Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-01
GAINESVILLE.
EthePs Weekly Budget Of News
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Correspondence of the Register.
BARxEsvILLE, September 80, 1879.
This is indeed charming weather. The
woods on the hills are glorious in the
sunshine. the golden light playing about
their leafy crests as though it took pleas
ure i'm kindling such rich COloring. The
red of the oak grows deeper. The chest
nuts are of brighter gold color, and we
behold the green woods becoming one
mass of rich and varied coloring. 1t
would seem as if autumn in honor Of
this high holiday had collected together
all the past glorics of the year, adding
them to her own. She bOrrOWs the
CAV colors that have been lying
during the summer months among the
flowers, in the forests, upon the plu-
mage OF the bird, on the wings OF the
butterfly. and working them together in
broad and glowing masses, throws them
over the forest to grace her triumph,
and the beautiful effect OF the great pic
ture is complete and unbrokcn.
The great Fair closed with an i'm
mPnse crowd, and was successful
throughout, while the weather if order
eel could not have been more delightful.
Eight thousand people were on the
ground on Friday. Good order pre-
vailed and the crowd was exceptionally
fine looking, and pretty girls abundant.
The receipts amounted.tO s., 800, which
will be applied toward liquidating a
debt which has oppressed the Assocla-
ton for some two years, and which they
think can now be satisfactorily arranged,
and our fair Je declared a permanent
fixture.
The concert given by the Columbus
Barracks Band on the Fair Grounds,
last Thursday evening, was delightful
treat and much enjoyed. Their music
was soul-thrilling and inspiring, but the
vast audience was in no condition to be-
come very enthusiastic, as the night air
was uncomfortably cold and unpleasant
and the effect of the grand music was to
some extent lost on the frozen crowd.
The programme was a rich one, yet rath
er beyond the multitude, who could
have appreciated old-time melodies
much better. Yet it was a choice least,
and abounded in the rarest productions.
The Young folks ball at City Hall, on
Friday night, was a gay affair, made up
of the elite of our little city, who trip the
LIGHT fantastic with bewitChing and
charming grace, and are as fine looking
crowd as one could wish to see. The
ladies were handsomely attlred, and
their elegant toilcttes, whose rich colors
mingled with lovely flowers, music and
brilliant gaslights, formed gorgeous
picture of beauty, and we were lost in
admiration and thought we should like
TO "put Yourself in his place who, with
arms about some lovely girl, trippet
with such complete Joy through
the delightful waltz Many Wis
itors were present, prominent among
whom were Messrs. Mcclure and Rich
ards. of your city, George Warner, OF
GAINESVILLE, Ogier Mccullough, Butler
Noble. Harte Calvert, Tahmisier, Shire
lev, McCaffrey and Jacobs, who seemed
70 heartily enjoy the occasion and fully
appreciate our girls.
The young lady visitors added much
nv their presence, and were Miss Fife
Thompson, Miss Annie Patterson and
| Miss Julia Frazier, of st. Clairsville,
! Miss Alma darkness and May ThOmp-
son, of Cambridge, Miss Dora Holloway
and Miss Dillon, Of Belmont, Miss At
tie Fowler, of MOundsville, Miss Emma
Plankev. and Miss Lizzie Hughes, of
Wheeling, and Miss May Citizens, of
Baalsyill, bright and pleasant young Ia
dies who made many friends during
| their brief visit.
The Friends yearly meeting in pro-
gress at this place is an immense affair,
and was attended by 1000 people last
sunday. 500 of whom were unable 10 get
into the large building during the after
noon session. The speakers of the
morning were Marshal Fell, OF Chester,
county, Pa, Morris Cope, of the same
place. Clarkson Shepherd, OF New Jer-
sew. and Edward Dean, OF Morgan
county. A crazy man rose and adj
dressed the meeting, but it was
soon discovered that there was
a "screw loose" and one OF
the good brethren kindly requested him
TO "be brief" He silenced himself,
while the Friends preserved their usual
eduanimity. The feature of the alter
noon was the crying babies. They all
seemed moved by spirit" within, and
/ gave vent TO their feelings in passionate
/ cries. The room was quite warm and
not well ventilated, and this, combined
| with the soothing speeches, sent many
| a broad brim and bare head to the land
of dreams. Good and short discourses
were preached by Edward Dean, David
/ Hest0n, from Philadelphia Esther
Heustis, of Morgan county, Ohio, Ed
ward Conrad and Joseph ScattergoOd,
the boy preacher, from West Chester,
| Pa. He speaks well, so far as thought
is concerned, but needs 10 60 into prac-
tice to abolish his nasal drawl. Even
the Quakers nowadays regard that as a
non-essential. Several hundred visit
ing Friends are in attendance from Ohio,
Iowa and Pennsylvania, and the board
ing school is used for their accommoda-
ton. The meeting will continue during
the present week.
A grand Republican mass meeting
will be held here next Saturday, and