Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1867-07-10
FROM NEWTON l.

FALLS, July 4, .
EDITOR CHRoNICLE:-News matters
have been so dull that l have not thought
it worth while to trouble you or occupy
the time of your numerous readers with
Newton Falls correspondence for some
time, but the Fourth of July "makes bust
ness" as the saying is, and l come prompt
ly ''to time" We had made out an extern
sive programme for ike Fourth, and
would have carried it out to the letter but
for unforeseen accidents. While firing
the National Salute in the morning a pre-
mature discharge of the cannon injured
two of our young men, manning them for
life. Hiram Porter, a son of DR.. Porter,
lost the little finger of his left hand, was
badly burned and somewhat injured by
the conclusion, but Charles Everett, a son
of Mr.. Jacob Everett, who lately came to
reside here, was still more seriously in
jured, his right hand being badly shatter-
ed, the thumb blown off and the wrist
mangled, besides being burned and bruis-
ed. Young Everett will mos. likely suf-
fer amputation Of the fore arm. This is
a heavy price 20 pay for q National Sa-
Lutte, and, as you can easily imagine,
threw a gloom over our projected festivi-
ties of the day. Still the programme was
adhered to, although the remainder Of
the salute 1.-THE accident happened at the
fourth discharge) was omitted. A large
procession was formed, of which the
Good Templars formed the prominent
feature, appearing in regalia headed by
Beavers band. On reaching the grove
we heard SPLENDID music from the Mozart
Society, listened to the prayer of the
Chaplain and the reading of the DeclarI-
ton, but while the address was in pro-
gress a heavy storm came up which scat
tered the crowd in quick time, and pre-
vented the picnic dinner which was to
be the "big thing" of the day.
At about two o'clock the crowd again
assembled TO hear W. o. Forrist, ESQ,
but he had hardly begun before the rain
again came down and dispersed the as
sembly. AS soon as the rain ceased a pro
cessIon of ''Fantastics' occupied the
streets and diverted the multitude for
nearly an hour, after which it being so
late nothing further was attempted. The
Good Templars held a festival in the
evening, and had not only a crowd, but a
spleRdid time which was occupied by mu-
sic, sentiments, responses, speeches and
the discussion Of strawberries, ice cream,
&c. The pecuniary result was satisfacto-
ry both to the Good Templars and to their
guests. There was an immense crowd in
the village, and had not the rain inter-
fered, We would have had q time long to
be remembered. There was q contest
among the different moving machines on
Saturday afternoon. There were on the
field the buckeye" "Etna" and sIEx-
~eelsior," and all worked so we'll and were
so fairly matched In draft and il all that
makes up a good moving machine that
no decision could be arrived at, only that
on application of the dynamometer, the
Excelsior" had the highest draft by
about IL pounds. Large numbers attend
ed the match, and the universal expires
sion was, that of the three machines, at
the same price, q mar would be ''perfect-
iy safe IN picking one with his eyes shut"
l forgot TO mention at the proper place
that the cause of the accident with the
cannon is entirely unknown. All the
persons IN charge Of the gun EXCEPT the
two injured, were experienced artillerists,
having had four years practice during the
war, and nobody can be blamed for neg
lect or earelessness. Yours &c, 'sS,"