The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-10-15

lies gathered IN groups aboat Ihs oands,
10 picnic fashion, aud atc heiss In
whist roast OK wss served up & dse
public table. During hercess i6s ec:S.
mistee raised by subscription about Dix
bandrel dollars. Que gentlesaa .subscrii.
bed two hundfed dollars on Deb ofstFo
papers. aud We do not thiak d in,eu d
stop At that if more is Necessary tom
him, to erect the monument iIcre vas
such a dense crowd aud such hitrsing %
md fro that i. was almost iaplssiblel to
get tie attention Of the peops Iogg en-
cush to get llem to subscribe, SdSe doubt
not, more than thousand dslars could
have been raised.
After dinner the crowd was slled to-
gcther to listen to Hon. Henry Walk
er. who delivered most appropriate and
thrilliogly eloquent address. V would
not attempt to give even synofis Of; It,
SO carried away we're We with It's sHect up
on the people that we could not tais anole
but stood, feeling with delight IS effect
upon Oursclfuu watching the @SIf5gs sOf
others as their animated couutenape estoId
that the touch of cloquencc wafiorciqg
the tell-talc blood to their facIs. Ere.
qaent outbuEs's of applause Interrupted
the speaker, and a hearty vote 1 thanks
vas retained for bis eloquent address
We must say ooc lh;ng about ME,Walk-
ef's address; i: was writ'en and written too
in a few hours. for he vas "cuptacd" as
be was aimiag to pass the Point. . this
case captured property proved toteA. No
l. After the address by Mr.. Waller, the
procession was rcformed 10 the SAM order
aud took up the line Of march 6r the
Point. At the bend of Wand street the
column received the Hearse and caskc,
containing the remains Of some ofae be-
rocs Of Point Pleasant that w,reSkllea in
the battle. These were exhumea 90 yes
tcrday and to-day, under the supervision
Of the Committee. DR.. Barbcc Saperin.
tending in person. Here the Cadets with
reversed arms and mula:d drums. took
their position as au escort. Tic column |
nOsed down Naiu street, to the K,uawha |
River, aud fled to the right, where the
'ones Of our slain heroes were rendered
nth military honors. At the grave Tie
caa.ifal burial service Of the Church was
'ad by the Ministers prcscn. in the col
nu.
As the procession was moving down
ain street, first tho Cosrt Ilopse bell,
en- the bell of the NJ. E. Gtpsch, Ssdth.
ere tolled, whilst tho uisats :sssas
ed by the Artillery coaFs Trre'
.utns we're were mufcd and the buna
aged an appropriate piece, thus giving
deep solcmnity TO the exercises.
Just before the bcncdict;on va, pro.
ouuced, vote Of thanks was returned to
he MOrgantown Cadets, to the Knights of
'ythias. Band and Artillery, of Gallipolis,
)hio, to the Ra7euswood Band, and all
theirs who had aided in the Centennial
Celebration.
The crowd then dispersed, the Cadets
marched to tho Kline House, where three
ousiug, hearty cheers were gwen them
" all present; the Knights took up their
ine Of march toward their homes, at Gal
ipolis, and the other organizations went
.lso to their homes. The Cadets took tue
teamcr Clara Scott for Charleston.
Thus ended the First Centennial Cele-
,yatiou Of the Battle Of Point Pleasant.
We say III concluding our description of
/, from morning till night, each one that
had given part to perform, WED with the
other as to which could do it best. All
acted we'll their parts.
There may have been, but nc did not
see, single drunken man 90 the grpnd.
The Point Pleasant Brase Band has
done better than its most sanguiae friends
had hoped for it, both during the cel!5Fa-
ton ofto-day, aud the three days OF the
Fair. May it still continue to improve
we Gun stand the hum.drum of prustice
fer the sake Of such 4 treat as they have
given US in the last few days.
lie: us all now 60 10 work earnestly and
determiuedly to make ''the dwelling Of
the Monument" a. decided success as the