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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-03
FROM The STATE CAPITAL.
Famous Siding Salt Against the
Ceutral Rcyersed.
WANT or PRECISION IN THE RECORD.
Nearly Two Hundred Thousand Acres
InvoIved-Schints Damage Case
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Austin, Texas. December 2,-The court
OF civil appeals today reversed and re-
manded the case Of the Houston and Texas
Central Railway company and oi-oit. re-
ceiyer. VS.. the State OF Texas.
This suit vas instituted against the rail-
way company In 1891 by the then Attorney
General c. a. culbcrson. to recover TO-
$50 acres OF land. II was claimed by the
State that the certificates under which the
lands sued for were located were Illegally
issued to the defendant for sidings and
switches. and that there had also been
forfeiture OF the land TO the State. II they
had ever been legally acquired. because
Of the failure OF the company to ALLEVIATE
one half OF same within fourteen years at
ter they were acquired. as required by tho
statute donating them. The court, Judge
ColIard rendering the opinion. holds;
l. That the certificates were legally Is
sued to the company.
g That a failure to ALLEVIATE one-haif OF
the land In fourteen years. as required by
the statute. is a ground for forfeiture. The
record shows that some OF the lands grant
ed to the company were alienated. and does
not show whom these lands sold were aG-
Quired nor does 1t show what proportion OF
all the lands acquired by the company. the
lands sold amounted 10,
The Judgment Is reversed anu io' .n's
want oil precision IN inc reoor" We 800 go
s remsnaed 20 me tfia' eohr,. Ins 80
recovered Judgment u" '"e
below.
CHARTERED.
The Waxahache Fence company Of Wax
.h..,,. today f,l,1 its charter with the
.t,.,.,.,, ear ana. in.
secretary OF h'"lo' u'p''"' '.V'"
ootporators c W Gibson J. > Is lhrnor'
,oso ~ ,his corpcrstion Is to grow. sell and
purchase seed plsnts. trees etr.. 'or agii
cultural horticultural and ornamental aur
pose. and to set ont, cultivate and maintain
hedge fences composed OF bots d'ar, and
locus, trees.
Chartered today Cook Record huild-
Ing company OF PARIS eapitai STOCK sN'''u =
inoorpora'"fs' ~ ", "'N' ,t.1
j. J. Miller. also ~" ""S'pptIe ' iDtNn'e
company pf san hh."hn, oar'.i
sSup'' ihcotpo'"'u's' ~ H'S npe't' - "''''
'uh"S !" 'pp'u"V'''''
iMf'NINN 'HShH'
In the Twenty sixth idet cour, today
Judgment for piaIutlG IN the sum Of SEQ
10 20. ,.rser,t ay,isn, Iohn FRAY n,
~. ~,
hrS'n county ID ~" ''s' ~ ',''" ="
Ter We 'ohh y f''F e' 81 Su'' %" no''S
and irus, lea Judgment was rendered Tor
Defendant Frey Tor certain propfts IN
stepheDNiDf. Claimed ny MIN AZ MS hus''
ness homestead
IN the same court me eeisofa'eh s'ninE
aehAs' SAss mn - ,u
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Temple, Texas. December l.--Wl II Brown.
a negro man who will neigh 100 pounds or
more, was before the mayor this morning
charged with attempt at rape on the person
OF a little 9-year-old colorcd girl named
Cora Williams. The examining trial was
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Quintana, Texas, November Should
the wind be favorable the slowing
schooners which arc now in port will sail
during the day The Rosina. Eva Column
bus Foam, Flower Of France, Willie. Wm,
Murry Mystery, Mary Ann. w, l.. Weaver.
The Jennie Lipret, three mas,cd
schooner which has been taking ON a cargo
at velasco. will also likely sail today.
Schooner Horatio sailed yesterday for
Galveston
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n. Morrison and w, II. Braxei,oa vice pres
idcnts. and W. w seIey treasurer. The d.
footors are $. r. kirksey. L. Rotan. w, u.
Morrison. W. u. Braselton. w. W. seiey.
Sam Sanger. \. Symcs. n. u. Mistrot, J. +.
Hopkins, l.. Miguel, J. =. Boynton, J, q,
Moore and c. q. Forsgard.
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Wharton. Texas, December IA young
lady visitor has permanently registered at
the home OF our Wholesale lumber man,
Mr.. q. G. Clifford, the date Of her residence
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VESSELS SAILED For a,l,,.

