The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-08-15
nMAD ANTHONY WAYNE"
Centennial Celebration at Defiance
In Honor of the Old Hero.
Thirty Thousand People Participate In the
Anniversary Exercises-A Grand Mill
tary and Civic Parado-Farmers
and Wheelmen's Day-Re-
unions and Picnics.

an early hour the advent OF the nrst
day of the great Anthony Wayne cele-
bration. Before o'clock the streets
were alive with people and every train
brought in great crowds of visitors.
The military and society parade TINS
morning was the largest ever witnessed
in this section of the state, consisting
OF the centennial officers mounted,
United States army officers mounted
six brass bands from neighbor1ng
cities, three companies of state militia,
the Fourteenth and One Hundred regi-
ments O. v. l., six Grand Army OF the
Republic posts, and various other SOL
'diers organizations, together with the
l. o. o. r. societies from five surround
ing cities and various religious So
cieties.
A rather amusing feature OF the ex-
ercises to-day was the public marriage
of rural couple, Mr.. E. P. Koeppe and
Miss Laura Dunbar at the fort grounds.
The couple occupied carriage in the
parade. Their license was issued gratis,
the minister asked no fee and the local
firms fitted the newly married couple
for housekeeping.
At 4:30 the cornerstone of the new
Baptist church was laid with imposing
ceremonies, conducted by DIR. 2. B.,
Henson, of Chicago. Gov Mckinley
also addressed 5000 people who had
congregated to witness the laying OF
the cornerstone.
DEFIANCE, Aug. s.-The crowd OF 3d.
900 which thronged the city yesterday
was nearly doubled to-day, and the
streets were filed to their utmost ca
pacity. In fact, at noon when the
hungry thousands clamored for ad-
mission into the hotels, restaurants,
and cafes the people of Defiance found
themselves confronted by a serious
dilemma, as the Accommodations fell far
short OF the demand.
Like many other great celebrations
this one had its share of disappoint-
ments. Gov. Rich, of Michigan, who
had promised to be here with his staff,
was detained on account OF the fu-
neral of ex-Gov. Blair, and Gov. Mat
thews, of Indiana, was obliged to meet
with the state tax commissioners. AT
the last moment Gen. Gibson found 1t
impossible to come and sent Secretary
Of State S. M. Taylor in his stead.
Shortly before noon the annual meet.
ing Of the Maumee Valley Pioneer as
sociation was held, and the following
officers chosen: President, Col. ID. W.
Howard, Wauseon, term to last during
life; vice presidents, Thomas Dunlap
Toledo; Joel Foote, Bowling Green; G.
Young, Napoleon; ]. s. Freenler, De
fisnce; w. f. Fleek, Paulding; Samuel
Aumend, Wauseon; secretary, Denni
son B. Smith, Toledo; treasurer, j. E
Hall, Wauseon.
At 1:So p IN. the monster mass meet
ing held under the direction of the cen
tennial committee convened at the for
grounds. Among the several speaker
who addressed the multitude were Sec
retary of State Taylor, Hon. D. W
Dougall, of Ft. Wayne, Gov. Mckinley
Grand Exalted Ruler Hay, of the Elks
who came here from Washington to at
tend the anniversary; Gen. Slevan ant
others. Gov Mckinley was great.
lionized and his address, which did no
in the least instance SAVIOR of politica
creed, was heartily applauded. Exalte'
Ruler Hays address was in humorou
strain and r%plete with anecdotes of
comic character
In the evening Gov. Mckinley and stai
and many other notables were tendere
O reception at the residence of Judg
Sutphen, where a stream of peopl
passed through the parlors, greetin
the guests Of honor.
DEFIANCE, o., Aug. 9.-The last da
of the great centennial has drawn to
close. For three days Defiance ha
been crowded to its utmost capacity b
thousands Of visitors anxious to pa
ticipate in the great centenary m,
mortal to the old fort and view th
> grounds made famous in the campaig
r of Anthony Wayne against the India1
, of the Northwest territory. The ever
has been memorable one, and til
people Of Defiance feel justly prou'
The block houses and stockade erecte
on the fort will be allowed to renal
: as a monument of the centennial Ye
terdays crowd of SO, 900, which thronge
4 the city, hundreds of whom were uni
BILE to secure accommodations, WI
dwindled to perhaps $4,000 to-day.
This was this wheelmen's and fa
. mers' day. The parade this morni1
. was a lengthy one, consisting
e mounted guards, four bands, thr,
companies of militia, the Washingtc
Revolutionary guards, of Fostoria,
G line of wheelmen, and the farmers p
rade, showing the agricultural produc
of the county. The bicycle meet tn
afternoon was largely attended
wheelmen from northwestern Ohio, /
diana and Michigan.
+ The sixteenrmile road race was w,
by T. M. Calhoun, of Cleveland, in
|. minutes and 81 seconds. The one-thi
4 mile squirt was won by Heffner,
, Lima, in 40 seconds, and the half-mi
l. by Calhoun, of Cleveland. The we
d has indeed been gala week for De
10 ance, and memorable one in the h
tory Of Ohio.
VIII Have Protection.