The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-12
amusing scene by running up to the
platform and vigorously barking at the
speaker. With some difficulty the
brute was elected from the hall.
rHE RuTCHERs, PICNIC
To DO Grand acknowledgements
Have Been Mnde.

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Have Been Made.
On the morning of August 10, all the
Union meat markets of the city and
neighborhood will close promptly at
eight o'clock, SO that the butchers can
get ready for the parade, which takes
place ut nine o'clock promptly. The
parade will form at the corner Of Nc
Colloch and Sixteenth street, the right
resting on Sixteenth. The young BUTCH
ers will be on horseback; the old butch
ers and visitors will ride in carriages.
Charles Rohrig is the chief mar
shall; his aids are G. Fl. Medick and
George Zoeckler, ir. The Opera House
band will he ut lie head OF the parade,
and the procession will march west on
Sixteenth to Market, south on Market
10 Twentieth, west on Twentieth to
Main, south OIL Main to Twenty-fourth,
east on Twcnty-fourth to Market, south
on Market to Twenty-seventh, east on
Twenty.seventh TO Chapline, south on
Chapline to Thlrty-third. east on Thir-
ty-tllird to Eoff, north on EoT to Twen-
ty.seventh, west on Twenty-seventh to
Chapline, north on ChaPline to TEen-
tieth, west on Twentieth to Market,
north on Market to Seventh, west on
Seventh to Main, south on Main to
Tenth, from here to the Island to the
Fair Grounds. Arriving at the Fair
Grounds the five cattle that are being
roasted will bo served to the pnblic
free, after which the butchers trotting
race will take place.
The following horses have been en-
tered: John Wenzel, b. S. Fl Roy,
Wheeling; Henry Burke, d. 6. Bill,
Martins Ferry; C. A. He'll, big. 1'reOcy,
Wheeling; David Darrah, b. s. Newell
X, S. Clrirsville; G. II. Metlick, b. s.
Fanny Davenport, Wheeling. Iii tho
pacing race the following horses have
been entered: George He'll b. IN. Topsy,
Clarington, o.; John Harris, b. 2. Char.
lie, Steubenvilte, o.; William Bavha, b.
IN. Nellie, Wheeling; Henry Dannen-
berg, r. g. Jim, Wheeling; Ed. Dorsey,
b. M. Maud, Wheeling. The following
gentlemen have entered for the bicycle
race: Sidney Sarver, Charles Schaub,
Oscar Smith, II. Riheldatfer, r. II.
NIahlke and Will Stevenson. Two gold
medals and one silver medal are the
prizes. Charles Goethe will have charge
OF The bicycle race, which will he under
the management OF Messrs. John Nc
Cannon, Archie Goodhue, Ed. Dorsey
and George Schad.
William Alrmeyer, an cmploye OF
Charles Kalbitzer, and Theodore Rehm,
of the Wheeling Beef Company, will
run 200 yard race for purse OF So.
The last, but byhomeans the least on
the programme, will be the calf killing
contest, between John A. Born, OF
Allegheny, and Charles Dannenherg, OF
this city, for $500 side, each man to
dress two calves. The man that dresses
the two calves the fastest and neatest is
to take the purse. Louis Colmar, jr., is
the stakeholder. Each man is to have
a judge, the Judge to assist his man in
lifting calves. The two judges are to
pick referee and timekeeper, and the
referees decision shall be final. There
will be nothing in this calf killing con-
test that may not be viewed by ladies',
ms the animals will be killed out OF
sight OF the audience and will be
brought on the platform dead.
The wives, daughters and other. rela-
tiyes Of the butchers will have charge
OF the eating stands.
William Bayha, chairman Of the ar
rangements committee, has left nothing
undone to make this picnic one OF the
grandest affairs that ever took place in
Wheeling. Chas. Hoffman,, Lewis
Z0eckler, Boni Gartner and Chas. Tape
Jr., have made all arrangements SO that
the barbecue will be success. They
hare engaged James Coleman, who /
roasted the cattle so successfully last
year. There will be dancing and con-
cert music on the grounds all day,
furnished by the Opera House band.