The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-03
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believe have not mentioned about
our convenient ferry.lAnding, lthas been
removed within few PAGES OF the street
car track; the boat formerly landed above
the rolling mill, and now it is below,
making it quite handy for the public.
There Is an improvement going on in
our streets. Water street has been partly
graded and now they are working on
Main. | regret To say II town so enter
prising us this is so careless in regard to
the convenience and beauty Of their vii
lage, hut perseverance, combined with
energy will make this very desirable
locality Our motto should ever be
"L0J0r ODtHiH ciHcd"
The Rice stand has been divided up
considerably; one apartment is occupied
by grocer, and he is doing Il very fair
business notwithstanding his humorous
competitors; in another is Il tobacco store,
and understand the third Is to DC used
rs n dwelling house. =.
Prof. WallNcc's grand concert came oil
last Wednesday evening the 2jth. He
expected 10 have it only one night, bnt
was requested to have 1t another evening;
there was u good crowd out TO hear the
Young singers. The Professor had his
Band play several spirited pieces Of music
in front Ol the Church; in short time all
the 'roval blood" Of the town from five up
was present making themselves quite con-
spiciOus; soon the iaircr sex, dressed in
white, looking more like inhabitants be-
longing TO the prial regions than OF this
mundane sphere; they numbered about
one hundred and twenty-five, and large
stage was erected for them to stand on.
The columns were formed OfabOut twenty.
five in each, arranged according to size,
the smaller ones being in front The
Organist and Professor placed themselves
on the front part Of the stage; the pieces
sung were principally sacred. The pro.
Cccds were Tor the benefit OF the Sabbath
School. ....
1t is proper for me to state here las l
have SPOKEN of the voCalists) about the
extraordinary qualities Of our Brass Band
Two years ago the band wUs organized
and was composed chiefly Of youths
Under the direction Of Prof Wallace
they have become first-claSs musicians
They receive calls frequently from dis
,ant places to display their achieved skill.
The Keg factory Just beyond the corpO-
ration has stopped operation, ! under
stand, for the Summer, MS the nail factory
which they supply is going 10 stop this
week the Boilers beingOn strike, and the
stock of nail iron about exhausted. 1t
will throw upwards Of sixty Of our men
ont of employment.
Kerr and Campbell, our lumber mc".
chants, have selected better quality and
Il larger amount of lumber this season
than has heretofore been kept; they have
n planning mill and lumber yard that can
not be eXCcllCd by any in our sister vii
lagc She has been striving for years to
cXtcrminatC our mercantile business lshe
lares not try our manufacturing and to
come ont number one"
The Germans were havinga big time
Yesterday Sunday at their church. II
was confirmation day, and eleven chill
drcn were confirmed They devoted the
whole day there; the church was bcauti-
fully OrnHmentGd with flowers and pine;
scmi.circlC OF flowers and pine was
placed at the backs Of the children and Il
similar one was placed over the pulpit;
then about the middle Of the house two
circles were suspended and tho walls were
dotted over with wreAthcS. There were
great many Germans present, and aI(cr
the morning exercises they repaired to
their respective homes with their com
panv, where the "fnttcd calf was wont
10 be eaten.
In accordance with the proclamation
of the Mayor, business was suspended
from 9 4. N. until o A. NJ. for the purpose
of decorating the graves Of the sleeping
heroes. The cause Of suspension OF husi-
ness so early was that all those wishing
to 20 to Stcubenvllle could participate in
strGwing the graves About 3 o'clock the
Baby WakcT (the name for our piece Of
artillery was placed on the highest point
in town and rcsoundcd from hill 10 hill,
making sudden stir among the sweet
rcpOsed. s'
The procession formed at Farmers
Hall, headed by the band, and marched
to the cemetery. They soon got through,
anil then they repaired to the wharf B