Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-20
sTEUBENvILLE.
PublIc School commemorative
and General News.
c....I 4. IL. SunIn,, Rsni.Ler

sTgUBESv1LLE, June l9.-The closing
exercises of our public school commenced
last Wednesday, and ended friday night at
the Opera House, where the commence
ment of the high school was held. The
audience which assembled on this occasion
was equal to the capacity Of the large
building, and was composed OF tie parents
and friends of the graduates. The gradu-
aling class was composed Of twenty young
ladies and FIVE young gentlemen, being
one ofthe largest ever turned out from our
temple OF learning. Miss Mabel Martin,
daughter of Judge Robert Martin, delivered
the vsledictory and Miss Estells A. McCui'
Tough the salutatory.. The entire programme
was interesting. 1t was as follows:
Prayer.
Chorus-Spring's Bright Chances.
SAu'A'O'' Estelie A. Mccullough
Oraiion-W heels .Chas. C. long
Essay OutgGown louisa A. 1ocun
Essay ature's Bed-quilts.........:.Lll Lily semple
Essay-A Pleasant Memory .........M Lettfe Pres ey
Chorus-Vocal
Essay-Jhat Night In June: Mary Blair
Es.ay-The Boat is Launched, but Where
Is the Shore? ............ Anna Nj. RoOlnso on
Es,ay-You Cannot Build Bridge IN the
Clouds............... see. Lizzie +. Johnston
Oration-The Age OF inventions. "A. Ross Manly
ErationEIIhe eo aHsttie smnf fn
ks,Sy-The Trinity OF n ature........ Bess DaN SCH
f''A'-1 H' --'-'' W ivan - Cora J. Jarvis
Chorus-Market Day.
Essay -Footprints Of Progress........ Lizzie Herod
Essay-The Crises OF Lie.................AnnaC oan
Oration-A BLESSED Curs9......-...George Z. shane
Chorus-Watch OF the
Essay-Unwritten Music. Mary L; shea
Essay-True economy. ......Anna 9. HenKt
L ssay-America's Literary Children,
Inst. Duet-Qui Anna Henke, Anna Coat'
Grafton Werk and Overwork....t Frank :. Pearct
kssay-The Coleman
ESsay-Between the ghts........:C Clara Martin
kssay-Speak of Man and His Shadow
VIII A ppear .HeUle HOlTOyC
YRS. .iudsay snd Alexander
valejictOry-In the Midst OF the Garden,
Mabel stuart Martin
Presentation OF Diplomas,
BY Joan McCiave, PRESIDENT Of the Soari
OF Education.
address ...........By Rev. A. K. Chapman
ChOrus-Good
Manager Gardner, of tbs Opera House
says he already has some Of the leading
stars of the old and new world booked fol-
engagements during the coming season
Last winter opera and dramatic companies
playing at the popular 10, and 20 CEN
prices were the ones that made money, and
the same result is likely to follow nex'
season.
Tbs Steubenvilles, and Regulars, o.
Wheeling, played another game Of bal
Thursday afternoon, and at the end Of the
fifth inning the score stood Ito ; in favor
of Steubenvile. la the frat half of the
seventh inning the Regulars brought il
three runs on @ ball knocked over the
fence, but the umpire decided that thu
batter could only take two bases on thu
ball. To this decision the Regulars re
fused to play any longer Mike Warner
formerly employed at Mossgrove's U. S
Hotel, this city, was the umpire
Ivsnhoe Division, No. 7, U. r. X. of P.
is making extensive arrangements for it
picnic at Browns Island, on the third o
jaly, aud nothing but bad weather vii
prevent it being an immense slcctss Tit
knights of Wheeling, Bellaire, Martins
Ferry, Wellsburg, New Cumberland, Wells
vile, East Liverpool, and others places
hove been invited to participate. The
steamers G.. w. Bstcheler aud Abnel
O'Nesl will run between this city and tht
Island, and the steamer Lettie in the up
river trade
The Prohibtionists of Jefferson county
held o delegate convention in this city
Thursday afternoon and nominated the
following ticket: Auditor, Ruthford Nc
LELAND; Recorder, E. E. Day; Commits
sioner, Even II. Perivancey; Infrmary Di
rector, J. c. McMasters. Thomas Jones
VIM. Glass and S j. MindsiDger, we're ep
pointed committee to collect delegates to
the State Convention. John r. Kline, oil
this city was elected Treasurer.
At the Catholic Fair which has been in
progress since Monday week, interest was
was centered in the race for gold headed
cane, horse and saddle and gold watch
For the cane, Jamea Watt, of the Acme
glass works, received 2 83a votes, against
1924 James Wiicoxen OF Bsatty's glass
works; for the horse, A Nenkhausen, rep
resenting the Schmulbaok Brewing Co , oil
Wheeling, received 1887 votes to 2,l5I,
TOT ChSrlsy haiI, proprietor OF the Steu'
benvlle brewery; for the gold watch, Thos.
Kane, baggage master Of the Panhandle
depot, received 1929 votes to 9,240 for
Andrew Madigan section boss on the C.
q P. railroad. The contest for the cane
was decided on Monday night, for the
horse on Wednesday night and for the
watch on Thursday night.
Berney White, formerly of Steubenville,
lately OF Wheeling, and now of Washing.
ton City, being a typesticker by occupation,
holding job 10 the Government printing
office, was in the city on Wednesday spend
ing portion Of a months leave ofabsence.
Hon. r Sherrard and Dave johnson are
at Portsmouth, the former having gone to
accompany bis wife home, who has been
visiting at that place, and the latter to see
how much sport he can have fishing in the
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