The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-08-29
HEANNyAL LABOR day.
It's Celebration Saturday a Tre-
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when the organized labor OF this yicin-
ity.ceIebrated Labor Day under the
auspices Of the Ohio Valley Trades and
Labor Assembly.
The streets along the line OF march
were more profusely decorated than on
any previous anniversary, and even on
the back streets whore the procession
did not pass, there were q good many
houses decorated. In addition to United
States flags and bunting symbolic tags
fthe Knights OF .abor and other labor
organizations or crafts industry, art
and other things were used TO good
effect, while huge portraits OF noted
labor leaders appeared here and there.
ME decorations still remain and yes
terday served q purpose as giving the
r.ity a gala appearance in the presence
ofthe Engineers Brotherhood.
THh, PRopEssfoN
Moved over tho route already laid
down in the papers
The procession was headed by Chief
Marshall Imhcf, Assistant John PuI-
cell, and Aides John Donehoo. VIM.
Deiters, Hoge shiveiy, Louis Strobel,
Gins. Stein, Potter Englehart I'd.
Strantman, Andrew Stoetzer, Q. ".
selyey, Chas. II. Hell and John Min
kemyer, mounted a platoon OF police
officers, twenty men, and carriages occu'
MED by the mayor, chief OF police, city
officials and the sheriff and deputies.
There were ten or eleven bands in
line, and the number Of men aggregated
fully 5000. In addition to the various
local unions the Farmers' Alliance was
otlt in force, and the following houses
made trade displays in the last division:
Wheeling 1nstailment Company, u, Z.
Rhodes, Fishers Star Foundry, Joseph
Bell & Co., Wheeling Shirt Factory,
Bakers Brewery, p. n Schenk, Stand
ard Sewing Machine Co., z. L. Brock
hart, Mrs. Ziegenfelder, Wheeling
Laundry, W. /. Reed, George q. Kur.'
ner, a. J. McGarrnll, Reids Nursery.
D. B. Garvin q Son, The Hub and.
others.
all along the line OF march the side
walks were lined with people, and at
many places the crowds extended out
into tile streets.
THE PICNIC.
The crowd on the State Fair Ground
was equal to the attendance on one OF
the big days Of the annual fair. The,
number q people there was hard to es-
innate. Some people put il as high as
1900, and 10000 was certainly q con-
sentative estimate. In fact, there was
too large q crowd for entire comfort,
but everybody was in a good humor and
all managed TO have q good time.
The races seemed the centre OF at
traction. Bob Anderson acted as
starter, Charles Haneher as timer and
Clark Hamilton, ]. w. Crosby and j.
]. Hammond as judges.
For the first heat, trot, there were
three entries, Butcher Boy" owned
byHenry stoehr; aRoller Boy" owned
BY John Auber, and Buttons" owned
BY William Eiiingham. Buttons"
wasdriven by Dr.. i. N. Refer and
"Roller Boy by Earl Green. But
tons" won in three straight heats,
Butcher Boy being second in all.
For the pace there were three entries,
"Dan Williams. Owned by Levi Cassel;
Brown Harry, owned by Ed Holiday
and .Dick D, owned by Magee, OF
Bellaire. Dan took three straight heats,
while Dick D came in second in two Of
them.
W. ohambers's You Bet and John
Nease's Fanny were the only runners
booked. and Fannie won the second and
third heats.
The best time made in the trot was
2.51, in the pace the same, while the
fastest haltmile run was in 57f. Will
liam Henry beat Ed McAninch in o
fifty.yard foot race.
THE HUB AND HUB RACE.
In hefremen's race between Martins
Ferry and the well.Maule-R odewie
team Of Bellaire Martins Ferry again
beat her old competitor. This racs has
been looked forward TO with the intens-
est interest, owing to the heated rivalry
between the two teams. Ext Chief
James A. Dunning, of the Wheeling
department. was chosen % referee
Capt. s Z. Dean was the starter for the
Martins Ferry boys, and ex-Chief
George Muth, Of Bellaire, for that team.
Robert Brown, for Bellaire, and John
shaughnessy, for Martins Ferry, were
judges at the finish.
The conditions were that the race
was TO be hub and hub, each team to
pull the reel thirty yards and then UNI
reel 200 yards Of hose. The purse was
S175.
The race was exciting throughout,
and fairly even, Bellaire finishing the
unreeling Of the hose Just as Montgom-
cry finished Rcrewing on the nozzle.
The time was not reliably kept, but it
was not over 80 seconds.
Martins Ferry was SO certain Of vic
tory that she had cloth badges ready
Tor distribution as soon as the decision
was announced. Theseswere worn the
rest OF the day by hundreds Of her par.
ttsans, men, women and children. OF
course Martins Ferry 10 prouder OF her
team than ever.
Allday there was plenty OF music on
the grounds for dancing and promenade
ing, and there was no lack OF amuse-
ment Tor the crowd. All in all, it was
the most successful event Of the Kind
ever given in Wheeling, aud il reflected
great creditnpon the committees which
had the various arrangements in
charge.
TWO sPRcIAh KHHIRtIs.
One Of the neatest displays in the
parade was that Of the Standard Sewing
Machine Company, consisting Of 1--WE
neat wagons, with fancy red blankets
on the horses, and decorated with flags.
On each wagon was one Of their tinest
finished union made) Standard rotary
shuttle sowing machines. and the