Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-11

began TO arrive early in the evening,
and by nine o'clock over two hundred
persons were in the hall. The follow
ing programme was rendered:
Address Of Welcome. ~ W. Shreye
sandwiches and Cheese Coffee and Lemonade
Music NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. brass
ToaSt-To our Lady Friends ..Jas German
Toast To the City Officials l.. ". Inglebright
Toast-Our Schools. ....-..R. f. Allender
Strawberries. Cream and Cake Coffee and
Lemonade.
Toasl-Our Fire Department ........ Geo. Barr
Toast-rhe Future City OF Martins Ferry.
Mayor Keller
Toast-our Manufacturing Industries,
JAS. Drennen
I %eS' Cream. Sherbert and Cake Coffee and
Lemonade.
Music. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .....StrlnS
Tosst-A Single Fireman Seeing His Lady
Love when the Alarm is Sounded;
Toast-Our Water System. Geo. McGIumphrey
Toast-What Constitutes a Good Fireman:
Geo. Harris
Oranges and Bananas. Lemonade
TOaSt-Our Fire Companies ............D Ut. haII
Toast-Our First Fight-the Fire at the
NorthwOOd q. ....................Wm VIM. JOY
Mrs. Jos. Mavwood had charge Of the spread.
Theodore SnodgrasS, POSTMASTER.
The reception given by the Lecture
Committee of the y NJ. c. A. last night
was very enjoyable affair. Ice cream,
strawberries, cake and lemonade were
served and enjoyed by all. Mr.. Albert
Harris, in behalf of the committee,
thanked the members of the Song Tour
nament for their successful efforts in
helping them out with their indebted
ness, after which J. c. Gray, instructor,
responded in an appropriate manner,
when all returned to the parlors, and
INDUCED in singing the remainder of
the evening.
A vicious dog belonging to George
Veeney, colored man living in New
lands addition, bit man quite severe
ly who happened TO be passing that
way recently. Marshal Westwood was
notified of the occurrence and took the
dog out and shot him. 1t would be do
ing the citizens of this place great IA
vor if he would perform the same act on
several more of the same kind that are
allowed 10 run loose and unmuzzled in
the city.
Capt. George RalSton and the Hon.
Robert Blackford spent yesterday at
Short Creek fishing. These gentlemen
are experts in fooling the finny tribe,
and no doubt will return with a fine
string of brain food. An express wagon
has been engaged to meet the boys at
the depot on their return to transfer the
catch to their homes.
Grant Thompson, employed in the
blacksmith shop of AID Cross, on Locust
street, had his foot badly mashed by ac-
cidently dropping piece Of iron on it
Yesterday. He was taken to his home,
where the wound was dressed. This
makes the third member of this family
who has met with miSfortunes recently.
The Fire Department OF this city has
received an invitation TO attend IRE
tournament on the Fourth Of July at
COSchOctOn, O., to contest for 500
prize. The invitation has been declined
on account of other engagements. Our
boys evidently have a reputation abroad
for fast running.
J. q. Wetzel, special agent of the
Miami Insurance Company, Of Dayton.
o., is here on business in connection
with the company. Mr.. Wetzel is a
very genial companion and has made
many friends here during his visits.
A special train on the Pennsylvania
line will carry the Jr. o. U. A. NJ. to
Cleveland on next Tuesday, June 10th.
A special low round trip rate will be
made for the occasion.
Several Of the workmen employed at
the mills in this vicinity were overcome
with the heat within the last two days,
and had TO be taken to their homes for
treatment.
Mrs. Turk and Miss Lizzie Rainey
have returned from an extended visit
among frieudS and relatives AT Cleve-
land Ohio, and the East.
John f. Beazell, IA former Martins
Ferry citizen. but now engaged in bust
ness at East Liverpool, O., was here on
business yesterday.
The Y. NJ. C. A. received several
handsome and useful presents from
friends at the song tournament banquet
last evening.
Tennis is causing much amusement
among the better class of young people,
and has become almost craze with some
of them.
There is some talk in regard to build
ing hospital in Martins Ferry, pro-
viding suitable location can be Sc
cured.
Mayor Keller is in Cumberland, Md,
attending the funeral Of an uncle VINO
died there last Tuesday.
Mrs. Ida McConnaughey, nee Devault.
is seriously i'll with typhoid malaria at
her home in Brilliant.
Quite a number of the young ladies of
this place are enjoying their evenings
horseback riding.