The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-25
HEADQUARTERS OPENED

Yesterday Afternoon-LHst Night the
Scene was Busy One, n Number OF
Merchants Registering and Receiving
BndGes-A Slight Hitch In Securing The
Promised Rates Oh the Rnilronds-AllOt
the Details Arranged.
Merchants Day" headquarters at the
corner OF Main and Thirteenth streets,
in the Main street wholesale district,
was busy spot last night, A numbered
retail merchants from towns in West
Virginia. western Pennsylvania and
eastern Ohio arrived in the city and
registered at headquarters Among
those who registered were the follow
ing:
Il. NJ. Atkinson, Elm Grove; j W.
Aberrrombie, Dallas, W. Va; Charles
Adamston, Roaersville, Pa; r, G. Blan-
kcnsop, MoundsvIlle; f. C. Burkholdt
Columbus, Ohio; r. W. Bennett and
wife, stumptown, W. Va, j. N, Bah
bltt, wayueaburg. Pa; C. c. Brown
worley, W. Va; II. r. Brown, Maa'
moras, Ohio: o. T. Coleman, Parkcrs-
burg; ]. A. Connolly, Littleton, w, Va
]. c. Dent. Bridgeport, Ohio; l., NJ.
Danford, Somerileld, Ohio BenjamiE
Davis, Flint, w. Va; r, j. Davis, Ash
ley, W. Va; Howard NJ, Gask'ns,
Flint, W. Va; ]. l.. Howard, Josephs
Mills. W. Va; r. S. Hibbs, Piedmont,
Ohio; Theodore HUrnbpok, New Mar
tinsville; Alfred Jarvis, Piedmont, o.;
Henry King, Somerfield. Ohio; Theo-
dofe Keller, Martins Ferry; y. A. Mar
tin. Clarksburg, w. Va; Morris &
Sons, Wick, w. Va. Newton Ogden
ST. Mary's; o. p, Pratt, WilJur,W. Va;
]. W. Pryor, Aitch 2. o., Ohio; ]. L.
Perkins Joseph's Mills, W. Va; J. G.
Raab, Elm Grove; Robert Rutherford,
Somerville, Ohio; Il. w Reed, Bridge
port, Ohio; Georse ". Rhodes, Dallas
W. Va, ]. p. Rafferty, Pittsburgh; r,
H. Sharp, Benwood, w. Va; a. G.
Stewart, Wilbur, w Va, w. II. sny-
der, Benwood, A. !. Strosnider Blacks
Vile, w, Va. j r Throckmorton'
Simpsons store. Pa; L, p, Throckmcr-
ton, Rogersviile, Pa; d. Walch'
Shirley, w. Va, II II. Work, Sisters
Vile.
Among late arrivals last night were
the following:
c Orndorf. william Radclitf, J. h.
Rlnehart, Waynesburc, Pa, Harry Nc
Gahan and Charles McGnhan, OF Key
ser; A. J. BonrsAeld Tpnnelton; H.
Mason, J w. Connors and +. S, Dyer.
of PhIlippl; George c. Shaw, Austin, W.
Va; W. Il Stuck, Newburg, w VA ~
A, Lewis Weston; Loren HfHh, German.
W. Va; A. NJ, b. Call and wife, OF
Pa: Allen Hamilton, VAL
ley Head, w, Va.
Some OF the visitors reported that
they were unable 60 get the sneclal
rates promised by lhe
Pan Handle and Baltimore & ONO
roadsnud had to pay fullfarc to Whcei,
ing, This TX unfortunate, but no donp'
the raIlroNds will sec that their pomls'
cs are carried out to the letter
The headquarters was in charpc OF
committee yesterday, ihclul-
Ing Mcssrs, Quarter, Mccoy, CaldweL
Wilkinson, Singleton. A. Il. Campbell
nnd other husters As the out-of-toWn
visitors arrived Mt headquarters thCg
were given badges, meal tickets, 'lig
tickets. railroad tickets and left inc
tlckctcd from head to foot
one Baltimore n ohio train VIII ar
rive early this morning with over on,
merchants from the thteHnIp,
the state ana by noon II IN expected Nv
least seven hundred oui-nf-tuwn nl','
chants will have registered, The atom
lnce from wheeling ana the suttdh@gn,
Ing towns viii bring the total up to h'"
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