Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-09-22
WESTON.
The Fair-Rsunion-The Champion Base
Ball Nine.
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The Fair-Rsunion-The Champion Base
~ Ball Nine.
Special 10 The Reeiter.
NEsToN, September 2l.-Lsst week wa!
pre oftpec;al interes! to the people Of thit
PORTION of the State, and it is generally con
teded that we shAll not soon see its like
again. The visitors who came to see the
different attractions numbered away into
the thousands, and, generally speak, ag, were
NelFbehaved and orderly. THIS is prohi
bition town, and consequently mean whisky
vas rs plentiful as water in the West Fork,
and about of the same quality. Beer kegs
we're exhibited ss signs in font o!
the saloons, and no pretence whatever Of
concealnent was even attempted. The
crowd wanted something to drink, and got
it. While on this subject it may be as vel
to remark that the great mass Of the people
here are sick and disgusted at the farce
called prohibition" AS the matter now
stands the people themselves have con-
tempt for the law and will not enforcs it.
Had license been granted there would not
have been so many saloons better liquor
would have been sold, and the town received
5hetEeen 81, 600 and 81, 900 revenue from it.
IA4e IA more socalled whisky ia sold
than ever before the number OF saloons In
creases; disorders and crimes are multi.
piled, and the saloon.keepers pay in fines
occasionally, asmall part of the sum they
were willing 10 pay for license to conduct
their business legitimately The fault rests
with the County Court. The town authori.
ties are willing that license should be
granted.
The Fair this year, (Which is now spoken
Of as "the fifteenth and last" was fail
ure. Several reasons can be given for this
fact, some of which | will mention. For
some years past a factious opposi'
tion has been growing in the county
to the management. There was neither
sense nor reason in the effort to break down
a public institution of so much public bene-
fit as every one knows county fair to be
10 any county, but some Of the people here
took that way of settling personsl animosi-
lies. Again, the severe loss OF the last two
years to the farming community has made
money scarce and Sattle cheap The farm
vr who has cleared money in the last twen-
ry-four months is the rare exception. The
exhibits of stock and other articles were
not at all numerous, nor did they at
Ill fairly represent the capabilities Of
he county. The races we're very good; bat
the crowd in attendance was not large
crouch to create the enthu ii,m
SittoJt which horse race can never be q
Success. At meeting OF the directors held
Yesterday the expenses attending the Fair
Rtre audited, and ordered to be paid, so far
as the cash in the hands OF the treasurer
would pay them. No action was taken Of
fcislly looking to dissolution Of the Fair
Association; but as the company was con-
siderably in debt before this Fair was held,
it is generally conceded that this en-
terprise is gone up" The fact
is regretted very much for it
not only seems hike stain upon one Of the
fremoat counties ofthe S ate, but exhibits the
further fact that " are unfot uatesroug b to
have citizens who care more for The grstiica-
ton OF personal spite than they do for the
public weltsre,H
The Reunion
of the Tenth and Fifteenth Regiments had
been fixed, very insppropriately as it turned
out, on the second and third days OF the
Fair, and this fact gaTs the "kickers the
opportunity they sought for. The Comrcit-
tee of Arrangements had fixed the Feir
Grounds as the place for holding the reunion,
and had arranged for the free admission
OF the soldiers during the two days and for
feeding them. The "kickers' bestirred
themselves actively for McGsrys Grove,
near Weston, as the place; and by the lib
eral use Of money and by appeals Of every
kind they succeeded in getting large ma
iority Of the veterans to attend the latter
place. Indeed the number on the Fair
ground was so small that no organization
was attempted there. At the grove the
soldiers organized. and during the two days
had right Jolly time Of it. Seversi speeches
we're made, prominent among them being
those of Capt B. B. Dovener Of Wheeling,
and Hon. John W. Mason, Of Grafton
Buckhannon was agreed upon as the next
place for holding another snnusl reunion OF
The two regiments Phe bad blood stirred
up in this matter was notable cause OF the
ok of attendance at the Fair, and many OF
she soldiers were unwiringlY made clubs
sith which the efforts to make the-ssir
,9ecess were beaten down.
Base Bail.
Two Of the most interesting games OF
1sse ball played in the Stale this
eason were PLAYED on the Fair
rounds on the 10th and 18th insts.
fhe first was match gone between Graf
on and Weston, the former niue being the
cas llergers. 1t was wau by Weston oy
.rore Of Q to s. The umpire, who was a
G alton man, caused some dissatisfaction
,mong Weston people By what vas claimed
q Re tie unfairness OF his decision; and
,hs complaint must have been wsll grounded,
for even visiting Graftonites joined IN has
condemnation.