- ..c'cIa. Cardiff, Nov, n,
IS Ada, Penarth. Nov. D,
IS Alaska. Barry. Nov. 10
IS Ashmore, Liverpool. NoysrAs /
IS Avoninore, Liverpool. NV II .
IS ANmlnster. Boston. En- ~ I
SIS Blrnsmore, Liverpool km =
SIS Blenhe!m. st. Vincent ~ 4
IS Britln!c. St. Michael, nv /
IS Cast c kden. itourrd,nL III 4
IS Concho. New York, NOV Il
IS Daniel. l.iv erpo0l, Nov. ii K
S. Drumfell. ST. Luc.a, No., 4
S. Drlmmoni. Hio JsneliA M
SIS Ethelson1a. 81 Lucia, M i
SIS fcnnOck, Swansea, Nov. s
IS freshllsi ID, fenarin, Ms. b
So Fulwell. Swansea. Nov, d.
IS GLASGOW, CdrjiIl. Nov, 3. 4
IS Halle Bremen, NEv.l
20 Hammond, Rio Jane.ro, Nor 4
~ .iohn br gnt. fenErth, Ney. n /,
SIS Kendall Castle. Manshesls, n
81 Maritime. Liverpool, Noy. il Y
S. Mlynr.d. Penarth, yev. d
So Norge. Barry. Nor. ~,
IS Ritz, Liverpool. Oct. a.
S. Shawmut. Baltimore, Scr 4
- Siraihmore. peleos lay. Az I
IS Thcs. Wayman. Havre. NevA
IS 1horrt0ndale. ,Nbrsil (et l.
IS Tropici, Barry. Nov, q
~ rurnlSlan, at siei Noy, Y h
SIS Urd, Iarry, Nov. n.
I,arl Jonn.e Sweeney. l'h'lidtbASl
Sch os"ar c. Schmidt. Rsedy ~
tcber 81.
Sch Nelson Bartlett, N'vpn !
Nov. q.
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POSTPONED till tomorrow morning for want
Of some important witnesses. The case
creating excitement among tC co'oreu
pcoplp
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Waco Commerc,., CHM.

Waco. Texas, December ?.-The Waco
Commercial club recognized las, night,
with $. +. Kirksoy president, y. Rotln, W.
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MARINE lNrtlLIrtl,
Port Of aslvsssa, 81,


IS Heathfeld. McKee,
IS dyller' Rasmussen, fr ~
IS Sledmare, FarweiI T..
IS Bentall, Farkrtll' / snsay
IS l'ampasas. Barstov My
IS Me,brlJge, Win. .,v
~ Britannia, Cul,,forJ ~ T. q
IS Zanzibar, Towler I'm
IS Glenv:ch. J. Molief 1 TSS ~
IS EXPLORER. Fowler 4 Iov,..
IS siolywell, Culliior,l' c %,ssm I
IS Tronto, J. Molief 4 e. s'Hs
So miield, Fowler 4 Nm.
IS Etnl.a. Elder nempste,1 ! x
IS Nerbena, ]. Moller 4 cs y
IS Europa, W. W Wilson
Ss Joseph John, Fowler 4 u.vs,
- Fernmoor, ]. Mole, 4 SM
IS Alamo. j. N. Sawyer I r.
IS Glalt6n, J. Mollrr 4 Ca%
SIS Architect. VIM. PAR I'm
IS Anthony Radcliffe. II YoS..
- lnchmona. Fowler { urvs.
s. Gyiler. Star Flour MN =
SIS Hearhiie,d, D. Ripley
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TO CURE A COLD In nNE nAN

AXE Laxative Bromo Qunine Tab,ets
q" urugsisis refund tho money 4 II falls
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sHERITFS' DEPARTMENT.

