The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-27

day than the Children Home, at tn
corner of 18th and Jacob streets. Here
are gathered large number Of orphan
ed and destitute ones, to many Of whom
ustreet home was al unknown thing,
and joyful Thanksgiving days unheard
of until they were gathered by the hand
of true benevolence into our only undc-
nomInational reformatory. In response
to the appeals of the lady managers, pro
visions Of every conceivable kind be
gan to arrive on Wednesday, and kept
coming until the new matron, Mrs
Northrop felt her arm weary
with writing down the do
nations. (Shc kept writing them
down and storing them away in the pan
try, nevertheless, and we do not believe
she would have complained of wcarincss
if she had been kept writing down dona-
tions even to this hour The contrbu-
tions exceeded those Of any former occa-
SION, which the ladies take as evidence OF
the Homes great work groring in the es.
timation of the people. Many things in
tercsted Us at the Chlldren's Home on
| Thursday of which we have not now
timeto speak. We were delighted to see
into the kitchen and pantry-placcs to
which men are not often invited We
saw the President of the Directors trying
to cut four turkeys with table knife
and fork, which would have made some
Datcr famHioS sceGr. 1his did not de-
light US, but the President said, "You see
we cannot have everything convenient
we want here"
We just went around wherever we
pleased, and If that house and that din
ner wasn't clean, We are no judge Of
housekeeping. The fact is, if we had not
been sure of one or two other dinners,
we would have wished ourselves "an or
phan,' Tor really the dinner was most
tempting. We saw over forty children
go to the tables as orderly rs a regiment
of soldiers under discipline, and some Of
| them did not LOOK 20 be over year old.
| We saw them eat. Some OF them never
! before knew what thanksgiving din
nern rs. We heard them sing "Chccr-
ed by the promise" and they did seem
checrcd by the promise OF turkey and
cranberries. They asked their little
blessing upon the food. followed by Rev
5. b. Burnitz. They behaved
ST nicely As any children could,
behave, and manifested refinement at
table and elsewhere which We scarcely
expected to see. We wish every contrib
utor to that dinner could have been pres
ent and seen the chidrcn.e Feat it, as they
would have been so pleased with their
act and the pleasure afforded these little
children that they would always lcel it Il
"good investment to help the ChilIren's
Home OF the city OF Wheeling.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIREC-
TORS OF THE HOSPITAL FOR TIE In
sANE.-A special meeting of the Board
of Directors of the West Virginia Hos
pital for the Insane, was held at the
Office of DR.. W. f. Hullihen, in this city
yesterday. Present-Judge Thomas y.
Edwards, President, and Messrs. McGin-
! mis-, Custom. Bennett, Monroe, Hullhen,
and Wotlindin. Judge Edwards stated
the object Of the meeting to be to con-
slider what was proper to be done to re-
| pair the damage occasioned by
the recent fire at the Hospital, whereby
the engine house, laundry, dc, were de-
stroycd. Mr.. Bennett, who arrived here
yesterday, submitted II report from DR..
T. b. Camden, sulcrintendcnt of the
Hospital, fr I'm which it appears that the
building could not be rebuilt, with such
necessary Improvements rs would pre-
vent the recurrence of accidents by fire
in the future for less than $4,000. On
motion of Mr.. McGinniS, resolution
was adopted instructing Judge Edwards
to inform the Governor Of the facts i'll
the case, and requesting His EXcelIency
tc recommend to the Legislature an
immediate appropriation Of the
sum named. for the purpose
indicated above. The subject Of insur-
ing the hospital and its outbuildinss was
also discussed by the Board, and after
consultation with various insurance
agents of this city. it was ordered that
Judge Edwards also request Governor
| Jacob to cal the attention Of the LeglS-
laturc to tie fact that the Hospital for
the Insane is not insured, and that he
1
of appropriating sufficient funds for the
purpose to enable the Board Of Directors
to secure Il policy OF insurance on the
buildings On motion OF Col Monroe,
the Local Board, consisting Of Messrs.
Edwards Bennett and Wotlindin, were
authorized TO make the necessary proyis-
IONS for pro- tenn cnginc-housc, laundry
! ,Sc To be used until the new buildings
are erected. Tho Local Board was also
authorized to secure plans and specitca-
tions of the new buildings, to be submit
ted TO the meeting of the Board, which
will be held at the Hospital on the 18th
OF February, 1876.
/ THE FARMERS BANK OF PHILLlrPI.-
/ The Secretary of State ycstcrda issued
certificate of incorporation to the
Farmers Bank of rhiihppi, for the pur-
pose of carrying on the business OF bank
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