The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-20

County Officers.
Mayor and Council, Judge OF Municipal
Court and City One, rs.
Capitol Committee.
Committee of Arrangement.
Schrener'S Band.
Fire Department.
Citizens on root.
The line OF march, rs announced IN
the we'll executed and tastclully gotten
up programmes, was rs follows: From
Washington Hall up Market street to
Tenth, down Tenth 10 Main, down MAN
to Twenty-fourth, up Twcnty-iourth to
Chaplinc, up Chaplme to Twentieth
down Twentieth to Market, up Market
to Sixteenth, up Sixteenth to the Capitol.
The entire procession about II mile
in extent, was watched with eager inter
est bv the crowd of citizens assembled on
all sides to satisfy their curiosity and eX-
press their sympathy in the proceedings
of the day. The Masonic order turned
out in strong force, accompanied by
visiting lodges from Washington Pa,
and the Hope Commandcry Of Steubcn-
vile. They were under the direction Of
Dr.. I. H. Logan, rs Chief Marshal,
and he had as his assistants Mujo Moses
Wright, and j. V l.. Rod gers, while the
c5mmand,ries of the knights TcmpIar
were in charge OF Capt. Hugh Sterling.
They all made Il fine appearance, and
displayed good discipline.
Next followed in carriages, His Excel
lency, the Governor, and the State Off.
Ger, or their representatives,. Then fol.
lowed Judge j. j. Jackson of the L. :.
District Court, with the clerk
and officers Of the Court. Then came
u carriage containing His Honor Mayor
Sweeney, Judge Cochran, Of the County
Court, Captain McLure, and eX-Mayor
Jctirrs. Next came the County Commits
sIourrs and carriages containing promi-
uent citizens and members of the bar,
which in turn were followed by the city
Council in an omnibus. The fire depart
ment, preceded by 5 ,hreiners band, were
next. in the following order;
First, was the United Engine, on which
sut Fireman William Manion; next the
| Atlantic Engine, Foreman Thomas Sny-
der; then the Visilant, Foreman llanrS.
Chief Marshal Winder, with Mr. Blair,
chairman of the Committee Of Counc.!
on Fire Department, drove along be-
tween the engines. After the engines
came the Reliance reel, and lad Ter CON-
pany No. |. and the Sth ward Ere Com
pany, Henry Metz, Foreman. All
These with their highly Furnished and
polished engines, their good well trained
horses, and gaudy uniforms, presented IL
very snowy and attractive appearance.
After going over the line above men
toned, the procession arrived at the
building, where large crowd OF ladies
and gentleman were awaiting them.
| Here every precaution had been taken to
secure comfort to all. DR.. Baird, Mc>srs.
| Jingle and Todd and the architect of the
building, Mr.. j. 5. Fairfax, deserve
great credit for the perfect arrangements
they had made.
About 3:ij everyone being in
place, the ceremonies of lay
ing the cornerstone commenced
according to the programme. First, was
the announcement Of the object Of
the gathering, by the Grand Master
of West Virginia, Col. Robert White
which was followed by IN appropriate ode
| sung By three hundred voices, under the
| direction of Professor Frank Bas>ctt
| The corner stone was then raised, the
band playing appropriate music, and then
come prayer by the Grand Chaplain,
Rev DR.. Reilly, addressed to the Grand
Architect of the universe. and invoking
blessing on the enterprise, and the PEG.
pie of the State This being ended, the
Grand Master deposited in the stone
coin documents, &c, of which the fol-
loving is u list.
Joseph Bell y Co.'S illustrated card; a
hinge and paper Of tacks, city factories;
/ copper seal with names Of Municipal
Judge, Clerk and City Sergeant; copy of
! the !SGndGy LcGdcr, 18th INST. weekly
/ Standard, lG.h inst, daily GO, l7th inst,
and specimens of ornamental job print
ing, by the SioHdnrd PRINTING Company;
cops o: the h,tc'hqeuceI of Saturday, and
OF the week y; presidential election ticket,
/ Grant and ColaX. 1868; code OF West
Virginia, by Frcw ~ Campbcli; ordi-
nanccS of the city, 1910, 10y Jas. GIchri>t,
/ Esq, ordinances OF the city. upto 1874, by
the city; directory OF the city, 1889, by
| {. W Wickham; directory OF the city
/ of 1851, BY Hon. Judge Thompson; d.
r"ctory OF the city for 1875 and 1867, by
+ Klughorn \ Co.; law book catalogue OF
ohio county; price list of Whrclir Z
Hinge Company, by j. a. banning;
medical society's report, by DIR. j. {.
ilupp; Health and Wealth of the city,
10y DR.. j. c. Reeves; L. :. Almanac,
1879, by +. J. Blair; International re.
port of 1876, by Hon. \ j. Sweeney;
private matter relative to the county
Of Ohio and the city of Wheeling,
statistics, by Thomas Hornbrook;
Masonic book, by f. a. Brit;
list IF Council committees, hy f.
y. Britt; Centennial reports, by
Hon. a. j, Sweeney; 81, 900 city bond OF
1873, w F. A. Britt: 81 50 bonds and
scrip OF the Confederate States Of Amer
lea. by H. w. List; city, county and
State officers, by I. j. Blair; synopsis Of
the sction Of the Committee on Legisla-
turc in removing the Capital from Char
lesion To Wheeling. +. \. Blitt; school
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