FIFTY dollars reward for mare and buggy
and $50 reward for thief
stolen from near Wharton. October 16
1876 one nice. fat bay pony mare, branded
hh imorosraml on left shoulder. Al.o
one two horse buggy aud harness. almosl
new Top brace on right side broken and
mendcd with brad. Old style yoke, Iron
ring that COOS on pole sold by Joseph Mey-
or a Co, Houston, Texas think buggy
ana horse were taken by white boy about
10 or 90 years old light complexion and
squin' eyed He had good looking bay
horse, brand not known. and about ssi
saddle rugged either at Taylor or Lott An
old Winchester rifle. octagon barrel hold
warrant r. \, Rich sheriff. Wharton
county Texas.
lIearne, Texas, December Il have In
my possession several pistols. razors and
pocket knives, for which | would Ike to
find the owner. The articles were found
here with n'hers IN a sack. Any one having
lost such articles notify me and describe
property, 4. T., Griffin, city marshal
Hplrne Texas
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Acquitted Al ns's,s

Corpus Christi, re.'. .l Ds., . n!
Perkins. charged with s' y. ~ 4
Ali,e. this county 10 .'.,,,,, "A
october. was tried II ,,,, q; '''''" \
Yesterday and scqa,!, . rjrrst
with being impl'ca'''
dismissed. l
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THE POWDERHAM.

The steamship Powdorham, which put
back in distress before getting very far
away from port, and which has been at an
Choir in Bolivar Roads for the past two or
three days, underwent a preliminary sur
v'y today from which no definite report
can be made BY order of the surveyors
$40 tons Of tho cargo is now being dis
charged and a diver will go under the yes
sol tomorrow to examine hcr keel, and
They may be ready to make report tomor-
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calico nall

To the Editor of The ro'I :, i
Hockey. Texas. s0,' "A /
ladies around hols .'sa., psu
grand calico ball on l ssh = / N
commencing at oc'| Il, ~, y 2
is cordially invited; :. A. " ssld d y
m N to be had, To DC wy
Star Club hall.
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GALVESTON sTdzl


RECEIPTS AND sHlPSE, "
The total receipts Of cote. ., " ~ :
today were 1860 bales, AZ ler
Rv Calf, Colorado anu 'sn'
Nv international and u'H'
ra 'iwly, 1914. $500, ,os nd
by Galveston, Houston
railway. 1891. "a r,,p
ny Missouri, Kansas ana ~
By Galveston. IL Porte :"
railway, aS6. "a.
rs barge 4, c, X; W.
ny barge Gibbs. %. mr. n y
Shipped 10 .Hamburh
ZIG bales.
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OCEAN rREiaHn \.
The following ocean frelshp y
colon are quoted today ~ "a
From Gliveslon; Lins,insst ~
pound, lIavrc. 's'o'u.
York, isc per 100 rollds'
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-27

