The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-05
A BIG EVENT
FOR MARTINS
FERRY TODAY.
Is the Convention and Tournament
Of the Northeastern Ohio Vol
r.. unteer Firemen.,
TOWN PR0FUSELY5 DECORATED
For the Occasion, and the Fire Lad
dies Will Receive Most Corr
BIZ dial Welcome.

| 1870 " i
Probably the largest affair ever given
in Martins Ferry occurs to-day and to-
morrow, being the twelfth annual con-,
ventlon and tournament OF the North
eastern Ohio Volunteer Firemen's AS
cociatlon. To-day, the. opening day.
| finds the city In gala attire, welcoming
the fire ladies OF the association. The
place is profusely decorated from one
end TO the other. ITO bring this NAM
moth affair to u focus and TO the pro-
portions It has attained, has required
numberless hours OF. hard work on the
part OF the various committees and es-
.pecially the chief, DR.. A. R.Eong, in
whose hands the whole affair has been
in charge. and to-day they all feel high
~ clated over the fact that the city
Is about to handle what will go down
on the pages of the associations his
tory as the most successful tournament
held since It's organization.
The festivities practically began yes
terday afternoon, the principal attrac-
tion ba,p, the iFiroman's n,cnic n. No
Swords orchard. which was attended
by several hundred people. Dancing in
the afternoon and evening was INDUCED
| In, together With other minor, snorts
Including amateur foot races bicycle
races and sack racas. which were all
very c,osa and excitlnp
Commencing at S o'clock this morning
the reception 10 the visiting firnm,n
will be held in the Star Theatre IN
which all are Invited, and n specja, In
| yi,ation Is extended to tha ,,d,as IN ot-
| tend tha maafinp FoI,nvins ,s tho
programme to be rendered nj 4hIs
meeting:
I,voc,,io, po
Music, chorus C. Gray, leader
hhddIIr res u ,weiSomo. ID ndse !. ;. cochran
the city 10 visiting hrcmen.
Music charm: mayor Sonn Goodhue
Response. James Wilkinson
c,or,.d mrgsiug i,,,- n. \. y. y. l.. a.
Adjournment at T. o'clock
!, At 1:sO in the afternoon vii, occ,r tho
| iramar,s and i,5,,.,,,,i -,
will far eclipsa anvtbinr a,,r s.,.,, i,
Martins Ferry Ahout ooo rvsi,o.,
houses will be. rcpres,nted in t,,n nov
AIDE. which w,,, forrr m ,,a,.a. MO-,
and Fourth streets under IN. d,r,o,,on
of Chief Marshal r ONO oi5ss GU
Carnenter A, tI,,,im.r $500,
]. w. Darrah and Jobn 4 M,or, nj
tho 1,rn M n,oro,, ,,.,u =.
North on Fifth to Short street. east on
Short r. Fonr,h go, .ast u.
Jefferson. countermareh , on ON FOURTH FOURTH TO TO
un,ov,- ,,os, -. -, :" ~
north on Fifth to Center p,st On CO.
ter to Main. north on Main n Avor1o,,
east on. Ayondalc tn cl,rk son,h nn
c,ar,, 70 Can,or .ons, ~ 60. 49,, -, W
south on First to Penn. wnst nm pam
totsccond, south nm second r. u,,ovnn
east on Hanover to First south on
First to Fayettc. wast on Foy,,t, ~
Second, south nm Second 10 1aSarson
west on jefferson IN Rro,.,,,y .om,h
on Broadway to Adams wes, m ,dan,s
IN thu rrovc I
Music for thu naradn vii, ho ,rr,,,h
ed by the following hands. M,,.,,r,s ~
Wheeling: urather,n.ton,s 30 po,,,,r,
and the salem bond =. :,
Following is tho list q, ,o.d, - 900,
which will commence nj o.c,noI.
Foot raca-rov. ba.w,o, ,on
thirteen wears: nr,zns 50 9, A., 20
cents.
Watermelon race-priyes 60 3, ,rd IN
cents.
Potato racc-.pr,zrs 60 3, ,,a so
cents.
Foot observation-disclosures
sixteen years. PRICES 50 8, ma IN oanta
Foot racr-Handlc,n prIy.o 60 :,
and 80 cents. -
Hub-to-uub raca-yor,,,oy, ,,,r
tins Ferry mud R,,l,,ro pn,.a en-
Exhibition OF ar, ort,ny,,shi,. c,n
tain James Ra,s,on win Ton ,nan. "a
tain Ollie McAninch with ION mar
water agh,- Cnn,., ,." w." '''SI'