The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-27
the nUroHER,s Day.



Fine Programme for their Parade and
Picnic August ..
Everybody has his day. so DO the
butchers, The Wheeling butchers are
going to have theirs on Thursday, Au-
gust 8, and ittho weather permitsit will
DO one OF the biggest days that they
ever had. In the morning OF that day
all union meat shops will close prompt.
ly at 8 o'clock, and in q short time after
that every butcher In the city and Vict-
nifty Will be In lineon Eighteenth street,
waiting Tor the command TO march,
from the chief marshal, John Dknkle.
The parade will be headed by the Opera
House band and Meister's baud will head
the iouEneymen and young butchers.
The parade will 60 over the following
route:
Form on Eighteenth street, right rest,
Ing on Wood, north on Wood 10 Six
teenth, Sixteenth to Chapline, Ohapline
TO Fourteenth, Fourteenth TO Main, on
Main to Twenty-fourth, on Twenty
fourth to Market, on Market to Twenty
seventh, on lwenty.seVenth to Chap
line, on Chapllne to Thlrty,third, on
Thlrty'third 70 Eotf, on Eoti 10 Thirty
ninth, on Thirty.ninth to Jacob, on
Jacob TO Thirty.third, on ThiTty-third
to EoH, on EoR 10 Twenty-seYenth, on
Twenty.sevepth 10 Chapline, on Chap
line to Twentieth, on Twentieth to
Market, on Market TO Seventh, on
Seventh to Main, on Main to new steel
bridge, acroaa 10 the Island, north on
Penn to Zane, OH Zane TO Huron, on
Huron to Virginia, on Virginia to
Penn, TO the fair grounds. Arriving at
the fair grounds they will begin TO enI
terrain their guests, first by giving
away five nicely roasted beeVes, which
as usual will be begun the evening Boz
fore 80 that everything will be in readi.
mesa when they arrive, That
will last about three honra. Al.
ter the barbecue 10 over
THE HORSE RACES
will begin. The first race on the pro.
gramme 10 the butchers trotting and
pacing race. none TO enter only those
horses that are In active use at present
by the butchers. There are several en-
tries in this race, and the interest IN 1t
ia growing greater "a tho day arrives.
Some OF the boys are very confident OF
winning. Then comes hall mile run.
ming race, FREQ Tor all An exciting con-
test Is looked for when this comes of.
After this comes the race between John
McGannon's horse and y. O. McClelland.
The horse is to run hall mile while
McClelland runs 40 yards, Friends OF
both sides claim tho other "ain't In it."
They are to run for a stake, and the
Butchers Association is to give to the
winner $50. The excitement over this
race is getting greater oil the time. Fol-
lowing comes the bicycle races, for hand
some medals, which can 20 seen at the
Hub" Ono Of these 10 q two.mile
race and tho other q half-mile dash,
Mr.. Chas: Goethe, tho pharmacist, has
the bicycle races In charge, Next comes
the lamb killing contest Tor boys under
10 years OF age. Look out for fun when
this comes oil. The calf killing contest
will be the next and biggest event OH
the programme, In this contest some
OF lust years contestants will be seen,
and also some new ones, and as they are
required to dress the calves wearing
white suits, some very handsome work
may be looked for thlsyear. After this
ia over the other fun begins,
such us foot races, jumping, swinging,
etc. The ladies viii have charge OF tho
eating stands, and will insure the pub.
lie that no one need to leave the
butcher picnic hungry or thirsty, tho
stands will be abundantly supplied with
eatabies and beverages. There will be
music in all corners and lots OF dane.
ing. No gambling devices allowed on
the grounds.