern iron MAKING
district Of England.
The Amalgamated Association OF the
Sixth district will hold district convention
in Youngstown, Ohio, on SsterdaY, April
Ath. About sixty delegates will be IN s''en-
dance.
There is no change in the situation among
Ire mills in Youngstown, Ohio, this week &
The BroSn-Bornell mills are not on iun,
however.
All departments Of the BsyyieTS' WIS,
IOlinp mill were to run this week. bg1
Rttle Is doing, however, as rule. Last wees
tie ssh plate, topsnd-bOttom and merchant
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29
TRADE NOTES.

The cardriyers' union of New Orleans
has membership Of 1000.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Eagi-
neers numbers over 1900 members.
The twoyear strike OF Coopers' Union
No. ,, Of New York, has ended in favor Of
the men.
The bill making ten hours day 8 work
in the factories Of Maine has been defeated.
The Connecticut State Senate has re-
jected the bill establishing a Bureau OF La
Dor Statistics by vote of Is to 2.
A further reduction in the force employed
by the Massachusetts, mills at Lowell IS an
uounced to take effect April l.
The striking carp.t weavers at Philadel-
phia and at lonkers show no change II
front and tie mills affected are still idle.
The Master Mechanics Association will
hold it's annual convention in Washington,
L. c, beginning Ga Tuesday, June 10.
Tie Cooperative Wire Co, Of New Brigb
ton, Pa will erect Tirc works at a cost OF
$jG,OO ia which seventy five hands will oe
employed
The hatters of South Norwalk, Conn, have
been out on strike for eighteen weeks. There
ark five shops working with non union men.
The striking rubber workers a. MillVilIe,
K. l., have voted 20 invite Woonsocket rub
Der workers, to Join them in the formation
Of q rubber workers union.
The Knights Of Labor are about to start
& co operatiue general store in Trenton. A
hunred shares at - each have so far been
purchased.
4 hat factory ia to be opened in Peters
burg. Va, By the Petersburg Hat Manuiac
turing Company. 1t will give enjoyment to
a large number of operatives.
Both the Operative House Painters and
the Progressive Painters Unions have de
ciden to work ten hours day, as at present.
with wages to be $3.50 day, to take efecI
on the first Monday in April.
AS noted tn the Labor Tribune last week
the strike by employees Of the Wabash
Missouri Pacific and southwestern system o.
railways against decrease of 10 per cent
in pay has been disc ontinued, the result be-
ing victory for the strikers.
The Canton, Ohio, Iron Bridge Company
have received a contract to erect six Iron
bridges over different streams in Gilmel
county, W. Va. Their bid was fraction
over $4,000 for the entire work, and the
same is to be completed before July lst 1885
The London Labor News of March I, re
ported the labor market Of Great Britain as
being very unsettled, and prospects were tal
from encouraging This waf due to threat
encd reductions in wages. and with short
enpd hours and rumors Of strikes the situa
lion was depressing.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29
PARxERssURe.
&sr;aI 20 fjie S.rndas Reoisy,


PARKERsBURo, w. Va. March 28,-Lsst
week the firm of Ftzhagh & Hunter, who
had stores here and in Marietta failed, With
few assets and many liabilities, and Fiz-
hugh skipped for Canada.
1t was thought to be an ordinary failure
but recent events developed rottenness be
low the surface. Fizhugh had sold large
amount Of musical instruments in Marietta,
and had taken notes for the same. These
notes he sold to meet liabilities, aud as his
business difficulties closed around him, he
got Lysander Dudley, Of this place, to en-
dorss for him snd gave him forged copies
Of the notes as coilsteraL The note en-
dorsed by Dudley was protested. Dudley fell
back on lis forged collateral and finding it
worthless he started on the hunt for FItz-
hugh, but titzhugh had already indicated
a preference for Canada to Moundsville.
Fitzhugh was young man, had recently
married here AID stood high. His fall was
a great surprise 10 his friends.
Twenty-Five emigrapts left here for Kar-
sas. last Wednesday.
Perry Spencer, little seven-yesr old boy,
whilst playing with some other children on
a car, locsened brake and the car started
down q grade They all jumped of, but
Spencer was caught BY wheel, his left arm
broken in two places, and the bone com.
pletely denuded of flesh. The child walked
home without a whimper, and asked for the
carving knife to cut Of the sickening m ass,
His arm was amputated by DR.. Harris.
Randolph Logan will build large brick
block opposite the B 4 o. passenger depot,
S. L. Addison, Parkersburg merchant,
who has been in Florida several weeSs. has
lost bis eldest daughter whilst there.
f. P. Chancellor, candidate for Supervis-
ing Inspector, is in Washington.
Col. Moses Sweizer is back from three
months tn p.
Miss Madge charming lady who has
been visiting Parkersburg for some months,
gees this week to Ironton, for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Whitman, two Of
Parkersburg's most popular society people,
cave this week for California TO make their
future home there.
An effort is beng made to start a gymna,
sium in Bank Hall.
N. II. Blake, a brotharin-law Of Hon,
D. II. Leonard, wants an Indian Agency.
Great preparations are being made for
the concert at the Catholic church on East
er Monday. 1t will be the social even: Of
season.
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ST. ClkIRSyILLE.


