Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-28
SECOND Day

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| OF Bellaire Street Fair More Than
Doubles Attendance Of Tuesday.
THE FAIR WEATHER HAD THE DE-
SIRED EFFECT UPON THE PEG
PIE AND THE STREETS WE'RE
CROWDED LAST EVENING.
$500 PAID ADMISSIONS LAST
NIGHT, AND 4,50O FOR THE DAY.
SPECIAL MENTIONINGS.
| The bright, crisp weather of yester-
| day more than doubled the attendance
at the Bellaire Street Fair, when COM
pared with that of the previous day.
Every incoming train brought its
quota of visitors and the handsome
booths and diversified exhibits, as well
as the shows of the midway, were the
cynosure of patronizing eyes. The at
tendance in the afternoon was fair, but
| it did not come up to the highest expec-
| tations of the management. The paid
admissions during the evening fully
compensated for it. While there is no
substantial reason for the prevailing
belief that the first day is not the best
time to visit such places, yet the public
can generally be depended upon to act
| upon it, and this instance is no excep-
ton to the rule. The sightseers can be
confidently counted upon to increase
in numbers until the gates are closed
upon the final exhibition Saturday
night.
Yesterday the committee on awards,
| composed of Messrs. G. t. Moore, c. S.
! Starkweather, c. Rumbach and M.
Carnes was busy examining and com
pairing exhibits and by evening the
premium list was complete, but it will
not be given to the public before Satur-
day.
An incident of the forenoon was a
| fire which broke out in the Maine res
taurant of Shane & Read The chemi-
cal engine is kept upon the ground, but
so rapidly did the flames lap III the
| fragile crepon decorations and trim
| mings that the booth, together with that
of C. l.. briggs, baker, and Mrs. L.
Clouse, confectioner, were completely
Quilted The loss was nominal and the
booths were soon fitted up as spick and
span as ever.
The paid admissions yesterday after
noon were one thousand, and during the
evening three thousand five hundred,
making the total for the day forty-fve
hundred, and six thousand five hundred
to date.
Those who visited the streets of the
fair yesterday were more than pleased
at the spectacle of so many handsome
exhibits, and the impression upon the
public generally is that these features
are fully UP to the standard of those
seen even in larger cities.
The firm of j. H. Milligan & on, has
handsome booth decorated in K. of P.
colors, the artistic effort of VIM. Mil
ligan, member of the firm The booth
is in charge of Mr.. Burns McClelland,
and the display of fine shoes and Slip
pers is a notable one.
The booth of Dreamer & Neff, the in
surance firm, is equipped with one of
| the finest monographs ever heard in
| the city, and the gram-o-phone in the
booth of c. w. Wyrick, druggist, is a
fine one. Both draw good crowds con-
tinually and hold them
The boot and shoe exhibit of Hop
kins Bros. is also a fine one, and the
jar of buttons keeps Mr. Will Nelson
busy jotting down guesses The
guesses registered range from 300 to
$4,000.
Schindewolf's refreshment stand is
meeting all demands and is proving
valuable adjunct to the equipments of
the grounds.
Heatherington & Archers gents fur
nishings are attracting much attention
The decoration of the booth was done
by Wilbur Alther, who has a reputa-
tlon for fancy and artistic work.
Other exhibits which are worthy of
| especial mention are those of F. w.
Banner, pianos; the Bow-Knot Club,
! curiosities; ]. R. Fitton, bath tubs,
filters, ETC.; A. o. Mellott & Son, furni-
ture; Blum Bros, carpets; Nicholson &
Ball, shoes: A. Klotz, rugs, carpets; A.
Kerns, house furnishings; Herzberg
Bros, clothing; Henderson, photo
graphs.
Senator and Mrs. N. B. Scott. of
Wheeling, were distinguished visitors
at the fair yesterday, and the former
expressed surprise at the handsome
displays.
Prof j. W. Riley. of st. Clairsville,
an expert fancier, passed upon the
poultry display yesterday.
More fun than circus-noore IN