Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-25

To-day is Merchants Day, and the
merchants are coming from all OFT
this State, and from many points in
OHIO and Pennsylvania.
TO-DAY the town is theirs, and every
body will combine to give the visitors
a good time.
The headquarters Of the Executive
| Committee. a. the corner Of Main and
Thirteenth streets, were opened yestor
day II lInins handsomely decorated,
and there was a throng about the
building all day. This morning the
doors will be opened at o'clock, and
will remain open until midnight to-
night. Yesterday afternoon Caterer
Joe Stanton, who is to spread the noon
time luncheon, got down to work in
the headquarters building, and he will
be ready by half-past eleven o'clock
this morning to provide ample re-
! freshments for all the visitors. All in
! vited guests will be expected to regis
ter at the headquarters as soon as they
arrive in the city, and will then be
supplied with programmes, badges,
theatre tickets, and all other things
! needful to the full enjoyment OF the
{ day. The Committee on Reception,
whose distinguishing mark is a white
badge, printed in black, will be out
strong, and will do the honors. The
/ badges of invited guests are red, print
ed in black. and the badges Of the EX-
ecutive, Programme, Railroad and In
yitation Committees are white, printed
in gold. Badges carry the wearers
anywhere over the street railway lines,
on the Wheeling & Elm Grove Rail-
road to Wheeling Park, on the rail-
road excursion train, and entitie the
| holders to noon luncheon at the head
| quarters of the Executive Committee,
and to the seven o'clock p. m. dinner
at Wheeling Park. There is no charge
absolutely for any Of these things TO
any holder of a badge. Badge wearers
will also be furnish gratis with tickets
of admission to the Park Casino, by
APPLYING at the headquarters OF the
Executive Committee.
Main street business men started 10
decorate early yesterday, and by even
ing q good many houses looked very
attractive. and there were several BAN
rers stretched across the street TINS
morning this work will be resumed
and by noon the wholesale portion OF
the town will be a blaze OF color. IL
&c 70 be hoped that Market, Twelfth
Fourteenth street, Eleventh street and
Main street merchants in the retail
district north of Twelfth, will also
catch the spirit of the occasion.
A few invited guests arrived in the
citv last evening, but the great bulk
will come on the early trains thlS
morning while some will not arrive I'M
IL afternoon. All will be welcomed by
aoleoations Of the Reception Commit
toe however. and will be made 10 leel
thoroughly at home. .r.
Tn 70 nine o'clock last night the Ioho"
,r, o,,t-of-town merchants had resis'ereu
80 +hn Headquarters OF the Executive
! C,,,r,ittsa No. 1901 Main street:
I'm Grove.
Charles Adamson. RogersVilie, "a
u w Rurnett. Stump-Town, w. va
7 G. Dent. Bridgeport, ONO
Ben 1}} 4 2avis, Joseph Mills. w. Va.
| blfrcd Jarvis. Bridgeport. ONO.
Martin, Clarksburg. W. Va
\ ogden. st. Marys W. Va
]. W. Pryor. ONO;
I d Rabb. Elm Grove.
= ". Reed. Bridgeport
r. % Sharp. Benwood.
4 I, Stewart. Wilbour, w. va; CO..,
7 r. Throckmsrtin, simpson S'oIe'
"a "a s Walsh. sherley. W; Va.
I W. Abercrombie. Dallas TIT.
r. c. Blankenhausen. MoundsViiie'
A. n T6arford Snmmerield Ohio.
r ]. Davis. Ashley W. va.
= D. Hibbs, Piedmont . ~;
henry King, summerfisld; ONO
YIN. Morris Wick, W. Va
q p. Pratt. Wilber. W. Va.
- n Parkins Joseph NILS. w. Va.
Robert Rutherford. Summerfeld, ONO.
Geo " Rhodes Dallas.
4. G. Stricken Ellenboro
W II. Snyder 3 nwo0d. 80,
r p. Throckmartin. Roger5vilIe. Pa.
i 4. Conneley Ltteton' ". Va
I II. Summersgill, Waynespurg' I'd
I \. Rabbit. Waynesburg. Pa
G. Brown. Worley, W. va.
s 7 Shasnider. Blocksville. W. Va,
II II Work. Sistersvile W. Va
Theodore Hornbrook, New MarunsV'ue'
W r r Brown. New Matamorass; so Ohio.
q Orndoff. WayresbUrg, Pa.
YIN Radcliff. Waynesburg Pa
I = Rinehart Waynesburg: Pa
Harry NIcGaham. Keyser. W. Va
C'has NcGaham Keyser. W. Va.
Al Ponefeld Tunnelton. ". Va
II Mason Philippi ". Va.
Geo c. shaw. Austin. ". Va.
: ". Conners,. PhliiPPl;;. ": N@'
+. s. Byers, Phiippi. w. Va:
". + Sturk, Newburg; w va
4 \. Lewis. Weston. ". Va
loren High. Waynesburg. w: Va.
Oliver Hamilton. Valley Head. W. Va
To-night's session Of festivity at
Wheeling Park viii attract a very
large attendance, both Of visitors and
our home merchants. It is expected
+bo+ the crowd will commence to 90