Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-30
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Minor Matters of Interest Briefly ano
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sIinor Matters of Interest br'eHy aHu
PithiIV Told
THERE were two cases before the police
court Yesterday morning. William Jones
and Charles johnson, both Migrants, got 10
days on the hill.
Mrs. MARGERY Russell, an aged and
highly respected lady, living. on Nortn
Main street, died yesterday afternoon at
two o'clock.
CARLIN's BATTERY, of which the late
John Cox, of Htnaville, was a member,
will turn out this afternoon TO attend the
funeral at -Etnaville at p. N. Bugler
Roller will sound the "taps."
For some reason best known to itself
the Intelligencer stated yesterday there
were but thirteen ballots in the package
from precinct No. l of Centre, marked
nineteen ballots that the Commissioners
could not determine how the voter wished
to vote" The fact is, there were just nine
teen ballots in the package, they oelng
taken out one by one and examined IN the
presence of twenty people.
IT'S said that the pretty girls who ap-
pear in Sidney Il. Ellis scenic productlon
of that great romantic play Mora Mach
reen are without question the most plquant
and charming array Of souorettes ever
seen together. Their every motion Is easy
and graceful, and they throw the charm OF
lively natures into both their singing and
dancing. They appear at the Opera house
next Saturday afternoon and evening" and
reserved seat sale opens at Houses music
store tomorrow.
THE funeral of Samuel Jepson took place
Yesterday morning at O'Clock from the
Fourth street NJ. Il. Church. The church
was well filed and the sermon was
preached by Rev. DR.. A. b. Riker. The
speaker paid him a glowing tribute on ac-
count of his loyalty TO the church. The In
ierment took place at Mt Greenwood Gem
etery. The pall-bearers were Messrs.
John Balie, Jos. Seybold, Patrick Ken
nedy, VIM. Vardy, A. g. Wincher and
VIM. Graham, Sr.
Mr.. JAMES J. CoRCoRAN is circulating
petitions among his friends in wheeling,
which he hopes to present in his oehalt
for the Office Of postmaster at Cameron.
! Mr.. James j. CorcOran is son Of John
! CorCoran, of that place, who is well known
as one of the Oldest and strongest Demo
Gratis along the line of the B. 81 .. road.
The Young gentleman has taken an active
hand in politics, and is a deserving citizen
of Marshall county. Messrs Reed, Allen,
| Davis and Fitzgerald are also applicants.
SUPERINTENDENT ANDERSON IS much
amused by the flood Of new productions
called grammars. Scarcely week passes
| but that he gets a prospectus, advertise
ment or a grammar itself. Each one claims
| to be more simple and scientific than its
| predecessors and each one has some varia-
! lions as to the parts Of speech. One au'
thority may say there are five, another six,
still another ten Some authorities would
make the participle noun while others
call it a verb, still others an adj
| iective and some combine the three.
| Adverbs are defined in terms that
no one but a metaphysiciaR can
understand. There are some authors who
claim that the English language can have
no grammar, while others can't get all
! their ideas ABOUT the grammar Of the Ian
guage into 500 pages. Some even have
written grammars Of grammars which are
| still larger. There is history OF gram
mar about one-third as large as the Web
ster's Unabridged. In parsing, some au'
| thorities claim that diagramming is needed,
while others hardly know what diagram
| is. 1t has been claimed that grammar,
especially it's analytical parts, should not
be taught till tue pupil is far advanced, and
| the very opposite has also been claimed.
Every time the superintendent of schools
gets some announcement Of new work on
grammar he smiles as he thinks Of Ithese
| things.