Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-07-12
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Editor 7elecrd9h-The 4th of July, with its
old slam banging and pyrotcchnic propensi-
lies, is now, for this year, n thing of the past.
We expected nothing beyond juvenile ventures
here and still, some hours in advance of old
Soils appearance on that morning, there must
have been many morning maps on the part of
The younger juveniles very sensiby disturbed
by their elder brothers, with the ringing of the
High school bell and roar of anvil artillery.
or course, very manyfwere booked for Ashta.
bula, and in spite of threatening rain, were off
in due time; and we surnised that only q Cor
poral's guard would be left with us at home.
But along towards noon sundry wagons, with
storage capacity for a score or more, might be
seen travelling on their respective orbits
through our streets, and anon Emusic by the
band" was disc0ursrd on the park. and ere
many minutes had elapsed guile IL delegation
might be seen vending their way Lake-ward,
headed by the said band Well, the up-shot of
the matter is, some so or go had cooked up a
picnic on the lake shore, and though We had
not an ocular demonstration of it, yet it is
averrud that they had just as much fun as
they knew what TO do with, and managed so
judiciOusly that not bit of 1t went TO waste.
We have boys of premature ripeness, who
have not been out on squad drill" enough
yet to know just how to make the right use of
fun and utilize all ITS odds and ends, and when
having to reflect on all the incidents that
transpired on any one occasion, have it to
| know that ali was done to contribute 10 the
pleasure of the crowd that could be done by
me, and, therefore, / was happy. But from all
reports, this crowd went down on the shore
with their baskr's of provision and their mer-
ry, checry hearts, determined to enjoy them
selves and with sailing, eating, singing, chat
ting. and the band, ever and anon, contrib
uiiDS " one of their best" the whole proved
from foundation to turret, TO be an immense
success.
There were some "one-horsc" squads went
to the Lake shorc--yUur humble servant in
cluded-ulOng in the afternoon, and if some O
their washlngs did contribute TO the "rile OF
old Erie" their feelings were far from being
riled rs they came back as serene and tranquil
as the hearts of the just and good are expected
to be- and at peace with all mankind
We have no "4lh of July accidents to re-
| cora, anu Ntl CANT very hSuI IT, as MI D. ~
Hatch, on that morning feeling little patri-
otic, took stick of beech timber 10 inches
square and tour feet long, and getting it out
ON The ground in front of his blacksmith shop
sprinkled some powder on the surface. and
then with sledge minus the handle laid on
that, and the eye of the sledge filled with pow.
der, and an anvil set on top of that, he with a
hot iron rod four feet bong, slood in his shop
and touched il of The hand that held the
rod, he says. Instantly received in feeling an
electric shock, and for two days after was very
much swollen, with one or two slight scratches,
but the timber was shivered into many pieces
one of which, some four inches square and
the entire length of the stick, got by him some
way without hitting him, and over the head
of his youngest son and passed through the
end OF the shop. tearing off the siding somt
45 or so feet away-ihus making it apparent
TINT it wouldnot bc healthy for any one 10
stand in its way The fact is, that with an
anvil q. 6ptto0e as well as top, Mr. Hatch bas
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