The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-17

The fair aud bazaar given by Couor
de Leon conipauy, Knight, oil pythia',
began last evening at the Hub buIdius
in tho large rooms formerly occnnial
by the public library Preliminary to
tho opening there WAS street domon-
sIraiion by the Uniform Rank knights
which was an interesting feature wit
messed by thousands on the Streets.
There Was good turnout and tho
Knights marching was very fine.
Throughout tho oyenlus there was q
large crowd in altendapcs at :ho iair
AMI the various features aud attractions
excited the admiration oi ali The visit,
ore. The booths all enjoyed ltirk
evenings trade aud tho glArs.ol ,EIi'
Gates that tho affair is going 10 Aa 4
financial ~ well as an arus.,c success.
4 brief description at the several booths
aud departments will bU oil interest
On entering the hall the visitor lirds
himself in front OF tho supper tables,
where meals are served during the
evening. Those in charge hero are:
Mira X. Thomas, MIRA We'igerber, Mrs.
William Riddle, Misses Barbara Meyer,
Katie Maxwell, AgSie Thomas. Those
who como to do the lair really cannot
utloTd to pass the supper tables, for the
ladies serve u meal that IL we'll worth
sitting down to.
The frat OF tho five booths that occu.
by the centre OF the floor space il the
soft drinks stand where Dir. William
ullery serves pop" and other harm
less beverages in style tina! would do
credit TO veteran.
The apron booth IL next in line with
MisG Annie Ssnne, Mrs. Edward Carr
and Mrs. Lee Wells as the presiding
goddesses. Talk about aprons; unless
you are past masIoS on aprons, you
are sure 10 learn thing or TWO about
'em kere. Aprons OF high aud low de-
gree, largo and small, light aud dark,
plain aud ornRmented, for man and
woman, young aud old. are here to be
found in endless proiusion. Sixteen TO
one you will be surprised At the impor.
tant position aprons hold in modern
life.
The fancy booth is bower Of beauty,
aud the average spectator who has here.
loiore managed to keep pretty good
grip on his pocket.book's latch string,
gives in ingloriou'ly when he strikes
this establishment, where Misses Mag.
gle Thomas. Sus Ful!snstsin, Lola Med.
ley and Tillio Edge vic with the other
attractions OF the booth. As salssladieS
they are great inducers, the same can
be said oil their goods; together they
are simply irresistible.
Now, II there Is anything that man or
woman, boy or girl, or pug dogs are in
terestod in more than anything else, 1t
Is cake" The cake booth, therefore,
isa ceuter Of attraction. Cakes that
would make a French chef sigh with
envy are mere dlIplAy0d in AlmoSIendlcss
variety-thSt is. they were early in
tho evening. Mrs. William Bowler,
Mrs. Ed. Carr, Mrs. Leo Wells and Miss
Amelia Ries are in charge, and a very
efficient corps they are.
The fifth and last U! the center booths
is that in which icO cream Is dispensed
by Mira. Philip ioungman, Mrs. Edwin
Ellis, Mrs. John lnglehlrt and Mrs.
John G. MediCk. Like the others It is
gayly decorated with flags aud bunting.
II is a beautiful booth aud tho ice cream
tastes ike tho booth looks.
No visitor eau afford TO leave the hall
without 4 visit to the phonograDh. Mr..
Edlson's wonderful invention is shown
ia the southwest corner OF the grounds
next to Market strasso. For "nicGel
YOU can hear most anything in the line
Of music, vocal or instrumental, tina!
can be mentioned. Mr.. I. Huskins
turns the crank and Paul Thomas
"hslps."
And then, last but by no means
least, is tho eide show. Colonel George
W. " eisgerbsr, OF General tranzh6im's
stah, is in command in this department.
The ISrELLiGESCER would like to in
form its readers OF the wonders. from
land and water, equator and polsS, in
fact from every point Of the compRsI,
that arc here on exhibition at sKtraor.
dinaty expense to the Wheeling
Knights OF Pythias. But 1t can't DO
done; tho fiat has gone forth It Is go
and see for yourieli." The colonel was
informed that no was guilty OF most
n.American action in thus muzEIing
the press, that the peonlo OF Wheeling
we're entitled to know OF tho wonderful
treaIures exhibited for the first and
last TINA 10 their midst; but all 10 no
avail. Tho colonel was obdurate, il fact
It can almost be said he was buil.head.
cd. The result Is that the masses will
have ~ follow tho almonttion quoted
above.
Tie fair continues to-day, tomorrow
and SninfdnY hYnnlngl. with dA.LY