The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-03
READY
FOR CELEBRATION
AT MANN|NGTON
Signs Will Assist Autoists
In Finding Way to
Big Event.
SPECIAL GARSAND TRAINS
Tomorrow Will Be Staged
Biggest Fourth Celebra-
ton Ever in County.

Thousands Of persons are expecte,
to go to Mannington 90 - uurth
celebration there, in automobiles, and
because of road construction a detour
ls necessary. So that no confusion
might result the committee has ar
ranged that large signs pointing the
way will be placed at every point on
the road where a detour is necessary,
and no person who desires to 20 TO
Warrington by auto need have any
fear of becoming lost or having diff
Guilty in finding the right road.
Yesterday evening the band stand
on Market street was completed and
hundreds of new flags made their ap-
pearance in the decorative scheme.
Two large Welcome" banners have
been placed across Market street.
To take care of the crowd the Bal
timore and Ohio will carry a number
of extra cars on all trains into Man
nington tomorrow, and 1t is expected
that thousands of people will come
from Hundred, Metz and as far to-
ward Wheeling as Cameron. The
Mopongahela Valley Traction COM
pany is all set for the greatest crowd
that ever travelled the Warrington
line and has assured the committee
that every extra car on the system
will be placed in operation on the
Warrington line the Fourth"
Last evening committees were go
Ing from house to house in Manning
ton asking the loan Of tables on
which to pile the good things that
will be fed to the service men. Scores
of tables were being carried through
the streets and arranged in readiness.
Today is sad day in Warrington
for the Chicken family. For days
they have been being brought in from
outlying sections and today the
butchering takes place.
Another practice of the community
chorus of three hundred voices was
held last night under the direction OF
Clyde Kinsey, and its singing in the
morning will be one of the real fea-
lures of the day.
1t has been rumored that Captain
Thompson might not be on hand to
fly the Fourth, but the committee
asks that this rumor be absolutely
denied. A telegram from Captain
Thompson, in which he declares posi-
lively that he will fly at Warrington,
is on display in window of a bank
in Market street. The price that Is
being paid Captain Thompson for his
flights would build modest home.
The band of twenty clowns that
will meet all cars and keep the big
crowd in roar has been practicing
in secret and when they make their
appearance it is declared that Bar
mum and Bailey in its prime had moth
ing like them.
Extensive preparations have been
made for the baseball game in the af-
ternoon, and fans are assured that
they will see class of ball rivaling
major league performance. A larg;I
fund has been raised to secure players
especially for the occasion. and 1t is
understood that Clarksburg is also
scouting around to get a team that
will be winner.
Every hotel and restaurant in Man
nington has laid in enough stock to
feed an army, the drug stores and ice
cream parlors are working day and
night building up reserve for to,
day. and now everything is in readi-
ness for the biggest day in the his
tory of Warrington.
Come early in the morning and stay
all day. If you miss the Fourth at
Warrington you are going to miss one
of the biggest and finest old fashioned
Fourth of July celebrations that ever
was or ever will be held in this part
of the state.