Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-05-03
WASHINGTON, PA.
Spneicl 70 TIE Sunday Reais!er.


WASHINGTON Pa, May NO season has
opened for many years with as much prom
Use for improvement about town as this one.
Hsllam Bros, who furnish nearly all the
building stone used, say that the orders are
larger than usual and the demand is in
creasipg every day. Exactly what causes it
is not known, but it is certainly fact that
Washington has taken new lease of life.
Within the last two years many new build.
ings nave been erected and every one Of
them Is good. The suburbs on the Wade
avenue and North Main street side are the
chief directions Of the improvement. With
the general progressive spirit comes the de-
maDd for new court house and the
matter is beiug seriously sgitated.
1t is thought the building will be erected in
the near future.
The new Council are determined to see
that the health of our people is not en-
dangered by the depositing Of filth in the
various parts of town. They have ap-
pointed committe of three for each ward,
consisting of councilman, physician and
a citizen, whose duty it shall be 10 report
al rersons who harbor about their premises
any material OF an unhealthy character. In
the First ward are John McGuffie, DR.. L.
II. NJ Wilson, Freemcn Brady, Esq, Sec,
ord ward. Andrew Means DR.. John Stock.
ton. Andrew J. Ford; Third Ward, Nelson
Vsnkirk DR.. John Kelley, j. Shan Marger-
UNI; Fourth ward, Thomas Morgan, DR..
Harry McKennon, V. Harding.
On Saturday night carnival was held at
the Maiden street rink and it repeated again
on Thursday evening About sixty couplesin
costumes OF every description took part and
made the occasion very enjoyable. A party
of the same kind is to take place on Tues.
day evening at the Palace rink.
The College fund for the endowment of
the Presidents chair is rapidly increasing.
1t is intended to make it $4,000, and the
amount now rams up more than half way.
The latest addition was check for 81 900
received from lady as memorial of her
dead brother.
The two society libraries has been united
with the College library and each society has
agreed to pay a certain amount each year
toward increasingi it. The combined libra
ries make one of about 10000 volumes and
81 ,0C0 each year is TO be expended for its
improvement
Gcneral Grants sixty.third birthday was
appropriately herored on last Monday by
our citizens.
Personals.
Jsmes NJ. McBurney was admitted to
practice law in the several courts Of this
county on last Tuesday.
General Harry White, Judge Of Indiana
county, was in town last week. He has a
son attending Trinity Hall SCHOOL
Chief Justice Mercer, Of the Supreme
Court OF Pennsylvania, who ia said to be
Senator Cameron's choice for Governor,
graduated at Jefferson College in 1912. He
debated The question of State Rights in the
great contest of that year with Clement l..
Vallairdipgham of Ohio, and won it 1t is
said to have oeen one of the most exciting
ever witnessed at a contest.
Editor Mcllvaine, OF the Observer, is
spending short vacation at his home in
Somerset township. He has met with much
success as a journalist.
Miss Nancy SLerard, OF the Female sem
mary, will lecture at VAUDEVILLE on May %.
Tie lecture is titled Life on the Ocean
Wave" and is said to be devoted to a des
cripion of her recent visit to Europe, and
events Of the voyage.
Company H Captain Vankirk, will assist
in the decoration services in this place.
DR.. and Mrs. James |. Bronson, and
their sons James l., jr., and Robert, AT
tened the wedding Of Rev. Macus A
BIownson, at Wilmington, Del, last week
A bald eagle, measuring over five fee
from tip to tip, was killed near Brownsville
last Saturday. A larger specimen from th'
same place Is now in possession OF Shar
Mggerun, the great hunter Of this place.
Robert I. Shaw, NJ. D., Class "A Wash
ington and Jefferson College has returned
it is said, for the purpose Of taking to him
self wife. He is legislator in Colorado