The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-14

This will be IA big day in Martins Fer.
~. 1t 10 the Arst day Of the sixth annual
tournament Of the Northeastern Ohio
Volunteer Firemen's Association. The
big parade will take place in the altar.
noon al soon after o'clock as possible
Thirteen different companies have on
tered for tho races, the greatest number
in the history Of tho association. The.
parade will form at tho corner Of Han,
over and Fourth streets aud march over
the principal streets Of Martins Ferry,
IS published in the INTELLEaENcEh The
procession will be headed by the Opera
House band, OF Wheeling. After the
parade a meeting will be held on Han.
over street, which will be addressed BY
DR., A. L. Ong, H. J, A. DTennGn and
Mayor Samuel WestwoOd, tbs iattEr
turning over the key OF the city to tho
visiting liremen, Ths response will ba
made by the president OF tho association,
Every company which has entered tor
tho races will take part in the parade,
rs will also the Martins Ferry fire dc.
paTtment, business men and otheTS.
The different organizations will COM
mence arriving this morning. Tho
Coshoc.on will bN the firStto c1ms and
tho Butler, pa,, the last. Tho former
will arrive on the Baltimore & Ohio at
Wheeling al p. IN. The Butler teGmH
which holds the championship OF Penn.
sylvania will get in just in time to have
dinner and tRkO part in tho parade.
Tho paved streets wore cleaned yaSt6T-'
day and decorations are already going
up.
Tho fremen's ball will take plrce in
tho MWnneTchor Hall at s p. ~, the
Opera House orchestra furnishing, tEsi
music. This bali will DO FREQ to alAvh-,
iting CrOmen and promises to hs an Sn.'
Ioyabie event. The Liberty and Alert
hose companies and the Mears, Hook
and Ladder Company, Of MARITIME
Ferry, will give an entertainment this
evening at 7 o'clock.
Much interest IL taken In the bicycle
races, which take place tomorrow at-
ternoon in connection with tho tourna.
ment. The entries and handicaps in
tho ono.milo handicap arc as follows:
Joseph Foster, Wheeling, 80 yards; r.
A. Make, Wheeling, 4j yards; Arthur
Foster, Wheeling, - yards; Georae
Foster, so yards; Robert G. Smith,
bridgeport, 90 yards; Max Make,
Wheeling. 40 yards; Clyde Quimby,
SteubonviIIc, 10 yards; CtOm 1uggart,
Toronto, 60 yards; W. G. kunkle. st.
ClNirsvllle, As yards; Orwin Wood,
Wheeling, 20 yards; Joseph Lubtc, Ben.
wood, 90 yards; Robert HeAton, Mar.
tins Ferry, 10 yards; @. L. Garyin.
Wheeling; 100 yardsi Geo. E. Helms,
StGubenville scratch.
The entries in the one mile omen are
as follows: George u. Helms, SieubaR-
villO; Clyde QuImby, steubenville;
Joseph Foster. Arthur Foster, George
Foster, Max Mike. r. A. Make, Whsel.
ing; Glen TagVart, Toronto; ". G.
Kunkle ST. Clairsvilo; Irwin Wood,
Wheeling; Jo,eph Lubic, BOnwood; b.
W. Cochran, Wheeling; Ralph Heaton. |
Martins Ferry J. X. Bowman, Canal
Winchester.
Last night tho work OF decorating
houses With ilags and bunting began
over in Martins Ferry, many business
places and a number OF residences bO-
Ing tastefully decorated. The city
building Is mass of bunting, and
around at tho city jail entrance 4
twenty-five foot sign bears this inscrip.
ton, "Wolcome Firomen." This is
merely Joke that the IRE ladies will
EeRdilY apnEeciAla.