Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-20
A BIG EXCURSION
Was That of the Builders Exchange
to Toledo, Yesterday.
About Two Hundred in All Mafe
the Trip-Entertained by the ID
ledo Chamber of Commerce Last
Night-They Go to Put-in-BfT
To-Day.

The Builders Exchange excursion for
Toledo and Put-in-Bay pulled out of
the Union depot at eleven o'clock yes
terday morning, over the Wheeling
and Lake Erie railroad, bearing about
two hundred happy excursionists to the
shores of Lake Erie. The party was
under the personal supervision of Pas
senger Agent o. R. Wood, while the
train was in charge O. Conductor S. A.
Villienette, with Engineer Jackson in
the cab.
Among those making up the party
were the following: r. F. Schubart, Will
liam Sylvis, Hugh A. Hawl-ins, Henry
Beltz, DR.. Hening, NJ. H. McNabb, NJ.
F. Giesey, w. C. Kraft, Henry Rother-
mund, of Martins Ferry, John Clay, r.
V. Ankle and son, D. H. Bayha, Presi-
dent McCul!och and wife, of the Ber-
nard Brick Co., Bellaire, David Agnew,
John Beltz. John Boehm, j. Bodley,
Edward Caleb, Elmer Chapman, NJ. l..
Etzler, ]. p. Gilligan, George Gray, G.
Phillips, Henry Rothermund, w. A.
Wilson and son, n. c. Hamilton and
wife, William Staub, James McFadden,
John l.. GieSey and wife, Philip Al
binger and son, George A. Robinson,
William Nusselby. T. w. Jackson, B.
klieves and wife. II. PETER, J. McDon-
aid, Andrew Stoetzer, William Coffee,
o. IL. Auber, A. p zoeckler, Edward
kurtz, Alex. Kemple, Lee Woods. Ray
mond Bauer, Louis Paul, Richard
Mann, j. w. Imhoff, Edwin Collins,
Henry Hoop, J. F. Perkins, A. C. Fisher,
William Friese and wife, Clarence Mes
bit and sister, John L. Schriver, Louis
Hartong, Edward Schenerlein, William
Brooks, Fred. ZarnitZ, T. NJ. Hopkins,
j. II. Schaeffer, Jacob Sweitzer. J. H.
Rosenberg, Jacob Norris, A. Schener-
lein, W. A. StCetZer, James Marshall,
K. ". Kyle, c. H. Dowler, C. B. Loe,
Edward Reed, William McClyment,
John Beltz, F. H. Lange, John Cox
and son, J. H. Butts, wife, son and
daughter, Lizzie VOellinger, VIM. f. c..
Schnelle, Harry L. McKown, Frank
Kcehler A. Ginchie, Mrs. Q. Nicely
ment, Richard Mooney, c. D. McCar-
thy, Lee McNieley and wife, Frank c..
Caldwell, Bertrand Cox, Charles Coen,
R. A. Flesher and wife, Mr.. Cotton and
wife, Miss Schumacher and two friends,
Of st. Marys, George Stamm, Mrs. Sad
dler, Miss Mary Scott, Mrs. John Cox,
Peter Mullen, George Kemple, August
Ro,f, DR.. w. c. Etzler, Fred Faris, A.
H. Knoke, l.. Weimer, John OConnell,
p. j. Gilligan, Louis Colmar, James Nc
Kee, Lucius Hoge, Carl Hamilton, Chas.
Wheeler and wife, +. J. Agnew and
Allen Robinson.
A good many others boarded the train
at Martins Ferry, coming from that
town, Bridgeport and Bellaire.
The excursion arrived at Columbia
o., at 100 p. m, and left at 40 p. m.
At Freeport the eXcursionists were met
by Reception Committee from the To-
ledo Builders Exchange, who assign
ed the visitors to hotels, etc.
Arriving at Toledo last evening, the
excursionists were quartered at the
Body, Jefferson, Madison and Burnett
hotels A reception followed at the
Masonic temple, where an address of
welcome was made by Mayor Majors.
This morning the party will leave
Toledo by steamer at 9 o'clock for Put
Inlay, where the great Hotel Victory
will be opened this evening by ban
quet. The occasion will bring together
a very large number of people from To-
ledo, Cleveland and other lake cities,
and the Wheeling party will find itself
in the midst of an unusua, scene Of
gaiety.