Either Kane or Carney will be In the
box to-day against Jackson.
Saginaw yesterday gave q first class
exhibition OF how not to play ball.
That awful first Inning. 1t looked as
II the "Nailers" never would get out.
Tho Jackson management does not
feel In Just the right mood 10 give lIar-
desty his release.
Director Mcdonnell, Of the "JaxOns,"
is with the team. The directors are go
Ing TO take turns on going with the team
abroad.
Now comes Jackson. flushed with two
straight Victories at Washington. At
EN-. "Na!lerS;;" don't leave n grease spot
OF them.
Fort Wayne has lost less games than
any other team In the league. In both
series Toledo has played II mare Saines
than any other team.
Campbell has the making OF a good
pitcher. Like all young ones he Is too
ambitious to strike out too many. He
will get over that though.
C~oggswell. who pitched Tuesdays
game was L disgusted spectator In the
grand stand yesterday. You could even
sec disgust written on his feet.
The Youngstown correspondent OF the
Sporting News says Youngstown, To-
ledo and New Castle are the only towns
In the league making money.
Well. Robbie" you nre something OF
q hitter, aren't YOU? Six hits out OF
six times at bat Is. as one would say In
chaste Bellaire. quantum suilcIt.
The Saginaw management will secure
n new catcher and short stop In 4 few
days. With these additions. the team
would be pretty hot stuff" for they are
good hitters.
Unless Fort Wayne can win two out OF
three at Youngstown, and two OUT OF
three 1T New Castle next week, We may
not figure on finishing In first place in
the second serles.-Fort Wayne News.
Fort Wayne has released center fielder
Lynch and Tony E~sterguest. formerly
with indianapolis. was signed In his
place. Pitcher Spade. formerly with
Youngstown, IS on trial with Fort
Wayne.
Opposing twlrlers hate TO see Violet
come 10 bat He generally manages to
work his base on balls or make n hit.
He Is Il good man to head the batting
column. He reached first yesterday
o times on balls.
Catcher Mitchell Is a good naturcd fell
low and q good catcher. but when he
accused Umpire Hubbard OF trying 10
make Il monkey OF him, he accused the
umpire OF the impossible. Nature most
encctually completed that job for thu
hest catcher in the league.-Jackson Pa
triot. 70.
Wagner. since his release from Wheel
ing. has been pouring Il lot OF fairy tales
into the only too willing ears OF the
Pittsburgh reporters. as to the cause OF
his release. II he keeps this mIsrepre-
sentation up. facts Will be dlvulged that
Mr.. Wagner would not care 10 See In
print. Another ching, his statement that
Whaling was released solely because he
s~ubstnntiatcd q Statement Of his before
President Delaplaine IL o silly. Whal-
Ing was let go simply because there was
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-27
BELLATRE
All Sort, OF Local News ani Gossip nom
tip Gins. cite.

The campers ut EpwOrth park VIII
about all desert the camp this week anu
return TO their homes. Several Bellnlre
families have nlready returned. while
others will remain until nftcr tho tcuch-
ers' institute closes.
j. W. Morrcll. Joseph W, HeatherlnR-
ton and Mira. e. Bippus Will leave on
Sunday next for NJ. Paul. Dr. ii. Z.
Kemplc may join the party.
Martin COwen. OF Black Pence lodge.
Knights OF Pythlas, In this city, has
been appointed deputy grand chancellor
for Belmont county,
Jack Baugh Ia again taking tho emit
mcratlon OF school children here. the
board not being satisfied with the re-
cent work.
Charles Rankin and wife returned yes
tcrday to their home ut Harvey, Ind.
after spending two weeks with relatives
here.
Bernie Stnhl. formerly OF this city,
but now OF Pittsburgh. Is the guest OF his
parents In, tho Second ward.
j. A. Webbor and wife have returned
to their home at Pittsburgh after visit
Ing relatives In this city.
Mrs. Thomas Mnloncy and daughter
are home from a visit with friends aud
relatives In Slstersyllle.
Miss Mary PAUL has returned to her
home In the Fifth ward after Il visit with
relatives at MassilioB.
Mrs. Edward Meredith and children,
OF Pittsburgh. arc the guests Of relatives
In the Second ward.
Marshal Bahra ind family have re-
turned home from q visit TO Niagara
Falls and Cleveland.
The Progress club intends giving n Sc
rlcs Of fifteen dances this winter In Ar
mOry hall.
Miss ORR Dickens Is home from n visit
with friends at WarnOck and bethesda.
Harry Mlnnchan and George Johnson
went to Huntington, W. Va, yesterday.
Mrs. d. Il. COwen and son are home
from IA visit TO Barton und Flushing.
Miss Kate Adams. OF CadIz. Is the
guest OF friends In the Third ward.
The 81. ClaIrsville fair next week will
attract Il number Of our people.
Joe McNabb went to SIstersyille this
morning to spend Il few days.
Mile Martin, OF Warrington, is the
guest Of relatives In the city.
Jacob Frallngcr, OF the Third ward,
went to Grafton yesterday.
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yRU'
,,,rrn nr rr ,p,Aps
INTERSTATE LEAGUE.


