Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-06-17
THE EARLY BIRDS
Who Inaugurate the Daily Round
of City Life.
How the Town Wakes Up-A Glimpse at
the Busy Throng as il Wakes to
Life and Labor.

Saturday morning at 3 o'clock, as our
weary reporter was vending his home
ward way, he was struck by the first signs
of business activity as was evidenced by the
various groups of the laborlng element,
mill men and miners, who, dinner buckets
in hand, passed him on their way toward
the scene OF their daily toll, the lighted
lamps in the caps of the latter glimmer-
ing and pickering family in the fresh
morning breeze. The last echoes OF the
voices and laugter of these
EARLY RIsEIS
had scarce died away in the distance, ere
the reporter was startled by the query OF
Have you got a light proceeding from
the dark doorway OF Market street con.
feclionery, where one OF the guardians OF
the peace who nightly watches over the
safety of Slumber,ng citizens was safely
enCouced, secure from the chilly air.
An affirmative answer being given, the
lonesome cop proceeded to extract the
Spanish from the reporters freshly lighted
Henry Clay in the momentary stop
made for that purpose. Continuing his
homeward stroll, the news man had occa.
sion to pass through The Second ward mar
ket house. This artistic
CREDIT TO THE CITY
OF Wheeling, was brilliantly lighted and
thrOnged by busy crowd of butchers and
huCksters, he former engaged in hanging
up their meat and cutting steaks and
rOasts, with speedy preparation necessary
for the early opening Of the market; the
latter class, with the same laudable object
in view. were engaged in arranging their
green truck to its best advantage in the
stalls reserved for that class of trade. AT
/ o'clock the market bell sounded and
soon the scene changed. The market,
which, a moment before had been the
scene of ceaseless preparation, was filled
by molly class of customers who had
done penance" in rising before daylight
in order to
HAVE THE FIRST CHOICE
in the large array of edi Jles Among the
crowd of purchasers we noticed prominent
business and professional men, working
men, ladies with their attendant servants,
restaurant proprietors, boarding house
keepers, hotel Stewards and the usual ar
ray OF servant girls, small boys and inky
hued mokes.
In his stroll through the market house
the reporter noticed the early open ing OF
the groceries, cheap restaurants and five
cent gin mills that abound in this section
OF the city. The proprietors OF these haunts
of
OUR COUNTRY COUSINS
gauge the opening Of their shops on mar
ket mornings by the ringing Of the market
bell, the first peal being a signal for each
ard every one TO take down their shutters.
Returning TO the Office and feeling unable
physically to continue his morning walk
to his suburban home, the reporter ascend
ed to the sauctum, and sinking into lux
urious reclining chair, fell into gentle
doze.
Rather rudely awakened by the six
o'clock chimes, the news man donned hat
and coat and started on another tour in
order to inspect another portion OF the
business community in the early morning.
A stroll up Main street, along the sites of
our principal Dry Goods Emporiums,"
disclosed, in several instances, the as.
founding sight OF the
LAHGUID AND BEJEwELLED DUDE
Of the night before actually engaged in
sweeping out, washing windows, and de-
scending to other infinitely more degrad-
ing mental work in the houses they prove
such fascinating ornaments in during bust.
ness hours. Turning from this pitiable
sight, the reporter strolled around the
corner, and, in SO doing passed one Of our
and prolonged stare through the plate
glass window, disclosed the fact that even
at this early hour the workers in this
luscious weed were already engaged in
the manufacture Of the
FAR.FANEp sroGIE.
Retraciug our steps to Main street, a few
steps down this thoroughfsre brought rs to
the site of our wholesale houses, most of
which are combined within the radius OF
few blocks. A birds eye view OF one of
these enables US to form an adequate idea
OF what is the usual custom among our
business men. AS We step inside the front
door. and thread our way through piles OF
goods toward the Office, we notice the book
keeper already at his post, hard at work.
Continuing our way toward the rear OF the
store we are jostled somewhat roughly BY
a number Of porters who. under the guild.
anceo Of foreman, are busily engaged IN
filling orders. As We reach the end OF the
store we notice two large vans drawn up in
front Of the door, and being rapidly filed
by force OF men under the guidance Of
sKILFuL SHIFTING CLERK.
with goods destined for the country trade.
A passing glance ut the freight depots Of
the B. q o. and p. W. & KY. discloses the
fact that the platform forces are already
hard at work receiving and discharging
goods. Retrscing or steps to Market
street, which we strike exactly - the
chimes indicates eight O'Clock, our reporter
finds this, the principal street of our re-
tailers, already thronged by the nondescript
array of vehicles and pedestrians that indi-
Gates the busiest day OF the week. After Q
short half hours stroll on this street,
during which our reporter noticed the
opening of various Insurance. Offices and
jewellery stores, confectionaries, &C., being
aam9 tha. 60 oy certain iesnsg o. emph
ments, he started for home. But even
while engaged on this journey ne en-
countered several prominent business aud
! professional men and bank officials, whose
undoubtea prosperity permitted them to
keep more comfortable hours than theiI
| less fortunate brethren.