Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-09-11

Fair begins to-day.

Fair begins to-day. 2i 80 /
Mr.. Campbell crates ut o'clock. ~.
The restaurant will be opened up this
morning. Il 81 =
MANY of last years exhibitors occupy
their old places. rE is
Yesterday was a right busy day on the
ground for Sunday.
FRIDAY will be children's day, and half
rate tickets will be sold.
The speed purses amount to n, 100 and
the premiums to $751;
There will be no special exercises for the
opening except the address.
The weather, last night, was clear and
promised q fail day for the opening.
Noguests have been invited to occupy
space in the reporters gallery.
DIR. T. o. Edwards and Henry Flood have
chsrged of the pictures loaned for the art
gallery.
ExHRrroRs should endeavor to have
their booths in order by 10 o'clock this
morning y
The skifr ferries were not branded on
Saturday, so visitors must use their own
judgment.
The exhibits for machinery hall are so
numerous that the space outside Will De
largely utilized.
The racing will grow better as the week
advances. Association pools will be sold
at the Mcclure House.
The Association will probably conclude
to erect much larger main building be-
fore the next annual tair.
JOHN CLARK, one of the drivers OF the
Elm Grove cars was kicked by horse, yes
terday, but not seriously injured.
The art gallery and fancy work depart
ments will make good appearance. The
ladies in charge understand how TO man
age.
The shafting has all been put up in Ma
ehinery hall, The power will be furnish
ed by one or two threshing machine en-
gines.
Special arrangements have been made
with the Panhandle and Tuscarawas Valley
roads, by which the afternoon trains will be
held half an hour.
AN old man named Clemens Dierke,
while riding on an Elm Grove car yester-
day, was struck by an upright of the Pc
ninsula bridge, receiving painful blow.
OK Saturday officer Junkins recovered
from street Arab piece OF goods stolen
from Beuter about year ago. A search
warrant will probably be taken out, to-day,
and q certain house searched. :.
A cordial invitation has been extended
to the Mayor and City Council, by the
directors, to attend the opening, to-day, OF
the Second Annual State Fair. Members
will find tickets for their use, in the hands
of Clerk B. A. Galligan.
THE public schools will celebrate the
Fort Henry Centennial by appropriate ex-
ercises. Judge CIanmer's article on Fort
Henry, in the School Journal for September,
will be read by the scholars as well as
other articles on the same subject. The
exercises will take place on Thursday
afternoon, as Friday will probably be
holiday.
Mr.. John p Campbell having been APP
pointed chief of the Fair Ground police
has appointed the following corps of as
sistants: John Lane, Joseph Diebold, VIM.
Hildebrand, Thomas Trissler, n. Reister
Jr., Thomas Colleen, Pat. Gavin, Frank
Coyle, VIM. White and John Weisgerber
Capt. Campbell requests these gentlemen
TO meet him at his house this morning on
Main street near Twenty-fourth TO receive
their instructions and be sworn in.
YESTERDAY evening young man named
Edward Miller, of Pittsburgh, met with a
painful accident on an Elm Grove street
car He was standing on the side step as
the car turned the McColloch street bend,
and his head received violent blow from
a post, knocking him off the car. He was
taken to the office, and after some little
time was enabled to walk away. His fore
head had received a severe confusion, but
his injury was more painful than serious.