Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-09-22
MARTINS FRRRY.
THE NATURAL GAS COMPANIES HELD
DOWN.

THE NATURAL GAS COMPANIES HELD
DOWN.
At q meeting of Council LAST evening the
question Of natural gas rates came up and
occupied the greater part of the attention
of the body in disposiug Of thu matter. IL
resulted in the adoption Of an ordinance Of
which the following il O synopsis:
The old rates shall he observed, and gas
shell be furnished 20 all applicants on
streets wbers lines are now laid; and gas
shall be furnished upon application and
the payment Of one months rates In 3D.
vance. All rates shall be collected MONTH
ly, and the gas company shall keep an
Office in MARITIME Ferry. In case any
person shall make application and
the gas company fails to make connections,
the Mayor Of the city shall employ q com.
petent plumber 10 make such necessary
connections. For the violation OF any o.
the provisions of this ordinance, the COM
pany shall be fined $50 for each and ever.
case.
Tonight the Rinehart combination
opens the season at Lafayette Opera
House. Concerning this company the
C~hillicoths Daily Nets says: THE Kline
hart Combination are knocking the twink
ling little STARS ont of the aznre depths at
Coughs Opera House. Last nights rem
dition of Bon Bops was given to q jammed
house up stairs and down, and hit the
audience hard. Peters comedy work Is
ridiculously funny--he can'tkeep from be-
ing funny, even in his announcements;
and the music is elegant. The sextet last
night brought down the house for q triple
encore"
During the past five years Mr.. M. Lsvi
has made this city his headquarters, and
has built up an enviable reputation as q
dealer in cloth in the suit. By fair deal
ing and honest representations he has got
ten almost exclusive control Of the retail
trade, and is now preparing to supply all
the peoples wants this Fall and Winter.
He has secured q good room in the second
story of the Commercial Block, over q. w.
Kunkuck's hat store, and has the room
well stocked with all the latest goods ID
Fall and Winter styles.
The following Pennsylvania Company
and G. & P. officials were in the city yes
terday: General Superintendent Taylor,
Superintendent John Thomas, General
Car Accountant YaIdly, Trainmaster b.
Bruner and Engineer Maintenance OF Way
Lorei. They were in a special train, and
stopped here for orders and to pass train
No. So.
Jack" Hamilton, the well-known rail-
way mail agent who has run betwesn
Pittsburg and Bellaire during the past M
teen years, wss dismissed from the service
nv the postcfice department yesterday.
His place will be filled by 3 young man
from Pugb, Ohio. Hamilton was well
known and generally liked in the city.
Mr.. Miller, it is well known, sunk
about 81, 900 last season, trying to give
the people of this city good amusements,
and still is willing 10 try it another sea
SOD. Such enterprise as Mr.. Miller pos
sesses is deserving appreciation, the
Rineharts should play to a crowded
house.
The Democrats have two hundred torches
which will be furnished to all who care to
90 10 Wheeling tonight. The drum corps
of twenty pieces will be on deck in their
new uniforms, and a good crowd Will De-
yond doabt be in line.
Thomas alias Topyy Madden was before
Justice Keller yesterday charged with
stealing q set Of harness from Harbout, the
Jefferson street grocer. He was held to court
in the sum Of $500. He did not farnlsn
bond.
Mrs. Harry BelviIle, who died of typhoid
fever on Wednesday, was buried yesterday
afternoon. Her father and mother, Mr..
and Mrs. John r. Thomas, Of Mingo, at
tended the funeral.
A warrant was issued yesterday for
Mrs. Walter Kelley for using profane Ian
gysve towards Mrs. Doc. Brindley. Tut
case will be heard before Mayor Mitchell
this morning,
F, Il. McCord has been sued before Jus
tice Howell by Doc McConnsughy, OF
Bridgeport. The suit arose n OF a horse
trade.
The steel supply ut the Lsughlin mill is
exhausted, and the mill will probably be
off for want of plate to-day.
Harry Milligan had n of his thumbs
badly ground on g grindstone at the
Lsughlin mill yesterday.
The Chslfant Mission Band of the Pres
bytsrisu church gave q festival and supper
at tie church last night.
Rev. q. N. Campbell will occupy the
pulpit at the First Presbyterian church
tomorrow.
The Etna Iron and Steel Company are
erecting an addition to their extensive
warehouses.
Council met in special session list night
to take action on the natural gas ordl-
nance.
All the four and eighty penny me chimes
were off at the Laughlin mill yesterday.
George Ltech, ST., is seriously i'll at his
home in the Second ward.
The Forresters will give a picnic in Hell
liDg's Orchard to-day.
Mr.. j. W. Bole, of New York City, was
in the city ye sterday.
Squire A. N. White, Of MI. Pleasant, is
at the May weed.
Scott Linn is laid up with a bealed
hand.
Underwear at Dixon Bros.
BELLAIRE.
Bsri. Carey wa burned seriously about