81. GAINESVILLE. o., March H.-WIi
Clark, formerly connected With the National
Hotel this Place, will open, On Wednesday
next q hotel in the MiIlirzer property. The
building will undergo repairs and 8 change
viii be made in the front to some extent.
having an ofice and reception room. Z.
Charley Thompson. the tsnsoriAl attia.
viii remove one door above his pIeseni loea'
ton. next Wednesday. ~
Quite q number Of changes win oec7r in
this place on the, LIST Of Apal EYesybsdy
will move, apparently.
Tie rOcm now occupied By Chas. ThoDp-
son, beneath the Nation. viii be rsGo3elsi
for bar room. Samuel Gillsr. Jr. vii
cater to the wants Of the people n that Lac
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29
THROUGH The STATE,
Various News Items Cleaned from
the County Papers.
Serious Fires. Fatal Accident, Heavy Failure
A Minister Cowhided, and
hurdere's Bail Forfeited
BURNED TO DEATH.

BURNED TO DEATH.
4 little boy four years and three months
Old son CT Mr.. Thos. n. Hill, living on the
south side of the Shenandoah river near
Charleston, last Thursday was burned to
dealh-his clothes having taken fire from
an open FIRE during temporary absence of
father and mother from the room. In efforts
to extinguish the fire the fathers hands
were severely burned.
SERIOUS FIRE.
We regret to hear of serious loss BY fire
at Bolivar, Jefferson county, on Saturday
night. The cigar factory and residence Of
Mr. ". ". Wentzell were consumed. The
loss is about $4,000; insurance $4,000, in
companies represented by Messrs. Washing
ton and Alexander.
HEAVY FAILURE.
Hol Foster, the railroad contractor at
Morgantown. has had to make an assign
ment Liabilities, $500; assets $1,000.
FATAL ACCIDENT.
\ probably fatal accident occurred at
Newburg, Monday evening, to Mr.. J. ".
Norris, Of Rowlesburg He was crossing
the railroad and in attempting to avoid 81
approaching train stepped on the other
track directly in front OF a train coming in
the opposite direction unobserved by him.
The engine struck him, in!licting severe in.
juries about the head, which it is feared
will prove serious, and perhaps fatal.
A MINISTER COwHIDED.
Mrs. Anna Keeps, a saloon keeper, re-
Gently called to his door at midnight g
Methodist minister 20 years OF age, aud
cowhided him because he opposed the grant
ing of her petition for icense-Mouutain
Echo.
coon DAY FOR BEARS
Alvin Burr, of Pocohoutas county, while
out hunting last week, stirred up four big
bears out ofsn old hollow honey tree. He
managed with the aid ola good rifle to kill
them all.
WANTED HIS MONEY BACK.
Ayouug man ofLewis county secured
marriage license which he afterward re-
turned to the clerk and wanted his money
hack, as the girl wouldn't have him.
SERIOUS PRE-.
The large and handsome residences of
Mrs. Rennoc and Mrs. Womeldorf, Of
Buffalo. Putnam county, were destroyed By
FIRE Wednesday night, March Is. Mrs.
Womeldorf saved the greater portion of her
household goods, but the contents Of Mrs.
Rennoc's house were lost.
BAIL FORFEITED.
The Harrison Democrat says the case
against George ". Hall for the murder Of
Abel Outright, was called in the Lewis
County Court last week. and the prisoner,
who is under reeognizsnce in the penalty
of $4,000, for his appearance. failed to ap.
pear. His recogoizsnee was declared for.
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psy,LI.s GLASS WORK.

