Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-10-03
WASHINGTON, PA.
General Local News-COllege Notes-Per-
sonal Points.

special Correspondence Of the Sunday Register.
WASHINGTON, PA, October ,.
Mrs. Mary Woodbridge, Of Ravenna, o..
spoke in the Court House last week. She
was well attended and her address was one
of the best that has been delivered IN
Washington for some time past.
The growing demand for building ground
in Washington has at last been realized
and several new streets have been laid out
in the west side of the city.
The. rent which the council will derive
from the new ~postOtfice building, will, 1t
is said, pay 6 per cent on all the improve
ments on and about the Town Hall this
season.
For the first time in twenty-five wears
| Washington is to have II Democratic post
master. Mr.. James Brady has been APP
pointed TO succeed Postmaster Stocking.
| Mr.. Brady possesses all the good qualities
which are necessary for an able and salts
factory fulfllment of the office. 1t seems
strange that a man should receive the APP
pointment whose father held the same pO-
sition more than twenty-five years ago.
The Washington oil field can now boast
of seventy-fOur producing wells, which
run at the rate Of II, 100 barrels IN twenty
four hours.
Two more ~circuSeS are booked for Wash
ingtOn in the neat future, making six
already this season.
The second of a series Of scenery dances,
for the benefit OF the new Opera House,
was held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings. We were unable to learn
the amount cleared, but it is hoped that it
will exceed Sl75, which was Melted at the
dances held a few weeks ago.
Trinity Hall, q military school for boys,
started this year with thiTty-tive (35) stu
dents. The number is expected to he
greatly increased by the end Of the year.
4 match game of ball wa played On the
gymnasium grounds last week between the
West MiddletOwns and Il picked nine from
the College. The visitors were victorious.
The Chapel, which is being erected in
connection with the First Presbyterian
Church, is about ready for the root. 1t
will be, when completed, the EandSomeSt
building of its kind in town.
At Il recent meeting of the !. VI. G. A.
of the College, Mr.. Robert Duglis, 81
was elected as a delegate TO the state con-
vention of the association, to be held at
Altoona next month.
Last Tuesday was one OF the most eX-
citing days since the opening of W. and j..
College this year, it being the day oil
which the mc,uberS of the class Of 'S7 elect
the performers for Class Day for next Com
mencement, and rs it is general considered
A., ,,N,1 ,nt,r.,tfp.r ,N,rt Of thn aNarriyas
it is looked forward to with a great deal Of
interest by the students. The following
men were elected. Master of Ceremonies,
c. c. Garrison, BrOOkville, Pa. Historian,
Harry f. Alexander, st. CleirSville, o.;
Prophet, Province NJ. POgue, Naysville,
XIV: Grafton, j. Ross Bell, lakewood, Pa 4;
Poem, A. j. Montgomery, Jr., Washing
ton: Ivy Grafton, James Palmer, Wells
burg. w. Va, Spoon Grafton, Y. &. Lyle,
Cross Creek; ~LamentatiOn, Chas. A. Clark,
Steubenville, O.; Alumni Grafton, w. H.
Craig, Claysville; Distribution of HOnOrS,
j.. Miller Hill, Thompsonville, Pa, and
| ~Phrcnologist, ii. 7. Stewart, Allegheny.
Last Wednesday the members of the
class of lightweight C8S) elected the board
of editors for this years Pandora" 1t
10 du dililudl puDllNdtiOu HNutu ~ tuS
members of the Junior class. Quite a
great deal of excitement was made mani
fest of the fraternity, and non-traternity
men of the class. The following isa list
of the editors:
John l.. Loves, Washington, Pa, Phi
Gamma Delta; ChaS. w. Hayes, Cincin-
natl, Ohio, Phi Delta Theta; G. G. Oliver,
~Conneautville, Pa Phi Kappa Psi; J. ID.
Jack, Summerville, Pa, BALTIC Theta ri;
C. c. Ross, Clarion, Pa, Delta Tau Delta.
The non fraternity men are J.. NJ. Wclch,
Washington, Pa, r. S. Inglis, Claysville,
Pa, John S. Thomas, Indiana, Pa; F.
NJ. Hall, Claysville, Pa. j. f. Campbell,
West Elizabeth, Pa.
Hon. n. b. Scott and c. p. Brown of
Wheeling visited the Wheeling well last
week.
Mrs. Lapsley is attending the fourth au-
nual meeting of the WOman's Home Mis-
sion Presbyterial of the Washington Pres
bytery, at Wheeling.
Pullman and Co., double circus showed
here last Friday. 1t was visited by large
crowds both afternoon and evening per-
formances.