Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-12
MARTINS FERRY.

The FIRST session Of the Epworth
League convention. was held last plight
in the NJ E, church. Rev. Henthorne,
OF Bridgeport, was made chairman OF
the meeting. Devotional exercises
were the first on the program. which
was followed by an address OF welcome
by Miss Ella Duvalt, which was re-
sponded to by Miss Stella McNutt, OF
East Liverpool d. NJ. Gruber, who
was to speak on the subject of "Our
Heritrge," was unable 10 be present on
account Of sickness. Rev. Haskell, Of
Steuoeuville, filled his place. f. L.
Wells, who was to speak on "Our OPP
pOrtunity," was also absent. The re-
mainder Of the evening was spent in
social way In getting acquainted,
The Epworth League choir rendered
some excellent music during the even
log To-day there will be three ses-
sions. The following is the programme
for the sessions: Tuesday morning at
6, Sunrise Prayer Meeting, A. f. Fer
ran; Q o'clock, Song aud Prayer Serv-
ice, y b. Salmon; 9:15 o'clock, Happl-
ness Essential to Usefulness, Mamie
Robinsok $3.50 o'clock, How Can the
League Hely the Sunday School? John
d. Rothaker; General Discussion;
10 O'Clock. How Can the League Help In
Benevolences% Mary WalkeE Gen
eral Discussion; 1920 o'clock, Junior
League Work, Rev. l.. Paine; 10:45
o'clock, MinuteN Bushes, League
Roll Call, Election OF Officers.
Tuesday afternoon at 1870, De-
votions; How to Combine Class
aud League Work, Ed. Haughton;
200. The League in the Revival-M
Gregg, NJ D, 800 The League in
Social Life-Rev. w. D. Starkey. 2:40.
The League aud Mental CUlture-Jen-
ME Best. 800 Question Drawer-Con-
Quoted by d. w. Knight; followed by
Song Service. $40. Religion Between
Sundays in a Young Mans Life-Frank
f. Stevens. 400 The Baptism of the
Spirit Necessity in League Work
Il. R. Yates. AIS. Reports Of Com
mittees. Tuesday Evening-7:30. De-
votional ServiceS-Couducted by c. NJ.
Porter 7:45. Rays Of Sunshine-PhR-
De c. Hart. 500. Address-Mission of
the Epworth League--A. B. Riker, d.
D. Christian Tesmonies and Consecra-
ton.
The relay race between the Y. NJ. c.
A. Boys and the firemen is looked for
ward to with great interest. The fol-
lowing is the y. NJ. c. A. team: Sum-
ner Marker, Thomas SaltkIIn, Jesse
Hopkins, Charles and Roy Wood, Carl
Lash, Frank Thomas. and Charles c.
Mitchell, Charles Williams. George
Cooke, Fred UP, Ii. Rosenthal, James
Sweeney, Fred Selly, ii. Watson, Wis.
Purcell, Brock Brown, Paul Thomas,
Robert Smith, John Henry, Clark
Plckens, Tim DobOins, Lewis McBurnie
aud Edwards.
The game OF ball between the Hiawa-
tha and Standard Councils, OF the Jr.
o. L. A. NJ, was played last night, and
the Standards refused TO give the Hia-
watnas eheir last beats, and the latter
claim the game. The score stood - to
y when they stopped playing.
Peter Reddy and Al Conway have
been appointed special police il the
place OF Fritz Och and Scott Neal un-
I'll an investigation of the rumpus can
be made. Both were used up pretty
badly.
The Y, NJ. =. y. DaSe Dali team VIII
play the Shamrocks next Thursday on
the Athletic grounds. The Shamrocks
claim the championship of West Vir-
ginia. Our boys think they can beat
them.
Frank Barrett and Harry Springer
were given q hearing yesterday for at
tempting to rob d. Friedman's store
Sunday morning and we're bouad over
to court In the sum OF $500 each.
J.P. Hall, who has been visiting his
son, DR.. w. Il. Hall, returned home
yesterday accompanied by his neice
Kittie Maria Hall.
Prof. c. Il. Edens Of this place will
leave in few days for Michigan, where
be will take a course in the university.
Almeda Hastings was fined S. and
costs. amounting to SO, for being drunk,
which she paid.
The social and supper to be given by
the f. NJ. c. has been postponed for one
week.
DR.. Hoge, Of Portland Station, was in
town yesterday on business.
Harry McCue, of Mt, Pleasant, was
in the city yesterday.
Mrs. w. ii. Hall is the guest Of Wells
burg friends