The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-07-07
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THE GREAT DAY.
| The Fourth ofJuly was very goner-
ally, though adversely, observed IN this
town and county
Al Mesquite station, twelve miles
east Of Dallas, IL grand barbecue was
given, ut which about Two thousand
people from Dallas aud Kaufman pur-
took Of overlooking refreshments, ANA
the young people heartily enjoyed m'l'
sic aud dancing, Mossrs, John J'
Good and Il. q, Bower made addresses
which wereappr0prlate tothe occnslon,
and very happily received by the pco'
pie. Judge Goods speech, from re-
port We have heard oft, was such ns to
command the respect OF all thoughtful
men. II was his first participation ON
such m occasion, and his utterances
were such 0s 10 wound none, hut re-
vivc the spirit of true patriotism In the
breasts Of all,
AT the fair grounds Of Dallas, our
two base bail clubs played with their
visiting brethren from Shreveport ana
Denison. Their exercises are else
where referred 10.
Various parties aud social gatherings
took place IN the city and suburbs of
which we have no special report, but
general good feeling prevailed through
our community, and one feeling was
manifest very generally; that since
Texas is restored to her rights, Arkan-
sas Is on the high road to the same fe-
LEFTY, and faint ray of light has APP
peared even over poor Louisiana,
southern men assert their inherited
right to full share Of the gl0rlcs
which encircle the Fourth of July,
But we yet have to chronicle one Of
the most pleasant incidents of the day.
Upon the invitation OF Mcssrs. Grove
~ Watt, quite II number of ladies and
gentlemen assembled NJ their new fac
tory to examine their splendid MAJ
chinery, and witness the christening"
of their new engine, Every part of the
machinery was successfully put in mo-
ton, and enough work done to illus
trate the grand benefits to grow out of
such an establishment, This being
done, the party assembled in the en-
CINE room, when Miss Matte Burlord
made the following speech;
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN by request
of MessrS. Grove Il Watt, proprietors
of this establishment, | name this
beautiful engine "lloratio II. Adams
And thereupon, in accordance with
tlme-honored custom, Miss Matte
broke the historic bottle Of wine over
the object Of dedication,
Then followed icmONddc, refresh
ments, toasts, approving remarks,
many compliments 10 The worthy pros
prietors, and the acknowledgements of
Captain Adams for the honor conferred
on his child in the name bestowed,
upon which Captain Grove modestly
referred to the aid they had received
from MeSsrs. Adams d Leonard in
starting their enterprise last fall,
Messrs Burlord, Cobell, Gay, Mellersh,
Obenchain, III. b. Mcconnell DR.. Sizer,
Brown, and others addel their approx
ing voices to the noble enterprise
which we come together to celebrate,
and the ladies manifested their pleas
ure by encouraging words and approx
ing smiles,
AT u more convenient season we
will describe the works and their ca
pacity for dispatchlng business.
Since writing the above, we learn of
another observance of the day in apic-
mic of several hundred ladies and gem
tlemen on the place of Captain James
Horton, six miles west of town, where
everything went of in manner worthy
of the day which gave liberty to
America.
In conclusion, we would remind our
friends of Mesquite that we never heard
Of their intended barbecue nor of their
invitation to lis to be present till 10
o'clock A. NJ. on the day. Next time
they must advertise their intentions,
and give their friends notice. We (that
is, the writer would have been happy
to have been one of the pleasant as
sembly.