The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-02
THE GREATEST DAY
EXPERIENCED AT summERflELo
la III, History of the Pretty Little sObls cOuut,
rOna-rhs whole Countryside Gathen TO
witness the Inauguration Of the Sew
misunderstanding Represented.

The iolllication over the completion OIL tue
B., z. &C. narrow gauge railroad to Summer
field, which occurred at that place yesterday,
drew together the largest crowd Of people
probably eyer seen together there. Every
town in the county, every station on the rail-
road and many other places were represented,
and apparently the whole surrounding oun
Try was emptied Of It's population. The train
from Bellaire, with 400 passengers rom thai
eity and yay points, arrived shortly before /
II was in charge OF W. T. Hoyt, N.
of the road. With 1t was the Wheeling
delegation, consisting OF Capt Thomas Prince
and wife, aud their charming daughter Mi.s
Matte, with her friend Miss Mary Mcdonald,
MT. and Mrs. Robert Nesbitt, Mrs. James
Morris, Mr.. Joseph Sptidel and little son,
John Walton, ESQ.,, Col. Jake kemple, Mr..
Ben Baer, Mr.. John Keats, with Othels, 10.
Guiding representatives Of the press. The
pres was unusually we'll represented at Sum
maIield. Among the newspaper represeR.
tatiy.s present were Mrs. West, Of the
Woodsi Id Spirit Of Democracy, William
Daugherty, of the Monroe Gazette, Mr.. Cooley,
OF the Caldwell Republican, Mr.. Amos, OF the
Caldwell Press, D. u. Taylor OF the Cam
bridge Times, John DAnford, Of the Bellaire
Tribune, and O. N. Allen, OF. the Bellaire
Democrat. Bellaire was well reprsented out;
side OF the pres, too. Among those present
vera Messrs J. NJ. Maring, VT. Morgan, II.
II. Free and others. Mr.. Isaac Asksw, al
old Belmont county man, now Of Kansas
CITY, also went out from Bellaire. Among
theWoodsisid people who joined the excur'
slou were Secretary Hoetiier aud Director
Morris, OF the company, and Treasurer VIII
Mooney, son OF the President President
Mooney was prevented from being present by
nrpsnt business which called him 10 Colunl'
bus the night before. Mr.. Harry Burkhatt
the former conductor OF the road, who los
both legs In, an accident and whose pluck IN
bearing such an atlIction, won for HIM the
admiration OF all who heard Of 1t, was also
passenger. He enjoys good health and man'
ages 10 yet about with comparative comfort
much 70 the qualification OF his hosts o.
friends. Ea,
Al summerfeld several thousand people
| gathered In a fine grove to hear the addresses
John LemnAx, Republican candidate foi
member OF the House Of X prsentatives, pre-
sided over the meeting, the speakers
we're Congressman Taylor, e1-Congressman
Danford, Hon. J.. NJ. McGinnis, Of Caldwell
and Col. Jake Kemple, OF this city. Col.
JAKE keptthe audience in Q roar, but none
NJ ne speakers could bold the crowd when Q
TAIN passed on the track near the grove,
lAlTrushed to see 1t like q flock Of sheep.
Over the platform was an appropriate motto
and the stand was tasteiulIy decked Wlth
flowers aud flags. Ike town was also gay
with bunting.
The Wheeling crowd got home about nine
| O'Clock last night, the ks 10 the kindness o
| Captain Prince, who kept the Princess wait
I'M for the train, which was badly delayed,
| The forty.two miles OF road from Bellairt
10 Woodsfeld isnow laid with steel rails, and
runs rs smoothly as any oi.the standard gauge
roads h~ereabouts. From Woodsheld 10
caldwell iron rails will be use', and from
Caldwell to ZAnesy. lie steel rails. The roac
which isll0 miles In length will DO com
pleted aud trains running from bsliaire tt
Z.nesyillej by December l attarthest Twelve
miles have been laid east from Zanesyille
and trains are now running to Chandler
| vile. The forces working each way Will NEE
at Caldwell. The new track costs S!i,VW
without any rolling stock: Ths road iron
Ifor $4,000 a mile, complete equiv
ment included. The road Is nov
doing a paying traffic. From July ], 1882
to June 3O,, 1858, the road carried 1000 pas
seneers, an increase OF % per cent owe
the preYious year, and 1900 tons OF freight
an Increase Of Is per cent. Immense quan
ldtitsof wool, tobacco and produce, to say
nothing OF building stone and lumber, Hut
their way to market over It's tracks, and the
section OF country about Woodsiield ant
BeallSyille Is supplied with coal hauled iron
lie Captina creek shaft. The road is Ger
tainly a most promising one, and aside iron
The incalculabls benefit 1t has been, is ant
Twill be an increasing measure to the conn
FRY through which Ii passes. 1t has proved
GOOD Investment for stockholders, and vii
be a better one each year.