The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-06
RATE OF SUBSCRIPTIONS.
THE FOURTH OF JULY.
The Various Excursions and Gels.
brations.

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The glorious anniversary this year
did not dawn upon us auspiciously as
regards the weather. About the break
of day there came a rain storm, and
throughout the earlier hours of the
forenoon the weather was not such as
out door celebrationists of all kinds de-
sired and hoped for. Notwithstanding
this fact, however, the arrangements
for spending the day in and out of the
city went forward. The boats and the
cars were we'll patronized. The town
people very generally went to the
country, while very many of the coun-
try people came tolthe city, as is always
the case. They change places to u con-
siderable extent for the sake of agreea-
BILE variety. The "fair" on the Island,
especially the horse part of the fair,
brought down large number of peo.
pie on the cars of the Hemptield road,
and on the Cleveland q Pittsburgh
road, as also on the Steubenville boat.
Below We give an outline summary OF
the events of the day in the city and
neighborhood
The National flag was to be seen
flying in most of the prominent places
about town. Our friend Col. Joe
Snider, of the Mcclure House, had nu-
merous banners hung on the outer and
lhllSE Walls Vi 6eSldullSnulenB at am
early hour. Many others did the same,
though perhaps none so extensively.
Our German friends had various little
pic MICS, according to their customs, in
the environs round about. We did moi
get the run of all of them. A very
pleasant one was held over at thinner
mans Orchard, on the Ohio side, which
was well attended, and where music
dancing and beer were the order of the
day to u late hour in the evening.
From every locality we heard only
cheerful reports. The day was uni.
versally enjoyed. Those who could not
get away stayed quietly at home
or else aired themselves on the Island,
and looked in on the Fair grounds al
the performances of the animals. Ev.
erything in the shape of buggy, Il
carriage, and a horse, was sin.requisition
and under contract. Nothing of the
kind was to be had by those
who had neglected to speak beforehand
There was more riding about in
all directions, on both sides of the riv-
er, that we remember to have seen for
years on the Fourth of July. There
was also considerable boat rowing and
sailing on the river. We saw several
crafts taking a turn round the Island.
There were crews of ladies and gentle
men, and boys and girls, or else OF
"stags" bent on a stretch of their mus
GlG anu dA cllOldDI6 Will per-
haps an occasional "smile." We look
ed down on them occasionally from the
heights above, and-"smiled" also.
% EXCURSION TO CRsAP's GROVE.
The excursion to Cresap's Grove
which came off on the 4th, and in which
the North Street and South Wheeling
NJ. z. Sabbath Schools, and the Scboo
connected with the Fourth Presbyterian
Church participated was decided sue
| cess. The rain in the morning promis
ed anything but a pleasant day, bu
towards noon the clouds disappeared
and the air was only the more swee
and invigorating from the showers
Doubtless many were deferred from
| going by the eforbidding appearance ol
things in the morning; still, the gooC
steamer, G. E. Hillman, was filled tC
her full capacity, and under the careful
| guidance OF that prince of steamboat
men, Capt. Saml Mason, her precious
burden was safely landed at the Grow
at. 10H O'Clock. A military band OF
] board gave us some creditable speci
mems of its performance "on the spirit.
stirring drum and ear-piercing fife,
which contributed TO render the oc
casion pleasont and agreeable. EA
The first thing in order after reaching
| the Grove, was the discussing of thu
contents of "divers and sundry" well
filled baskets. That over, the company
separated into groups, and each gavl
itself up to the enjoyment of the hour
Several old plays were resurrected
| among others, prisoners Base" "Co
| penhagen," DC. We noticed that thu
young ladies aud gentlemen of very
impressible age seemed to enjoy the las
mentioned with great gusto. Severa
swings were erected and the youngel
excursionists took more interest il
them than in other sports. The day
wore away unconsciously, because
there was SO much of genuine enjoy
ment. Like all other good things o
earth, however, the end did come, ant
the sound of the whistle at o'clocl
warned us that the hour for our depar
ture homeward had been reached.
heavy shower on the trip to the cit,
helped to fill up the variety of the day
1 Eight o'clock found the excursionistl
/ at the landing, where their coming wa
/ welcomed with thesmiles and dgreeting
1 of hundreds of their fellow citizens. II
the committee of arrangements som
substantial token of regard should b.
| presented, for the admirable manneriI
| which they discharged their duties; ant
70 all engaged in getting up the affair
it must be a source of qualification tina
not the slightest accident occurred t.
mar the pleasure of the occasion.
EXCURSION TO cLAYsvLLE.
The Fourth of July Picnic of tn,
Baptist Mission Sunday School wen