wheeling made Il three stralght from
saginaw yesterday In q game that was
n torrgonc conclusion from the start.
"BIs Dir Johnson managed to live
through the first inning. In that Inning
On three hits md a comblnAtlon OF bus
cs on balls and errors, the Nallsrs man.
aged to pile up nine runs. In the Sec
ond inning Stout was substituted, and
a general shakc-up made all gRround.
For tho remaining Innings tho locals az
rnIrntcd us many runs as In the first.
They had no trouble In stealing bases,
oE SorthwanG was away on on his
throwing. Wheeling played ap errorleSs
game and gave good support ITO Camp
bell, who pitched u winning game, strlk-
Ing out men at opportnne times. Camp
hell also batted well. vielng with Robin
son for the batting h0nors OF the day.
Though the game wns one-sldcd. 1t had
many pretty features. Haller made O
Gouble play in the first inning that prov
ed him to be q cool aud experienced
playrr, Gallagher made two running
catches that looked sure for hits. In
one Of them he neatly doubled up Gan
zel OF second. In Whcellng'S. seventh,
Stout caught a hot liner OFT Gallagher's
bat that most pitchers would have drop
rsi Or been afraid to handle. George
Wcstlake made his debut at third, and
though hnvlng no chances To- distinguish
himself. put up q clean fielding game.
Saginaw managed TO score n run In
the first Inning, Suyder's two-blggcr
bringing In McKcvitt. In their third.
singles by Stout, McKevitt and Camel.
scored the former. For the rest OF the
game. good pitching by Campbell and
sharp fielding by the Nallers kept the
SaEInaws from crossing the plate. The
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-27
AFFECTS OIL.
Li'tisssne's In Developing Field, Due TO
Free silver Agitation.

II reports are true. says the Parkers-
burg State Journal. the currency qucs-
tlon can be charged with part Of the
ltStlcssness In oil developments In the
southwest fields OF the state. That
something Is wrong, there can be no
doubt, for the bottom appears 10 have
dropped entirely out OF the business In
the fields where the greatest activity
was manifested a few weeks ago. At
Sistersville there IS scarcely anything
worthy OF note going on. and ut Wav-
erly n condition very similar exists. al
though perhaps o quite so bad. Yes
terday n gentleman thoroughly ac-
quainted with both fields who has been
In the Waverly field for weeks said
that many Of the best drillers there had
removed their tools. as they did not
care to contract for work and pay their
men in dollars worth 100 cents and nf-
forwards when the work Is completed
in case the Democrats and free silver
carry the day, they would be paA in
money worth only sixty cents. The
gentleman stated that the drillers had
given this rs their reason for quitting
and whether It was true or not the
gentleman telling * Is thoroughly re-
liable. 1t IS Just barely possible that the
decrease In the price OF oil and the nee
cssary economy IN operating has had
mOre-to DO with the dizziness manifest
cd than the currency question.
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New suits, elegant In style and strIk-
Ing In appearance, have been ordered
for the West Virginia University foot
ball team, and Will be rcady for prac-
tlce az Terra Alta, August o.. Doggy
~Trcnchard, tho West Virginia UnIver-
silly coach and %Princeton's famous ex-
captain, says that West Virginia Uni
yerslty VIII have one OF the best teams
In the country, ma will win against
the University or Virginia, Naval
Academy. V. p. l., Centre College, ".
and H., Dickinson, o. s. u, and with
such additions aS lrallIer. OF Wash
Ington-Jerersoh will make n good
showing against Princeton. An the '9J
team VIII be ready to report on the
first day OF practice and continue in
training two weeks before returning TO
tho university grounds.
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MOUNDSvILLE
A~hIi-"Anrueous Nrianye or Minor Mat
tiers from Mu rSilaii's Metropolis.

