Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-25
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Floral Sunday was appriatcly observed
in the Second Presbyterian Church yeater-
day. The church was tas.eully deco
rated with icwers and hanging baskets,
while birds in pretty cages hung
about the cdiiice ~ to add h,xIuty ~ that
| almost charmed The morning services
were almost given over to the children,
who qu0,ed verses and short texts from
scripture and gave some declamations
Saturday evening between the hours OF
} and : o'clock, was the time appointed
for the Democrats to hold their primary
election IN tine various wards for the sr-
lection OF delegates TO the County Con
vcnt!on aud appointing q Central com
mitteeman. There was no interest taken
IN the primaries, in fact several of tho
wards did not open the polls. 1t is likely
that full apport'Onment of delegates will
be appointed before the time for the con
vcntlon. All the wards except the Second
are allowed two delegates. The othe,
ward has three to appoint.
j. {. Cox, who represented the steel
workers et their annual convention, held
10 PIttsburg, returned home Saturday
night The scale here will be fixed up u
day and presented to the Belaire Nail
Works Company before Wednesday.
Saturday was an important day in the
annals Of Ireland Some OF the sons Ot
the Emerald Isle celebrated the day ia
this city. Two big boniires were started
near the y. K o car shops, and the festiv-
tiles ran high. Ia fact, some of the crowd
became bosterous and went to slugging
each other. Finally two women tried
stlC encounter and were arrested.
Four young men in a buggy created con
siderable excitement on mon street Sat
urjsy night by fast driving The chaps
trirt TO see how their nag would 20, re
gardlesI of the crowds on the street cross
lng- The chaps made good time going
down, but coming back their appearance
resembled a funeral procession on small
scale Marshal Darby had hold of the
horses head, while Officers johnson and
Archer walked along at the side OF the
buggy. The boys all paid fines aud were
released yesterday morning
A man, who was drunk and who annoyed
people on the street, was arrested near Cen
tra school building Saturday night.
Word was received from Rev. w. S.
Campbell yesterday saying that he was
slowly recovering his strength, but did not
know when he would return to this city.
The steel works will close down about
the frat Of July for two months. During
the stop some labor saving machinery will
he introduced, which will DO away with
the services OF about fourteen men. One
OF the new pieces OF machinery which will
he erected il the invention OF Mr.. Ian.
Mason, OF Gravel Hill II is simple pro
ce-s, worked by hydraulic pressure, for
placing the ingOts at the rolls IN position
to he reduced TO slabs and billets. At
present several men control the ingots by
iron hooks.
Most everyone who attended the Chi
rago convention has come home feeling dis
appointed.
The commencement exercises OF the pnb-
lie schools take place in the EIyaian The
atre tAis evening.
Dr. J. M. Mcdonald was taken to
! gainesville Saturday in the hope OF recov-
ering his health. He has been laid up
with the fever.
The new Trades Assembly met yester.
/ dag afternoon. Only miscellaneous busi-
ness was transacted. The organization Is
now thoroughly organized, and will meet
every other Sunday in X. OF l.. Hall.