The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-06-13

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TIME TABLE
COMMENCING MOHDAr, ArRIL %, 1850.
Trains leave Ravsnna as fOllOwG
GOING NORTH.
Nail, s.i2A.n. Arrive at Cleveland, s.s5 An
Express o'sf'1G 1Gdrve sourp s.Osr.n
Mall S;.S SAs' Arrive at Ri,s.:oSIgh, ...s \
Express 7;s'".. e ES:S: EEl;S.:s%I:i, IS IS : 8
Trains leave Cleveland, 7.9O A. N. and SIS Pm.
/" pts6nrgh, 100 19.S /"
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F.R. MYERS, General Ticket Agent.
CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH OF JULY
Last year, Ravenns had On old fashioned
celebration of the "Glorious Fourth"-one
that gave more satisfaction and was produc.
tive OF more real enjoyment than any that
has been had here for years-and the success
which attended il has been Q stimulus to our
citizens to have another Of the "same sort"
this year.
A meeting Of citizens favorable to eel.
ebra,ion was held at the Office OF P. B. Co.
NASr, Esq, on Friday evening last, at which
the preliminary steps were taken. The fol.
lowing gentlemen were appointed Com
mit,ee Of Arrangements: E. P. BRAINRRD,
8. D. HARRIS, Jr., H. C. RAxxEY, J. 8.
LEFFrKGwELL, FRANK FoRD, H. R. w.
HALL and JAMES w. SoMERvrLLE. A Com.
mittee Of Finance was also appointed, con.
sisting Of J. s. HERRlcx, J. 7. GREEN and
r. B. WIrrER.
At meeting of the Committee OF Ar
rangements on Saturday evening, the fol.
lowing appointments and committees were
made:
President Of the Day-Hon. WILLIAM
GOLDMAN.
Vice Presidents-E. 8. Harmon, Aurora
H. E. Brush, Atwater; Lydia Underwood,
Brim6eld; Chauucey B. Curtiss, Charles.
town; John Weber, Deer6eld; William
D. Davis, Edinburg; P. c. Bennett, Free.
dom; Marvin Kent, franklin; Simons Ri
der, Hiram; Al. Squire, Mantua; John NJ
Tilden, Nelson; David Johns, Palmyra;
Daniel B. Cuts, Paris; Justin BeIdin, Ran
dolph; James Wright, Rootstown; Charles
Streator, Shalersville; William Paulus, Suf.
field; Harvey Baldwin, SueetsbOrough; E.
l.. Williams, Windham.
Chaplain-R ]. C. HART.
Orator of the Day-Hon. J. A. GARFIELD
Reader of the DeclGrGtion.-Hon. LUTHER
DAY.
Marshal-WILLIAM STEDMAN.
Assistant Marshals-A. J. JENNINGS, H
H. Coz.
Committee on TcastS-John L. Ranpey
E. Spalding, Alphonso Hart, H. H. Willard
p. B. Conant, ]. D. Horton.
Committee on Fire Works and Artillery--
E. s. Comstock, C. s. Cotter, J. s. Letting.
we'll.
Committee on Mustc-J. T. Green, A. A.
Harris, P. B. Conunt
Committee on Printiny-J. s. Herrck,
H. R. w. Hull, J. w. Someryille.
On motion it was
ReSolued, That the celebration be held in
the village instead of at the Fair Grounds.
1t is the intention of the Committee to
have the celebration, in quality and quantity,
as near like that of last year as possible;
and ts a celt bration OF this kind, apaft from
its social features, which are incaculable,
is of immense benefit to a town, we hope
their efforts will be generously seconded by
our citizens.
Next week, we shall probably be able to
give Cur readers the order OF exercises on
the Fourth
COMMENCEMENT AT HIRAM The annual
commencement exercises of the Western
Reserve Eclectic Institute, at Hiram, took
place on Thursday last, and notwithstanding
the drizziDg rain which prev4iled 10 the
morning. the attendance was very large.-
The exercises were somewhat damaged in
the morning by an accident happening to
the large tent which is used on these occa.
sions. 1t being improperly secured, a heavy
gust of wind raised the canvass on one side,
rending it from top to bottom. The exer.
cises were then held in the Hall OF the In.
stilute and in the Church, both of which
buildings were insuticien! to ACCOMMODATE
the crowd.
The mornings entertainment commenced
with "Hail Festal Day !" by the Eclectic
Glee Club. Then followed essays from
Elizabeth A. Woodward, Lordstown, "a
POge from the Book of Li!e;" Addie NJ.
Robbins, SoloD, "South Sea Islands," and
Myra E. Robbins, Solon. "Sugar.c coated
Pills" Misses Eliza E. Clapp. of Hiram,
and Matte Rudolph, Of Garre,tsville, read q
number of short, we'll written and lively es-
says, entitled Noses" "Commencement
Days." "To Editors" drivers, ;" and "Hints. f"
Miss Louisa M. Letcher, Of West UNITY.
read an essay, "Knights Of the Round Ia.
ble;" Miss SabriDa NJ. Capron, of Auburn
one entitled "Isabella OF Spsin;" Miss Mary
E. Turner, of Cleveland, "At Home and
abroad" An ingenious comparison Of So.
ciety and Music wOs made by Henrietta N.
James, of Troy, in an essay entitled, "We're
all Singers" "The Muses. or the Crowning
Of Florence Nightingale" was o eolIoquy
Iaudatory Of the heroine of the Crimes, 10