Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-05-21
srEUBENvILLR

S~rEUBENvILLE, May20.-The accident on
the Panhandle between Frayzeysourg
and Newark last Tuesday morning re-
shifting in the death of VIII Forsythe and
] the serious injury of Tom O'Hern caused
much sadness in this city, for both young
men had many warm friends. They had
been working in Beatty's Glass house at
Tifin and were returning home on tne
! freight train, when, without warning, IL
plunged through q bridge Into a canal
The body of Forsythe was brought 70 THIS
city and large numbers former friends
called at the residence OF his parents on
North Fifth street 10 view the remains. In
life he was hearty and joyous. fond OF base
ball and other athletics. His disposition
was so sunny that to know him was 70
like him. His funeral on THURSDAY was
largely attended. The condition Of young
| O'Hern is improving, but IL will be some
time before he will be able to be about.
The final examination OF the Sc. Peters
High School took place on Wednesday.
Miss Carrie Conner. Of Toronto, took the
frst honor and Miss Maggie tlannagsn, OF
this CITY. the second. The other graduates
are Miss Pearl Steen, John Stewart, Miss
mia Mcclure aud Willie Canif. Dean
Hartnedy will give the graduates an out
ing at Browns Island next week, and the
Commencement will be held at the opera
House the last week in June.
The Ministerial Association, OF this city,
last Sunday held q meeting and adopted
q strong resolution against the opening OF
the Worlds Fair on Sunday. 1t was Tor
warded to the Worlds Fair Directors, 81
Chicago.
Thos. j. Gotham, a popular chimney ma
ker at the Acme Glass Works, died Mon
day afternoon at four o'clock, OF oroncnl-
tbs, at the home Of his parents, on Norln
Eighth street, aged "a years.
There is some talk Of getting up Col
umoian Fourth Of July celebration in THIS
CITY. If the proper effort is made the Gel
ebration can be made a success and the
people who every Fourth go TO Plttsourg
and other cities TO be entertained can DC
kept at home.
4 birthday party was held Thursday
evening at the residence OF Recorder mos.
w. Vance. on North Fifth street, his
daughter Nina M. having reached the age
of nine years. A lsrge party Of little peo-
Die were present, and from i've until eight
o'clock the enjoyment was great.
Rev. ]. A. Phrapp on wednesday was
elected Department Chaplain OF the u. A
r. at the session at Hamilton.
Mrs. Col. Bowman, OF Des Moines, Iowa,
is the guest Of her daughter, Miss Ella
Miss Laura Booth, of Beaver Falls, is a
guest of her grandmother, Mrs. Mary
Boutwell,, at her residence on Railroad
Or. A. A. Elliott and wife and Charles
Gallagher arrived home this week from q
trip to California.
Messrs. w. T. Ridgley, B. n. Lindsly, J.
G. Ault, Rev. J.. a. Thrapp, ID. q. smith
and j. D. Porter attended the state En-
campnent Of the c.. A. r. at Hamilton this
week. Mrs. Emelda Donaldson and Mrs.
w. II. Love represented the w. X. Z. at
the same place and time.
The Y. p. S. c. E. delegates from the
Second Presbyterian church TO the session
at Cincinnati are Misses Mary Spencer
aud Vene Perkins and Mr.. Fred. L.. Web
or.
At the session Of the Board of Education
held Monday night, Prof. II. n. Merit was
re-elected Superintendent OF the puDhc
schools.
II. ii. McFadden, wife and son left Mon
day for Chicago. Mr.. McFndden Is a del
egate to the Congress of the National Edt-
| torial Association. Mrs. McFadden will
visit friends in Springfield, Ill.
The heirs of the late w. a. Owesney,
ESQ, nave received back pension TO the
amount of $1,000.
viii Matleck srrived home Friday from
Chicago. where be has been located since
last fall.
Samuel Alexander, Jr., has resigned his
position in the West Penn Offices at Pitts
| brug, and has assumed charge OF bis
fathers coal business in this city.
DR.. Georgia Filton is at Hamilton, Ohio,
called there by the illness Of her mother.
The new rector of St. Paul's Episcopal
| Church, Rev. II. l.. Grabau, arrived on
Thursday, accompanied by John P. Means,
who was in attendance at the annual con-
vention Of the Diocese of Ohio, in session
in Cleveland.