The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-09-20
AN EMANCIPATION CsLEBRATlos
To no Held At haruu's Ferry Tomorrow,
Opening pf the Campaign.

To BO Held nt haFtlu's Ferry Tomorrow
Opening o. the Campaign,
MaTlln's Ferry will have another big day TO-
morrow. TheocrailOn VIII 10 the celebration Of
LIheoln'S Emancipation Proclamation, Large
delegations Of ColOred people are expected from
Wheeling, steubenVills, Mt Pleasant, cadiz,
bridgeport, BellRIre and other places. The pro
cession Will form on Hanover street between
FifSt aud Fourth streets At " q. ~. and march
Eyer ths paelH9l Streets 2 Walnut Grove,
Will begin at the grove Immediately after the
arrival OF tile procession. Prayer will he offered
BY Rev, MI. Foney, OF Bridgeport, followed BY
music by the baud, after which the chairman,
Rev. ], 7. Underwood, Of Nc, Pleasant, VIII
speak, At the conclusion Of mis- remSFlls dinner
wiz DO served " the grove, The EXERCISES VIII
be resumed N l;l0 After music, Mis- Minnte
Branch, Of Bridgeport, viii read the emAnnlpA,
lion proclamation, tris Of Thee, sweet Land
followed by music by the BAND, alter which
Henry Leo OF Oheflln, o., viii speak on the
EN- nclpatlol. After his speech Prof; ], III,
Jones, Superintendent Of tho Colured school OIL
Wheeling, will deliver en address on the negro
problem, Mr., ], w, Nleh0ls, Of 81. ClnlTBYllle,
will also SPEAK some u ne during the day, N
the evening y banquet will be held ~ the city
hall at which PROT Jones aud Mt, Lee, who are
ilr.!class orators q u also Rev, MT, Underwood
GOV. j. d. Foraker aud Hon. John sherman
have been Invited, but both gentlemen have
written that II will be Impossible for them TO be
present. In the parade viii be large wagon
beautifully decorated and Coptainilg ioTty'tWo
ltte giTi each o. SRs s!e AYR nina hht
twenty OF which Will be from Bellai aud the
Others from Bridgeport and Martins Ferry,
MAJOR N'RINLRY TO OPEN THE CAMPAIGN,
Next Wednesday Martin's Ferry Is to DO the
Scele Of tic opening OF the Republican cam
pAign III Belmont county, which promises y
roll up U big majority for Governor Foraker aud
the balance Of the State and eounly ticket Mar,
tins Ferry will not only DO hOnored BY having
this opening event, which Is one Of no small
moment, take place here, but llsn by having In
her midst that famous orator aud high authority
OIL the tIrilf question, the llOn, William Nc,
kinney Of whom all 0hIAls arc proud ne WI
DO sure 10 have big audience. The meeting
viii be held In the evening, probably Ut LAIay'
etc hall,
GENERAL NEWS NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Howard Morris Is travelling with White 4 Co.'s
show,
Thu Episcopal church will be ready for occu
panCyb by Thanksgiving,
The Quest boxed paper q tho postofice News
A party Of young people will take supper al
the WRyslde Inn, at COerAln, this evening.
Work on the electric light plant Is progressing
RAPIDLY, The poles have been distributed all
over thoCliy,
The knights Of the Golden Eagle festival to-
night aud u morrow night promises to DO
grand success,
Tho estate q tho late August R9!hSrnpnihI'
wailppEAiSed yesterday by Mayor VI. q, MITCHELL
AF. J Williams and Nj, L, W, Jones,
Miss lnua Belle McNichos, daughter Of Mr.,
Miles MoNlGh0ls, residing 10 ClaFk'S addition
died yesterday after lingering Illness
The new opera house will no opened Tuesday,
October Is, By harlow Bros, miHStfels, The
house will have seating capacity OF about 900
Messrs, Joseph FRAZIER and Samuel Young, TO
turned from COlumhuH yesterday, where they
took In tho big Odd Fellows parade on Tuesday
Mr.. George Montgomery, Of Ironl6h, o., !! IhC
Jessie CRswell, OF wheeling, Is also visiting III
Mr.. MonigOmery's residence.
The late Ephnm Martin, who was probably
the Oldest resident In Martins Ferry, was laid
10 rest IN RiYcrtlew cemetery yesterday; Rev,
1, s. Winters, OF the NJ L, Church, OF which the
deceased was q member preached the funeral
sermon, Mr., Marlin was also y member Of The
q. A. r., which attended, ~ q body The pal
bearers were Isaac Jones, Thomas Clark. T, H.
stanton, Johu Madden, John Mcknight and
Jacob Brown,
Council has appointed committee, consisting
OIL NJ, IL. Smylle anu James entoleh, 70 lhk tnt
Union Bridge Company 10 establish u Rradt
crossing, instead Of an overhead one, on Centre
aud Fifth streets. l. Spence has made u prono
stiOn 10 Council offering TO ave Centre street ia
the city from the Burlington road to the easl
side OF Fifth street, providing the city would
grade and curbit.
Mr.. John Mallory, n well known young man
formerly Of MRrtin's Ferry, hRs tho sympathy 81
his many friends here, over the death Of hi
wife tnCe Miss McIntyTe) 10 whom he wac mar
rled only two months ago, She was very eGtl
mablo young lady. Typhoid fever, with which
she had been sick only three weeks, was the
cause OF her death.