Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-06-16
Celebration of the Fourth.

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The arrangements for a good old-time eele-
bration, are nov perfected, and if the weather is
propitious, there is no doubt but that it will be
more interesting than any which have ever been
held in Warren.
At sunrise, a National Salute of l3 guns will
be fired. The Procession will form at 9%
O'Clock. consisting of Artillery. Martial Band,
Old Soldiers, (in earriages,j Brass Band. Off
GERS of the day, Orator and Reader, Clergy, May
or and Council. closed by the Citizens. The
Procession will proceed to the speakers stand, in
in the Park listen to the grafton, reading of the
Declaration, music by the Bands and Glee club,
then repair to the Disciple Tent, Kindly lent for
the occasion. and partake of a dinner to be
provided by mine host, VIM. Williams. Then
viii come toasts, speeches, guns, songs, &c
A. 3 O'Clock, P. NJ. the large Balloon will he
sent up. At sunset SO guns, then another Bal
loon, then Fire Works. There will be a great
variety of the last. Naval Combat, Revolving
Wheels, Straw Wheel. (6 feet in diameter,)
Rockets, Bomb Shells, Mines, Kaleidoscope,
Floral and Revolving Batteries, Liberty Tree,
Flying Pigeons, Roman Candles DE. d., The
Fire Works will be under the direction of Pro-
fessor H. Holeomb, an experienced Pyroteehnist
1t is hoped Tat all the Old Soldiers in the
County, and its vicinity viii honor the occasion
with their presence.
The following are the committees who have
the affair in charge, and those who know the
men, will know that nothing will be left I'M
done, that is necessary to be done. Equally
certain is it, that Mr.. Williams will perform his
part well.
FINANCE CoNNrrrEE.-A. Wentz, B.P. jane
son, Chas. Howard.
Committee To Procure ORAToR--C.M II. Patch,
j. D. Watson, J.R. Woods
COMMITTEES on Musc-C.R Hunt. J. NJ Stull,
c. NJ. Patch.
COMMITTEE on FIRE WoEks-F. L. LeRoy.S
L. Freeman. E. opdycke. j. R, Woods, j. d.
Watson.
COMMITTEE ON Bowen AND DrxSER-J. L
Weeks, t. E. Webb, c. R. Turner.
COMMITTEE on PRISrlSG AND ToAsTs.-A.
Weniz, c. NJ. Patch, J. D. Watson, C. R. Hunt,
J. NJ. Stull.
CoMMrrrEE OF ISylrAr1oS.-T E. Webb, C.
r. Hunt, j. NJ Stull.
Excitement among the Colored Folks.
On monday morning. some six or eight color
ed men belonging in this place, caught Benja-
min Scott, (cOlored) near the corner of the pub
lie square, took him down by the canal. stripped
him, and administered about fifty lashes with
a hickory, well laid on.
The report is that on Sunday a fugitive slave
passed through the town, and was seen and
spoken with, by several colored men, Scott
among the others. About a half hour after the
fugitive had left, his master or masters agent ac-
oompanied by ONE man from Youngstown,
came in pursuit. Scott in consideration oftwen-
ty dollars, paid by the master, disclosed the di
rection in which the fugitive had gone. When
this was known to his eolored brethren, they
took the matter in their own hands, and admin
istered prompt justice.
Such is the sta cement as made by some of
those concerned in the whipping. Scott denies
that he disclosed any thing, or that he saw any
fugitive. If Scott was guilty of such meanness,
they served him right. If he is not guilty, the
whipping was gross injustice.
Nothing has since been heard of the fugitive,
or his pursuers.
Since writing the above, We have learned the
following. A mulatto man, a slave who had
escaped from Missouri, some time since, had
been working in a furnace at Youngstown. A
few days ago. he was recognized by a white
man, who had known him in Missouri. This
man thought it would be a fine opportunity to
secure a reward by selling the mulatto back in
to slavery, and consulted Moore, Esq, a
young lawyer in Youngstown. Mr.. Moore in
dignantly refused to have any thing to do with
such q scheme. The mulatto getting wind of
the proceedings. and fearing that there might
be danger, came TO tins place on Sunday, when
the white fellow. accompanied by another named
Joseph Predmore. came here in pursuit. and
Scott came also. to act as stool-pigeon. The two
whites wisely returned to Youngstown on Sun
day, but Scott remained, and the result was as
above stated.
We do not think the air ofthis place is whole
some for slave catchers.