The Republican central committee
met yesterday and arranged for Il meet
ing 20 be held At Harris run school
house In the Liberty district on the
evening Of September ;. The speakers
will be W. \. DOyener and D. d. Ev-
ans. Also for n meeting at Sherrard on
the evening or September -. to be ad-
dressed by W. b. Mathews and W. y.
Dovcncr.
The Controversial Club met Tuesday
night and had q very interesting Sos
sion. DR.. r. W. Hall read 4 splendid
paper on the subject, Health is the
true nobility" The election OF officers
resulted as follows: President, d. B.
Evans: secretary. ]. ". Ritz: treasurer.
Rev. C. L. Clark.
Several Of our citizens went to BEN
wood yesterday to attend The funeral Of
Edward Newton. They were Sheriff
C. C. Mathews. Prosecuting Attorney
7. ]. Parsons. County Clerk c. c. Mat
heHs, City Clerk ]. D. Burley, Captain
s. W. Mathews and Rev. C. Z. Clark.
A number of people will take In the
Baltimore & Ohio excursion to Allan
tic City to-day. Those expecting 10 20
nre E. G. Roberts. T. ]. Patton. DR..
LInsz and wife. Lew Conkle and Burnley
Clemens.
Mrs. J. B. Ward left yesterday morn
Ing for her home In Iowa, after several
months visit with relatives and friends
here. She was accompanied home by
her niece, Miss Belle Woodrun.
4 party OF Moundsvulians leave this
morning for Texas, composed OF J. o.
Brooks. wife and children, Miss Maggie
Terrell, Frank Brooks and C.. d. King.
Miss Cora Myers VIII return 10 her
work ut teaching in m academy ut
Nashville. Tenn, Tomorrow evening,
after spending the summer here.
Miss Halle Johnson was thrown
from her bicycle on Lafayette avenue
yesterday afternoon and had her face
and arm badly bruised.
Two prisoners were received at the
~pcn!tentiary yesterday. One came from
Lincoln and another from Nicholas
county.
JIG. Bardall and daughters, Mrs. T.
L. Rogcrson, and Miss Daisy. returned
last evening from Mountain Lake
Park.
S. G. Cans and wife left yesterday for
Fayttte county, Pa, 10 attend Il we'd
ding anniversary OF relatives.
Miss Myra Watson returns TO King
wood to-day. after n pleasant visit
among friends here.
The Mckinley Club will meet to-mor-
row evening 10 organize for uniformed
marching.
The steamer Jewel will bring an cx-
cursion from Steubcnvillc 10 this city
to-day.
Miss Lena Henderson h visiting rela-
lives In Cameron.
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n better man In eight. Frank Halter Is
worth seventeen dozen Whallngs. Wag-
ncr was treated very handsomely In
Wheeling, too well, In fuct, for his own
guod,
Here Ia the way the St. Paul Globe OK
tends tho glad hand TO WhcclinE's dis
tlngnlshed tOwnsman on the bah field:
ut becomes more and more apparent
day by day that tho king pin OF the team
when II comes to hall playing Is that old
Roman, Jack Glasscook,"
"a player who doesn't use tobacco in
any form Will retain his keennGSs OF
vision longer than u who uses the
weed, and VIII prove q steadler and
mora consistent batter" suys Al Sci.
bach. Tobacco affects tho nerves, and
nBthc eye Is a bunch Of nerves, It stands
to reason that the sight Is impaired by
the use OF the weed"
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SOLDIERS REUNION
At wheeling Park September 20 will b,
M Intertstlng Affair,

The committee OF arrangements mp
pointed by the G. A. II. to take charge Of
the reunion Of the soldiers of the regi-
ments OF West Virginia, which IL TO take
place at Wheeling park. Wednesday,
September 30, met again last night and
appointed sub committees 10 assume
charge OF various details in the ar
rlnEemcnts for the big event.
Letters were read from prominent sol-
dlers all over the state elylnr they
would be here and that every regiment
would be we'll represented. II ls the
intention OF the committee TO give
q street parade In the forenoon and 20
TO the park about II o'clock, where a
regulate old fashioned soldiers dinner
will be served. Arrangements have
been made whereby the local committee
will carry all old soldiers and their
families to the park free and no charge
will be made for the dinner.
The reunion promises 70 be an immensa
affair and the citizens should do oil in
thcir power to assist the committee In
arranging for the entertainment Of the
visitors.