The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1898-06-22
DEW WEY Day.
rand Trades Display.
u oUsANDs OF vIsI-
TORS HERE.
IS ntifuI DISPLAY of Fire works
on the River at Night.

ssterday, June 18th, being
i ID Tey Day in Point Pleasant, the
to vas dressed in gala attire,
! an the decorations of the houses
! woa'd have done credit to a much
la city.
rly in the morning the
ps pie began pouring into
lto and when the trains and
ljo-Ls arrived the crowd was aug
lasatsd, dntil fully I've thousand.
strangers were in town, and bet
ter natured and better behaved
crowd never assembled in any
town OF city
No disturbances to amount
to anything occurred during
the day. The people were all
of one mind and one sentiment,
and had nothing todispute or quar-
rel about.
The trades display procession
was formed about 1870 a. m. and
the march commenced, headed by
the U. R. K. of P.'s, followed by
the Mayor and City Council and
other town officers.
The parade was most imposing,
and the display made by our trades
people was elegant in the extreme,
and. every conceivable arrange
ment the ingenuity of our bust
ness people could suggest, from
the improvised steam launch with
its rapid fire guns, to the great
battleship with its ponderous 13-
inch guns, brick and tile works,
machine and blacksmith shops,
roller -four mills, livery stables,
with horse and buggy and driver
on platform on a wagon, furni-
ture parlors, steam traction engine,
grocery stores, dry goods stores,
clothing stores, steam ferries, boat
yards, docks, and all other trades
and business of every kind, which
in this article, we could not un-
dertake to enumerate or mention
specially. It is enough to say
that nothing like it was ever seen
in this town before, and was the
wonder of strangers that town
the size of Point Pleasant could
get up such display.
After the parade the people adj
ljourned for dinner.
In the afternoon the people as
sembled in the Court House park,
where the program was still fur
ther carried out by an elegant and
patriotic address from our fellow
townsman, the Hon. Jas. B. Mena-
ger. His speech was we'll re-
ceived, greatly applauded and was
the talk of the afternoon, and the
comment was favorable and COM
i plimentary to the distinguished
gentleman. He was introduced by
Mayor Edwards in a very pretty
little speech.
| After the speech came the wheel
barrow, bicycle, sack and foot races,
which were most exciting. The
day wound up by the climbing of
the greasy pole. This caused
much amusement, and after many
attempts to reach the $500. prize at
the top of the poll, a colored boy
finally mastered the situation and
successfully captured the prize.
After supper the visitors were
Eentertained by band concerts on
the Yollert corner, and at which
most excellent music was rendered.
The night part of the program
was carried out fully, and the dis
play of fireworks from two barges
anchored out in the Ohio, and
manipulated by Prof. Will Bryan
and Col. Reynolds. was witnessed
| by thousands who lined the river
banks. It was an imposing sight,
and people would have stood on
/ the DaHA Hi nlSuI " nave AOOAS0
at it. 1t was too grand for our
powers of description to give an
idea of its magnitude and its
beauty. Suffice it to say it salts
fed the people.
i 1t was day that will long be re-
i membered by the Point Pleasant
people and our visitors. The large
turn out of the people showed
their intense patriotism and their
readiness to honor our heroes.
NOTES.
The bands employed rendered
excellent music, and were not
lazy about it either.
The Mason City Drum Corps