Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-24
MARTINS FERRY.

The Hill-Medill wedding was the chief
social event of the week in this city, and
has been the favori;e topic OF conversation
among society people since its occurrence.
A list of the elegant presents and of their
donors was published on the following day
as was also description of the details of
the wedding Mr.. and Mrs. Hill will,
upon their return from their jaunt, locate
at Steubenville, where they have suite Of
rooms at leading hotel.
Ed. Schofeld, who has been working in
Pittsburg during the past several months,
il at home.
Mr.. Constantine Feltterer, a we'll known
German citizen of this place, died at his
home on Carli sic street in this city on
Thursday afternoon at one o'clock. Mr..
Feltterer has been suffering for some time
past with kidney troubles, though bis
death was rather unexpected. The re-
mains were inferred yesterday afternoon in
the RiVerview cemetery, Rev. Campbell,
of the Presbyterian Church, officiating in
the Gel emony.
A second story has been added to the
cottage house at the corner Of Jefferson
and First streets, improving the building
aud making it much more commodious.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles r. Shreve are at
Chicago the guests Of friends. Mr.. and
Mrs Shreve expect to spend considerable
time there before returning.
The Board of Education met last week
aud re employed all the teachers who held
schools last year. They laid themselves
out by increasing the salaries of all primary
grades IS per month.
Miss May McKim is at home from Mt
de Chantal to spend the summer vacation.
Mr.. Thomas Schofeld gave very pleas
ant open air dance at Helling's orchard,
last night, which was we'll attended and
thoroughly enjoyed by large crowd OF
young people.
The ladies of st. Paul's p. E. mission
served ice cream and other refr eshments in
the Commercial Hall last night.
Andrew Hood, who has been away from
this city for several years in Kansas, is
here on visit with friends.
Mr. and Mrs James A. Gray have re-
turned home from an extended western
trip.
A new lot of seersucker coats, just re-
ceived at Dixon Bros.
Best bargains in fine overshirts at Dixon
Bros.
The miraculous escape of Thomas Wales
and his two sons, REESE and Wood, at the
Buckeye street c & o. crossing on Friday,
was the talk of the town yesterday.
Mr.. Carey, of the firm of Page & Carey,
was in the city last week in consultation
with Mr.. L. w. Sutherland and Secretary
o. K. Wood, of the South Pennsylvania
X. X.
The REGISTERS bulletin in front of the
postoffice, ON which all the news from
Chicago was displayed, was the chief CEN
ire of attraction on Friday and Saturday.
All those days the vicinity wss thronged
with both Republicans and Democrats. all
anxious to know who should bear the
standard in opposition to Grover Cleve-
land.
Rev. A. l.. Jordan, of Wheeling,
pregches ut the Baptist Church to-day.
Mr.. Will A. Miller OF the Lafayette
Opera House has not lost all heart yet
He has blown in nearly 81 900 trying to
get the people of this city attractions, and
deserves fair patronage. His latest ef-
fort ia the engaging of the New Orleans
Opera Company for Thursday. June 2sth.
This company will give the Mikado, and
should he we'll patronized, not only be-
cause the chow will be good, but on Mr..
Miller's account ca well. In speaking Of
this company, which is composed OF
children from six 10 fourteen years
of age, the Birmingham Daily Age
gives them unlimited praise and states
that their rendition of the Mikado il equal
to McCanl's famous opera company. They
have appeared in all the principal cities
of the United States, and come here by
special arrangement between Mr.. Miller
and the gentlemen with whom he was
associated in the theatrical business in
ranged to take of part Of the roof Of the
hall go rs to secure perfect ventilation and
make the place cool. Reserved seats at
Ong's.
The following copy Of card, which re-
fers to paragraph in last SUNDAYS RIG
IsTER, and which might be construed TO
reflect On Prof. Ed. E Sparks, ia publish
ed with pleasure in this mornings issue
1.-THE following majority of the mem
bers of the Board of Education of Ports
mouth, Ohio, are satisfied that Edwin E
Sparks would have been elected Principal
of the High School at the meeting on Fri
day, June %, had he not withdrawn, be.
cause of his election at another place"
Agreed to by: J. NJ. Lynn, 7. N Lynn,
L. F. Draper, II. G. Pursell, I. F. David
son, G. W. Wymer, T. N. Bodie.