The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-04-24
BESwooD NOTES.
Killing the Book and Testing the
First RreW-An Afternoon at
Rtymann's Brewery and What
Hapuened There.

ht WI"
Happened There.
Some two hundred or more citizens to-
gether with delegation " Stste officers,
gathered ut Mr. Anton Reynann s
brewery On the East side, yesterday af'
ternooD, in obedience TO q cordial invita-
ton from the proprietor to witness the
killing of ,be Beck. After all the
guests had arrived and some time spent
IN social chat, MessIs. Happy, the
Foreman, and Mueller, the cellar.
msn, announced that all was in
preparation tor the fray. The doors Of
the gu bterranesn vaults were then thrown
open, and nine most Reg mann, with his
assistants, carrying lights. led the van
and babe all who had not the Tear OF
danger TO follow. A few only, at first.
ventured TO beard the lion in his den,
and they were such old warriors, as Prof
Louis Gsus, Capt. Jake Nunge, Col
Rolf, Captain Burdsts, Lieutenant
Bieberson and the reporters of the press.
They iearlessly followed into the
bowels of the hill, gently whispering vic
tory or -. On they went like for
lorn hope until the scene Of action was
reached. Very Unexpectedly Billy
Mueller dealt the shock" dexterous
and vital blow with aponderous club kept
for the purpose, and thus without further
trouble the guests were 10 test
the irst brew the season. The signal
being sounded without that all danger
was past the guests fastened into the cold
recesses OF the earth, and were literally
made acquainted with the wonders con-
tanned therein.
Alter proper disposition of the
"hock" had been made, and every guest
felt as if be had done well his duty
The company rambled over the vast
premises, and under the guidance of Mr..
Peterman, Charley Miller, the mails ter,
and other employees, were initiated into
the mysteries of making lager. And by
way of psrentheticsl clause, it may be
mentioned just here that there is not
perhaps more csmplete, and but lew
larger establishments OF the kind in
the country. There has been
expended In buildings and
Improvements over 100000, while the
amount OF barley, malt and material kept
on hand swell the investment from
$4,000 to $4,000 more. 1t may here
be added that during the Past season
Mr.. Rcymann has supplied himself with
a great many thousand bushels of barley
and within the last fortnight that pro-
duct has Jumped up 70 or 80 cents and as
it is in sympathy with other grain to some
extent, will probably 60 much higher.
But to return to our mutton: After the
happy guests had studied the art of malt
and beer making to their hearts content,
the signal was given 70 adjourn TO one OF
the spacious rooms OF the mat house,
where was spread collation. of ham,
swietzer and limberger cheese, rye
bread, bologna pickles, chow-chow,
sauces, etc, ETC., on temporary tables, in
such protusion that all the saloon men
present had TO acknowledge that Mr..
Reymann could Sc: the "boss lunch" of
them all. To this excellent spread, the
whetted sppetites of the guests gave
keen relish. After fully nourishing the
inner man, chatting, speech making and
singing, wound up the afternoons enjoy
men,s, every one feeling q pocketful Of
the warmest thanks 70 Mr.. Reymann
and his attentive employees tor being the
occasion OF 90 much pleasure.