Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-11-30

mission being their appointees, imme-
diately got busy to carry out the
scheme. At present it seems the will
Of the people is about to be defeated.
On Dec. - the State Utilities Com
mission win hold melting at Steuben-
vile to hear complaints against the
unjust advance In the rates of natural
gas by the several companies supply
that article to consumers in Eastern
Ohio. It is expected representatives
will be present from all the towns as
far south as Marietta to protest
against the commission granting this
unnecessary privilege to the gas COM
panies It is likely mass meeting
of the citizens of Martins Ferry will
be arranged some time this week to
discuss the question and send repre-
sentatiYes to the meeting at Steuben-
vile.
The committees appointed by Mar
tins Ferry local of the Socialist party
as anxiliaries to the elected officials
of the city and townships held meet
ing in the SherVe-Heryey building last
Sunday and formed permanent or
ganization.
Next Sunday the Socialist local will
hold an important meeting in thir
quarters, ShreEe-Hervey building and
every member of the organization is
urged to be present. Many new mem
beers have been added to the roster of
the local since the election and large
number of applications will be acted
on at Sundays meeting. Every So
cialist in the twonship should become
afiliated with this militant organiZa-
ton of the working class.
Employees Of the Laughlin sheet
mill are making up a purse to fur
nish Christmas presents for poor
children in the city. Last Saturday a
collection amounting to nearly $4,000
was taken for the purpose, and other
collections will be taken every pay
until Christmas. There will be many
poor unfortunate little ones made
happy by these big7hearted working
men on Christmas morn who other
wise would find little enjoyment in
celebrating the Christmas festivities.
Only the working class understand
the real necessity for such movements
as this and out of their hard earned
wages are always. willing to share
their incomes with still more unfortu-
nate victims of the system that Is
squeezing enormous dividends out of
their life's blood.
A young child of John Mullen, coun-
cilman-elect from the fourth ward,
which has been seriously i'll at the
home of its parents on Burlington
road, for the past week, is improving
rapidly.
AChick" Leahman, who has been
working at Middletown, O., for several
weeks, has been called home by the
illness of his mother.
John Culp, former millworker,
who returned to the city recently after
serving four years In the marine band
at Olongopo,l p. l., is spending the
week with relatives in Ellwood City,
Pa.
Attorney Geo. Blackford has been
confined to his home in the Brady
block since Thursday Of last week
with carbuncle on his neck
The mills of the Whitaker Glessner
company at the Laughlin sheet plant
have had a limit of $50 pairs placed
on each mill on account of the appear
ance of scale on the finished plate.
It is said the limit is only temporary.
Don Virtue, formerly manager OF
the e. B. Potts grocery in this city,
has accepted a position with Barlow
Brothers of Wheeling.
Harry Bartholomew and family, OF
Canton, are visiting relatives In the
city.
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