Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-07-06
The 4th and other Ma,ters a wapak
WAPAKoNKrA, July s, 1859.


DRAR EMPfRE-Your correspondent came
to this place to participate in the celebration
Of the glorious Fourth" and having went
through the programme of the day, greet
you with brief synopsis First came the
ride with Conductor Twombly, over the Day.
ton & Michigan r. r, which was accom-
plished with ease and comfort, as is usual on
that nicely regulated road, under the SUI
perintendencs of It's well appointed at
taohees
The morning Of the 4th "arrived," and
with il, in this vicinity, camo also a slight
frost, happily doing no damage. At daylight
the firing of cannon and ringing of bells
drove away any attempt at a morning nap
and soon after all the hustle Of the day
commenced.
The largest delegations to the celebration
came from the country, and soon In the
crowded streets might be noticed happy
young couples, who, innocent of their awk,
ward appearance, had hold of swinging
hands, gazing on the most wonderful sights
and crowds they perhaps ever behe'd
Delegations from Lima, Sidney, aud Piqua
arrived; those from the two latter places were
escorted from the depot by the Wapak. and
Sidney brass bands, accompanied by nu-
merous ladies and gentlemen of this vicini-
ty, with tho stars and stripes uniurled to the
breeze, After arriving at the main part Of
town procession was formed and the or.
der of the day insugurated. Marching to
the shade of a mammoth green bower the
Declaration Of Independence was read by
W. NJ. V. Layton, ESQ., of this place, fol-
lowed by an excellent oration, delivered by
Judge Metcalf, Of Lima These we're listened
to with interest by large and attentive
assemblage of ladies aid gentlemen.
Adjourning from this intellectual treat, the
assembled crowd sat down to a feast Of good
things prepared beneath another bower
After doing justice to the ample viands, and
hearing the last toast, ("The Lades-God
bless theD,') the crowd dispersed until
z. M, when numbers filled the Catholic
Church to listen to a musical entertainment
which closed the amusements of the day.
During the day the cannons attested their
appreciation of this great event in thunder.
lug accents, startling the timid and giving
new impetus to the spirits of the brave
No very exciting incidents occurred. One
individual had q notion of the day of his
own, and made his appearance in the streets
on horseback, accoutred as an Indian, and
at first readily deceived, by good personifica.
ton, many Of the delegates from the rural
precincts.
The celebrators Of the 4th seemed imbued
with proper spirit Of the notions which
actuated the men of 70 but am panied to
have to record that too frequent recourse
to other spirits was also noticeable among
few who were celebrating on their own
account.
at the Court House In the evening, the
trippers of the slight fantastic toe" numer,
ously assembled to glide through the "mazy
dance" until the "weo sma' hours" gave no,
tice Of the approaching dawn. An excel.
lent supper was prepared at the "Wapak
House" BY friend Boyle, which was a
credit to his taste as an epicurean, and
was grateful to the delighted company, one
OF whom was Yours truly,
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