The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-10-06
MARSHALL COUNTY'S Big
CELEBRATION OPENS TODAY

splendid exhibition OF this sport Il
expected.
deliberately Decorated.
Moundsville is a city beautiful. The
buildings along the principal streets
are In gala attire for the big occasion.
Many OF the business houses are elab-
orately decorated with flags and bunt-
ing, while others are gaily attired in
novel decorations. in accord TO the
individuals taste. Among the most
beautifully decorated business houses
OF the city are the Park theatre, Trim
Ole and Johnson Company hardware
! store, court house. Crimmell pool
room, Herman Hess building. f. r.
| Henderson's store. and Mercantile
Bank building The Park Theatre is
probably the most deliberately decor
ated place IN the city. Over 500 cleo
trio lights. of red, white and blue col
ors. form an awning over the entrance
TO the building. and among the lights
there are many yards of bunting.
Many Exhibits.
Last evening many of the exhibits
had been placed in the different halls.
The front hall of the court house IL
displaying all kinds of flowers. botn
| cultivated and wild. and these are
most beautifully arranged. Quilts
are also on display in the corridors or
the court house. and they. too. make
a splendid showing. The hand paint.
ed china is on display I'm the sheriff $
office. and many beautiful hand pant
ed pictures are arranged In the assess
or's office. The needle work is
nicely arranged in the county clerks
office. Among the pieces OF needle
work already on display are a num-
Der Of exquisite crocheted undergar-
ments, worked by Miss olive Burcn.
a blind girl of Moundsville. The
canned fruit department. which is in
charge OF the ladies Is centered IN
the Hess building on Lafayette
avenue. In this exhibit hall there are
many pictures. which display the
canning work being done throughout
the state.
All VI the different exhibit depart
mnets are decorated in flowers
greenery and old glory and the effect
is most pleasing. A small box over
Jos years old. and hand painted IN
/ delicate flowers and scenery has been
placed on exhibition by Mrs. l. ID.
Kevser. of Moundsyille.
At he Trimble & Johnson Hard
ware company store room. on North
Jefferson avenue. where the agrIcul-
tural fispla will be held is In me
shape. Already there are a number
OF choice products of the soil on ais
| play. and the different exhibits were
coming in very rapidly last evening
Poultry and Live Stock.
The chicken department on Seventh
street. which is In charge OF sam
Levy. mas its exhibits new. and con-
siderable poultry has been brought TO
the pens. in front OF the central
school building. The dog and horse
shows will also be centered about
the central school square
Articles that have been donated tor
the Homecoming premiums are now
on display in the old postoffice build
ms ON Lafay cite avenue.
One OF the most interesting articles
| that will be on display at the court
house will be a premium tag. used az
the first fair ever held in Moundsville
which took place in he fall of 1854. IL
Is now in possession of J. VI. Poyles
! OF Fairview. The fair at that time
was held on a tract of land just east
OF Tomlinson avenue. and north OF
Tenth street and extending eastward
including the Prehistoric Mound The
building in which the agricultural eX
hibits were displayed stood on the lot
now owned by Mrs. Linkletter. near
Ninth street. The structure in which
the fine arts were displayed was on
the summit OF the Mound The race
course was east of the Mound with
. its center near the front entrance OF
! the penitentiary.
Hundreds Of Visitors.
Since the first OF the week hundreds
Of visitors have been pouring into the
Mound City for the big occasion. and
q all are being heartily welcomed by the
reception committee and others u
is expected thousands OF outof-town
people will be in the city today and 10.
morrow, and with the many Mounds
vile people. the streets will be
I thrOnged with the merry makers
/ Tomorrow's Program.
! Thursday, the last day OF the big
, event. band concerts will be staged In
all parts Of the city. There will be
/ amateur judging AZ 10 o'clock and a.
: I o'clock the baby show will be held
at the court house. Following the
baby show Or. Harriet y. Jones Of
! Glendale. will deliver suffrage ad.
dress. from the steps OF the court
b house. Al . o'clock the big general pa
. rade will be staged. The biz feature
b Of the last day will be the ball game
. between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the
I Mound city 20 be staged a. the Fifth
| street ball park a. o'clock The
3 school children Of Moundsyille will bo
/ given Wednesday and Thursday after.
moons or 10 take In the event. and II is
I expected the different factories will
I not work In the afternoons
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