Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-07-14
ASSOCIA TED PRESS LETTER.
PHILADELPHIA, July IL, 1875.
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.

ol nm 'Vulihpih, VINO was happier
than ever; Yankee Doodle clappod and
crowed never Sd loudly firc,cfacl,cis
banged loudor, rockets shot higher
powder burned brighter lager flowed
more freely, orators declaimod more
cloqucntly, and such Fourth has mol
been held within the recollection of my
fathers son.
The day here and all its obsolyancos
including the "glorious drunksn and
shattered limbs--wcrc intended rs q
prelude TO Tho day ono year hence, al
though ! fear that the prelude has had
an unhappy effect ! win give but M
instance as showing how some one has
blundercd oven In this little jubilee
AS said before, the 4th here and It's
obseryances, were intended us SORT
Of ioratastc of what is in store for us
in 1876, consequently everything Of a
public character took place in Fair
mount Park, near the Centennial
Exhibition grounds, and began at sun,
rise by national salute at 8 A. NJ
military review; . A. NJ. religious
services at tho sic Of the Hebrew
Statute Of Religious Liberty 40 A. NJ
concert Of the pupils ofthe 60 Grammar
Schools Of our city, in the building in.
tended for the exhibition of machinery
II a. NJ, ceremonies at the site Of the
Italian monument to Christopher Co.
lumbus at II NJ, breaking ground by
Mayor Stokcley for the Agricultural
Exhibition building;a 1T 2 p. NJ, core
monies Mt site Of the Catholic L. A. d.
Centennial Fountain; 4 p NJ, grand
concert at Machinery Hall by the
Musical Societies of the city; 3 p NJ,
review Of SchuyllSill Navy 6 ?. NJ,
balloon ascension, and at $3.50 p NJ,
grand display of fireworks.
In order TO got the so 900 pupils OF
our public schools, as well rs their
parents, Interested in the entertain
ment, the children were promised u
button.hole bouquet a badge, medal,
and refreshments. The badge was q
piece of common paper 3 inches square,
with the number Of their school paint
cd on it, tho medals wore about the
size Of % cent piece, were made OF
lead, and were an advertising dodge OF
an enterprising tradosman the refresh.
ments and bouquets were only ruse
to get the youngsters there, and OF
c0uise were not forthcoming. Theliitle
ones were started from homo at
a, NJ, and kept there till noon without
anything to eat-because the promise
of refreshments deferred them from
taking any lunch with them--dndoaiy
those gho had money enough IN theirpoc
as 10 bug glass Of rdtey, could enjoy
the luxury Of n drink
GENERAL
Just what we overhcated, wiltcd
townspeople would do this torrid
weather, were it not for our two sum-
mer resorts---Capo May and Atlantic
City-would be difficult of solution.
By the very excellent travelling ac-
oommodations Of the Camden and At
lantic and West Jersey Railroad com
pancs, melted Philadelphians can 20
down to the sea shore us late as 1870
?. NJ, get there by G:l5 p. NJ, get solid
i6edi eat hearty supper Of oysters,
fish, and other salt water dolicacics,
sloop sound as rock, awaken with an
appetite for breakfast as sharp as a
wolfhound's, and enjoy our morning
sea-bath like a canvas-baek, and rc-
iuvenated come back TO the city only
to tume and sweat between the hot
brick walls all around us like aconvict
in q sweat-box.
Howevor,in the midst of all our per
spiiation, with the thermometer max
ing frantic efforts to crawl over the
top Of his glass prison, we have the
consolation that the waves of old
ocean tolerate no such mcrcurial i'm.
pertincnce as trying TO reach 100 in
shade or sun either
Mrs. Annie Armstrong caught tho
fizz bang ievor, and on the 9TH of July
used coal oil to light her fire. The
next day the Ledger obituary column
said "she died after suffering great
agony for several hours; aged fifty
years. Gone, but not forgotten
Our Chief Engineer Of the Water
Department complains that he is
pumping 100000 gallons of water
per day at the Fairmount Works, when
he ought to be pumping 3O0OO,000
and he pleads with the public to use
sparingly the limited supply furnished
. A statement has just been made
public showing the amount of water
used per day by each person in this
city since 1920. AT that time, the en-.
tire amount usod per day, was ,537,-
200 gallons or II $40 gallons for each
person in the city. In 1850, il was
Z 7,405, 237 gallons, or 1871 for each per
son. In 1874, we used ~, 1ll,76O gal.
Ions of water for each day in the year,
or 81 $40 gallons for each man, woman
and child in the city
Jay Cooke & Co.. the famous bank.
rupts, were again before the court
during the week, pleading for dis.
charge from bankruptcy. Snch dis
charge enables them to resume bust
business, Just as though they hadnevcr
cheated anybody. Fortunately, Judge
lCadwallader is in no hurry to make
the discharge, and tho plea was denied
Opposition TO the discharge of three
members Of the firm, is made on the
ground that they conveyed valuable
properties 10 their wives of funds
drawn from the firm HI
The two steamers ofotho American
line which went eastward this week,
took out 10000 bushels of wheat / l.6O0
tierccs lard, l66 mowcrs, 200 boxes
sewing machines, 200 boxes starch,
ctc.- Of American products
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