The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-02

tN,4a alGONeE4L 49, ~ rs
The man who laid out the town from which
the great: Gonnellsville coke region
derived its name.
This ceremontous closing OF Cen.
nellsyil1e's first one hundred years OF
existence and the opening of 9 new
epoch In its history will attract wide
spread attention, for it will virtually
be a great coke region exposition.
The coke aad coal companies which
have been instrumental IN the devel5
opment of the Connellsy1l1e region
have toined heartily in the movement
and are lending aid in every possible
name toward making 1t a success
The coke plants, and mines will be
closed down during the principal part
of the week in order to allow the men
to turn out en- masse, uniformed and
behind bands, in the parade. The II.
q. Prick Coke Company, the W. J.
Rainey Company and other corpora
tons doing business in the region
have consented to take IN! active part
In the celebration.
Arches made Of coke and coal are
being constructed at the principal
cotnera of the town: These will be
brilliantly lighted with electricity and
will present an appearance that will
be unique, The Centennial Celebra-
tion will be opened on the morning of
Tuesday, August IA at z O'Clock by
Governor Pennypacker, who will
press a button It the state capitol
building at Harrisburg. This will be
a signal for the firing OF ealutes, ring
ing OF bells and blowing Of whistles.
Wednesday will be the day OF the
great Industrial parade. 1t will start
at 10 o'clock and will be many miles
in length. Col. j. NJ. Reid of Penn.
sylvania National Guard fame, will be
chief marshal. In addition there will
be athletics, singing by a chorus Of
$500 school children and free exit
billions. Thursday has been turned
over to the storekeepers, who have
designated 1T as Merchants Day. Their
association is working hard to make
it the greatest day of the celebration.
The merchants will have a parade
consisting Of $50 floats representing
merchants, manufacturers and pri-
vata individuals. 500 merchants a
ufacturers and clerks in uniform,
bands OF music, a fantastic division
and many other novel features. The
parade will end at the Hog addition,
where orators of national reputation
will speak and where an or roast will
be served free at 1880 p. m. Prepa-
rations have been made for feeding
$4,000 people. A lot valued at $500
will be given away free and a concert
by consolidated bands rendered on
the Carnegie public library grounds.
On the fourth day there Will be,
baseball games, historical and patrt-i
otto exercises and another balloon
ascension. At S:30sp. m. the celebra.
ton will be closed with a display OF
fireworks costing $1,000. All during
the celebration automobiles will be
placed at the disposal Of old citizens.
and their friends who come back to
see their native town.
C~onnellsville was laid out and char
tered in 1898 by Zachariah Cornell.
The first settler on the site Of b
town was William Mccormick, who
marietta daughter Of Col. William
Crawford, the pioneer who was burned
at the stake by the Indians. The
town was Incorporated as "a borough
in March, 1906. A movement Is now
on foot for the absorption Of the sur
rounding populous territory, which.
would give 1t a population OF 10000.
At the head OF the Centennial Assoc
citation is Rockwell MARIETTA as pres
tdent. Clair Sttllwagon is chairman.
OF the executive committees
The Centennial City can easily be-
reached. 1t is located on the Balti-
more & Ohio. Pennsylvania, andSPitts-
burg & Lake Erie railroads and the
West Penn electric railway system.
which covers the coke, region. Special
nxcJ3rsfom rates have been offered by
all the railroads aud they are making
preparations to handle immense
crowds during the week.