Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-03-24
GRAFToN's QUOTA.
Reception Of Commissioners Mason-An IN
teresting Budget of News and GOSSIP

RecentIon of Commissioner maSoh-An -
teresting Budget of News and GOSSIP
Soecial Correspondence Of he Sunday Register
GRAFTON. March 23.-The Municipal
election Monday last was the hardest
fonoht CITY election held here for years,
and there was very large vote polled. Ii
was triangular fight. and all parties we're
nm their mettle. The tickets were all gooa
NOT man on either ticket who was not
we'll worthy the support of the people.
The result showed some surprises ana
dissppointments all round, bat take 1t all
in oil the election gives general satistac-
ticn. The Councilmen, Rs well as the
Mayor, were chosen regardless OF poll.lcsi
and are all first class men. who Will DO
much to advance the welfare of the town.
The vote for Flanagan and Blue Ctor Coun-
Gilman at large which was tie, was re-
counted by the Council Wednesday even
ing. giving the former one majority. Mr..
Blue the defeated candidate was present
durirg the count and expressed himself
"a well pleased and fully satisfied with the
result Mr.. Flanagan withdrew, and did
not return until altar the result Was made
known. He was warmly congratulated by
both sides, and the best of feeling prevailed
all round.
There is a movement on foot to give
Commissioned Mason q reception at BRINK
mans Opera House, Monday night next.
II is understood to be non partisan and
both Republicans and Democrats will vie
with each other in doing honor to our es-
teemed fellow-townsman.
The building boom is on hand again.
Already there is over q dozen dwellings
under contract, besides several business
houses. The latter will include hand
some business house on Latrobe street,
which contractor Barrett will put up for
Mr.. II. j. Mugler, the hardware man.
Speaking about improvements the pros
poets for getting our streets in decent
shape during the coming summer seems
promising, with the advent of new blood
Ia the city government, but to make i'm
provsments the Council must have more
money at its disposal, and in order TO get
it the levy must be increased. The cor
poration taxes now for all purposes Is 60
cents on the 500, 30 cents Of this goes
into q sinking fund to provide for the
TextOr debt, leaving but few hundred
dollars to be expended on the streets an
nually after paying the ordinary expenses
of running the town An additional 20
cents on the 500 will enable Council to
pave Lstrobe street.-the main thorOughfare
leading to the freight depOt-and keep up
all other necessary repairs.
The much talked Of bridge across the
Valley riyey here may now be set down ~
a settled fact. The viewers appointed by
the County Court to select a location have
unanimously agreed that the one near
Carr's foundry is the one most practicable,
and will so report. 1t Is expected that the
B. & o. R. K. Co. will bear part of the
expense of construction, az the bridge is
intended to span its tracks. Should the
company decline, the bridge will only be
built from bank to bank, and the company
will be compelled to put up gates and
keep Waterman on duty at the crossing.
W. A. Ohley, of the Fairmont IndeT,
was in town this week.
Messrs John and NJ. A. Moran, of Pitts
burg, were visiting their parents and friends
here this week. Mr. M A. Moran is gen.
eral foreman of the keystone Bridge Co,
and his brother John is one of mis- able as
sistants.
The extremely "phunny" man who
wrote up the Court House convention
didn't have the courage to furnish the
Wheeling REGISTER with very long and
full account of Mondays election. The
aforesaid "phunny man" was too sad
Edgle-Sentinel.
Now, brother, in all candor, disclaim
any YretentiOns TO being 'phunny," but
no man living could witness the proceed
| ings of that "maes meeting" without
laughing. You were there yourself and
clipped out on the sidewalk to have
hearty laugh, and others followed you;
but SO far as giving "a long and full &C.
count of Mondays election" is concerned,
the Wheeling REGISTER contained On &C
count of the election and results on Gues-
day. 1 did not observe anything about it
in the Intellgeaeer, long or short, did you?
The REGISTER will always have the news.
The March Term of TIE Circuit Court
convened here on Wednesday. The Grand
Jury meets Monday. John Galiher was
tried and convicted of murderous assault
on man by the name of Hardin several
months ago. Sentence was reserved.
William o. Church, of Independence,
Preston County, and Miss Matte NJ.
Barnes, of this city, were married at the
Presbyterian Church Wednesday evening
of this week, Rev. J. II. Flanagan officiat-
ing.
A little four year old daughter ST Mr..
and Mrs. G. NJ Cook died at their rooms
at the Ward House this week after short
illness. Mr.. Cook is a jeweller in the en-
plOy of the s. T. Little & Sons having re-
Gently arrived from the State OF Delaware.