The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-03
NEIaHoRHoop NEWS.
SEPTEMBER 3, 1874.
BELLAIRE.

The Council met on Tuesday night.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved, and the follow
ing petitions were granted and ordi-
nsnces passed.; ..
Captain Fink and Cynthia Anshutz,
on petition, were granted the privilege Of
putting down board pavement in front
of their property on Pike street.
Jacob Heatherington's petition for GER
tain drainage was referred to the appro-
pirate committee.
The ordinance to license slaughter
houses passed to its second reading
An ordinance authorizing the impan-
nelling of juries in the Mayors court
passed to its first reading.
An ordinance in relation to the remov
al of elective officers was passed to its
first reading.
An ordinance authorizing the Mayor
and Clerk to issue the bonds Of the city
70 paw previous Indebtedness to the
First National Bank of $l,OoO.50 was
passed to lis first reading.
An ordinance authorizing the Mayor
and Clerk to issue the bonds of the city
TO paw Hogc, Sheets & Co. an. indebted
ness of 50, 500 was passed to its first read
ing. ~, n.,.;.
nigbt police, each rendered their resigna-
tions, which were accepted.
Captain Fink, member of the Councli,
rendered his resignation, which was ac-
ceptcd, and the Mayor was directed TO
rail n special election to fill the vacancy.
The reports of the City Marshal and
the Mayor were received and ordered to
be spread on the minutes.
During the mouth of August the
Nsvor received $1,000 which was paid
over to the Treasurer.
The Marshal received on the city
mound SOL SO and paid over TO the Treas
nrcr S2O.S5, net proceeds after paying
fees.
Cornelius Currans bid for the excava-
ton of Pike street, was accepted.
The engineer was authorized to
receive bids for the building Of the
wharf
Patrick Tucker was appointed night
police IN the First ward.
John Gallaher and John McCormick
were granted use of half of the street IN
front oftheir lots for building purposes.
The Mayor and Solicitor were appoint,
ed a committee to examine Gravel Hill
road and make report.
Ordered that the Street Commissioner
proceed Immediately TO make repairs on
First street where it intcrsects Guer n
seys.reet.
Adjourned to meet on Friday night.
COMPLAINT has been made by several
of our citizens about the obscene and UNI
becoming language used by some of the
Young men while playing base ball on
the public square They are not rcgu-
Iarlv organized clubs, but congregate
there seemingly to try who can excel IN
using vulgar language. Such proceed
ings should be stopped. The police
should attend to it.
THE rolling mill stopped work Mon
dav to connect the old machinery, etc,
to the new addition, consisting of the en-
CINE to be used in running both parts
and some seventeen new nail machines.
They will resume work in week or
so.
THREE boys left this city for camp
meeting at Moundsville, and a novel
method of traversing that distance by
river was introduced. Three thin boards
nailed together was their busS, driver and
all. They succeeded ingctting down all
right. May they take water in theirs
always.
THE burial of John Schramon who
died Monday morning, and that of
August Vaupcl who died Monday night,
took place in the Druids Cemetery,
situated a short distance from this city.
The remains were taken in charge by
the order of DruidS to which order both
the deceased were members. Heather
ingtons band accompanied the process
sion to the cemetery, discoursing apprO-
pirate music for the occasion. This is
the first time that the burial of two MEM
bcrs of this order ever occurred on the
same day in this city.
A REVIVAL of the Belmont Dramatic
Association has taken place. They are
to commence proceedings by having a
meeting at Grafton's gallery tonight.
We want to see something come out of
this thing. We expect it and must not
be disappointed.
Rev. JOHN OWEN, d. d., who was
advertised to hold services in the United
Presbyterian Church tonight, will be
unable to do so as he will not be here uD-
til tomorrow. He will preach on Fri
day and Saturday nights, and also at ]
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
If everybody wants to sec something
nice, let them take look into Kirk &
Graftons photograph gallery. It, fine
and elegant Will Grafton stays around
there, and If Will doesn't understand
how to fix things in nice tasty manner,
and can't take the shadow before the
substance fades perfect We will stop
taking our beer with stick in it. You
hear me?
THE SCHENECTADY days are come, now
what are We to do with them?
Mrs. SUSAN CAIN and Mrs. +. Pier
point, were arrested yesterday and fined
81 and costs, each. for using vulgar Ian
guagc.
THE bread wagon driven by Mrs.
Kern, was badly used up yesterday, in
South BcllaIrc. The horse took fright at
something and ran over bank, upsettng
the wagon and all its contents. Nothing
but the wagon, pies, bread and sweet
cakes were hurt.
Wheeling Retail Market.
SECOND WARD "Wednesday morning