The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-02-21
Ccnlcnnial Notes.

DcUpIc III SHGlC ShlI = lIHliJ ""' 49,
there are forty millions to provide fuI
Some of the Wc,tcrn States are imj
ta,ing Virginia in refusing 10 make I"
appropriation to the Centennial Exhi
htiun.
Washington was once asked to din
with Judge Jones, The chair in whicI
hu wouIri have sat, il he had nccrP'c,
the iuvi:arion. will be exhibited Ut til
Crn,enutl Fair.
The martyr Of this month is the DO.
who does NJ, hesitate 10 Sacrifice hi
centennial money on valentine for hi
sweetheart with poetry ,nch is
This rukcu Keep in remembrance Of ne,
NJ love rms true aud deep for thee.
Webster cuunry has set an rXanp'
in making IN appropriation for III
purpose Of having the rr-ourc Of tn
county Iairly represented. which nh"
cnuuries might Gud worthy Of imila
tinn
Our Commissioners seem determined
that lirax'on county shall be property
represented u, thu Centennial. This l.
right, anl til ir efforts should be uLI,
seconded by all the citizens Of TIL
county -SHtfm .roW"t"imr.
The Centennial appropriation bill
has passed the Sena'e exactly as il cam,
from the House, It appropriatcs IN,
million, Eve hundred thousand dollar,
to the Exposition. and now oily u~air'
the Presidents signature to become i
law.
"lIncle Dow Camden informs US
that he has found an elder that meas.
ar,s 5 inches in diameter. II any Of
our citizens know Of any that arc larger,
the Centennial Commissioners will he
glad to get Que -BrurtOn Mountain
ccr.
Captain Il. D Camden informs u.
tina, he has found a dog.uOnl tree thu,
cclip$cI uuy that have heretofore been
reported. This one measures Que foot
AMI eight inches in diameter. A por.
riOn Of it will lie zen. to thu Centennial.
-SnheH Mm"tdiHeer.
The reduction in railway fares dur
ins the Centennial. will be p pei
cent On all trunk lines. This is moi
enough, and The ruiIrOad companies
will lose by it in the long run. T'hi'
$ mil reduction will prevent IA large
number Of persons frUm attending the
big show"
Sruasr McCrc"ry, Of Kentucky, i
opposed to an appropriation for The
Centennial but fav"rs meetings VI til,
people at the several towns aud villages
On the 4Ih Of July. for the purpose uj
Offering up prayer and thaukssi wig, al
their own expense.
We understand that The largest anc
handsomrst cafe ever known in Amer
len. is being bull, on tho Centenuin
grounds. 1t will have capacity o.
seating Eve thousand persons 1t will
have the lurges, kitchen in the country,
with 4 range tnrty feet long. with bail
crs twenty feet long. There will be
abau, two hundred walters, capable
Of speaking several languages III at,
tendance.
A gentleman, whose modcsty pre-
vents he use of his name or place o
residence. i, preparing beautiful de-
sign of wood work. which will doubt
less prove to be something crtriorlina
~ in that line 1t is a Bracket. arch
shaped. with a shield in the centre and
thirteen stars, surrounded by other
stars representing each State and Ter
ritOry. the whu'u srrmonn,ed by the
American eagle. There will be "v'
eniy-tlrcc varieties Of Yves, Virgins
wood in i, - Irhreti"y Register.
The Centennial Commissioners lIav,
issued circular giving a list Of nnF
hunireI aud City tao railroads that Wi
transport articles for rxhibi'inn in Phil
aIrlphi, aud return at lmlI'ra,~ TIN
H., cmbracrs the Baltimore & Ohio.
the Pennsylvania. III. Central I'aciti'
aull nearly al the railroads in the cnun
Try Full freight ia required to y
paid 10 philadelphia, anil It the art .
cIcs are 10, sold they will bu returaed
free.
All tho NO ID is coming to the Cen
tenrial: aud a+ the Commissioner
have determined not TO open the Cen
tenuinI Exhibition OIL Sunday. The
question naturally arises which sun lay
shall i, b. II they n,tcmpt to pleas
every nation represented they si'I hay,
closed gates every day during tn
week Tho Greek Sunday is gu
Mon,!ay the rrr.iaus Tu".lny; tn
Ass.riun's Wednesday; the Egyptian
rhut.Lay the Turks. Arabs. aud aI
MohInmrdan upiiIns. frilty: tn
Jews aud Scveu,h.Day Bup'i>,,' 81,
urduy; aud the Chri',ilu's generally
Sunday
rune7 Of the RrgiS''r, visited III
Centennial Rooms NJ Wheclin the 9th
et day. aud in his article thereon
says: Que Of,be must interesting part
Of the work that WI observed was til
preparation OF 10. VI specimens G
wood for exhibition There ARE up
wards Of sixty varieties seu, here b.
Mr. browse. Of Peasants county. in
gliding oaks, Poplars, ash. chestnut
mani. wnluu. sluI ihnrus tuSnaNs