The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-26
LABOR CELEBRATION
The Annual Labor Day Picnic
Occurs on the Island To-Day.
NUMEROUS ATTRACTIONS OFFERED,
Including Some Very Fine Track
sport-Tour Horse Races and
Bicycle and Foot Races on tho
Programmc-Fho Street Demon.
stratton is Expected to Eclipse
Previous Efforts.

dications point to the most successful
celebration ever given under the aus
pices OF the Ohio Valley Trades and La
boz Assembly. The committees having
the affair Immediately in charge have
worked faithfully and hard, and their
efforts will undoubtedly be rewarded.
Yesterday the various organizations
that will take part in, the big street
demonstration took an hour or two OF"
and Furnished up their armor, so to
speak. Banners were brought out from
their resting places and brightly clean
ed, and all the organizations seem 10
vie with ane another for the best show
ing in tho parade. Trades Assembly
hall was yesterday afternoon prettily
and tasteiully decorated with tri.colored
bunting, and several other places about
town have been decorated.
The days celebration will open with
the parade which starts from the cor
ner OF Twelfth and Chapline streets at
10 o'clock, under command OF Chief
Marshal Joseph Purcell, who has an
efficient staff OF aides, as follows; Chief
Of statf-John Minkemeyer; Aides ia
chief marshal-G. W. Clifton, Thomas
Fox, Charles Stein, II. A. Foster, Ga
briel Jackson, George Coleman; Divi-
sion marshals-First, John Norrington
second, Ed Costello; third, Jacob Boes
fourth, George W. Abrams,
The line OF march will DO as follows:
Down Twelfth to Main, on Main to
Twenty-iourth; on Twenty-fourth to
Chapline; on Chapline to Twentieth !;
on Twentieth to Mar ket; on Market to
Tenth; on Tenth I'd Main and thence
over the steel bridge to the Island on
Penn to tho State Fair grounds. Con-
siderable OF the South Side dissatisfac-
ton is said to have disappeared, and
tho labor people from that part Of the
city will probably turn out in force in
tho parade and at the fair grounds.
The headquarters OF the chief mar
shall will be at Beethoven hall, corner OF
Main and Fourteenth, where all aides
are requested to report tSa. M. to. day,
The formation OF the divisions will be
as follows:
First-south on Chaplino street, right
resting on Fourteenth.
second-East on Fourteenth, right
resting on Chapline.
Third-South on Chapline, right rest.
ing on Fourteenth.
Fourth-East on Fifteenth, right rest
ing on Chapline.
The divisions are composed asfollows:
First NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., glass.
workers and plumbers.
Second division-Coal miners, iron
workers, bricklayers, plasterers, hod
carriers.
Third Observation-Disclosures, potters,
jewelry clerks, tobbaco workers, wagon
workers, butchert and stone nasons.
Fourth divlsion-Teamster aud all
other organizations
Pie bicycle column will precede all
otkers, and the wheelmen will congre-
gate ut s o'clock this morning at X.
Hoge's place, corner Eleventh and
Market streets. The Mountain State
club will be in charge OF this feature OF
the demonstration, and it is expected
that two hundred decorated wheels will
IIbe in line.
At tho conclusion OF the street DEM
onstration the amusements of the day
on the Island will commence in earnest
and last throughout the evening. The
amusement committee, Of which Rich.
ard Robertson is chairman, has gotten
up an elaborate programme OF which
the committee is justly proud.
First comes the horse races OF which
there are four, for purses aggregating
$500. They are as follows:
TrottIng Race-Mile heats, 8 in s. Purse So
dIviied-S4O to first, S1j to second, $40 to third.
Pacing Race-NLile heats, . In 8. Purse S75
diylded-S4O s2j and $40.
Running RHCe-For branded ponies-MilC
heats, : ina. Purse SIS; diyldcd-SiO, SIS aud
III Turning Race-Mllo heats, Gin 3. Purse s75
divided-siO SIS and So
The next event is the bicycle race
which Is one mile event, with numer'
Gus entries, from Wheeling mostly. The
best local riders will compete and IN
exciting race can be looked for.
The half mile foot race, open TO mem
bers Of labor organizations undoubt'
ediy BIO one of the premier events OF the
day, as some OF the best amateur run.
ners are entered, including some OF the
Martins Ferry hoAe team boys, who are
purity quick on their feet"
Various other Inducements Will be the
means Of attracting an immense crowd
to the Island to-day.
In accordance with the mayors proc,
lamation, issued several days ago, all
the city offices will DO closed at noon TO-
day and remain closed the rest OF the
day. Persons having business TO trans
act with any OF them should attend to II
this forenoon.
The entries tor the various speed
events closed at midnight at Gruber's
cigar store. Entries have been made &c
lnembera Of tho assembly that were mol
reported. .
Mahlke, Henry Mahlko and "lncog."
Foot race-William Murphy, I'D
Brandfuss, August Wilhelm, j. II
Hacker, all cigar makers. Other entries
wero made ut Martins Ferry, among
Thorn being some OF thohose team boys.
Running horse raced. S. Loe's bay
mare, "AlIco Wagner" II. r. Hutchin,
sons black gelding, Rocket"
Trotting raCo--L. 2. Frobo's brown
gelding, "Nobby;" Edwin Andorson't
black rolding, Opinion William Pat
tersons brown horse, "0ld Skates
Capt. Tom Princes gray gelding ~. ]. =
j. j. Hatnmond'a "Air Castle"
Pacing raGe-Burns \ Churchs bay
gelding "Blll" Edwin Andcraon's bay
mare, "Viruinia Wilkes"
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