Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-07-17

city council last night was perhaps the
most animated ever seen at a similar
meeting i'm theHity. The entire town
was there-or as much Of it as could
get within hearing distance-and the OF
flee OF the mayor, where the meeting
was held was packed to suffocatiOn.
The cause of all this unusual activity
was the fact that the lucky applicants
who were granted license by the county
court were going before the city faith
crs' Co get their consent, which had
been given before and revoked later, 10
run q saloon in the city. The council
proceeded with its regular business, af-
ter which the licenses were taken up.
Attorneys Atkinson, Of Wheeling, and
Mcintyre. OF New Martinsville were
there to look after the interests of the
hotel men, and in lengthy speeches and
with much display of law knowledge,
tried 10 show the fathers where they
had erred in revOking the permits grant
ed. After considerable discussion by
these gentlemen the City Council took
a vote on q motion to refuse the petition
presented and the motion was carried
unanimously. People who attended the
meeting say it was as good as a circus.
The counsel of the hotel men are busy
now preparing documents TO be pre-
scented TO the judge Of the Circuit court
Judge T. 2. Jacobs Of New Martins
vile, asking him 10 restrain the city
officials from collecting any more fines
for illegal selling until the matter has
been settled. The hotel men and their
attorneys are confident that Judge
Jacobs will decide in their favor, while
the other side are just as confident that
he viii not The fight is now on, and
that there IS trouble ahead for some ona
goes without saying.
Col. John J. Carter left this evening
for his homs in T.Wsville. Col. Carter
viii leave in a short time on a tour OF
Europe. He has been interested in
this field ever since it was opened up
and has been an untring worker in its
interest as well as the interest of the
town He was until recently largely
interested in the Carter Oil Company,
of which he was manager, but sold Ou5
to the Standard and will now take a
much needed and we'll earned rest. He
has q host of friends in this city who
will wish him bon voyage He will
sail for New York about the 9th inst
and VIII spend some time on the other
side
This afternoon Miss Lottle Whittlesey
gave q picnic at McCOys orchard in
honor Of the anniversary of her little
sisters birthday. The many little
friends of Miss Whittlesey were there
in large numbers as we'll as some of the
older persons. All had a pleasant tina
and returned home wishing their
charming little hostess many happy re-
turns Of the day.
The citizens of this place are COM
planning considerably about the tele-
graph accommodation here and after
several Intellectual attempts to have the
defects remedled have finally come TO
the conclusion that the best way to do
is 10 have someCther company put in
line. A petition has been drawn up as
follows and viii be sent 10 one of the
telegraph companies IN Wheeling: I'VE
hereby solicit YOU to put in a line of
wire along the Ohio river from Wheel
ing south. so a4t0 give us some kind %
q decent service az decent prices. The
lire viii pay beyond all question, and
the project IS worthy of your attention
and Investigation. There is n general
complaint all along the route of the
Ohio River Railroad line. and the pres
emit condition of affairs IS an outrage
on the public The paper was put in
circulation this morning and at noon
had almcst $50 of the names of the most
prominent business people of the city
ON IT, There is a general dissatisfac-
ton in other towns along the river and
petitions have been circulated in all of
them.
There win be q sporting event take
place here Saturday night that viii be
Of more than ordinary interest. The
event viii be a 390-pOint billiard match
between T. w Hepp, of Youngstown,
Ohio, and VIM. BannOn, of Bradford,
Pa. and viii take place in the billiard
parlors of ". B. Shuflin on the Dia-
mond. The contestants are both eX-
perts of no mean ability and there is a
great deal OF interest being manifested
I'm the outcome of the match.
This evening the marriage of Miss
Florence Juliette Mccoy to Henry B.
Crane was solemnized in the Presbyter-
ian church at $50 o'clock by Rev. T. A.
Anderson, pastor of the church. The
church was very prettily decorated with
flowers and plants for the occasion and
presented a particularly pleasing ap-
pearance. There was a large number
of thc friends and relatives Of the hap
~ c0ple present to witness the Cere-
m0uy which was performed i'm a simple
but impressive manner by the minister
The bride was radiant in a dress of
white creron silk trimmed IN chiffon
and satin with q diamond ornament at
the throat. az gift Of the groom. while
the bridesmaids were very becOmingly
attired in pale blue Organdie and car
riej large bouquets of MargueriteS. The
groom and his attendants were attired
i'm The conventional black. Among
others preset from distance were Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Mccoy brother of the
bride. from Wheeling After receiving
the CONGRATULATIONS of their friends. the
wedding party repaired to the home of
the bride on Main street where a re-
caption was rendered them Miss Nc
Coy is very popular young member OF
society here, and is a sister of J. Han
ford Mccoy. the well known attorney
and newspaper man. while the groom liz
the confidential clerk of the Garter Oil
Co.. and is we'll and popularity known.
The young people Will leave Wednesday
0u wedding ,cur of the Eastern cities
and watering places and will be absent
several weeks On their return they