The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-07-05
THE FOURTH OF JULY.
HOW il was Celebrated on SAT-
urday.
Accidents and incidents.
How It's to be Celebrated To.
Day.

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chance to celebrate three days in our
year as the Fourth of July, and one
patriotic Fourth of Julyers have
set themselves out to celebrate all
of them to the best of their ability in
an individual sort of style. That is to
say we will have no collective or formal
celebration this year. ff.
On Saturday portion of our citizens
concluded to indulge, in honor of "the
day we celebrate" There was pleas,
ure excursion and picnic, under the
auspices of the Good .Templars, at
Moundsville; another, for the beuefit OF
the Baptist Sunday School, at Cresap's
Grove; another-a private affair, we
believe-sailed on the Forest City, to
Mingo. A fourth, with foot-racing, We
locipede-racing, and the like. came OH
at the Fair Grounds, Wheeling Island.
At all these these there was much tun
and real, genuine enjoyment.
At the Fair Grounds there was large
gathering. Henry Sweeney won the
foot race, beating two competitors by
thirty feet. Percy Warden won the
velocipede race, beating three oppo-
nents and darkie who was continually
riding and continually falling off. For
best dancing r. McCune won the first
prize for gentlemen, and Miss Lizzie
Fletcher the first prize for Waiting.
We went to Mcundsville with the
Good Templars. The way down was
enlivened with dancing, love making
and all the other items that 60 to make
up the totals of a party out for holi-
day. When the steamer reached
Moundsville, three gentlemen, lady,
baby and a basket of dinner took an i'm
promptu bath. They were in a great
hurry to get ashore and got on the
gang-plank before everything was
ready for them. The plank slipped
from the vessels guards and they all
soused into the river.
On our return we were caught by
heavy storm of wind and rain just this
side of Bellaire. AS the storm struck the
st. Marys, the young folks were dancing
in the cabin, and such change from gay
to grave we never saw. The girls espe-
cially insisted on their right to be pro-
tected from the falling rain and blind
ing lighting by having the strong arms
of their follers around their waists-to
prevent palpitation of the heart we pre-
sumo. The Reese with the Sunday
School on board tied up until
the storm was over. The Forest
City done the same thing up the river.
What with the falling overheard and
the rain, we about concluded the Good
Templars have too much water at their
picnics. Water is very good article.
Frozen and made into juleps it's endur-
able, but in suck quantities one can
hardly be said to banker after it,
The Turner's celebrated last night at
their hall. The Declaration of hide
pendence was read and speeches were
made by Messrs. Bonner, Rappaport,
and Others.
TO-DAY.
The banks, postoffice, stores, mills
and other places of business will be
very generally closed to-day, and it will
be generally regarded as substitute
for the genuine Fourth.
There will be a match game of base
ball. between the Battles, of this city,
aud the Atlantics, of Pittsburgh. This,
it is thought, will be one of the most
interesting games of the season. The
Battles will do their level best to beat
their visitors, who it is reported, are
fine players. The game will be played
on the Fair Grounds.
The Harmonic and MTnerchor Sing
ing Societies will hold grand festival
at Frank Walters grove. This will be
the occasion of the day, and we may
expect some fine singing and general
jovlal time.
Several private parties will picnic
over the river and in groves adjacent to
the city. We wish them all the pleas
ure sure to result from q well-spent day.
FASHIONS FOR JULY.-Ear and finger