The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-06-23
Our MuundsviIIe Correspondence
Trip to Fork Rldge-FestivaI al the
Court House saturday Night
FourIh of July Excursion.

Tip 10 FOLK hluBe-teeuVal at The
Court House saturday Night
Fourth Of July Excursion.
MoUNDsvnLE, W. Va, June %, IA.
Rdltors ofthe IntellIGeneer. ...--.-.---
About o'clock. on. Friday evening
your correspondent in company with sew.
eral others, lett the dust OF MoundsVille
behind them and In conveyance furn.
hhed by Mr.. ]. Love soon found them
selves at his hospitable mansion some
i've miles distant. Ii was the frat time
that 1t has been my pleasure 10 visit
Fork Ridge and 10 SEQ the beautiful
country spread ont for miles on each side
from the top Of the ridge along which we
gailY rode Beautiful farms and farm
houses are abundant, and a more hospit-
able and free hearted people do not exist
anywhere. After enjoying the hospital
ily Of Mr.. Love and his estimable lady
during the night, the next morning al
10 o'clock found US at tho Fork Ridge
n e Church to attend the meeting Of
the Sabbath School Institute 10 be held
there at that time. The house was crowd.
ed by the time the exercises were 10 com.
menca, and q more intelligent looking
audience you do not often see in
any Of our churches. The exercises Oh
the Institute werc Of very interesting
character. Essays were read and speeches
made on the various subjects pertaining
to the advancement Of the Sabbath School
cause, and some Of these productions were
really good and showed much study on
the part OF those who prepared them.
The recess at noon was spent by the ma
jurity Of the audience in the grove sur
rounding the church, in which tables were
spread, some on the grass and others on
boards prepared for the purpose. All
present partook oil the rich repSst 1t was
. pleasure for your correspondent 10 be
thus permitted to spend day In the
country. Il revives tired nature, exhaust
ed by the busy labors oil the week, and
we felt alter returning home on Saturday
evening that II had been good Tor us 10 be
there, We were iAvorably impressed
with the Institute. II can't iail TO do q great
good. All the schools on the circuit we're
more or less represented, and the reports
ofthe Superlntendantss show that the eight
schools are all in tlourishing condition,
and are composed ofabout seventy teach.
ers and officers and 400 pupils,
The festival at the Court House on Sat.
urday night in the interest OF the Cornet
Band was grand affair, judging from
what we saw In the few minutes that we
were present The Court House was
literally filed with men, women, boys
and girls, all Of whom seemed to be en-
Toying themselves as well as mortals
under the same circumstances could do.
Candy, oranges, lemonade, strawberries
and Ice cream were rapidly disappearing,
and IS rapidly were the dimes passing
from the purses oil the gallant SWANS to
the tills Of the vendors Of these various
articles. Every few minutes the occasion
was enlivened with music by the Band,
the members Of which, by the way, were
the lions Of the evening; and why should
they not be, since they are all fine look
Ing gentlemen and nearly oil unmarried
but Of q manageable age and In the mar.
kes The Band Is improving rapidly, and
It u an honor TO our town.
On the 4lh. Of July a basket picnic will
be held on tho Camp ground, and we an
ticipate Q grand, old fashioned, glorious
time, We want Fourth OF oiden time
notorety, on which all present will feel
patriotic, and Jolly, and asst we had q
country whose natal day was worth cele,
brAtlng. afsL- ~ rs-r Z.