The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-14
GOOD MUSIC FREE.
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Ofths s,rlss Of Free Open Air Entsriairmsnta 70
b. Given at Capitol jtqars, uad.r The An 4
specs Of tbs City-ArrasEsnsats Com. !,
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Wheeling will DO given this evening. and the
indications are that Capitol equaro will be
crowded with oltIssus and their families,
who will. come out to hear the splendid
music that will be rendered and 10 sec the
crowd. It will DO On event in wheelings
history; one OF her faults has alwsyu boon,
that sho has been too prosaio, too burily en-.
gagged In the pursult OF Bordld wealth, and
thereby has failed to give that cultivation 10
her fner tastes that they deserved. bhs has
not properly observed that trite old saying,
10 the elect that little amusement now aud
aud then 10 rellshed by the best Of men.
certs OF other cities, but apparently IT
had never occurred 10 any one Z that
Wheeling could just as we'll have her put.
Ito concerts, until Mr.. W. +. Peterson, mem.
Der OF the. Second Branch from the Third
ward introduced a resolution into Council
LAST April asking for the appointment Of o
special committee to inquire Into aud ascer.
tain the cost OF series Of c0acertS to BE-
given during the summer months. When
that resolution was read, nearly everyone
laughed and looked upon 1t as very good
joke. But Mr.. Peterson was not joking. He
was very much In earnest over the matter
and In short talk presented some forcible
arguments In favor OF his plan. In the First
Branch the resolution also created laugh,
but the committee was appointed for the
sole reason probably that the appointing Of
q committee to Inquire into the cost, did not
necessarily call for an expenditure OF money.
MI. Peterson soon had the committee on
hisslde, and report was drawn up embracing
all the plans proposed and their cost. 1t was
Aypf nrAen al tr,'tha Hocnnf I.u onho a a .
listening to few speachss In favor OF the
scheme that body adopted thu report by the
requisite msjority necessary for an expendi-
turs of money. In the First Branch no time
was lost In laying It on the table, That was
wet blanket, but II did not sbate Mr.. Peter.
sons ardor.. He argued with Its members,
aud at last succeeded about three weeks ago
In having the report rec0nHldered and adopt.
cd. Thus 1t was tint result was brought
about, that had q person sipredicted four
months ;ago, he would have been unmerci.
fully ridiculed.% 70 Mr. Peterson and bis
committee are duo the thanks OF the oommu.
nifty, for this result, and 1t 10 believed that
Council will never. have csuse to regret
taking the step 1t has. fs .r...E,Il
Since the adoption OF The report Mr.. Peter
son has bssn on the jump nearly all the time
preparing to have lis PROVISIONS carried out
Saturday niobt -Ths mnsin will he s' ~
taan,v 'msmhsrs ~ Atba 0n.rs Trnrss b,n3
nndar tho lssdarshin of proi' va. S sths
mnaical direotor.a In musc viii b h II -" q
popular nature; at the ssme time the compo.
sldons will be from well kuown composers.
1t will not only PLEASE, but to certain eI.
tent instruct. An idea Of tho prog 'amm.s
on n ~ w I to.,;.ht. Aoo"ts "A'ou % 'Ao
o1' 'oA ~. AZ; .sg 80 80 . !,
! It's I'm ?ts5t PART FlRsr. II. {;
Imperial Guard March Dr. II. NJ. Seem
oyeitnEe Light Cavalry yon suppe
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