The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-02-22

i FIRE tlJEPARElIENT- 5fARAnEt--IHe fife
Boys didle Good Dtspl0y.- The Fire De-
in force, in a parade through the streets
OF the city, preparatory to partic ipating in
the ball given at Washington Hal last
night. The procession formed Mt Capitol
Square at 2 O'Clock, at which place Kra-
lner's band discoursed several popular airs
for the edffcation of the members of the
Legislature and a large number OF
the procession, which formed on Chap
line street, right resting on Sixteenth,
and passed over the following route:
Up Sixteenth to Wood, up Wool
to Fifteenth, down Fifteenth to
Eof, up Eof to Twelfth, down Twelfth to
Market, up Market to Fifth, down Fifth to
Main, down Main to Twenty Fourth, up
line to Thirty Third, up Thirty-Third to
Eof, down Eof to Thirty Seventh, up
Thirty-Seventh to Jacob, up Jacob to
Thirty-Third, down Thirty-Third to Eoff,
up Eoff to Twenty-Fourth, down Twenty
Fourth to Chapline, up Chaplinc to Twen-
tieth, down Twentieth to Market, up Mar
ket to Sixteenth, thence to place of begin
ming.
Chief Eccles and the Chairman of the
Council Committee on Fire Department,
w. O.Handlan, Esq, headed the procession
in a buggy, followed by the members of the
same committee in carriages. Next came
Shallcross's band wagon containing Kra-
mer's band, followed by steamers, reels
and horsemen, as enumerated:
United steamer No. 1, tastily trimmed
and decorated, followed by the hose reel
Atlantic steamer No. 9, followed by its
hose reel.
The Vigilant steamer was next, beautiful
ly decorated and trimmed, followed by the
hose reel profusely trimmed with artificial
flowers.
The Guards hook and ladder truck No.
followed, also decorated in fitting man.
ner, and Guards hose reel.
Hope hose reel came next, trimmed and
decorated, and contained one of the old
est firemenin the city, Moses Greer, of the
First Ward.
Following and bringing up the rear came
the Eighth Ward hose reel, followed by Il
number of members of the Fire Depart
ment on horseback, in full dress uniform.
The procession was very creditable one,
and the present fire boys may we'll be
proud of their first success in this line.
THE BALL
in the evening was a grand success. Chief
Eccles and his staff were present i'll their
new and glittering uniforms, and added
much eClGt to the occasion. But besides
the Chief and his staff there were pres
ent the fnll department, all in bright and
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dancers, who seemed bent upon keeping
up the enjoyment the whole night long
Kramer's unrivalled orchestra furnished
the dancing music, the floor was in fine
condition, and it was nobody's fault but
the dancers if they did not thoroughly en-
Joy themselves. During the evening nu-
merous members of the City Council, city
officers, AID the outside world generally
dropped in to enjoy the gay and fes-
tive scene. The mirth and merTiment
incident upon an occasion of this kind
was continued until quite late, and the
only cessation of the evenings happiness
experienced was when the company pres
ent marched to Laramie's restaurant and
partook of such collation. as only Lara
mic can spread.
The voting during the evening, upon
the two articles up, was quite spirited
An elegant gold-headed cane, purchased
of Jacob Gruhh, was contested for by
NIessrG. Z. Ct. Cracraft and VIM. G. Hand
Ian. The vote resulted as follows: Cra-
craft 142, Handlan IS. NIessrs. James
Speyer and Dave Gundling were the
the cane to Mr.. Cracraft The cane was
presented to Mr.. Cracraft, in n neat and
appropriate speech, by Capt. Thomas Nc
Cormick, and the recipient responded in
fitting terms.
a beautiful gold badge was voted TO
Chief Marshal Eccles, who, by the way,
was Master of Ceremonies during the
evening The cane brought i'll SIS, and
the pin &26 so.
MARTINS FERRY NEws.-The Buckeye
Glass Works will put out one furnace this
week, to enable them to make some neces-
sary repairs before the spring trade sets in.
Our manufacturing establishments are
running at present with pretty full orders
| The plnning mills are engaged in getting
out material for Jobs to be put up as soon
as the weather will permit-Medill & EX-
ley's for the Children's Home and Kerr &
Co.'S for large extension to the school
building here.
Rev. George Z. IIite, pastor of the Zane
Street Church of Wheeling, will address
the temperance meeting in Commercial
Hall on Sunday afternoon Mt 3! o'clock.
The county seat removal question had
almost died out until this week, dclega-
| ton Of Bellaire men came up and made a
pretty full canvass of our town and OBJ
tnineI quite number of signatures TO the
petition for removal The matter will he
laid before the Legislature in few days.
| The Woman's Temperance League held
their fourth anniversary in tho United
Presbyterian Church, on Friday after
noon. A large number OF ladies were pre-
sent. The exercises were very interesting.
Mrs. T.. p. Rhodes, of Bridgeport, and
others addressed the meeting, The ladies
feel encouraged, and resolved 70 press for
ward in the work. In the evenings tenn
perance meeting was held in the NJ. T..
Church, addressed by Rev. S. Y. Ken
nedy.
Quite large sleighing party OF young
folks went out to ST. ClairsviIle last We'd
nosIiay,
Mr.. "Bruin" Hood, lately an attache of
the c. & p. depot, went to work at the
cooper shop this week and in short time
succeeded in slicing up one of his hands
in bad manner on the jointer machine.
Mrs. NJ. A. Hall and daughter, of Ale
gheny, Pa, are visiting at Mrs. a. F. Mil
lCr'a.
Mrs. Kate Walters, OF Mantua Station,
Ohio, is the guest Of Mrs. VIM. Wetherald
or Fifth street.
w. II. Ratcliff is in the East Purchasing
stock OF spring goods. Il, d. Cattell will
go next week on the same GRAND.
Old mother Gordon well known to ever
body in town is lying quite i'll at her
resilence on WALNUT street.
G. II. jenkins of the Ohio City Hank,
who has been absent from his post for
some time returned yesterday.
Miss Emma o, Williams, aftor several
weeks visit among friends in tho western
part of the county returned home this
week.