The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-16
TREnAaaILLoN ExcURaION.
large DelegaIiOn o. Ladies' and GsnIl'
mes RFOm ohio n ths city HealsldAy.

Large BeIegaiiOn Of Ladies' and ssnila'
meR From ohio n ths City Yesterday.
A special train arrived Of Bridgeport
yesterday morning over the TuEcarawHs
road from Massillon, o., containing about
$50 e|xcuraloniss, bent on q trip Of pleas
ule and exploration. MASaillon isa -four.
ishing little city in starke county,
Ohio, some ~ninety.oue miles west
Of here, but until the opening Of
the Tuscarawas road entirely inaccessible
to us. Since the opening Of this road,
however, there has been . large and val.
liable business diverted from Cleveland
aud Columbus to this city, and this 10
being daily augmented, and as our advan'
tARes become better understood aud up.
pEecfatsd by the people tributary to this
road We will get more and more Of this
trade. 4
The excursion yesterday was composed
largely Of members OF the Ancient Order
United .Workmen, under whose aus
pices it was gotten up and carried out 90
successfully, Besides, these gentlemen,
however, there were Q large number Of the
Il IEpIE1IhtAlV0 mbA VI uA1dllllquH tuplI
wives, sons, and daughters. There were
also quite Q number Of farmers in the
party, who were surprised at the height
Of the hills in this locality and the great
number OIL them,
At West Wheeling the party was taken
In charge by Mr.. ]. d Stanton, agent Of
the O., T, Y. 4 W, r, r., and taken aboard
the La Belle and her beautiful new barge,
Oapt, Tom Prince, Of the steamer, was one
OF the committee appointed 10 receive
and take care OF the excursionists while
here. Mayor Egerter also was on the
grounds, and took great pains TO give ell
the information In his power concerning
/. anything that might appear curious or
, strange TO any Of the large company in his
charge. Before taking The boat the whole
party was shown through the Ia Belle
Glass Works BY genial Joe Harris, the
Secretary, AndOol, A. ], Baggs, the Man
Ager, and the various processes explained,
From West Wheeling the excursionists
were taken to BellRire, where they spent
: an hour or two, and then they came up
here, when Mr, A. J, Haisted, Of the
Journal, and q member OF the committee
on reception appointed by the Mayor,
Joined them aud assisted the others In
plotting them around the city, The Cen.
trail Glass Works and Reymann's brewery
we're visited, and then they were taken 10
The City Building and treated 10 the usual
"Oall out" OF the Fire Department. The
Rich vile Temperance Union Band accom-,
panied the party, and attracted much at
%iention on account OF their gorgeous uni
forms and Ane playing, At five O'Clock the
Mayor OF MAssillon and others met In the
pNrlors Of the Mcclure House aud passed
the following
REVOLUTIONS,
At meeting held in the pRrlor Of the
Mcclure House, June 10Th, by the exCur-
~sionists from Massillon, Ohio, the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That we tender to the
Mayor, City Council and citizens Of
Wheeling our hearty thanks for their
kindly greeting this day extended 10 the
citizens Of MRssillon.
ReSOlVsd, That this hearty reception and
. kindly greeting shall, and will create more
close and binding business relations be.
tween the two cities, and that We extend
0 cordial invitation 10 the citizens oil
: Wheeling 10 visit our city, and test the
hospitality Of our people.
After the adjournment oil this meeting,
: the Bridgeport cars YER 6lled with the
exCursionlsts, and OF slx O'Clock oil had
left the city.
Among the prominent percentages pres.
emit yesterday we noticed the following:
Hon. L o. Cole, Mayor Of Massillon; F.
II. Killinger, O. L. BiCkwell, G. L. Al
bright, John Dilhenn, G. Snyder. J. H.
McLain, F. G. Richards, Worthwhile, N,
ri Captain Ulman, L. W. Glse, George
Linn, George Fasnacht, ,. Humberger,
David Merwin, II. Shriver, Jacob Gise, F.
A. Nichols, Frank Albright, Albert Cole
man, Philip and Henry Wilhelm, Andrew
and John Silk, ]. B. Thompson and Robert
Pinns, Esqp q colored attorney Of Massil'
Ion.
The gentlemen one and all were very
isvorably impressed with our city and the
magnitude Of its industrial interests, and
we are sure that the visit will be produC'
tive Of much good.
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