Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-05-09
IN GENERAL.
Correction.


In announcing the honors which were be-
slowed Yesterday on the class Of 1885 at the
Wheeling Female College, we overlooked
one of the most important-the scientific
honor, which was awarded to Miss Nettie
Warren, OF this City.
Educational Mass Meetings.
An Educational Mass Meeting will be
held in the Fourth Street NJ E. Church on
Monday evening, and in the Thompson NJ.
T.. Church on TUESDAY evening. DR.. n. h.
Holmes of the Erie Conference will deliver
en- address on each OF these occasions, en-
titled, Christian Education The DR..
s a scholarly ard entertaining speaker and
should have q large hearing BY the peo.
pie, OF Wheeling, on the extremely interest
ing and important subject. The public is
cordially invited.
Resignation of Capt. Newt. Linch.
The resignation OF W. Newt. L,nch, as
Trustee of the National Lodge, A. A. of /.
aid S. W, has been rendered to and ac
cepted by President Weihe, and Thomas
Johns, Of Bridgeport, o., member Of Ad-
vance Lodge No. 26, Ohio has been ap-
pointed to fiji the vacancy In the retire.
ment from official capacity of Newt. Linch
the Amalgamated Association has lost one
Of its warnest admirers and supporters.
From our limited acquaintance with his
successor, Mr.. Johns, the organization can
rest assured that its interests will be well
al carefully guarded by him.
A "Briek" Joke.
The fire wall on top of the MsLure House
is being repaired and a danger signal was
placed on the pavement to warn pedes-
Irians to look out for any chance bricks that
might happen to fall Yesterday Messrs
Fred, Major, Tom and Seneca Norton we're
walking along underneath the spot where
he repairs we're going on, when the Major,
always in for a little joke, picked up
orick and threw it over the head of the lat
rr gentleman, who, thinking the brick had
dropped from above, and that more were
likely to follow, rushed for the middle of the
street, whooping at every jump. The spec
rators epjoyed the joke hugely, but the vic
iim didn't laugh because it wasn't his
place.
The Return Of the Capitol Carriers.
Captain William Prince has returned with
the Belle Prince and Chesapeake from
Charleston. He got back about o'clock
;, yesterday morning in good shape and re-
ports very pleasant trip, and says that
from the time they left Wheeling until they
arrived st their destination the whistles Of
II e-5aats were kept blowing in response to
zee shouting and cheering along the shore
The Captain desires particularly to thank
he Sheriff of kanawha county and Capt
. Brien for their interests on behalf OF the
beats whereby wharfage was not charged al
Charleston. He reports all the boys in
good condition and having 8 good time.
Hand Badly Mashed.
Allie Clark, a selffeeder tender at the
Riverside factory, aged about Is years, had
his left band almost torn off yesterday. He
VAS wiping eff shaft about the selffeeder
while il was in motion, when the waste
which he was using was caught in the cogs
/ hat work the feeding rod, and being unable
to release bis hand it was pulled in and run
through the cogs, MASKING it in terrible
manner. The little fellow showed al
most superhunan amount OF grit, as he
walked clear home with nothing around his
hand. DR. Ackermsn was called aud found
It necessary to amputste the three middle
fingers. The little boy, when he got home.
told his mother, who is a widow, that the
thing he cared most for vas that he could
not make any more money for her He
may lose his entire hand yet, as it was in
jured clear up to the wrist.