Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-01-20
sTEUBENvILLE.
A Reunion of Secret societies-General
News of Interest.

A Reunion of Secret Societies-General
News of Interest.
Special Correspondence Of The Sunday Register.
STEUBENvILLE, January 19.-There is no
question but that the assembling of crowds
of people in city is of vast benefit to it.
As natural consequence they all spend
money, which flows into the Golfers of
business men, and the prosperity of a
city is gagged by the amount of business
does and the success its business men at
tain. Recognizing this as a correct theory,
with a view of increasing it's prosperity
and advancing lis interests Steubenville
has had soldiers reunions, street fairs,
centennial celebrations and other gather
iDgs, but there is one thing she has rot
had, ard to the writer's knowledge, no
other city has had it, and that is reunion
of secret societies If the Knights of Py-
thias, the Odd Fellows, the Masons, the
Junior Oder United American Mechanics,
the Grand Army of the Republic, the Vet
eran Legion, the Sons of Veterans, the
Druids, the Red Men and all
inc OtueI eeCIot cOClSucb III Jut
city were to combine in one
reunion, it would be the greatest day ever
known in Eastern Ohio, and the throng of
people that would visit Steubenville would
exceed the immmense concourse of 1879,
about which our citizens have not yet
stopped talking. If the business men OF
the city would give their conntenance and
support to the scheme, and the various
secret organizations were induced to enter
into it, nothing would prevent its being q
success. The time is ripe for the enter
prise. The reunion could be held in the
early summer, say the latter part of May
or the first week of June, which would
give ample time to perfect arrar gements.
The matter is an important one, and if a
few of our pushing citizens would take
hold of it, it would be a 90.
The movement to build competing line
of railroad from Portland Station up the
river to Steubenville is now fairly inaugu-
rated and meeting Of business men was
held at Turner Hall last Wednesday eve
niog for thu purpose of taking the matter
under advisement and considering the best
plan to be pursued in furthering the OBJ
ject. The meeting was called to order by
w. B. Donaldsol, and Lewis Anderson
was elected chairman. A number Of gen.
tlemen made speeches and several expressed
their willingness to contribute TO fund to
induce company to blild the road. A
resolution was also adopted declaring it
the sense of the meeting that is was necee
sary for the prosperity of the city that q
competing line of railroad be built, and 2
committee consisting Of ]. Ross Moss
grove, F. M. Mooney, John II. Hawkins,
August Fioto, John Or, II. NJ. Priest,
Robert Hyde, Lewis Anderson, George
Moore, NJ. NJ. A. Hsriredy, George n.
Henry, Winfield Scott ard Judge Crosby
appointed to solicit subscriptions and adopt
measures to promote the interests of the
enterprise. Mayor Anderson and Col Cook
are in the city in the interests OF the W. q
L. E. company soliciting subscriptions and
using their best endeIvOrs 10 make the
project success.
The Stanton Mastodons gave entertain
ments at the Opera II ,use on Thursday
and Saturday evenings OF this week, each
time having crowded house. For an ana
teur performance it was very satisfactory,
the olio beirg especially good, the songs
and Jokes rejecting credit on the perform
ere. It locks as II the boys will raise
money enough to pay their way to the in
auguration, and it is to be hoped they will,
for it would be shame and disgrace if the
blooded stock of Stsubenville couldn't be
present at Harrison's Inauguration be-
cause of lack of funds.
Pete Snyder, formerly a well-known
citizen of Steubsnville, now in the livery
business at Ravinna, wssin the city this
week shaking hands with old friends.
VIM. NJ. Tesff, for years foreman of the
Panhandle round house at Dennison, has
besn promoted to the position OF Fuel Agent
of the company. The friends OF Mr..
Teaff in this city congratulate him on his
good fortune.
Geo, A. Maxwell, of the firm of Max
we'll & Henry, commission merchants,
who has been very i'll for several days, Is
now considerably improved.
W. B. McMechen, the Wheeling fruit
dealer, was in the city on Thursday on
business.