The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-07-09
The Fonrth.

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S,iLe glorious Fourth, (or rather the Third1,
,.eas alshered in BY The booming Of the cannon.
i 3cb wsked the slumbefibs echoes Of the bills
. around, as well as the citizens Of theplace who
pfhad not awaked before.
T;S In the morning early, numbers of ladies' and
and gentlemen were seen making tor the coun-
try fully prepared with refreshments and all
tother things necessary for the enjoyment or the
.sday. and we are assured by those who were OF
sthe party which went among the Kentucky hills
that they had joyful time. Another party
=, went on a fishing excursion the scioto'. ana
still another towards sciotoyille !--An express
themselves highly delighted. ss%
.s.s About ten o'clock, as per programme, WIN
ysiO exceptions, a procession was formed and a
large number marched out to Lawsons Grove,
a beautifully shaded place--where an eloquent
-iptayer was addressed to the Throne OF Grace
Nv Rev. e. Burr. The Declaration Of Indepen-
<dence was then read by WA. .Hutchins, Esq
land an Grafton delivered by o. F. Moore,
>Eso., after which some two or three hundred
.af.doWn to an excellent dinner, prepared by
,vm. S. Huston, Of the City Hotel. IN the eve
s,ns m, citizens were highly amused by the ap,
I snce ~ at indescribably ludierouS and
beteroaeniously cost.ained company calling
,hsmselyes 4 Eartbo;akes. "who turned out on
their fiery chargers, mui;es ar"o'ray y" nOlss'' y
tbe ,nunber.of about sixty. 1seir nGplpels l seem
,toincfease. A little accident happened mtne
vay ofa break down ofa'two wheeSd con-
cern on the wharf precipitatilg three of 7ne
company in a heap together. The driver how
ever held on to the fractious animal attached to
4fhe.vehicle-vq mule. notwithstanding its ''rear
Ing and charging lp To teaclit "better man
ners next time two Of the company mounted
IFS bare back. -
After dark, another company calling them
selves "Nothingarans,' pOraded the streets on
foot. We did dot see them misunderstood they
4fvalted the 'QudLss IN their actions and dress
Dining the day the juveniles kept up dcOhtin !
al lpopping with fire crackers, pistols &c:
The,only things to be regretted isthat q more
general participation in the celebration, as per
;pFoerainme, was, not had. The Brass Band re-
fused to pay without being paid for their ser
vices, which caused general lremark-malny OF
the citizens having contributed towards pur.
chasing instruments with the understanding
that,theif sergicesonpublic occasions would be
rendered gratis. lfthswas Misunderstanding
the band should have complied with it, as
cheefEqIly as our citizens did with the call
which they made upon their pockets, as the
Foufth of July is aboutthe emily day in the year
upon the celebration ofSwhich all of every
sex and age, can participate, and consequently
tlie only day that their services could be asked
Tor gratis. $3.50. - ,,..--as. ~.
The German Washington Guards, seeing al
inconsistency iii, celebrating the 3D., marched
ootIof town 10 Robinson's grove, on Sunday
0be Foutth,) where the Declaration Of Ihdepen
dence was read, &c. W. 80
.sYosterday ths Methodist Sunday schoo
children, had some appropriate exercises whicl
closed by all partaking Of dinner which ha'
.beenpreparedsin the esbasement ofthe church.
mo serious accident occurred, during the da!
tomarthe pleasures, and we hear ofnone wh'
ala not put in the time. satisfs sctcrily
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