The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-06
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
The Festivities and Rejoicing.

Independence day was celebrated all
over the country this year with more en-
thusiasm than ever before. 1t was made
the occasion, in many places, for bestow-
ing appropriate honors upon the return
cd soldiers, and for. rejoicing over the
termination of the civil war, and the re-
storation of peace Hence these consid-
erations were added to the motives which
have induced the American people to set
apart the fourth of July as a national
holiday, ever since we have had ma.
tional existence.
In another column we give an account
OF the celebration in this city, and the
ceremony of laying the corner stone ola
monument to deceased soldiers, together
with the speeches delivered upon the oc-
casion The following descriptions of
some of the other celebrations in this vi
cinity may prove interesting to our read
ers
AT wELLsBURG.
A public dinner to the returned sol
ders was given at Wellsburg and a
meeting of welcome held. The tables
were spread in an orchard at the upper
end of the town, and large number OF
soldiers and citizens were present and
partook of the repast. After dinner an
informal meeting was held, and several
patriotic speeches were delivered. Lieu
tenant Colonel Wells, of the 18th, was
first called upon He made an excellent
address, alluding to the character OF the
day, the late civil war; and the duties OF
the hour. He counselled the returned
soldiers to be as good citizens in civil life
as they had been soldiers in the field
After Colonel Wells had concluded
speaking J. D. Nichols. Esq, made a
speech of the same import, and was fol.
lowed by Mr.. Scott, member of the late
Legislature, who spoke also in the same
strain
An interesting feature in the exercises
was a band of thirty-six little girls neat
ly dressed and wearing badges represent
ing the various States of the Union, who
sang songs appropriate to the OCCASION
Everything passed off pleasantly.
AT ST. GAINESVILLE, OHIO.
A public dinner was given to the re
turned soldiers at ST. Clairsville, The Re
publican party convention for the nomi-
nation of county officers was held the
same day, and was so arranged by the
managers of the party as to make 1t APP
appear to be in some way connected with
the festival given to the soldiers. This,
of course, prevented the Democrats from
taking the active part in the exercises
which they would have done had the
affair been free from partisan influences,
and caused some i'll feeling As the sol
diers came into town many of them We're
notified by the Democrats that a free
dinner would be furnished ut Mr.. +. w.
Johnson's hotel to all who preferred eat
ing there rather than in the grove
About one hundred soldiers took dinner
at the hotel, aud about three hundred ut
the table in the grove. Everything pass
ed OFF pleasantly. Colonel Charlesworth,
who commanded the 25th o. V. l., and
was compelled to resign on account of
his wounds, invited the surviving
members of Company A, of that regi-
ment, to take dinner at his house. Ont
of the original hundred, only seventeen
could be found, fifteen of whom had been
wounded more or less severely during the
progress of the war.
AT MOUNDSvILLE
A Sunday School Celebration was held
at Moundsville, which was largely at
tended. About four hundred persons
went from this city to attend the cele
bration. They were addressed by Samuel
Crane, Esq, ex-Auditor of State, but we
tailed to learn full particulars either of
the meeting or the speech.
AT GLEN EASTON
The Picnic gotten up under the au-
spices of the Omitted Fire Company"
was decided success The company is
composed of workmen in the machine
shops of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
and employees of the road, Amore gentle
manly and intelligent set of mechanics
can nowhere be found. Through the kind
. ness of the venerable VIM. p Smith, mas,
, ter of transportation, a special train con-
sisting of thirty cars was secured for the
occasion, and was run safely by special
telegraphic arrangements made by Mr..
G. w. Stoddard, the efficient supervisor
of trains for the fourth division Mr. j.
r. Shrodes, dispatcher of trains at Wheel
ing, also deserves especial mention for.
the aid he gave in furnishing the cars
The train was conducted by Elijah,
Glenn, supervisor ofengines on thefourth
J d1yjsjps, and was drawn by engine No.