Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-02-26
THE CELEBRATED MINUET.

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THE CELEBRATED MINUET.
No.e.-Tke costumes worn by the ladies this
evening, were made especially for this Troupe,
by Worth, Paris. .
SEMINARY ART ROOM.
The six side-splitting chestnut crackers
got therei in frstclass sty lie and kept theaud-
renee in continual upIoar by their chestruts
and facial expressions. 'Chsrlie" was Mr..
Hawmsker, 's9, and he showed himse!fto
be the possessor of a good deal of talent in
that line. 'Sambo" by Mr.. Paul Mar
quis, 'S9, brought down the house and
manipulated in grand style the law hour
ire. pete" was represented by Mr..
Gray, 81, "Enoch" by S~pargrove, 80,
''Rupt" by Joe Hamilton, $50, and Likely"
by Geo. Hill, '93 The solos rendered by
Wright, Sloan, Wolf, Stevenson and Sher-
rard were all excellent. Stevenson showed
the best imitation of the negro dialect, and
Hawmaker brought down a round Of sp-
plause by his Mammals Black Baby
Boy"
Part second opened with the "Sweet
Potato Quartette," and they were cor,-
PEELED to respond twice. Caesar Crumm,"
a farce in three scenes, was in perfect &C
cord with the preceding performances.
Joe Hamilton captured the hearts OF the
audience in this. He represented in the
most realistic manner 'Ce'ar Crumm."
Mr.. S~pargrove as Hannah" also vas ex-
celIent.
"The Lecture was the climax and after
Mr.. Haymaker bad finished, the applause
was deafening. His advice to some of the
faculty was great. 1.-The Celebrated Min
gramme. 1t was a burlesQue on the Min
net" given by the amatuer dramatic club
some weeks since. The following were the
participants Ladies, Mr.. Medill, Mr..
Alexander, Mr.. Howartb, Mr.. Rhen, Mr..
Gibson, Mr.. Bob Wright. Men, Elliot,
Farmer, Armstrong, Acheson, Irwin.
So complete were the costumes that it
was almost impossible to distinguish the
masculine forms beneath the dresses and
burnt cork. The 'ladies'' wore loo neck
and short sleeves.
Messrs. Moore and Hollister, two prom
inent Washipgtonians, spent part Of last
week in Pittsburg.
There were seventy-fve witnesses On one
case at court last week.
Mr.. VIM. BrackeD, formerly a resident
here, spent three days last week with
friends.
Prof. A. G. Braden will remove TO one Of
W. C. Baldwin's houses on College ~etreet,
soon.
Miss Maggie Hayes, of West Maiden
street, returned last week from q four
weeks visit to Mrs. D. P. Kritzer, Of Bal
timore.
VIM. Smith & Sous have secured the
services of Mr.. Z. w. Trip, Buffalo, n
Y, as cutter.
There are only at present but eight in
mates in the Jail, which makes quite a con-
trast to the seventy. eight Of two weeks
ago.
Mr.. Harry Bane, of Philadelphia, is
spending II few weeks with relatives in
town.
There are four members Of Mr.. Nc
Cracken's family down with the typhoid
fever.
The County Commissioners met last
Monday.
James Austin, of Maxbury, o., returned
home last Wednesday, after a pleasant
visit 10 frleD0S mere.
Since December so, over 100 tank cars
have been shipped from the Washington
territory.
The Board of Trade met at the office of
Mr.. Murdoch last Monday evening. The
following committees were appointed:
Neutrality-suspicious. Slater, John s. Will
son, James Kuntz, Jr.; Real Estate-John
A. Howden, Work Hughes, Jr., L.. 8.
Vowel; Railroads and Transportation
A. W. Pollock, c. N. Brady, Harry Shirts;
Municipal AffaiIs-E. L. Christman, II. F.
Ward, w. S. Parker; Printing and Sta
tionery-E. F. Acheson, W. c. McClel-
land, J. l. Brownsoo, Jr.; Finance.
NJ. Warwick, J. C. Achesop, N. Sharp;
Legal Affairs -Alvan Donnan, no report;
Education-L, McCarrell, Ed. Linton. A.
G. Braden; Rural Improvements-J. S.
Stocking, F. Herman, W. S McIlvaipe;
Membership-A. NJ. Brown, Thomas Ar
mitage, A. A. Poole.
Mrs. Lucinda c. Linsmore died very
suddenly at her boarding house on East
Maiden street, last Monday evening, at 7
o'clock. Heart trouble was supposed to
be the cause OF her death.
Miss Matte Caldwell, Of Wheeling, and
Miss Re Smith paid Washington friends
o visit last week.
Miss Mary OFT, Of Wheeling, is visiting
Miss Nellie Hazlett, of East Maiden street.
Miss Gussie, Of Wheeling, who has spent
some time past among Washington friends,
accompanied by Miss Gilmore Lapsly, left
for home last Friday.
Quite swell hop came Off at the gym
nasium last Tuesday evening. Killmyer,
Of Wheeling, played.
Miss Kate Walker, of Elizabeth, Pa, is
the charming guest Of Miss Nellie Hazlett,
Maiden street.
Mr.. Geo. A. Casslin, for D long time
past the efficient clerk at the Fulton
House, left last week on a pleasure trip to
Jacksonville, Florida
Mrs. Catharine Reynolds, Of Clarksburg,
W. Va, who was formerly q resident Of
this place, is visiting the family o: Mr.
Henry Hull.
The following are the successful men in
last Tuesdays election:
Assistant Burgess-H. F. Ward, Rep,
plurality III.
Auditor-EL. Smith. three years, Rep,
plurality 81; W. P. Hastings, two years,
Rep plurality 90.
Curator-C. 4. Asbury, Rep, plurality
AZ.
Justice of Peace. II. Ripple, Rep,
plurality 11e; D. II. Doneho, Dem, plu-
rality 1872.
First wsrd-Judge, Thomas n. Blair,
Rep, majority Is; Inspector, CIV Adams,
Rep, majority IL; Constable, I. B. Sea
mon, Dem, plurality 8; Assessor, John
L. Dye, Rep, plurality 2; Council, j. W.
Mitchell, Rep, plurality Z.
Second wa~rd-Judge, A. ]. Ford, Dem,
majority 2; Inspector, Win. Shnltz, Dem,
msjority IS; Constable, James s. Ham
mond, Dem. plurality 1s; Assessor, d. n.
McCracken, Dem, plurality SO; Council,
B. L. Larnpsom, Dem, plurality 43;
school director, ]. Y. Boyd, Dem, plural.
ity 10.
Third ward-Judge, VIM. Adams, Rep,