The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-17
IN THE VICINITY.
RESUME OF HAPPENINGS
In NEIGHBoRINa TOWNS.
The ST. CIaIrs,ilIe Reunion a Grea, sue.
eess-The belmont County EaIr-The
Last Nay of the Brooke County
Fair at wellsburg-PolltI.
cal lraiters-Bellaire.
ST. CLAIRsVILLE
The County Fair and the Big soldiers
Reunion Yesterday.

OF. r.CLAlRsYtLLE, september 10.
Editor Intelngsneer..
The biggest day St. Clairsville has seen
for seventeen years is just ending. The
soldiers reunion and the fair have been
glorious success. The early morning
gave indications of rain, but when the sun
had gained full power these rolled away
and We have had an almost perfect day.
AT an early hour the stream Of people be-
gan to enter town, and until after noon
there seemed no cessation. The princi.
pal attraction was in town the fore part Of
the day. Soon the crowds were dotted
with the soldier boys, known by the nib.
bon badges they wore. Company A, OF
the Twenty-fifth 0.V. l., gathered In front
ot Colonel Charlesworth's, who was their
captain, and were mustered, put through
drill, and answered to roll call. Twenty.
six responded Here" or the rest some
died in battle, some OF wounds, some in
loathsome prison pens, some are living in
other States. For all these there was an
afectiopate remembrance from their com.
rades. They carried the flag presented to
them when they left st. Clairsyille for the
front, by the ladies here.
At 1880 the line began TO form. About
six hundred were in line. They were &C.
companied by the tattered battle flags OF
the 10th, 43d, b0th, Goth, 9Sth and 25th
regiments: There were two drum corps
and two brass bands, which made stirring
music. As they passed along we could
but think OF those who meet no more In
reunion here, but on the heights OF AR.
ington, on Southern battle fields, around
the stockade at Andersonville or in our
own cemeteries await the trumpet that
shall sound reyeille to call them TO their
final reward.
Arrived at the Fair Ground, which
threw wide open Its gates TO these men,
who won us the right TO gather peacefully
in our groves, and they marched through TO
dinner. Seven hundred and fifty plates
were laid and proved too few. But all
we're served, and bountifully, too. After
dinner the attention was turned to the
speakers stand. Here short addresses
were made by Capt TallmAn, Capt. Dan.
ford and Gen. Cox. While waiting for
Gen. Cox call was made for Poorman. A
few persons on the outskirts OF the crowd
tried TO cry this down BY calls for Shannon,
(who never was q soldier butno attention
was paid TO 1t and Poorman came forward
and spoke in such manner as TO call
forth round alter round Of applause. A
resolution prepared by Capt. Piper, OF
Barnesville, was passed, TO form county
organization. After this the soldiers
mingled with the crowd and enjoyed
themselves.
The fair is in full progress, every depart.
ment is full and the exhibits fine. Par
ticularly is this the case in the live stock
department. The sheep would delight the
heart OF fancier in that line. The cattle
are as fine as ever took premiums at q fair.
The chickens would make glad the soul OF
a Methodist preacher. The ducks were
regular Quacks. The turkeys made one
long for Christmas. And the pigs made
us think OF sausage.
There was one full race. PAGERS Orphan
Girl, Calico Maid, Tommy Flynn aud
Harry Scott were the competitors.
Calico Maid was best in each OF the
three heats, and Harry Scott second. The
Judges were Dr.. John Cook, Frank simp-
son and John McHenry.
A county trotting race was begun but
not finished. The competitors were, ,Sor-
rel Gelding Fritz, Gipsy and Fast Line.
They made two heats. Fast Line won the
first heat and Gipsy the second. Gipsy
was third on the first heat, and Fast
Line second on the second heat. For
some reason the third heat was not run.
1t Is wonderful TO see the difference in
the faces here to-day from yesterday.
Both days you could tell q Republican
from Democrat, but for different reasons.
Everywhere the question came, Have
you heard from Maine?" On Tuesday the
Dems. wore "Maine" on their coats. They
don't anymore.
By the sale Of tickets and number Of
soldiers, full six thousand persons were on
the Fair Grounds.
Geo. McCIelland, of the Barnesyille Enter.
prise and Col. Poorman, OF the Bellaire
Tribune, were on the grounds.