The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-09-23
CORNER STONE LAID.
81. clA1RsvILLE IS CROWDED
Withs.raDEOrsto witness the Laying of the
Corner Stone Ofiisrnew CONT HOu,s- so
Impo.inE Masonic ceremony and a
Memorable Day for Tho Town.


BEEN great day here. The excursion
rates on both the railroads aud the good
condition OF the fine pixies centering at
the town furnished ample inducements
to the citizens of Belmont county to come
and see the laying Of the cornerstone of
their $4,000 court house. The people
turned out en- masse and at least 10000
persons witnessed the imposing ceremo-
MES. The towns accommodations are
rather limited and although special prepa.
rations had been made for the rush, the
people in the restaurants were all packed,
jammed, crowded together like so many
sardInes. n. Il. Wilson led 500; Fred.
Kies, 200; the NJ. 4. Sabbath school at the
Capital City rink, 200; and the mush-
room eating places that sprang up to
satisfy the demand were all well partro-
nized.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
The National, the only hotel here, was
Of course full, and besides number
brought their baskets and piCnicked on
the fair grounds. Among so great q crowd
prominent men were numeroua. Only q
few OF these can DO named, as follows:
Oscar Townsend, receiver OF the c., L. 4
W. railroad, Cleveland Senator Williams,
who introduced the couuty.seat bill, and
who formerly resided here; Colonel vii.
son, Of the Columbus Herald; Grand Mas
ter ]. NJ. Goodspeed, Athens, Ohio; G
Stacker Williams, Deputy Grand Master,
Newark. Ohio; Jesse K Purnell, Parkers-
burg, w, Va; Hon. Solomon Hogue,
Somerton; Hon. J. w. Laughlin and Hon.
Samuel Hilles, GAINESVILLE; Thomas ].
Irwin, Martins Ferry; 8. G. Kane, q
prominent contractor Of Cleveland
the irrepressihle, Fred Blenkner,
Third Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, House
OF representatives,, who has made
nine trips III charge OF legislative
committees to examine the county build
iugs and report, and Fred. who is indis.
pensable to each succeeding Legislature,
has been firm friend Of st. Clairsville
ever since his first visit here in 1850; Col.
Q. s. s. Baron, Col. David Rankin, Rev.
J. X. McKallip, OF Bsllaire; Rev. @. S.
Hayes, bridgeport; J. II. Watt, President
OF the Watt Car Wheel Company, oil
GAINESVILLE; Hon. R. $. Clark, OF Norris
town; Rev. g. O. Sedgwick, Martins
Ferry; Hon. Ross J. Alexander, Bridge
port; ex-Treasurers Eaton and Kelly, OF
Brnesvlle and Bsllaire respectively;
George Robinson, Republican candidate
for Treasurer, Of Martins Ferry, and Judge
J. H. s. Trainer, Steubenville.
The residences OF the citizens and the
business houses generally were tastefully
decorated with bunting aud flags All
morning the school building, where the
Masonic orders formed, presented busy
scene. The rushing to and fro Of those
engaged in forming the procession gave
busting appearance TO the old town that
was unnatural. The sidewalks were
crowded and the pedestrian was compelled
TO walk with a slow, irregular gait. All
the available windows from which the
parade could be f4yorably witnessed were
occupied, and the lads and lassies from
the country chewed popcorn with the
utmost abandon, while occupying the de.
sirable door.steps OF the streets through
which the procession was billed to pass.
THE PARADE
was started at about half past one o'clock.
Nearly one thOusandmen ereinline, and
the four divisions were formed as pub
Iished in this mornings 1NTELLIoESCER.
The marching OF some OF the Masonic |
orders was excellent and it called forth |
much admiration. Six. brass bands fur
nished The music with drum corps from |
Wheeling. They we're: The Toronto |
Band, the Wheeling City Band, the Quaker |
City Band, the Union Band, OF Etnayille,
the Morristown Band and the st. Glars. |
vile Band.
Steubenville Commandery came first.
Then followed the Wheeling and Cyrene
Communicates combined. The names OF
the other organizations participating in
the parade are here given; their places in
line could not be satisfactorily obtained:
Hope Commandery, Of st. Clairsville.
Hazen Lodge, Morristown.
Moriah Lodge, Powhatan.
Bridgeport Lodge No. 1871.
Ohio CITY Lodge No. 486.
Mystic Tie Lodge, Urichsville.
Friendship Lodge No. SO, Barnesville.
The Grand Lodge came last, immedi-
ately preceded by two brothers hearing
silver urns Of corn and wine, and one with
q golden vessel OF corn.
The Hendrysburg Odd Fellows were
also in line, as were the Bellaire Knights
OF Pythias, the Colored Lodge l. q. u, F.
OF St. Clairsville, Flushing Lodge No. 29S,
Harrison No. $40, Freeport No. 4l5, Mt.
Pleasant, No. PIG.
One hundred cavalry closed the parade
not so many as expected but very pre-
sentable display. The parade was an un-
doubted success.
THE CORNER STONE.
was laid about eighteen feet above The
ground, at the southeast corner Of the
Court House. 1t is Of nicely dressed sand
stone, with the following inscription
carved In Its side, facing the east:
SEPTEMBER %,
A. D. 1885.
A.. $685.,
The articles deposited in the box are
A number Of coins, photograph Of old
court house, county papers, two letters
written by United States Senator Benz.
Ru2gles at Washington, D. O., to Thos. II.
Genin, St. GAINESVILLE, Ohio, dated January,
1924, a history Of Flushing, original bill |
authorizing the eseotten 81 new county
buildings, and silver Italian coin dated
1547, deposited by John Douglass, and
Bible and History OF Belmont county.
The commissioners refused 10 allow a
remanstranpe siRned by Dr. A. ]. McFar-
land and at others, to the stones being :
laid by the Masonic fraternity. Il
THE CEREMONIES K
were imposing. About tlfty persons stood
on the platform erected in the southeast
corner, where the ceremonies were to ,
take place. DR.. Henry West, the old war
horse of the county seat fight; Senator
Williams, and Judge Trainer, Of steuben-
vile, we're among the distinguished men
present. A few minutes after this the
Of tho Grand Lodge assembled
the steps to the platform. The glee club,
who occupied the western wing Of the /
platform, sang America" and the laying
OF the cornerstone, according 10 the Ma. /
rolic ritual, Vas hegpu. The Right Grand /
Master Of Ohio, R W. G. N. ]. N. Good. !
speed, laid the stone, and after the corn, I
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