Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-09-18
GENERAL GARFIELD.
Grand! Glorious! o u tPOuri ing
Ovation!
Republican Rally at Enthusias-
tic Etnaville.

When the gallant men at Etnaville,
Ieputed friend to ask Gen. Garfield, at
Steubenyille Reunion, if he would come
to their busy little town and speak for
them, it was with little hope that the
grand advocate could be secured, so
pressing were appeals for his services
at more pretentious places all over the
State. Yet, with. characteristic kind
ness, when asked to come, he said: I'll
go, if 1 can help you, and the State Com
mlttee say yes" But so urgent were the
calls for the General that it was not till
a week before the meeting that we had
definite assurance that he would come.
1t was Etnaville's meeting, and right
nobly did she deserve and prepare for
it. A word about this little place: 1t is
within the corporate limits of Bridge
port, and takes its name from the ex-
tensive and prosperous "Etna Iron and
Nail Co. Works" located there, in which
some 800 as hardy, honest sons of toll
can their bread in the sweat of their
brows, as ever looked into a furnace or
controlled machinery. The mill, one of
the few that successfully rode tie bois-
ferrous waves of recent financial dis
tress, with Capt. Holloway, Pilot Tall
man, Master Jones, Mate Smith and En-
gineer Howells, and as gallant crew as
lives, is always busy, and her increased
business has required additional facili-
ties, now nearly completed.
Saturday last came with propitious
skies, and soon, under the well-directed
efforts of the boys at Etnaville, a speak
er's stand was beautifully festooned
with eVergreens, and gaily bedecked
with flags, with seating capacity for 1900
people outside, sprang into existence.
Carts were busy transporting material
to make everything comfortable. Et-
naville was out in force, preparing for
the meeting, which was held out doors.
From Manager Jones down, every fel-
low had his shoulder to the wheel, and
it were enough to make man feel
proud of the Republican party to see
these stalwart fellows at work in the
good cause. We would like to publicly
thank them all collectively,
we do, for their earnest labor for the
right.
Gen. Garfield and Hon. J. T. Upde-
graft spoke on Friday to an immense
audience at CadiZ-then in a pitiless
storm went to st. Clairsville in the
night, in order to make Quaker CITY, on
the afternoon of Saturday, where they
held large meeting, thence VIA Bell
aire up to Etnaville at night. Right
here we tender to DR.. Updegraif our
special thanks for his best efforts to get
himself and Gen. Garfield through, and
to make the meeting a success. The
gallant Republicans of Wheeling came
over in force, with banners, Transparent
cies and music; and so far as we know
them, were of Wheeling's best sons.
Martins Ferry, with her Band, marched
down in magnificent crowd, while
Bellalre came up on an exclusion train
All enthusiastic delegation of splendid
fellows. Bridgeport laid carefully
aside her Sunday School leaves, and put
herself on the line of march to the CEN
ter of attraction, and the country came
in wagons, on horseback, and every wav
and so the crowd swelled up into
thousands.
Whether there were 5000 or $4,000
there, suffice it to say, there was no
room for any more anyhow, as friend
Informed US, he, with others, sat on the
ferry boat, Virginia side, at the TOP
mill, where they heard, with but little
exception, Gen. Garfield's speech. That's
meeting for yOu! when it takes two
States to hold the people. The vast
crowd having assembled, was organized
by Capt. Burget McCOunaughey nomi-
mating Lewis Jones, manager of Etna.
for Chairman, who, thereupon, returned
thanks in neat little speech. The spa
clous platform was crowded to over
flowing, many distinguished citizens of
Ohio and West Va, occupying seats on
it. Among the number were A. w.
Campbell, Intelligencer, Wheeling; Col.
Poorman, Tribune, Bellaire; James
Drennen, 0. V. News, Martins Ferry:
Will Faris, Register, Wheeling; Charley
Lenkard, Leader, Wheeling; Hon. J. 7.
Updegraff, Judges r. H. and John Coch-
ran, Jacob Heatherington and Rev.