The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-23


the Great Lakes, where the annual ma
tional encampment of the Grand Army
OF the Republic is to be held this week.
Special excursion trains are to be run
on the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
and Baltimore g. Ohio roads, the for
mer leaving Bridgeport at 705 a. m. and
the Baltimore & ohlo's train of Royal
Blue coaches leaves the city station on
Water street at a, M, both going
through to Buffalo without change of
cars, arriving late in the afternoon
The Pennsylvania Lines and the Wheel
& Lake Erie roads will also take out
large delegations from this city,
The Pan Handle road took out the
first delegation from Wheeling yester-
day afternoon at 1855 o'clock. The
crowd was principally made up OF menu
bers of the Ladies OF the g, A. r., who
had officially adopted this road, They
We're accompanied by large number of
their friends and the public generally
patronized the excursion, the low rate
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attractive This morning another
Pennsylvania lines excursion VIII leave
Bellalre, Bridgeport and Martins Fer
ny on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh diVis-
ion, carrying some OF the over-the-riVer
veterans and others. The Wheeling u
Lake Erie road has the other excursion,
Its train leaving the Terminal station
this morning at 0 O'Clock.
Never before In the history OF local
rallroadlng have so many excursions
been sent out for common point, and
the fact that so many can be sent shows
that Wheeling as railroad center,
classes with cities OF much greater pre-
tensions. Altogether the number of peo-
pie going to Buffalo from Wheeling and
the over. the-river towns reaches at
least 1000 and probably goes above that
figure,
Frola nown the River.
This evening a special train on the
Ohio River railroad will arrive in
Wheeling carrying delegations from
Petersburg and other towns down the
river and In the interior OF the state, II
will be switched TO the Pan Handle
tracks and the trip will be made via
that road aud the Allegheny Valley
road. 1Ne West Virginia G, A. Il, de-
partment officers will go on this train
starting from Parkersburg. Among
them are the following:
Department Commander Thomas A,
Maulsbey, or Falrmont; Past Depart
ment Commander Romeo II. Freer;Cap-
tain C. y. Smith. Captain William Kirk,
Jordan Mckee, George W, Brown, John
AIayhew George X. Mallory, Peter
Moeck Davis Duncan, f. b, Taylor NJ,
=. Bartlett, --Beckwlth,of Lubbock; NJ,
" Traugh, William Cecil, j, NJ. Mitch
ell and j. L. Buckley; Colonel George
Walker and Captain D. r. King, OF
Jackson county: Captain G. p, LeaVltt
and George Leavitt, Of Bellevllle. Others
are Mrs. Maria Leeds, Past Department
President W. r. c., Of Grafton; Mrs.
Peter Mock, Department President, w.
r. c.: Mrs. Fannie Cecil. secretary;Mrs.
NJ. 3. Bartlett, Mrs Williamson. Mrs.
John Mayhem and Mrs George Brown.
Buffalo Getting Ready.
Buffalo has made extensive prepara-
tons for the reception and entertain
ment of the hosts that will be within her
gates this week. 1t Is expected that at
least $4,000 visitors Will be on hand
Tuesday morning, coming from nearly
every state and territory In the Union,
Buffalo Is city Of beautiful streetsbut
on this occasion the thoroughfares Will
be even more than usually bright and
clean. Not as a figure Of speech, but as
an actual fact the veterans Will own the
town. OF the veterans alone 1t Is eX-
pected over $4,000 will be present.
One OF the principal figures at the en-
campment will be Comraae William
Mckinley President of the United
States. who. two years ago. marched In
the ranks at the Pittsburgh encamp-
ment. He Is to review the great parade
next Wednesday. The parade will con-
slst of nine divisions and New York and
Pennsylvania will have the most NUM-
erous representations. West Virginia
will not be least In numbers, nor small
In the interest attracted by her rugged
veterans.
One OF the novel attractions Is the
wonderful arch of welcome on Main
street, 'spann!ng II sixty feet from the
ground and blazing forth Buffaio's wei
come to the Grand Army. The letters
forming the word welcome" are six
feet In length. Above viii soar the
American Eagle. These will be formed
with $500 incandescent lamps OF every
color,
The Cleveland. Loraln & Wheeling
special, which leaves Bridgeport this
morning at 1905 o'clock, will carry many
Buffalo pilgrims. 1t will be in charge of
Mr.. o. X. Wood, travelling passenger
agent, which ensures comfort and ac-
commodatIons for the passengers Buff
falo will be reached about $50 O'Clock
this afternoon. transfer at Cleveland oc-
curing at noon, over the Nickel Plate.
4 few Of those who are taking the tFip
on this road, are: Mr.. and Mrs l.. A.
Rolf, the Misses Roller, G. G, Rippetto
and wife, II. II. Higgins, Mrs Baylctts,
Irwin Wood, WIN Dyson, Harry Camp
bell, win statler. II. j. Felber and wife,
Joseph Weisgerber and party. B. ~.
Larson, John L. Sweeney and party, Of
Friendly. w. Va; John Holt and wife.
II. Goethe and wife. Robert Selvey and
wife and son, H. Calhoun, Miss l.. #.
Feller, A. stumpf, p. fsier and party,
Of Clarksburg. d. McGlnnls. j. NJ. Eph-
lin and wife, ~ b. Cordroy, Monongn-
hela county; Miss Minnie White. John
Wallace, s. s. Hess, Bnrnesville, w.
Va.
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