The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-07-04


The "GLoRIoUs FOURTH. TO day is
devoted, in some portions OF the coun-
try, to patriotism, fireworks and general
jollity. Here it will be devoted to pic
MICS and firecrackers. We are becom-
ing partially demoralzed as a nation
and are fast losing all reverence for the
holidays and festivals instituted by our
fathers and even for the fathers them
selves. The civil war in this country
brought to the surface new set Of
heroes, and there are men who think
Grant the equal of Washington, Butler
Of Green, and John Logan of Mad
Anthony Wayne. Our ideas of mill,
tary ability and heroism being thus de-
preciated, it is no wonder we have come
to consider the celebration OF Indepen-
dence Day as child's play and only to
be INDUCED in by children. But we do
not intend 10 moralize on this question.
We only design informing you how the
Fourth will be spent by our people.
There will be a most delightful ex-
cursion to Mingo from La Belle, for
which invitations are anxiously sought.
1t will be select affair and we know
will be hugely enjoyed. Our thanks,
gentlemen Of the committee, for an IN
vitation.
A public picnic where prizes will be
given to the best walter, where there
will be a match game of base ball and
a race OF half mile dash between three
or more speedy horses, will be given at
the fair grounds.
A grand picnic Of the children of the
North Street and Zane Street NJ. E.
churches will be held at Walnut Grove,
near MaI,insville, Ohio. A boat will
leave the foot of North street at 7
o'clock, A. NJ, and the wharf at half
past o'clock this morning to take the
children to the picnic grounds.
Tho Good Templars will have a grand
time to-day at Moundsvlle. They have
chartered the steamer Argosy, which
will leave the foot OF Monroe street at
half past 6 o'clock, and will stop at
Eoff's and Fink's landings, and Bellaire.
We have attended two Of these picnics
and never enjoyed ourself better any.
where.
The St. Patrick's Society will hold
picnic at Elm Grove. Cars will
leave the Hempfeld depot at 8 o'clock
this morning, at 9, at II, and at l this
afternoon.
The Major A. Loring Boat Club will
give an excursion on the James Rees
and picnic at Cresaps Grove. The
Rees will leave the foot Of Monroe
street at o'clock this morning, stop
ping at Fink's landing, Lagrange, Ben
wood and Bellaire.
The Sunday School of the First Bap-
fist Church will hold a picnic at Stelle's
grove, four or five miles from the city,
on the Hempfeld railroad. We are not
advised at what hour the trains are to
start. We presume, though, at half
past I o'clock.
The Methodist Sunday School and
the members Of the Methodist Church
at Martins Ferry, will hold picnic at
Turner's grove on the hill above
Martinsville. They invite everybody
to come and join with them. .la4t.
Besides the above we have heard OF
numerous private picnics to be held in
the groves easily reached by carriages.
The prospect is that, should the day
be fine, the city Of Wheeling will be
scattered all over the First Congressional
district, to-day eating cold dinners and
picking the bugs out Of their bread and
butter. That all may enjoy themselves
is our hearty wish.
How TO CLOSE THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
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