The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-16
WORLDS CHAMPIONS.



tins FerhRns; ii belongs to the llTo do.
parlmont aud lastly to tho lndop0nd'
Onts, because they WON'T. The state OF
Ohio may be iusIly proud Of You. In
addition 10 the bolt you hRYo brought
back 500 in gold. Why shouldn't We
DO proud Of you?
T. T. Anderson responded in behalf
OF tho INDEPENDENTS in u splendid man
neF ho said every spot in this whole
town IL dear 10 them. You all know
there 10 no place like home, not oven vt
Atlanta, You have had one conIinu-
Gus ovation since you atruCk tho river,
You leiI with the bUsI wishes OF OyOry'
body in town, lhe boys arc glad 10 be
home, Some mon never know when
thoy are licked and the HawksYes arc
that way aud We want tho lndOpGnd-
nnli to punch out the llawkeyes, and
II anything can boat itaWkeyG its u
Buckeye, and il ever buckeye comes
IN contact with haWksYO tho fur will
fly,
1t seems that the Butler boys, too,
don't know whom they are licked, and
our citizens are willing, ! think, TO put
up 5000 against Butler, since they
have talked about a race, Ono OF the
stars oil Ohio is the great novelist, W,
ID. U0Wells, who was born in Martins
Ferry, and tho next star lobe added in
history will DO the Independent Hose
Company,
H. ], A, Drsunsn aud George Cooke
followed with nice short talks, and RGv.
W, u, HRrtzog was thu next speaker.
lie stated that 1t takes Ohio TO win
the world. General sherman, an
Onioaa, took Atlanta by storm because
lie was from Ohio. and now the Martina
Ferry hose company has COMO down
there aud won tho worlds champion
ship. This IL the greatest victory over
won by any hose company In the world,
T. W. ShrevO said no was proud to DO
a member OF the independent Hose
Company and glad that they can say
they won. They won by O nose II
"Tink' was with them. lie suggested
that the crowd give three cheers Tor the
boys, and this was done with will.
DR.. Dug thanked the citizens tor tho
successful reception given by them, and
The speech making was over. EsCh
speaker was enthusiastically applaud.
Cd, especially when reference was made
to the Martins Ferry BOYS and the belt.
Tho noise was reSumOl after the big
meeting and kept up until late hour.
Those who accompanied the winners
home from Atlanta were Mrs j, u.
Montgomery and son Howard, Mira X.
@. Montgomery, Mrs. William L.
Thomas, Miss Eta liawn, Miss Hatr,
J, T. Jones, A. &. Shaver, AaFthaI
Chopper, Lawrence FehrOnbach. Albert
Frederick and Ii. A. and o. B. Nelson.
The boys say that Thousands OF their
badges and buckeyes could have been
sold at Atlanta after tho race. They
brought back many badges aud souve.
Mrs, including bdllets and canes from
tho bRttlehelds. The Grinell, Iowa,
team, one OF their competitors. was
composed partially Of professional
sprntsrs.
Tho belt is an exceedingly handsome
one, consisting OF nine shields OF gold.
The central shield is five by six inches,
sGEmoGatsd BY the United States aAg
eagle, in gold, with diamonds to repre-
sent the GtIrA Of the states. On the
shield 10 the following inscription: "lu.
ternItionAl Championship Belt for Hose
Racing. Open to the World. offered
by the Cotton States and International
Exposition Company. Of Atlanta, Ga"
On either side OF the central shield,
are four other ShiOld', each three by
four inches in Hize, garnishOd with sap.
phirss aud rubies, above and below.
Tho shields are joined together by
two gold chains, one NJ the top aud one
at the bottom Of the shield. tho whole
forming = magnificent belt, similar TO
the famous Sullivan Delt aud one OF the
most magnificent ever seen in America.
1t Ia larger than one would suppose,
measuring - inches in length and o
inches in height at the centre. the 70.
mainder inches in height, and all tho
shields except the centre . BY inches,
the total weight being over y pounds.
It will be exhibited in DarTahs drug
store on Hanover street, MARITIME Ferry,
after . o'clock this morning, and will
attract much attention.
Several entorprisIng merchants ia
Wheeling want TO exhibit it in thor
windows, ono Offering to deposit 1000
for It's safe return and place two men at
the window TO guard tho beautiful
trophy.