Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-07-14

Of Citizens One Hundred Years
ago
600. 5.,, 80 ;..,.,.+ :. bo;r.a
y 7'0''' O.''' -''.1
manifested in the celebration Oh the
centennial anniversary of the town of
Wheeling IN coma off on the Odd inst
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g. MA b l. gu NJ
Inc ueJal'S Ior 'ne allar are r"pluly
being perfected, and with good weather
there Will be an immense crowd at the
hilltop resort.
All the speakers who have been set
down for addre -ses have consented TO
speak. Hon. John O. Pendleton attach
ing to- his promise the condition. If Ae
was in the city" there being a liability
of his being called away.
This ensures at least five adore sses
by our bes. local orators. and will add
materially 10 the interest of the occa-
sion.
The REGISTER. a few DAYS 20. re-
ferrel 20 the first meeting of citizens.
TO hold town government having
been held ~ the home of Toeepb Cald-
we'll. The record of tba4 meeting has
beeD Looked nm and "a ne follows.
"Tss Tovb of yvbeeIinq
..Vsroiy{o TnIv % f-q5
"a meeting called for the Durnose of
considering th/ question Of having this
GOWN inco~oo[ -ol ,,D9or -ba IoUs of
the state ofE-;rpi-,ia was held in the
home of K6seD5 Caldwell. gentleman.
Among those oi-izors Dresenr were.
E5enezsr zsra Tobn NrcIntvre Andrew
Wo.o5s H.. smith ArcbibaId
w., ra,,,ss NolsoD Pobor- Woods
,t.,i~~, 7f,r.i, JE-;1lioD, v-oddIe
49,, -, y,-iil;,r, LIVE rTbornae
[,.o,s - Izo,.,. T11iI1iorn NTcConnaU
Toso,,b CaIdr-ou To5n white and
Frodericl- Beimar gentlemen
mn Arcbih9Id Woods presided and
robr 1rcTn+vrs acted as secretary The
1oo++o, of incornoration was fuilv dis
- on5 80, 80, of M Abso-
In, Mi, " i,,-,,-,i++oo ,,,as a-,,oir+od
-, -, =, -
80 ~ =. 80. E .',.-' tl,,i, 80 W.
sfria The cbefrma1 named Andrew
woods Tob0 OIcTntvra Henry smith
Tamas Nelson Robert Woods Absalom
Martin and William WaddIe as the
committee and on motion the chairman
was added
"Af-er some further suggestions the
uee+iro adjourned m maa- at tba call
of the committee
fSirreD "JOHN NTTNTyRE
"Seoretorv
AZ rasu1t of tho above naatine tho
cerersl Assembly, of Virginia enacted
tbo foIloy.ino, ON Cbristnas dav 17q5
..po r. on9c-ed Inv the General A.
-or,II,. ,f y-ir,,j,;a tbo+ tho Iond Lotto
49, -. 81 I7hono1or zono &c tbe
go ie alraadv lqid off in Io+s and
stree-s in the county of Ohio and ON
tho Ohio river shall Inc established q
TOWN nv the name of Wheeling. and that
robD N1cTr+,re Andrew woods Henry
Sr,t+b Arcbu,oI5 woods Toroes Nelson
Poberr woods AbeaIom Martin and
H[-illi,-,, 1'-,d5oI1 oo,+l,,,a-, sbou no
and oro be,abv constituted trustees
tberoof -
Tho nroqrqrome of Centennial Dav so
far as arranged is as follows.
ON Monday night M 10 O'Clock the
one bundretb anniversary of Wheeling
win no usbered i'm with general cele-
brstioD All over the civ Cannons will
L,-n, stoar whistles bloy and every
Lou IN Tho ci+v ring Citizens viii no
,,e,.,,,i+to5 ~ shoot off nc mich fireworks
ss +be, ola,es as The l1avor has CON
sented IN allow the same order of rules
IN o,vorn as usuallv does on the Fourth
of Julv
From the noon hour Tuesday. il will
no general holiday. and all merchants
are eynec-ad TO close their Dlaces of bus
mess i'm order that their employees can
participate i'm the exercises of the day
and evening. The celebration proper.
will take place at Mozart Park. commen-
cling at noon and continuing until mid
night. The big public meeting will be
held in the dancing pavilion and will
open at . o'clock sharp. Mayor Cald-
well will preside. and introduce Rev.
DR.. W. TT. Cooke. who will open the
meeting with prayer. The Mayor will
then deliver short address and will be
followed bv Hon. G.. w. Atkinson. Hon.
r r. Dovener Hon. John A. Howard.
Dr q y I1ricb and others Neister's
fnu hand will furnish select concert
r,,,sic durino tbe meeting and ttroueb-