Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-05-17
MOUNDSVILLE.

The Jr o. L. a. NJ. are making arrange
ments for big demonstration at this place
on Decoration Day. The lodges from Cam
eron and all the other neighbOring town!
have been invited to be present, and a very
pleasant time is anticipated. In the morn
ing they will parade the streets and in the
afternoon a meeting will be held at the
Court House, which will be addressed by
several noted speakers from distance, who
have been invited, and have responded
that they will be present.
Miss Irene o. Curtis, of New Martins
vile, is visiting the family Of David Alex
ander on TomlinsOn avenue.
John McPee6 has opened a confectionery
and lunch room adjoining Rogers drul
store on Seventh street.
Miss Annie O'Brien, Of Wheeling, has
returned from pleasant visit to her friend
Miss Kate Sullivan, on Seventh street.
An infant child of Mr. Alva Whitley wa:
buried Friday. 1t only lived two days
and the little mite only weighed two anC
one-half pounds.
The funeral of Miss Annie Maxwell
who died at Omaha, Neb., whittier she haC
moved about month ago took place al
Wood Hill Cemetery on Wednesday. Hel
rem aims were accompanied back here by
her brother-in-law, Harvey Riggs, former
~ of this city.
Mrs. Will 'Delaplaine, of Graysville, o
has been visiting Miss Kate Martin OF
Water street
Miss Flora Stephenson and Miss Lulu
Brown, of Parkersburg, and Misses Alma
and Laura Conner, of Wheeling and EC
Ryan, of Michigan, were the guests of Miss
Clara Baker on Wednesday,
Mr. Samuel Peters, an aged and respect
ed citizen, died at his residence on Tomlin
son avenue on Wednesday, His funeral
took place Friday afternoon at four o'clock
being postponed until the arrival of his
son, VINO came on the Ohio river train a.
three clock.
Mrs. Rev L. w. Barr nee Miss Maggie
Hicks, of Bellaire, was visiting Miss Mary
Gray this week.
An infant child of Jacob Stillwell was
buried last Sabbath at four o'clock.
Misses Marie Webster, of Powhatan, and
Minnie O'Blenness, of Belpre, have re
turned home from a pleasant visit tC
friends here.
Dorsey Blake and wife are visiting theil
former home here.
Misses Madge Mathews and Mary Scott
who have been attending High school
here, have returned to their homes a
Thompson.
The sixteenth annual commencement O
the High school, took place in the M E
church Thursday evening at o'clock, be
tween four and five hundred of the friend:
of the fair young graduates being present
to listen to their beautiful essays and ora
tions, which were prepared with much car,
and delivered with distinctness and grace
After the class had taken their places in
side the .hancel railing, the Mound CITY
Orchestra played beautiful over
ture, after which Rev. Leatherby offered |
fervent prayer, and the exercises opened il
the following order:
Essay" Earth's Benefactors"
Annie Virginia Ewinl
Industry V. Idleness"
Lola Bonar Donle'
Essay-"Self Reliance. Charles Terrill Martin
Essay-"A Scholars Hope" 10. Ella Harri
Essay-"Character Building"'
Cora Virginia Martin
Music.
Essay-"Art Of Prophesying"
Susan Elizabeth Copenhave
Oration-"Pages From the Future"
Alice Blanche Criswel
Rev. Grimes made beautiful address
picturing to them the good things in stor,
if they will but persevere, and admonishins
them of the evil
j. Alex Ewing, President of the BoarC
Of Education, in neat little speech pre-
scented the class with their diplomas anC
the exercises closed, Rev Grimes pro
nouncing the benediction.
Rev. l.. r. Keith Will preach the sermon
to the class at the Presbyterian Church thii
evening. Subject, Action and Reaction
in Real Life