Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-03
MARTINS FERRY.


MARTINS FERRY.
The class exercises Of the graduating
class of Maun's Ferry High School took
place last evening at the Opera House
and we attended by The best Of success.
The advance sale of seats for the affair
was very large. in fact, nearly every seat
i'm the house had been sold yesterday
morning. consequently there was standing
room only when the curtain went up.
Everybody was there, young and DID,
friends and relatives OF the members OF
the class. all 10 see how they would ac-
quit themselves. When the curtain Went
up. q very pretty scene greeted the eager
eyes Of the audience. Twenty-one young
people. seated I'm a semi-circle on the
stage. amid draperies of class colors and
banks of potted plants. The decorations
OF the stage were beautiful and could not
help but please the most critical eye. over
head on the front of the stage, was very
pretty draping of pink and cream, the
co,ors of the class. In the center and on
dark background was the class emblem.
a shield within wreath upon which was
the inscription. M F. H. ). '97." Il let
tiers Of gold Al each side Of the stage
and i'm the front were potted plants. ar
ranged in the forms of banks. Enter
twined among them were the class colors
giving IL a very attractive appearance. The
evenings exercises were rather lengthy,
owing 10 the large number of the class.
This was hardly noticed, however. as
every part of the programme was inter-
esting In all particulars and were warmly
received by the audience. The programme
as rendered was as follows:
Piano Duett (E,ccosiase).... coo. zee.
Angie Terriu and Alice A. Wright
Address by the President..G. c. Mcclure
Historian. .... q. coo. Il. Ethel Smith.
Apologizer.... ..... 90. Ora c. MMigan.
Vocal Duett-'I Would That I Love.
Gee. Beatrice L. Erwin. Lena d. Ulrich.
Biographers. .Nettie Williams :. Ella Barr
Prophet. 90. ...... Gee. w. Howard JOY
Grower. Gee. .... Luminous O. Grayson.
Piano Solo,. Margaret McWilliams.
Statictician.... q. o.. e. Edith Goodhue
'g7s VIII. .. -. ... e. sadie 3. Garrett.
Violin Solo-"La Sounambula "-((Dan-
claD..... eel. ... &c. ... Carl Nennum.
Psychologists. 90. ...... ..... ......
John Johns Warrick Murray
Poet. ... ..... Sue NJ. PHthmar
For the Freshmen. Grace b. lie Suer.
Piano Solo-"The Shepherds Evening
Song ..... ..... o.. Title Lipphardt
Address TO the Juniors. NJ. Esther Bigger
RESPONSE. 90. Frank +. Harris
The following is the programme of the
concert TO Ice given this evening at the
Opera House by the coronet band Of this
city:
PART r.
Overture. e. &c. Gee. Criterion Barnard.
Band.
ChoruS-Hail 10 the Rainbow. G.. F. Root
Twenty Voices.
Tenor Solo-The Swall0ws....F. II. Cowen.
Thomas Lloyd.
Quartette-The Better Day is Coming
Tomorrow GO. ..... ..... 90.
Thompson. Mrs. Edna Crowl
Turner. Miss May Thomas J. \.
Mckee and J. c. Gray.
Recitation-song..... 90. co.. VIM. Hess
Soprano Solo-Were I a Violet. Franz Abt
Mrs. Howard Hopkins.
Country Life-A Bucolic Sketch........
..... ... o.. 90. 90. IL. p. Laurendau,
introducing cuckoo, bird, cricket moving
machine. rooster hen cackle, thresh-
ing machine.
Band
PART II.
The Brownies 'Picnic-Descriptive
Overture. ..... ...... Carl Carlton.
Band.
Chorus-The shepherds Song. +. W. Root
Twenty Voices.
Duet-VioletS... ... &c. 90. ... .........
Mrs.SS. Haynes Mrs. Edna Crowl Turner
Miss May Thomas.
soprano Solo-Bend Down Thy Soul.
Love. 90. ... GO. CO.. Z. R. Humphrey.
Miss Carrie Crossley.
n. c. Gray. musical director. Mrs. Fred
Jones. Mrs. VIM. Dixon and Miss Laura
Hopkins, piano accompanies.
To close with the roaring farce, the Viz
ginny Mummy"
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Darkey character..... &c. &c. VIM. Hess.
DR.. Galen... &c. GO. zee. Gee. IS. d. Coss.
Captain Rifle. q. &c. Lewis Inglemeyer.
Charles. an artist. &c. Wv. Alderman.
O'Leary an Irishman... e. ...Wm. O'Neal.
SchOOlmaSter... .... Gee. 60. o.. Davis.
Lucy. Rifles Sweetheart.....W VIM. Palmer.
The funeral of Benjamin F. Pastors took
place yesterday afternoon from his late
home at Aetnaviue at half past two
o'clock under the auspices of Belmont
City Lodge No 22l, / O. O. F. Of which
The deceased was member Rev. J. W.
Robins conducted the services at the
house and Rev. ". c. y. Bond. pastor of
the Baptist church ofIiciated at the Gem
etery. interment being made at Riverveiw.
Mrs. Thos Hughes is very in at her
home on Fifth street.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs NJ Dob
bins. of Fifth street died Thursday evening
from a complication Of troubles. The fun
eral will take place thF moring at nine
o'clock from St. Marys church Inter-
ment will be made al Mt. Calvary.
Ten dollars was the amount of the re-
ceipts of the entertainment given at the
United Presbyterian Church Thursday
evening.
The property of Richard O'Biernie was
appraised yesterday at $500 by Samuel
Westwood J. Is. Montgomery and Thos.
Saunders.
The Union Glass Company have had a
telephone placed in their establishment.
Foy Galbraith. of Smithdeld. was the
guest of relatives here yesterday
The Munchers of Hard Tack. a side or
der of the Jr Mechanics initiated TWO can
didates at their meeting last evening.
The Maeuuechor Singing Society will
give hop at their hail on Washington
street. April 18th.
Last evening the Cake Walkers gave n
very enjoyable and we'll attended dance at
Scheeles hall The Standard orchestra
furnished music for the occasion.
The property of J. ". Lane was ap-
praised yesterday by Samuel Westwood.
I-nnLs Schaala and NNiLIiar, prirnn :.