The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-07-06

plcnicS ana eSCuIstohs e'0" an '
vicinity, the streets were crowded from
morning till night with pleasure seekers
and sight seers. 1t would seem as if
all the adjacent country had emptied
its population into Wheeling.
The day was beautiful one for
pleasure Not too warm nor too cool,
it was just such an one as picnicers would
have had made to order, had such a
thing been possible. 1t was enjoyed to
the fullest extent by thousands of orr
citizens and visitors to the city.
A: Fan early hour the Mannerchor
and Harmonic Singing societies in
omnibusses, preceded by band of
music, paraded the principal streets Of
the city and went out to Walters Grove,
where they enjoyed themselves in a pic
mic until late hour. They report
having had splendid time
Shortly after them the Turner's
Beethoven Singing Society and South
Wheeling Liederkranz marched
through the city headed by Faas
Band and went to Chris. Seibke's picnic
grounds on the Island. The grounds
were crowded with people all day.
This is said TO have been the largest pic
mic of the day.
The picnic on the Fair Grounds
given for the benefit of St. James
Cathedral was attended by an immense
concourse of people, and we doubt if
ever there was more fun packed into a
few hours than here. The horse races,
mule races, sack races, and other enter
tainments provided were excruciatingly
funny.
The Good Templars excursion to and
picnic at Cresap's Grove was an immense
affair, we are told by one who was
present. If hard work and desire to
make people happy can succeed, the
Good Templars were eminently success
ful.
The Baptist Sunday School held IA
basket picnic in the grove at Martins
vile. A very large number Of people
went up, and all report having ENJOYED
themselves hugely.
The German Odd Fellows held pic
mic on Frasiers hlll which was well
attended, and where a good deal Of en-
joyment was realized.
The German Catholic congregation
had picnic also, from which we have
heard no report. From the handsome
hammer in which this congregation
gets up its picnics and festivals, we feel
safe in saving that they passed happy
dav
Besides the above, there were numer-
Gus private picnics and excursions.
One TO Mingo, said to have been most
ENJOYABLE affair; one up Wheeling
creek, and one under q freight car on
the river bank, where big friend OF
ours not entirely uncOnnccted with the
machine shops, eat two plates of cold
hash, drank Il bottle OF california
wine and smoked 1000 stogics.
At the County Jail a fine dinner with
ice cream and other fixings was served
up for the inmates. One chap said he
was mighty glad he was there. He
would have had no dinner else
At the Poor House Mr.. STANLEY had
a bountiful dinner prepared for the in
mates, and not a pauper but wished it
would he Fourth OF JUN all the year
round, when there was nothing to do
and 50 much TO eat.
At night, as during the day, there
was Il banging Of pistols and swapping
of fire-crackers, with the addition of
Roman candles, skyrockets, benzine,
and other fireworks. \ balloon was
sent up from Booking & CAROLS, cor
ner Of Chaplinc and First strcts 1t
came down in East Wheeling, and was
returned to Ed Booking, the eminent
drug artist
We heard OF no serious disturbances
during the day and although it is esti-
mated that something over two hun
dred kegs of beer were swallowed, there
were few or no persons drunk on the
streets
1t was ve"y pleasant Fourth OF
July Nav wa al enjoy many SurL