Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-02-03

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Louie Heek's band v hieh was stationed
ina recess near the banquet hall. and To
its time the party together with ZaneS-
yille's most prominent citizens marched
into the dining-room of the hotel and
were seated around table which we
could better appreciate than describe
Hon. John O'Neil. than whom there is
no more elegant and courtly gentleman
was the master of ceremonies" The
Rev. " VI. NulleniX, of the Methodist
Episcopal church, prayed for the Divine
blessing upon the editors of Ohio. in q
most beautiful invocation. Notwi
standing the brevity of this prayer Its
elOquence and force apparently sufficeC
the fraternity during their trip, for no
where else during their festivities was
a minister called into requisitiOn
A bill of fare was found at each plate
and announcing the tOaSts in order. Il
was of handsome and quaint design, fol
lowing newspaper style as to date, vol
ume and number The bill of fare wa:
announced in editions and grouped un
der proper headings, as special from
Norfolk" Blue Point oysters; tht
--latest from the Seine was fish, while
the Effects of Recent Fire" was beef
turkey and goose, with 'fixins sporting
News" told of Rocky Mountain deel
and duck. and from the Farm and Gar
den" there was peas and potatoes
"Brevities," Society Items, Dairy
Products" From the Tropics" anC
East India News" concluded the page
with the startling announcement OF
Ono Mocha-Rye") > cu!fre. which trans
lated meant that al. -. irr beverage;
were ruled out.
This banquet was splendid monu
ment to the good taste and culture ot
the citizens of Zanesville, and in none
of their annual tours had the fraternity
in city or town been feasted i'll more
princely style We will not attempt {
description of the tables, which for dec
orative beauty and elaborativeness o-
arrangement, were simply grand.
THE TOAsTs.
After everybody had regaled them
selves to fullneSs, the master of cere
monies began announcing the regular
toaStS: Gen. w. Ii. Ball responded fe
licitously to "The City of GAINESVILLE"
Miss Lille DaTSt traded off with Ma
jor Bickham, and responded to The
Visiting Editors" i'll a style both enter
tanning and pleasing to the company
Lille" has "A fashion of saying some
thing when she speaks.
w. 2. Brown, in response to the man
ufacturers of GAINESVILLE, spoke happily
of her chief interests aud the profit de
rived from them by her people.
President Mack talked felicitously
about the National Capital
"The B. Il O. Road" which was tC
have been responded to by MIR. w. ID
Lord, was attended to by Mr.. w. E
Reppert, of that road, who remarked
that "since the Lord has forsaken you
| don't think can do you any good. In
few words he pictured that great
thoroughfare in good style.
"rhe Ladies" was elegantly respond
ed to by Mr.. f. II. Southland, in an ad.
dress which was the gem of the evening
Major Bickham, of Dayton, never was
more at home than in response to "The
Ladies of the Press" His remarks were
greeted by uproarious applause.
Col. Goddard, Hon. d. b. Linn, Hon
Jacob GlesSmer, and others, spoke tC
toasts, and at late hour, and after ar
evening of exceptional enjoyment, the
banqueters retired for tie evening, tc
catch a few hours sleep. At the ban.
quet there was a notable absence of that
ultra eXuberance, characteristic of pro-
feSSional reunions, and there was a very
agreeable approach to the gracious dig
nifty of private hospitality experienced
For the pleasure enjoyed at the meeting
of 1880, the bretheren bow their most
profound thanks to Mr.. j. I. Irvine, OF
the Signal and MeSsrS. Newman, DOdd
and Brown, of the Courier, and Sulli-
van, of the Times, who were untIring in
their attentions.
ALL ABOARD.
At6:SO o'clock train of as fine make,
up as ever passed over the Baltimore
pulled up at the depot in GAINESVILLE
The train was special one, furnished
by the company for the purpose, consist
ing of four elegant new coaches, never
on the track before, and baggage car
with John Moore, the eldest conductor
on the Central Ohio road, and one of the
most oblging of officers. The road was
ordered cleared for the excursion train
and it was understood that the run tC
the Ohio was to be the quickest time ev,
er made on the division, and in cOnse
quence some of the party grew little
nervous. The eXcurSioniStS were as
follows:
F Mack, of the Sandusky Register; " {
McCiintock, of the Lebanon Star: E r Alder
man of the Marietta Register; w ID Bickham
Dayton Journal; James K Newcomer; Urbani
Democrat, With Mrs Newcomer and Mis-;
Newcomer; Chas r Long, Lima Republican,
and Mrs Long; S A Griswold, Lancaster Ga
zette, and Mrs Griswold; Ii B Kelly, Lima
Democrats; Harry G Armstrong, Mt Vernon
Republicans; Isaac NJ Keeler, Fremont Jour
nal, and Miss Keeler; n Browning, Viii
mington Republican,; S B Palm, Warren Rec
ord; q n Gaumer, st Clairsville GAZETTE, and
Mrs Gaumer; ] H Willeston, Bucyrus Forum;
w E Osborne, Paulding Gazette, and Mrs Os-
borne; L A Drummer and w DUNN, Upper
Sandusky Democratic Union; F S Pursell
Logan Gazette; w H Arnold, Cadz Sentinel
and Mrs Arnold; Miss Della Amos, Sidney Dem
Ocrat; ] II Drennen, Ohio Valley Ne,os, anC
daughter; w A Hunt, St Clairsville CHrOni-
Gle, and Mrs Hunt; Thomas Wetzler, Lancas-
ter Etegle, Mrs and Miss Wetzler; w F AL
bright, Eaton Register, and Mrs. Albright
Adolph Schneider, Zanesville Post; Charlie:
II Matthews, New Philadelphia, Chio Dem
OcrGt; George G Washburn, Eyria Repu56-
can, and Mrs Washburn; w w Redield, Nor
walk Experiment, and Mrs Redfield; Hoo
yer, Massillon american; J H Shearer, Ma
rysville Tribune. Mrs and Miss Shearer; Jas
T Irvine, Zanesville Signal, and Mrs Irvine;
John A Clark, Wadsworth Enterprise; James
Reed, jr., Ashtabula Telegraph; o p Shaffer,
Youngstown Evening Neios; j Coorhbs, Iron
Era, of Ironton; w Ii Cooley, Noble County
Republicans: H Dodd, Zanesvile Courier;
} l. McIlvaine, New Philadelphia -4dpOcate;
n w Cunningham, Buffton Nears c W Ev.
ers, Bowling Green Sentinel; James Tim
mons, Perrysburg Journal; IL G White, Nil.
lersburg Republicans; w Z AIberson, Ashland
Press: & 5 Wilson, Ironton Register; Joseph
Zimmerman, Fremont Courier; George r
Clark, Port Clinton Ne,cs W H Gilmore, Shi-
loh ReOie,o; T a Davis, McC0nnelsville Dem
OcrGt: J / Boardman, Hillsboro, Netos, and
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