The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-02
A GREAT WEEK.
FOR PEOPLE OF
MARTINS FERRY.
The Northeastern Ohio Volunteer
Firemen's Association Au,
nual Convention and
FINE PROGRAMME OF RACES
Will be the Attraction for Thousands
Of Visitors-Entries for the
Several Events.

The members OF the Northeastern
Ohio Volunteer Firemen's Association
win have things their own way for the
greater portion Of the week In Martins
Ferry. the occasion being the annual
convention and tournament Of the assoc
ciatIon. u y;
The tournament practically begins on
the Fourth, wien the tiremen's picnic
Will be given at Mcsword's Orchard.
On the fifth comes the mammoth fire
mems and Industrial parade, which is
expected to far eclipse anything ever
seen in the city.
At 10 O'clock on the morning of the
fifth will occur the ten-mile road race.
which will be run out to the old pump
ing station on the ColeraiR pike, and
return.
The browning events Of the affair will
take place on the afternoon of the
sixth, at which time will occur the
hose races. one open to the world, and
ton. On this date will also occur the
hub-to- hub and hook and ladder races,
for which events the largest cash prize
lists ever offered, aggregating $1,000.
have been hung up. The entries re-
ceived up to last evening are as fol-
lows:
Hose race Open to the world)-Co-
shocton Sporting Team. Coshocton, o.;
Hope Hose House. Bellairc, Ohio; Our
Boys Hose Company, Toronto. Ohio;
Chief Bishop Hose Company. New Mar
tinsville. w. Va; Deluge Hose Com
pany. Salem, Ohio; Independence Hose
Company, Salem, Ohio.
Hose race, Open to members of the
assoclation)-Deluge Hose Company,
Salem, o.: Our Boys Hose Company,
Toronto Ohio; independent Hose Com
pany. Salem, Ohio; Hope Hose Com
pany, Bellaire, Ohio; Coshocton Sport
Ing Team, Coshocton. Ohio.
Hook and ladder race (open to mem
bers OF the associa tion)-Fulton Hook
and Ladder Company, Salem. Ohio:
Rescue Hook and Ladder Company,
Leetonia, Ohio.
Ore .handrcd yard dash (open to alb
William Rogers, Mauch Chunk, Pa; C.
W. Alexander. Bridgeport, Ohio; E. L.
Cohen, Salem; T. L. Orr. Salem; Thos.
Thompson. Salem: E. l. Colby, Salem:
George Dunn, Salem; William Jones.
Salem; Walter HILLS. Salem: Leonard
Hughes. Salem; B. L. Harrington, Sa-
lem; ]. ]. Stahl, Salem; john Rankin,
Leetonia, Ohio; John Entrican, Salem;
Richard Majors. Salem; Charles Welsh,
Salem; j. J. Knowles. Salem; B. James,
Salem; Albert HiddlstoP. Salem; Ed
ward Whittiker, Salem; o. Smith, Sa-
lem: Il. White. Salem; w. Middleston.
Salem; w. *. Holcman, Salem. AZ
Two hundred and twenty yard dash
(open to all)-Willlam Rogers. Mauch
Chunk, Pa; C. w. Alexander. Bridge
port: E. l.. Cohen, Salem: It. L. Orr,
Salem: Thomas Thompson. Salem; z.
I. Goldy. Salem; George Dunn, Salem;
j. ]. Stahl. Salem; 3. L. harrington
Salem; Leonard Hughes, Salem; Wal
ter Hills, Salem: o. Smith. Salem;
e. White. Salem; W. Nicholson. sa-
lem: W. r. Hokeman, Salem; William
Jones. Salem: John Rankin, Leetonia,
Ohio; John EntrIcan. Salem: Richard
Myers. Salem: Charles Welsh, Salem;
Frank Knowles. Salem; Frank john
son. Salem: Albert Hiddelson, Salient,
Edward WhitIker, Salem.
Bicycle race (open to alD-WilIam
Rogers, Mauch Chunk, Pa; c. a.
Boone, Toronto, Ohio: George Boes,
Martins Ferry; Charles Bailey. Mar
tins Ferry; J. II, Mackey. Martins
Ferry: Glenn Hornbrook, Martins Fer
ry; r. l.. Robinson. Bellaire, Ohio: VIM.
Piankey, Wheeling; August OgIe, o.
ahocton; w. H. Miller, Coshocton; Ed.
Salade, Wheeling: W. B. Johnson. To-
ron,o; Clarence Johns. Bridgeport, O.;
Snapper Bill" of Bellalre.