The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-05
1000 PEOPLE
CELEBRATE AT
!. ST. CLAIRSVILLE.
An old-Fashioned Observance Of the
y Glorious Fourth That Was
Greatly Enjoyed,
MAN HURT IN SHAM BATTLE
But Not Fatally-Baso Ball, Horse
Racing and'other Sports En-
joyed by the Crowd.

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1t was o glorious Fourth for the
throng that gathered Ut st. Clairsville
yesterday, Notwithstanding the rain,
and in the afternoon between three and
four thousand people were congregated
on the fair grounds. 1t was grand
picnic occasion for all the country
round about and In the afternoon they
poured into the county-seat town, while
the fruternal rally feature had taken
hundreds from the river towns in the
mogning. Soma went before the rain,
some during the rain, all hoping for the
brighter. better day that followed.
The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
trains on the short line road We're not
able 10 handle the crowds, and one
train Of five coaches was SO packed at
Bellaire; still leaving hundreds there,
that it did not stop at Bridgeport at
all. But shortly after noon most OF the
river front folks had gotten to the
hilltop celebration and It proved to be
afGrand success. Every feature of the
programme was carried out, save the
splcndor of the parade was marred by
the rain, and instead of having the
magnificent display of knights OF Ply
thias, Golden Eagles, Company E. OF
the Seventh Ohio regiment, and the cit
izens. under the marshalship Of Colonel
Charlesworth. the orders formed in line,
and under command OF Capt. Harry
Fuhr. marched to the fair grounds.
headed by the Arlington band. This
served the purpose Of attracting the
crowd. as the clouds rolled by it kept
on swelling until 1t went beyond the
fondest hopes of those interested in the
success of this union observance OF 9TH.
day We celebrate"
Everybody Celebrated.
The. court house was Ike a banquet
hall deserted, and ali the county Of
ticers Joined in the celebration. which
was an interesting commingllng of
friends. neighbors and fraterna. orders.
Everything moved along in perfect or
der and to the delight OF the great
crowd. until the sham battle was reach
ed. This feature was given by the COM
pany OF the Seventh Ohio dividing into
armies. each supported by Uniformed.
Knights Of Pythias. They used shells
loaded with paper wads, and the din of
battle ragged nercely at times. us each
side was backed UP by young men who
had been selected TO set of large can
non crackers In the absence of real
cannon to increase the roar OF battle.
Injured in the Battles.
AT the most exciting point in the bat /,
tie Walter Fletcher. young man
whose home is in Washington City, but
who. with his brother, is engaged at
the Bellalre steel works, where he runs
one Of the electric, cranes. met with
depiorable accident. In the excitement
lie forgot to throw away n cannon
cracked which he had lighted, and it
exploded In his hand, blowing his right
hand comn,at,,y. or nj tba yr,.t and
burning s.v.rol flash holes IN b,s
braos, Th;s cos, q .,,o,, o,or .ho h,,
,nco n, rho ca,abr,,,on Tho yo,n,
MN, yos t,,,div c,rsd ,or b,. .,o vol
liant knights. and Dr. S. L. West dress
cd the wounds and made the unfortu-
nate young man as comfortable as pos
s,h,o.o, tho horne or Harry Norri,, rntt,
bo /, ,h,. IN he moved IN h,s howe
Judp. I w uoI,i,pswor,h do,,yored
= r,,tr. mud n,oouont ,ddr,vs a, wal,
come IN those who had ratharsd IN N,
b,s,oric old town tn commemorate
American lndcpenfonca and IN lang.
uage characteristics of the disnitied gen
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