Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-25
.TO-DAY'S CELEBRATION
WILL ECLIPSE EVERY DEMONSTRATION BI
ORGANIZED LABOR
Since the Formation Of the Trades Assembly
Good Weather Llons Escsssary-Pro-
gramme for The Parade
and Picnic.


to-day's celebration the most notable in
the history OF the Ohio Valley Trades
Assembly. As the time approaches
there is 8 marked increase in interest
among those who will participate in the
parade in the morning, as well as the
public generally. Yesterday afternoon
Trades Assembly hall was handsomely
decorated with flags and bunting on
the Market street front, and several
business houses were decorated last
night. Before the hour for the parade
to move this morning, the decorations
will be general.
The different divisions will form al
the Center Market Square, and prompt
ly az ten o'clock will move over the
route heretofore published in the REG
IsTER, going down 10 the Eighth ward,
thence back 10 the business district and
over the steel bridge to the Fair
Grounds. From present indications,
there will be several thousand men In
line. Each day Chief Marshal Morning
ton receives encouraging reports from
secretaries OF the different local unions.
Yesterday word was received that the
Bellairs Labor Congress and a number
OF locals" in that city will turn out
stronger than ever before. Steubenville
will also be we'll represented. IL was
learned yesterday that the Gaylord, o.,
miners will come down one hundred
strong, headed by brass band.
Never before has such an attractive
programme been prepared for the pic
mic. The horse races promise to fur
nish great deal OF sport. The mile
running race has been dropped but
there will be running, pacing and trot-
ting races. and the best "nags" In Bel
mont and Ohio counties will compete
for the prizes. Folowingare the races
and entries:
Pacing race, best two heats In three;
purse $50, divided. Entries Highway
man, by William Mclaughlin; Mabe
Flood, bp Mr.. NEWMAN; Venie, by
Harry Wheat; Clara H., by c. n.
Hancher; Virginia Wilkes, by Bob An
derson.
One-half mile running race, best In
). Purse $50, divided. Entries, Bob
Anderson" by DR.. L. n. Refer; Maud
Ashley" by Mr.. Williams, OF Lloyds-
vile, o.; "Lthesome," by DR.. Estep;
"Wndon," by VIM. Mclaughlin; Ear
ly Done" by D. c. Humphrey; Lucky
Moses" by Hal Kennedy.
Match trot, for purse Of $50 and prize
of set OF harness, best 2 In heats.
Entries, Elliott's Edna Fox" and Ag-
nic's "Mollie."
Bob Anderson will officiate as starter,
and the judges will be Capt. Thomas
Prince, Richard Robertson and q. w.
Robinson. Andrew Sweeney will Off
ciate as time keeper, and Ed Fitzsim-
mons as distance man.
The entries for the bicycle race closed
yesterday at noon. This race will be
contested In heats, best three In i've,
and promises to be very exciting. The
starters will be irwin Wood, Jason c.
Stamp. Oscar Smith. Henry Mahlke,
Max Mahlke, j. M. Smith, OF Martins
Ferry; John Lane and w. Bremerlein.
George Peabody has consented TO act as
clerk OF the curse.
The committee has wisely secured
for the concluding attraction, one OF
lub IlOSb VI WV
programme-the Mississippi cake walk,
in which twenty-five ebony-hUed
couples will participate. Colonel w
w. Arnett, Colonel c. Il. Tracy and
Hon. G. w. Atkinson have been asked
TO serve as judges.
A number Of merchants have very at
tractive window displays, suggested by
to-day's celebration. d. Gundling has
a multitude OF Brownies" 10 his east
window showing the correct order OF
the procession as published In the
REGISTER. Kraus Bros. have a realistic
scene Of the interior OF blacksmith
shop, showing the blacksmith at the
anvil, with forge, etc. All are very
artlstlcally done, and reflect credit upon
the taste and enterprise OF Wheeling
mercha nts.