Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-09-09
W%ASHINGTON'S WELCOME
TO HER SONS AND DAUGHTERS,
Who Came from Inc Four Quarters Of the
Globe to Do Her Honor on the Com
pietion Of Her One Hun6rsdth
Birthday Graphic Descrip-
ton Of fine Proceedings
Of Yeste,d day.
A PROSPEROUS COUNTY WELCOMES A
PROSPEROUS PEOPLE.

~ U UOSt LUOOS SSoNit
PROSPEROUS PEOPLE.
The REGISTER yesterday morning pup
lished very fully an account OF the pro.
cee6inys OF the first days celebration Oh
the lOOth anniversary OF the Organiza-
ton of the county of Washington in the
STATE OF Pennsylvania. These proceed
inos, no were but preliminary 10
the more imposing ceremonies ana the
Isrye crowd OF Wednesday was but the
vanguard OF the army OF people VINO
vere 10 assemble on Thursday TO 10
honor TO the Tooth birthday OF the coun-
ty in which all Of them had an lmne,
date or remote interest. Ii there Is d
principle above another IN tne
human breast it is Inc lnna,e
love for the place OF ones
birth. and next to that is the o LOT the
Mace in which ones parents were born:
Washington county has been prolific oil
oreat men, No other county In the
Union, perhaps, has been more so, n
there are very isolated cases oil sucn
counties. From the very time oil IT'S
organization, nay for two decades ante
csSent 70 that event, it was the theater
OF events which have since become
portion OF the history OF the West, ana
The traditions of the country. From
this county have come some
Of the most prominent names
in our National history, and
it's institutions OF learning have sent out
conservatives second to none IN the
land. II has ever been a source OF PRIDE
to a Western man TO say, Il came from
Washington county" and yesterday
when the register OF those who had
been horn in Washington county, but
had lett it early in life, was opened, IL
was astonishing, but none the less graft
fying, to see the legion ot strangers VINO
walked up TO the books and signed their
From the interior OF Texas, from
the "utmost confines" Of California, from
the dreary regions OF Montana n
Idaho. from the Sands OF Asia, from the
t.EHete Monarchies'' OF Europe, rom the
nnciyil;zi countries OF South America,
in short. from The four quarters of the
g'obe they game and all, with a
feeling OF conspicuous pride, wrote
their names upon the book and with 1t
the date OF their departure. One old
man, in a hand palsied by age, traced
the almost illegible characters that
formed his name and opposite it wrote,
left in 1875" ~two-thirds OF a century
ago, and vet, in the twilight OF This *
istence," ne had come to the Mecca OF
his youth to testify by his presence the
love ne bore to the county OF his birth.
Instances like this were not to say plen-
tiful, but still there were several names
on the record OF those who lett IN 1871,
1926 or 1890.
Early yesterday morning the people
of Wheeling were awakened by the
music Of the Wheeling City. band,
which paraded the streets for hall an
hour before the departure OF the special
train, which left for Washington at
o'clock, in charge OF Capt. Charley
Dunlap.
A REGISTER man took advantage oil
the facilities afforded him and accompa
MED the excursionists from tins city.
Among those from this city whom We.
noticed on the train were DR.. George
Baird, r. NJ. Baird, w. &. Handlan, DR..
Thos. H. Logan and daughters, Hon. +
G. Cracrait and wife, DR.. K. w. Hazlett,
Mrs. Charles Dunlop, Mrs. DR.: }. r.
Reeves, Rev. J. G. Lyle, Alex Mitchell,
J. NJ. Ewing, John Myles. John Butter
field and daughter, Louis Seidler, A
Il. Robinson, John W. Boring, Harry
e. Coen, Prof. John NJ. Birch W..
Adams and wife, Thns. Seamon, u. W.
Kennedy, Senator J.. J. Woods and DR..
J. II. Storer.
The town OF Washington was certain
ly in holiday attire, and 1T did seem as
il each one Of the good citizens bad Wed
with his neighbor in his effort to decor.
ate his house and mike it look more
beautiful, if possible, than the other. 1t
there a anything unslghtly or unpre-
ssntable in the beautiful little inland
city, the delft fingers had concealed it in
the p~rofusion OF bunting, or flags were
careIessly hung 30 that their graceful
folds completely hid all that was old or
faded. Arches were stretched across
the street at pleasing intervals, and al
the Court House was q grand triumphal
semi-circular arch made alter the
manner OF stone work, each stone bear
ing the name OF a township OF incorpor-
ated village OF the county, the
Keystone being the county seat.
This arch was t~astefulIy constructed,
and attracted the admiration it deserved.
The Court House, the office OF Sheriff
Perritt, the Fulton House, Valentine
House, stores Of C.. NJ. Reed, n. u.
Kuntz, J. G. Clark, VIM. Smith & Son,
A. B. Caldwell, j. Shan Margerum, q.
and many private residences
were beautifully decorated. The photo
graph gallery OF j. Rothwell was an
object OF special attraction on account OF
the decorations and the immense por-
trait OF George Washington which hung
from the building
THE CROWD.
The crowd was immense, delegations
in on all trains over the Pitts
burgh Southern, Charters Valley, W.
W. and Hemp6eld, nearly four hundred
in on n train alone on the last
named road. The streets bad been
sprinkled and all preparations made for
the grand
PROCESSION.
The procession vas moi neatly so
large as was anticipated, but it made up
in novelty what it lacked in size. The
procession formed on Maiden street,
near the B. 4 o depot, right resting on
Main street in the following order:
Chief Marshal and assistants.
Washington Cornet Band.
Executive Committee, in carriages,
with speakers Of the day.
Carriages containing Hon. Daniel
Agnew, ex.C h;ef Justice OF the Pennsyl-
vsnis Supreme Court; Hon. NJ. G.
Acheson, Judge of the U. S. District
Court OF Pennsylvania; Hon. VIM. Nc
KEENAN,, Judge Of the L. S. Circuit
Court OF Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Hon. ]. II. McIlvsine, Asso.