Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-27
A CONTEST OF BANDS.
After Winning a Prize by Question
able Means
THE WESTON BAND BACKS OUT
OF Fair and Square Contest and tho
Prize Goes to the Buekhannon BOYS
With CIarhburg a Close
Second.
Special 10 the Rnrist1.

W 'N AseStstos
BrCKHASsoS, w. Va, September a.
There has for some time been q generous
rivalry, or at least a rivalry that was sup
posed 10 be generous, between the brsss
bands belonging TO the rival cities OF Clarke
burg, Weston and Buckhannon. All three
| Of these places are noted for musical tai.
ent, and the band organizations are com.
posed Of the best blood OF the towns-young
men belonging TO the elits circles Of society.
Consequently when IL Was announced that
among the attractions at the Weston fair
there would be . bSnd contest and prize
OF one hundred dollars offered to the suo-
cessiul competition, II not only proved .
successful crowd drawing card Tor the Fair
Association, but aroused
Lively spirii OF Emalatioa
among the young musicians OF the three
sforenamed towns. Clarksburg and Buck.
hannon promptly responded 10 the chal-
lenge thrown out by the Weston folks.
knights errant ot The olden time never
evinsd more zeal and burning esseruexs
for the fray I. they rode into the lists than
did the young musical blood OF these towns
when, with FURNISHED instruments which
sent forth melting strains like the warb-
ling OF bird, 30 soft, so sweet, so delicately
clear" they hasiened away 10 grasp that
victory which makes our enemies 70 yield
more 10 our justice than our force"
Some surprise anu no little chsgrin was
manifested by the ClaTksburg aud Back
hanneu people 10 find after they were on
the field snd had entered the lists, that
they were 10 have no voice in selecting tho
judges, but that that all important work
wss 10 be performed exclusively by Wes-
ton. II was supposed that the Weston
musicians, occupy sing the yantsgr ground
Of standing upon their own duhghill sup
ported 10y the entire population OF their
own county Of Lewis, could afford % be at
least mag nanimOns enough To do the fair
hing and allow other contestants an equal
voice in choosing Judges. Too brave 10 re-
treat and relying upon their proficiency In
musical training, the boys of the other
bands concluded To give the Weston mu.
siCiBns tussel, even under such diAAd.
vhrtSscs,
The result was Just what might he sx.
p,Cid. Weston "hogged the perslm ntons'
and icCk first prize. with the second 30
Butk hannCn and a.. AL thrown out 70
Clarksburg.
PubIir IndIsnation Nan Nigh.
the lust verdict OF the pnblie was, that tks
prizes ought 10 have been awarded a. iol-
lows First 10 BuCkhsnnon, second and .
close second 10 Carksburg, and remots
third To Weston. A gentleman from dis-
tant state who Is an artist In the muricas
profession, and who was present and heard
the contest, vigorously denounced the
Judges as a set OF 'mullet heads. lie sum.
med up the contest In this following ar.
tistic style. solo alto playing and bass
solos are prominent features, in brsss
bass music, Yet the Weston band hsd
neither, and the other t~o bands present.
ed both In exquisite style. ] understand
the Judges said they took no account OF
triple tonguery' In the contest, and yet
that 10 one Of the finest accom- plishments In
horn playing II these Weston Judges arc
correct then oil the fine solos OF Arbuckls.
Levy, Arby, Happy, Sorthoots. and Others
are n bumbug And sgain, they discarded
the cAden zas get there ~ not single over
ture in brass band arrangements elthsr
from Europe or America that does not con.
tain more or less cadenIs. A nice set OF
Judges they are
The Weston folks a. once went 10 crow.
ing and HoPping their wings over the
brilliant victor &C. their newspapen
hurrahed--speciaI announcements Of the
result OF the contest were wired u the
metropolitan prcss-Clsrksburg and Bach
hannon were tsnnted, and their fictitious
triumph was beraldsd In about the sams
ungenteel manner that II had been 20
quired.
But a O9y OF RECKONING 'hUet hUu CbuS
rather suddenly. The time Tor The CiArhe-
burg fair was spprosrhiDg. Public seuu-
ment demanded that the contest should b
reopened and q fair trial OF skill should b
had Outside the State fair at Wbesling
the Clsrksburg exhibition 10 known 70 b
the largest and most successful In the
State. Here was the place aud ths oppor.
tubity. The directors Of ths ClsrksbuT
Association agreed TO amend their pro-
and n snfCial OntRHt n
fair baSis for these three bands. and
Handsome Prize OHese1.
Each hard vas TO select q Judge, and 70
Ib,sr three gentlemen Was 10 bc committed
lh. duty Of deciding upon he merits of the
re'Ieciive musical organizations. The
juGges were selected, every arrangement
nlde and the hooks opened. Time wss
ralled when Weston squealsd. Their bost
hG6 been rawsd, or Whist was squl vslent,
IbtiE Irsdsr bad blister on his LIP and
cos dn't toDt his cornet. The leaders OF the
Clsrk,burg and Buckhannon bands bsd
hliTe- apo. bat they didn't murmur.
when the day came they we're on hand,
bul Weston in true Arsb style had folded
tents and silently slipped svsy. The yie.
~ less humiliating than defeat, and nov
they hsye 10 suck their thumbs for console
tion. After . close contest the ClarksburI
pine was awarded to the Buotbannco
band, . prize they deserved 10 have had u
Weston.
Our boys wear their bonors grsosfuiIy.
In The Clsrksburg band they ssy they mst
worthy foemen. A. TO the Weston band
our Buckhannon boys are too chivaloas
st.d competitor, and can only bsstow upos
them pity and Dot much OF that
LAesi Mattesa-
L. r. Shinn. ot Harrison county. has puf-
chased the Harrison Hotel propsrty In this
town. Price 5000.
The walls u The West Virginia Academy
are rising Apidly. II will Be hsndSoms
building y bSn oomplstsd;
Several Law dwelling houses are going
up. and hoNss builders are In dsmsnd-
The Br shhsnnou Broom and LnmbsS
Company sra setting up lafes steam ssv
mill on the river tank, opposih Farms
worth's mill. They propDss starting IN
CONNECT ioa there With Corbln's chair hs'
The csrporssion fstbsrs hsvs . pstsnt On
wsys snd mesns for rssing revenues for
the Ct ty. II u ssuccsss.
An Irritation has been extended 10 the
Church 10 bold Its nsxt annual meeting q
this place. II the presebsrs lEs good
u tstmsnt they had bsttsr cone.
Tho fall equinox announced 10 pssssoos
isy the dovbpouTins d heavy Fina
The Csnss Rapidly A11ssaeAsaG.
Bosfos. September T.-Tbs vioisnt
changes going on in the appearance o. the
Brooks comet still oontin ass, - sboHn -
the obserystioos msds st Harvard Collage
Observatory Lest night ey NJ. Chandief:
The increase Of light stu oonunuss. sot .
| a les rspid rate, while instead Of The sharp,
| ,u,sIl dIsk into which most Of The Light
sas collected. the nucleus 10 spreadisg oct
| ipto . confused, circular. psbuleus petce
| OF light. half minute Of N arc In dian.
.t.r. The comet 40 nights ago required .
| noderstsiy large tsleseops 70 observe u
5u, isst night It could ss:ily Be ssen vith
,n optra sl..s. h.Tins ine'eS.a ,i.s,. ni,sss
| a IN. disrlaH Hhlch n without parallel