Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-15
MARTINS FERRY.
The Amateur Pedestrians Sontsst of sat.
urday Night.

Aho ~ SOnteet OL SAL
urday Night.
The walking match tf Saturday night
was the principal theme OF conversation
yesterday. and the crowds on the street
corners, drawn ont by the pleasant weather.
had ample time TO decide who was the
champion and Gil the merits aud dement's
Of the various contestants. The ls,eness
Of the hour Of closing the contest made il
impossible to give complete account Of
the affair yesterday, and for the benefit Of
those who were not present we will men
ton it again. There were to have been
FIVE entries from Wheeling. but
from some unknown reason only
Jacob Reed, Of North Wheeling, showed
up. The race was called at IL N. aud
Brandt and Reed shot ahead At once With
Hastings and Biggs close behind. Brandt
led all others and he and Reed ran .
stretch OF ls mills without Stacking their
pace. After this great run Reed drew
ont Of the race, leaving the track
at o'clock in good shake
Hastings and Eggs KEEP, sbou, tho
Same dssnce and IN the rear
Of Brandt they holding their respective
positions ill the closs Of The race, when
Brandt had SO miles and l3 laps, Hastings
SO miles and Biggs so miles Brandt
covered IS miles and 6 laps in the Grst siI
hours, aud says ths, il the track had been
good, and the feat necessary, he oosld
have made 70 miles in the twelve hours.
After supper Re'cs Watkins. Jacob
Abl, "Hunchy" Porter and william Brown
went on the track to try their ability. and
assist in interesting the crowd. Their 10.
tention wns 10 run Eve miles This feat
they oil accomplished. Watkins leaving the
track in very good condition. fonr laps in
the lead. Brown, who 10 q boy fourteen
years OF age and quite ANAL. kept up the
run for seven ni!ss ard was not badly
winded.
Later another Gyo mile race went on,
the entries being Harry Crossiey. John
Dobbins, Charley Downey, Bck Sheppard.
Bob jenkins and Scott Linu. Crossley
made splendid appearance On the Hoor.
Dressed in wii,e VIII pink trunk, his
8ne form and carriage showed og 10
very gooi advantage and we're much
admired. This race Vas . very Interest.
ing one and vss won by Dobbips, With
Downey tecond and Crossley third, the
others having left the track before the
6nish.
On next Saturday night Sheppard and
Shuttlevorth will skate three mile race
In the Lafayette Hall.
MISCELLANEOUS SE~s.
Yesterday afternoon The fanefss Of Dan.
iel W. Clark and Martin Zane McWiIlisns
took place from their respective homes.
Both oi the funerals we're very
largely attended and we're The largest seen
in this peigbborhood for many . day.
Reyerends Holtz and Walker onciated 81
both funerals. The remains Of Mr.. Clark
we're inferred in Hvssview Cemstesy and
Mr.. McWilliams In Walnut Grows Cems-
tszy. Both gentlemen we're vesy veil
known In tozn, having spent almost iksis
entire lives In this vicinity.
Yesterday morning Rev Y. y, WLbsr
preached 10 the PresbJteriaa church, tax.
ing his text from st. Marx. siIth chapter.
and forty eighth ysrse. The literal sub
ject vss, In rowing they lsbored hard, for
ths Wind vas against them" The 80
mon vss IN sble one. and vss attsplivsly
heard BY large congrsssdon. In the
evening be preached . sermon especially
for young peoph.
Rev. ]. II. Elliot, Of the Allegheny Sen.
mary, preached 10 the U. p. ccpgrsRauon,
morning and evening. Yesterday. His
manner and ability strike ss0s Of tho
members quite iorcibly.
Mrs. DR.. A. X. ops II reported coeid-
ersble better, :ssosh not entirely out Of
danger.
James p. jordan, we'll known gentle.
man from this place. graduates from tbs
Ohio Medical College this spring. Mr..
Jordan stands IN very crediisbk position.
being second 10 . class Of eighty ihres.
| W. A List will lecture ct the Psesbytsr
ian church Friday night on Cairo, tbs
Pyramids and the Mia"
/ Alfred Welch viii Be = candidate ioe The
Marshalship.
Oscar Aastis j. again sbls 70 b ost
sf.sr : lssg W up from severely iejarss
kE
! Capt. william Porter Vas rspostsd dead
Yesterday. 1hs circumstsrces e,a!d sot
b lessped or the rep,st verified
John Msyssa, Q mill bssd is he Laugh
LIN mill, vhils entering he boass ia Clssis Q
addision, hate Saturday sighs had . hsiek'
/ bat thrown at him out Of csosd Of nsa.
The brick njssed 10 marx.
CAPT william Postse. tosBssll ssytatn
. Of tbs Wheeling and Bsllaire peAkst. Has-
4 iet Boz, bot lately an suplajy Il ~ Etsa
min, & lying verI iox sshis sssideees.
. La ighs bs~.s fepGssd - sshse