Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-02

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Mr. Henry Powell, OF Martins ferry'
and Miss Emma Mather. Of Bridgep ort.
were married Wednesday evening at :
o'clock by Rev. Sweeney, pastor OF the
West End NJ. E. Church, at the home
of the brides sister, Mrs. w. Sykes, OF
Pike street, Bridgeport. After the
ceremony a wedding supper was served.
The happy couple were the recipients
of many presents.
Misses Cora and May MCGEE enter
taiued about twelve couples of their
Young friends Monday evening at their
home on South Elm street. The young
folks enjoyed themselves hugely.
Those present were Edna Watkins,
Florence Montgomery, Lizzie and Bessie
Lune, Lulu Bradford, Edna Call, Leona
and Ethel Montgomery, Grace and Rudy
Thomas, Hattie Leasure, Bessie Nc
Combs, Charlie McCune, Willie Naylor,
Will and Lou Bond, Joe Watkins and
Lou O'Hare.
Miss Jennie Schrumpf, of the Eighth
ward, was agreeably surprised Tuesday
night at her home by number OF her
young friends. The affair was in honor
of her birthday. Music and dancing
were the amusements of the evening.
At midnight tempting refreshments
were served in the dining hall.
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Several couples of South Side people
went out to Elm Grove Tuesday night
TO the residence of Mr.. Samuel Bourne,
the well-know molder at the Wheeling
pottery. The party went out in Stew
arts big express wagon, and they had
quite a good time. Dancing was the
main feature of amusement during the
evening.
Miss Ella Somers, of the East End,
was surprised Tuesday night by about
twelve couples of her friends, who
called on her TO spend the evening.
good time was had by all present. Games
were played and refreshments were
served.
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Dancing is one of the oldest of the
arts. It's origin is clouded in the mists
of the past. 1t is, metaphorically
speaking, "hoary and white with cid, J"
and as far back as human chronicles
extend it hath delighted the soul OF
man. As nearly as can be ascertained
it's primary object was not to delight
the soul of man at all. 1t was to delight
the eyes Of varied assortment OF del
ties, each and every one Of whom was
Supposed to look with pleasure upon the
circumvolutions Of the dance. In fact,
it is welI-nigh assured that dancing In
the long-time-ago first place was re-
ligious ceremony. 1t was with the
early Greeks, and before their time
pretty girls postured and swayed seduc-
lively to the strains OF sweet music
for the edification of the senses OF Isis
and OSirus. The DrudS o. Eng
land considered dancing an important
factor in the worship Of their gods, and
the Brahmins, Buddhists and Parsees
have all courted favor with their re-
spective deities in rhythmic motion. So
dancing is not only an old butn honor
able ART The evolution Of the dance in
it's earlier stages must have been slow.
Once it had lost its ultrareligious char
acter, dancing, of course, became popu-
lar as source of delight for human
eyes, and then began its evolution. This
evolution, by the way, seems TO work in
circles. The dance of the ancients grad
ually underwent changes that ran the
gamut Of daring, selsii6dSness, and
when the wildss5 possibilities of the
poetry oII,.notion" had been exhausted
the ART went back again to the chaste
ana stately measures Of its earlier
forms.
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Bowling appears to be taking a fresh
impetus. There were large number
Of parties the past week, mostly of an
informal character, and Seibert's and
the Park resounded with the sound or
rolling balls. Among those who at
tanned the highest scores were Frank
Berry and w. H. Bachman, who cap
tured 800, Arthur Bates Butler with
27O, Frank Braddock 260, Charles Lamb
ESQ, and Sam Harrison 246, Hal
Speidel go.
Talk about shapes, well, listen here.
The Wheeling boys have got 'em. There
is said in the general run of humanity
not to be one perfectly formed man in
five thousand. Wheeling is blessed
with more than the usual quota OF
spendidly formed gentlemen. Among
those on the top of the list are Clark
Hamilton, John c. Riheldaffer and
PEBBLES Tatum. All these are well
proportional, and come near the accu-
rate measurements of Apollo Of old.
Among other gentlemen graced with
splendid phySiQues are Cap
tain d. d. Mitchell, DR..
c. E. Meyers, Sam Welty, E. II. Brene-
msu, Walter Bloomfield, Clay Dean, w.
b. Fisher, Il. c. Moffatt, l.. S. Della
plain, Jr., and William Hearne. Presi-
dent Turner, Of the Morgantown Uni
versity, has all the measurements of
classic proportions. Others from out of
town are Allen Howell, of Elm Grove;
Earl Oglebay, OF Cleveland, who recent
ly visited here, Newell Kennon, OF st.
ClairSville, and Major Robt IL. Browse,
of Grape Island.
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One of the leading pastimes of the
Mercantile Club is casino. Euchre is
played to some extent, but the fancieS
generally seem to be settled upon
casino. 1t is very interesting card
game, and many exciting contests are
enjoyed from time to time. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Freidenrich are ranked among
the best players, while others who also
stand in the front row are Messrs. K.
Buchanan, Lee Baer and Benz. and
DaYe Kraus.
Miss Alma Barnes, of the Eighth
ward, was handsomely surprised Fri
day night by number of her young
friends, in honor Of her birthday.
Dancing was the main feature of amuse-