Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-01
The following Mns adnptei 4:
CONVENTION NOTES.
Points Picked Up DurIcg the Day by Reg
lister Reporters,

Points Picked Up DurIcg the Day by Reg
ister Reporters.
Judge II II. Cochran took in the session
Of the convention last evening.
The morning trains on the B. & o.
brought in five car loads of boomers.
TIE Board of Vice Presidents will meet
at the Mcclure House parlors at 10 o'clock
this morning.
Prof. WoOlery, President CT Bethany
College, was one of the delegates and took
an earnest part in the Convention.
In a straw vote taken on the Ohio River
tran yesterday morning, one man was
found who had no politics. Poor man.
That was a regular Methodist collection
which wa taken up, and it resulted about
as hugely rs the average collection Of that
kind.
Mayor G. W. Seabright, who has been
in the east for the past two weeks on
business, got back in time to be present at
the convention.
The Opera House Band rendered the
REGISTER a very pleasant serenade last
evening for which that SPLENDID musical
organization has our sincere thanks.
The weather was ali that could be asked
last night, and the streets were almost
packed With pedestrians, and the police
were keptbusy clearing the pavement.
All visitors to the city who are MRsons
are cordially invited 20 visit Wheeling
Lodge Nos at their Lodge room this eve
ming at Z o'clock. They will have work in
the MasterMasou degree.
The Centennial Exposition Of the Cen
trail States which opens OIL July Fourth
and continues uutil October 81, at Gin
c%innati, was well advertised by elaborate
bills.
Brooke county is represented b! dele.
cation Of thirty Representative citizens,
among whous re j. G. Palmer. II. +.
Leasqre, ". H.Wollery, Fresidept Beth.
any College, jams GOurly, u. = Marshal
Hewitt, and w. Z Wiley.
The proposed DIV bridge was a subject
much discussed. Our friends outside Of
the city appear tobe interested in the pro
iect quite as much as We. They know
that the building { the bridge would helI
to boom the stan.
A special train ill run fiom this city
to Benwood tO-nigh, to accOmodats thOst
who care to becom acquainted With the
mysteri OF iron al steel manufacture,
or ga,e gpon the bllialt pY~rQtechnical
display 81 a steel pint in operation.
State Senator W. 4 o. Dawson presided
over the deliberatiou of last evenings ses
sion with ability. Ater calling the Con
yeption to order Senapr Camden was calle(
out and Mr. Dawson manipulated the gave
in good style and hiFulings were accord
ing to "Hoyie."
All visitors in tf city wishing to bt
, shown about the city p-day, are requested
to meet at the McLurtHouse at 10 o'clocl
this morning, and tbos desiring to tak,
advantage OF Mr.. ReyuAnn's kind offer t.
go out to the park thu afternoon, SHOULD
be at the City Hall nOthter than 9 o'clock
as the motor leaves at as.
The city iG in 'holid3 attire, and rgio.
{ to the time OF the gisaG reanion last faI
would have been consided~ elegantly dec
GRATED. 1t is, howeveis very nicely be
8 decked with bunting al flags, and pre-
sents a very pleasing APPEARANCE The
: finest displays are on Min street, whsr'
the wholesale m~erchantknd fancy goods
= dealers are located.
b After Ohio County h~asTeported SlOO to
the fund Msjor Henry CElesher, OF Jack
son, said he would see 0fo county aud go
9 it S. better, whsreupOnlAi O county saw
Jackson and went SiOJVer. After stndy-
inc Over the matter ala Shls, Major
FIeshsr called Ohio csrit. Another dele
gate astsd Cbo;,'uso lvs0n how much
shcTa w.s !, ,Ln 9 4 Mr.. Dawson
= sad ,hs rsn,. Sue JACK. .slligible to him.
Than IL tik was IN dictated and the
@ game went On