The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-27
new CENTURY
CELEBRATION
ARRANGED FOR.
Alta Meeting Of the General Commits
tee Held Last Night at the
City Building. T:
THE MAYORS PROCLAMATION
Calls for a Noisy Welcome or the
Newcomer Between the Hours
Of 10 and A. II.

s Awell attended meeting OF the New
Century celebration committee was held
last night OF the city building, DR.. c. A.
Wlngerter presiding In the absence of
Chairman John Waterhouse. All de-
tails Of the ceremonies Incident to the
usherlng In OF the new year and CEN
fury, were taken up and disposed Of.
Mayor Sweeney reported that he had
prepared q proclamation, calling upon
the people Of Wheeling to assist indi.
fvidually in the demonstration by bring
Ing Into requisition every noise making
device within reach on the night Of
December 3l-January between the
houraNof Il and / o'clock, and recom-
mendlng that the people Of the neigh
boring towns OF Martins Ferry. Bridge
port Bellaire and Behwooa do likewise.
Manufacturers are asked to have steam
up and issue instructions for the blow
ing of every factory whistle; railroad,
ers are advised that Wheeling expects
every locomotive to do Its duty in the
whistling line; steamboatmen are SINH
larly recommended; sections are expect
ed TO add to the din by the ringing OF all
church bells; school building janitors
are desired 10 jolu In the chorus by the
ringing Of all school house bells: the
small boy is given the tip that flrecrack-
ers are not taboed: his big brother Is
recommended to investigate the virtues
Of the shooting cIne-in fact It is off,
cially stated that the old town and her
neighbors are expected to "cut her
loose" on this particular occasion, and
it is not likely that anyone Will be
especially backward in putting into ex-
ecution such allurinS advice. The
mayors proclamation appears in an
other column.
The Speaking.
The subcommittee on speakers re-
ported that Councilman John Water
house would deliver the speech present.
ing the commemorative tablet to the
city, and that the speech of acceptance
would be by His Honor, Mayor Andrew
7. Sweeney. Messrs. Sweeney and Wat
kins were appointed subcommittee
to close a contract for the commemora-
tive tablet. which 1t was decided would
be placed In the south wall Of the city
building. The ceremonies Of presenta-
ton and acceptance will be held at the
city building square ut 2 o'clock on the
afternoon Of New Years day.
A committee from Battery A, Uni
form Rank, knights OF Pythias. COM
posed Of Captain John Reed, First Lieu
tenant Edward Birch and Second Lieu
tenant Howard o Morrison, was pres
ent and formally accepted the invita-
tlon Of the New Century celebration
committee to take part In the ushering
in OF the century. The two twelve
pounder cannon Of the battery will be
used, one OH the brow OF Wheeling hill
and the other on ,Chapiine hill Between
the hours OF IL and o'clock these guns
will each fire twenty rounds, at inter-
walls Of three minutes. The guns
weigh $500 pounds, and four
horses will be required for each in TAX
ing them up the hill. The battery boys
are evincing n great interest in their
part Of the celebration and without 4
doubt they will do themselves proud.
Captain Caleb sylvls, OF the G. A. r.,
will have Little Tip" the Intelligencer
cannon, on the wharf. where he, too,
win fire twenty rounds between l. and l
o'clock.
| The subcommittee on finance will
make q tour Of the business district this
| afternoon TO raise by subscription the
500 needed to defray the expenses OF
| the celebration.