Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-15


Made This Year for y Deserving Charity,
The following is the report Of the hi-
teenth annual Thanksgiving sack gath
ering, FOR 1894, Of the Chlldrsn's Home
Of Wheeling. The Board OF Lady
Managers wish 10 thank the public for
the abundant supplies received. The
response this year Of "a Is gratifying
indeed, coming without personal So
llcitation. The simple brown sack left
&C the door tells its own story, and all
who cooperate In the support Of the
ChlldFen'S Home In this way have the
earnest thanks OF the managers.
The following donations were receiV-
ed: Corn starch, pounds; sage, 3
pounds; tapiOca, IL pounds; Petit Johns
food, 25 pounds; Oat flakes, - pounds;
farina, pounds; white rolled oats, 3s
pounds; cracked wheat, pounds; crys-
tai rice, s pounds; hominy flakes, %
pounds; barley, S pounds; laundry
starch, 8 pounds: rolled oats, II pounds;
maearoni, s pounds; noodles, pounds;
cocoannt packages, S; hominy, one
bali barrel; rice, onefOurth barrel;
hour, ID pounds; pancake, 10 pounds;
c IN meal, barrel; buckwheat, = bar
rel; preserved fruits, 10 jars; one bucket
blackberry jelly, 255 gallons; one bucket
apple butter, "a gallons; one bucket
current jelly, 2H gallons; one 2-gallon
jar apple butter; jelly, 10
glasses; dried peaches, 90 pounds;
dried corn, ~ pounds; dried peas, 20
pounds; Lima beans, 16 pounds; white
beans, l barrel; drummers' samples of
dried fruit, small boxes; cans OF fruit,
II; barrels Of apples, 3; oranges, 81
dozen; raisins, pounds; currants,
pound; tomatoes, 107 cans; peas, 81
cans; corn, 81 cans; pumpkins, 4 cans;
beans, cans; succOtash, z cans; coffee,
10 lbs; tea, 81 lbs; bread, - loaVes;
rolls, dozen; cakes, 2 pounds; dough
nuts, 10 dozen; crackers, % pounds;
butter, 8 pounds; baking powder, 635
pounds; soda, \ pound; sugar, granu-
lated, one barrel; brown sugar, AS
pounds; coffee sugar, =! barrel; onions,
2 barrels; turnips, IL barrels; parsnips,
1 peck; pumpkins, +; beets, l peck;
sweet potatoes, q barrel; potatoes, AZ
barrels; cabbage, SO heads; fish, 4 cans;
salt, 81 pounds; pickles, l gallon;
turkeys, 4; fresh meat, 50 pounds; cat
sup, 9 bottles; sausage. % pounds;
bacon, pounds; hams, 2; spare ribs, 4
pounds; chickens, 4; nuts, pounds;
candy, pounds; scrub brushes, IL;
matches, l dozen boxes; blacklnR, 5
boxes; stove polish, boxes; one assort-
ed donation Of tinWare aud stove cans
and cake pans; broOms, Is; Ivory soap,
SO bars; toilet soap, 10 pounds; laundry
soap, three-Quarters OF barrel;
washing powder, IS pounds; l bread
knife, l meat knife, l can opener, l
parer, 1 lot second hand shoes, sacks
sseoad hand elOthlRg, 10 pairs of stock
ingsi children's hoods, s; pocket hand
ksrchiefs. 2; 8 yards of outing cloth, 2
yards OF .ginghsm, yard OF calico, l
yard Of muslin, towels, 1 doll, toys
and book, dozen bottle La Belle
cough syrup, papers tobacco.
Mrs, Wsistling's Sunday school class,
donations OF preserved fruits and gro
Ceries.
Mrs. Harris school, large donation OF
groceries, oranges, fruits and one hat
Donation from the Kindergarten, No.
1922 Chapline street.
Cash received from envelopes left at
drug stores, $50. 90; two checks SOS
each; cash by envelopes on sacks,
So O6i collection from the union SER
vices OF the First, Second and United
Presbyterian churches Thanksgiving
day, S46.74; total amount, SAG.