Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-07-11
Yours, Respectfully,
KINGSVILLE.
]. H. C.

DU. Let.:-OuF rOuIlh was marked, as
usual, with some of the noise incident to
such days. 1t was the 98th anniversary
of our American Independence. Consid-
erable noise was therefore appropriate
We had occasion for real enjoyment;with
one or two hundred others we attended
the Masonic picnic in the orchard of G
s. Harmon, Esq, one mile east of North
Kingsville. The members of Orion
Lodge, No. 353 had invited many "out-
side" friends. About noon the tables
were spread and things good to eat
were displayed in rich profusion. By
the way, Mr.. II. E. Grover had, with an
eye to business and comfort, hitched up
and hauled over from the village plenty
OF seats and completed arrangements that
secured the Bands presence. Then Mrs.
House, the head of the comissary depart
ment as connected with Mr.. Harmon's
domicil, was on hand with roast pig,
well crisped and baked, savory dish
that contributed not little TO the palate,
tickling incidents of the occasion. Then
we had Mr.. Hsrmon's ice house to draw
on for the barrel of lemonade, standing at
the head oftbe table, raising keen,anticlpa-
tons of the luxurious beverage so surely to
come to our lips and anon wash down the
many good things with it. Our band boys
eat hartily but did none the less blowing
on that account
The threatening aspect ofthe sky caused
dispersion Ofall hands about P. N, and
yet with the chances for getting wet many
started for the lake, your humble cores
pondent with the rest, but only to encoun-
ter one of the fiercest storms of this season
for many seasons. Some six or eight OF
US reached the residence ofHomer Sheldon
on the lake road, and had Just time enough
to get the ladies into the house and horses
ETC., under a shed, when the rain came
surging up from the lake, and anon we
were unable TO get look on the world
outside from the intensity of the storm. The
climax was not reached until hail stones
of the usual size of hens eggs were mixed
with the tornado, and hurled with terrible
force. When the storm. of near halt
hours duration, abated the orchard of Mr..
Sheldon was first observed 10 be minus 10
trees and In some cases the bodies were
twisted asunder with q power that in the
"a years past had not been with them be-
fore experienced. The horses and cattle
of Mr. Sheldon were, it seems, voted the
freedom OF the ncighborhoOd as far as
fences were concerned. On getting into
the house the scene beggars description,
and especially to Mrs, Sheldon's eyes, who
had just finished house-cleaning, with
new carpet spreading and paper hanging.
We found go or 20 panes of glass bro
ken out of the north windows; left the
sash In ore sense paneless, but in another
sense they could hardly have been pain
less. The idea of the rooms so soon being
transformed into bath rooms, was new and
novel, but on getting homeward bound
we soon found that PROSTATE trees and
broken glass was very fashionable, and
was somewhat disappointed on getting
home 10 find that we had so little reason
to put on airs.
The strawberry and ice cream festival
in the interest of the Presbyterian Church
and Society, at the Town Hall, on wed
nesday evening, July lst, was attenueu
with success and enjoyment. Ihe even
ing had with 1t the " balmy Drea'h Of
June" and with the park contiguous ana
so well lighted, the Band occupying the
stand with the excellent music furnished,
All were happy The tables of Misses
Garlic Newton and Lois Peck and also Of
Master George Webster and Miss May
Uickok, covered as they were with tempt.
ing displays of flowers, confectionery etc,
we're Gources Of attraction, and with the
sales made, as connected with the results
at the hall, showed pecuniary success and
that without leaving an aching void.
We learn that q grandson Of Mr.. Nun.
sou Klngsbury, of Suite, has had an arm
broken from the kick Of a horse. O.
Kingsville, July 9, 1874