The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-09

one Of Washington eounty's substantial and
intelligent farmers, living In Bpfalo town.
ship, read q history Of agriculture In the
county, which was q most excellent paper,
and treated Of It's subject In an Interesting
q well q an entertaining manner.
He was followed, after q hfiet recess, by
Rev. l. n. Hayes, OF Allegheny City, on IRE
ligiouS Liberty, p and Dr.. Barnet Of CannOns-
burg, on the Medical History, after which the
meeting was thrown open 10 the public
and short addresses invited by any who
felt Inclined 70 make them. Then followed
such an experience meeting aud social love
feast as seldom Is to be witnessed, and at a
late hour In the afternoon, the thropg OF peo-
pie, though grown smaller by degrees and
Considerably less" was still there, and the
buzz Of voices met the ear on every hand.
REGISTER OF Ex-w4sHISToNIASs
was kept at the stand, and numerous prom
inent citizens Of distant States took occasion
to leave their autographs in the course Of the
day, To show the varied citizenship Of this
gathering Of the same nativity, we copied a
| lew OF the names and addresses:
E. r, Brydenburg, OF Brooklyn, \. Y;
Elmer E. Woods, OF New Orleans II, II, Fair
all, OF Iowa City; c. s. Mckinney, OF Fair
field. Iowa; General Capehart, Martins Fer
nv, ohio; Willis II. Hartwell, Of Nashville,
Tenn; Lieut. VIM. Baird, u. S. A. Fl. Myer,
Va; james Walton, Of Lawrence, Kansas;
W, T, [CrouCh, Of Arkadelphia. Arkansas;
o. @. McNary, OF LeavenwOrth, Kan. Sadie
Cooke ACheSOn, OF Deunison, Tex; Mrs Mar
garet McIlyaine, Of Peoria, Ill Gen, Absa-
lon Baird, Of U. s A., Washington, D: O.;
VIM. Reitzell Chronicle, Warren, o. Hon.
Robert Mcdonnell, Of Waynesburg Ex-Su-
preme Judge Agnew, Of Pennsylvania Judge
Marcus AChesOn, U, s. Circuit Court Maj,
James surratt, OF Steubenville; DR.. Joseph
Reed, OF Dixmont, Pa; q, S, McFadlen, Of
Moundsyille, Dr. Kelly, ST., and DR., Kelly ir.;
Of Wheeling Ex'supreme Judge McllvaIne,
OF Ohio,
WINDING Up
While the afternoon exercises were In pro
gress at the grove, quite delegation arrived
from Wayncsburg, accompanied by the
Waynesburg band. They had timed thell
arrival so as to miss the celebration at the
grove and enjoy the liyeler one In town III
the evening
Tho illuminations Lust night were superb
scarcely house could be seen that WIS moi
brilliantly lighted. Brilliant fires OF yariou
: cOlOrs were burned constantly In the streets
: and rockets md other fire works exploded Al
!, intervals, while the arches and residences
were literally covered with paper lanterns o
oil sizes, shapes and cOlors.
At an elevation at u short distance from thu
city quite display Of fire works was made
Viewed from that point, Washington seemel
bathed In seq OF fire, and the scene wa
unique and memorable.
Altogether, Old Washington never saw any
: thing Ike II In all her hundred years, ant
. probably never will in tho next hundred,
Q The exCusiOnistS all left on the nigh
: trains Tho Il, \ o., with 400 passengers an'
| seven cars, ettRt 10 i. NJ, aud did not arriv
J In this CITY till , A, M tho train being "
j. heavy tho engine was Obliged TO leave u por
= ton OF It at the foot OF the grade beyon'
: West Alexander and return for