Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-11-11
A MINUTE WITH THE NEWS.

COUNCIL tonight.
A RUSH at the gas office yesterday.
The boys have put away their sleds.
THE hay market was well attended
yesterday.
ALL of our planning mills are doing
rushing business.
ALARGE amount OF corn was brought
to the city yesterday.
A SUPPER and social will be given at
st. Mathews Church, tonight.
Ex-SUPT. BROWNE memorialized the
Committee on Lights, last night.
: GEO. ARKLE has a large force OF men
at work breaking limestone, TO fill his
contract with the city.
SECOND ward market expenses
amounting to about 81, $50 will be pre-
scented TO Council tonight.
MRs. j. b. MIX, NJ. D., OF East Liver
pool. will lecture on Wednesday alter
noon and evening at McLain's Hall.
TnE Committee on Fire Department
has reinstated Tom Pryor, OF the | nlted,
suspended on charge OF having been
intoxicated.
CYRENE CoMMANDERY X. L. is busily
engaged in drilling for the grand parade
on Thursday. May the weather be IA
vOrable.
SEVERAL complaints against the condl-
ton Of the streets have reached this OIL
flee. The contractors should bestir
themselves.
CocKAYNE and his band will play for
q reception at Elm Grove next Friday
evening. A number will go out from
this city.
A PLEASANT party was held last night
at the Island residence OF Lewis Jones,
ESQ, in honor of the birthday of his
daughter, Miss Kate.
WE were informed that all OF the
stove moulders in the Ohio Peniten-
tiary struck for an advance OF 20 per
cent, and told their keepers If they
would not accede to their demand they
would all 30 out. They all resumed
work yesterday morning as usual at the
old figures.
THE whistle used in one OF our manu-
| featuring establishments got out OF order
last week, and to notify the men at what
| time to 90 TO work, they employed an
| individual who ellSoysters about town:
The first yell he gave raised the roof OF
the building nine inches. He was dis
charged.
LETTERS remaining in Postotfice to
date: j. Cohfman, f. Degarmore, Eighth
ward, q. D., Annie. Galigar, J. 7. john
son. X. w. Kelley, Miss Amey Launce,
II. Mamott, John Magnus, Miss Jennie
| Smyth, j. V. n. Stewart, Thos. Smith,
| G. b. Scott, John Surgeons, n. j. webb
and ii. l.. Williams.
MANY inuniries have been made as to
why the face of the Capitol clock has not
been Illuminated, and we give the
reason. The gas is turned on and shut
off bv an automatic arrangement, which
| is now out OF order. 1t will be repaired
at once, but until such repairs are COM
pleted the gas has been shut of.
FROM book in the hands OF 7. T..
Cockayne, which belonged to the old 76
Fire Company, we clip the following:
cat meeting Of the company held No
vember llth, 80 years ago, Thomas
Hughes, ST., was President, and VIM. L.
Wilson Secretary. The following otli-
GERS were elected: John Hamilton, Pres
ident; VIM. Z. Wilson, Secretary; Thos
johnson, Treasurer; Thomas Sweeney,
First Director, Matthew Mcclure Sec
ond, Oliver Hawley Third, j. Wallace
Fourth; Clark Hanes, First Engineer,
j. f.. Matthews Second; Alex. Pannell
First Axeman, VIM. GoOdng Second; ;
VI. Sweeney, NJ. Edwards, Jr., Thomas
Hughes and Samuel Irwin, Standing
Committee. A committee was appointed
topurchase bell or triangle for the use
of the company" Few of the old mem
bers of the company at that time are lett
with us.