The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-07-19


on the 18th inst. seems to have passed
over from Hackers Creek, and doubled
its violence on reaching the Clarksburg
pike, about 1! miles from town. Near
tho house of Mr.. a. Smith, juur., a SIM
glc flash Of Lightning Frustrated five tclc-
graph poles, shattering them into frag-
mcuts, and twisting the wire into every
imaginable shape. Immediately after the
storm, a repair party proceeded to the
scene of destruction, and we once more
have ono unbrokcn line Of Geographic COM
munication all tic ray TO Clarhs1my!
"PARrlcuLArs' OF "TnAr PlcSrc."-
As We were never known to ego back"
on promise since We arrived at the ma
turc age of ninety days, we hasten to lay
before our readers the particulars" of
the tho picnic party Of which We made
mention in our last. As before stated.
Table Rock, was the place, Saturday, the
10Th, the day, and 1 o'clock the hour.
A party Of gallant fusiicrs had previous
ly made the pcrilous ascent, and after
second "battlc Of the clouds had sue
cecdcd in driving off all wandering snaix
and SIGH, and placing on its summit "tlic
flag of the free hearts hope and homc"-
in horn. The boys put OIL their "sum-
mcr clothes;' and smiling sweetly as bas-
kcts Of chips, wendell their way to the
place Of rendezvous. One Of them
boys" We were not which; and OH seeing
them return in about fifteen minutes, of
course We enquircd wherefore was this
tlusly?" In tones that would have
moved to tears the heart of whcal.bar-
row, one of them told us the narrowing
story. The girls had incontincntly back.
ed out-seccdcd from the arrangement
were not on The picnic! Our sympathies
were particularly excited III behalf of the
gentleman referred to, as he had been
starving himself all day in anticipation Of
the good "hasll' he would get at the
party. Alars! Alars =
Gle who trusts to woman or to waves,
Should never hazard what he fears to LOSE y
Gentle female sexes Beautcous
daughters Of Eve. your sins arc numcr.
GUS us your charms, and they are count
less i.a
Left us haf peas!
The "Founrn" AT surros Our
Brax.on correspondent sends us the fol.
lowing account Of the proceedings at Sut.
ton OH the Fourth. His letter, unfortu-
nalcly, was just in time TO be too late for
our last issue:
surroy, July G, 1860.
Eplrors DsMocnAr:-As the savings
and doings Of other localities are frequent
ly heralded to the world the medium Of
the press aud thereby tread of all men,"
We propose to note, in Il very mild and
unassuming manner, the feeble spark Of
"patriolisnl'' which was famed into Il
flame by the REPETITION of the tinlc.honor.
ed custom of observing the memorable
Fourth, and celebrating it ID an appropri-
ate and becoming manner, with due
amount of enthusiasm, yet void Of of that
boisterous kind eugcndcrcd by artificial
means.
Early on Monday morning, through
the active and energetic cxertiops of u
few ladies in the place, sumptous re-
past, we'll calculated to tempt the eye aud
tickle the fancy Of the most fastlious cpl
cure. was spread upon an extensive table
in select profusion. Between 10 and II
o'clock, a throng Of some two or three
hundred hundred gaily dressed indivilu-
ais, Of all ages aud sexes, began to acct
mulate, and made the sylvan forests ring
with their ligLt-heartcd songs Of merri-
ment.
The assemblagc was soon called to-
gcther, and listened with profound atteh-
ton to tue reading of the Declaration of
Independence. Brief, patriotic aud elo-
quent addresses were then delivered by
ilessrs. I. G. Boggs and N. B. s1uires !;
after which all the parties repaired 10 the
Widespread board, and cffcctually dissipa.
ted all doubts and cradicated all fears Of a
feeble appetite by the quantity Of duinties
they rapidly deyoured. After the usual
amount OF lilarity consequent upon good
dinner aud n variety of Juvenile sports.
the asscmblagc dispersed--a portion, how
ever, merely adjourning to meet again in
tho evening at Colonel DuTy's, where they
enjoyed themselves until . lato hour at
night, keeping time to Prof. 'rhompsou's
elegant music on The violin. And further
lhis AepohpnI saycth not. !;