fe;ted and cspiss awarded tor tue apore
hension of the prisoner.
rag houSDsyILIE GLASS WORK.
The Moundsvills Reporter says; TIE
prospect for the establishing OF glass
works in that place seems to have assumed
q promising shspe-nearly all OF the $1,000
donation being subscribed. "Moundsville'
il saws might have had q three-pot green
glass works over two years ago il our capt.
talists had taken 81, 900 of its s., 900 stock,
but after we csuvassed the town and sur
rorndings with the projectors, for two days
and found those unwilling to take stock
who we're able to do SO the matter was
abandoned"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29
DIED.

WHEAT On Friday, March .. 1885,, lI1'E
WHEAT sGed l6 years.
Funeral from tho sSs.teaee of Mrs. II. W. Phi
mo G5s Ms.I sires, this afternoon nj o'Clocf.
rcrds Of iAe family are invited TO attend.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29
A Fine River Bottom Farm FOR Sale.
University oiPennsvIYania,

pyr.Irkssr 20 Arrs, iogr sssn s'sssbe.i
u. To~yT sIsETUIr SCHOOL. su year ,>srss
10 u, Cts.rry. 90 GesioyI isS t.sinr. q 'svii
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toet-
III. wuAKros scBooL sy ryAscs Asp Eoos-
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tsiBisyziion. Po.ifjeai Ecobony, hsfcasuis LsV
AID iI,Gs-. fLassos Ranking. kaifesiaG ~.
Nv. CeCysr ~ PmLosprmr, fosryssu E.siish.
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srrrs,en 10 blslsEy siis lsssrssnry sehk Dsyss
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MAR REED.

HARRIS-ELBlCH-ht WHAT'S, Kansas. al ths
,r,,dspCe Of Judge Harris, NovrmbCr Is. 1851 VI,
,phkI HASIIs 10 Miss CLAUDE kLR'cH, OF this
CITY.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-03-29

NOR hkHT-THE TWO STORY BRlCk
-, dwelling situs,est NJ. hsps street, G1nis.GS
ak rooms, bath raGm aud hntshsd attic IA 'u ~ ,
modern cOlyeGicaos. Possession gwen hp," ~
Amply at No 10 Zane street mF!'es'"
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pEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

XXyANIEp-A GIRL I'd 10 LAUNDRY
W woTk nv The vee% Must come we'll recon-
ne pdcd Apply Immediately at the whsc,ing fe-
male College. mISa
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BAIL FORFEITED,

The Harrison Democrat says the case
against George W. Hall for the murder Of
Abel Outright, was called in the Lewis
County Court last week. and the prisoner,
who is under reeognizance in the penalty
of $4,000, for his appearance. failed to ap.
pear. His recogoizsnee was declared for.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-05-30

was the work of an iucendiary. For tn,
past two months the church had been in
volved in an ugly quarrel and contest il
law, between factions, about the owner
ship of the property; Mr.. VIM. Kinnart
representing one side and Mr.. Geo. Nose
ly the opposition.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL NOTES.
Eld. Gardner is back from a visit to his
family at New Orleans.
Miss Lille NJ. Tisdal6 will return from
from Athens on the close of Trinity School
June 4th.
Our genial and worthy friend, Park Rice
who has unfortunately suffered several
weeks illness is improving.
The Rev. j. ]. Holland is also out again
after serious spell of sickness.
Things have been extremely lively in the
matrimonial market among our friends
around Decatur. The other night there
were three marriages in the same house,
one mile from here. Two more marriage
able people were left there
Enough rain here for the present.
Nat
Huntsville gazette., 1885-05-30
Killed by Lightning.

John Kelly, q colored man about
sixty years of age. was returning
from the field near one o'clock on
Monday, with u wedding hoe on bis
shoulder, when lightning struck a
hickory tree by which he was pass
ing and near the residence of Mr..
Penland, shatteriug the tree, tearing
the hoe helm to fragments and kill
ing the colored man instantly. John
Kelly was an old citizen, loved
and respected by his own race and
by the white people. Honest, indus
dustrious, sincere, hearted, he
had the esteem and confidence of all.
He Was tenant of Rev. Alex Pen.
land, near Triana, and seems to have
imbibed the principles Of this noble
christian gentleman.-M Mercury.