Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-07-08

vILLE-A QUIET AND sULTRY
DAY, WITH GRAND PYROTECH-
MIC DISPLAY AT NIGHT-MUsIC
BY THE o. III. b. BAND-EVERY-
THING A SUCCESS BUT THE DRUM
MAYORS sPEECH-CLOSING ExER-
CIsEs OF NORTH MOUNTAIN IN
sTITUTE.
HEDGEsvILLE, July a, 1876,
11:45 p. NJ.
To the Editors Vhe Independent
The day broke this morning
warm and gultry. AT an early
hour the ladies in small SQUADS
moved quickly through the streets
with their baskets and little ones,
on their way TO some one of the
numerous excellent springs in our
immediate vicinity. The village
has all day worn its most quiet as
pect, and the lads and lasses their
holiday attire. No demonstration
was made during the day. The
stores were all closed and from the
upperstory of the post-ofice faoated
the stars and stripes, upon which
inbold reliefappeared the names of
Hayes and Wheeler. The propri-
etor idly lounged on the shady
eide with his key in readiness to
accommodate his friends and pa
irons. Everybody suspended
operations, save the doctors, and
their countenances ,as they trudged
along in the broiiing sun, seemed
to indicate that they would give
up the 4th. Our young disciple OF
Esculapeus, as he rolled along in
his cart, drawn by the shave tail
old gray, were upon his cOunten-
ance, as he looked upon the squads
of fair ones, and the baskets filled
with all the good things they
know SO we'll how to prepare,) an
expressionIrather of longing desire
than of patriotism. We don't mean
to charge the young man with a
lack of patriotism at all, we only
mean to say that it is difficult, in
deed, to prove an adequate idea
of his appetite for picnic dinners,
and the fair sex. If his afflicted
patrons appreciate the sacrifice he
made on that day their hearts will
certainly overflow with gratitude.
In the evening the Brass Band
appeared on the streets and dis
coursed come sweet and soul in
spring music. MI. and Mrs. Geo.
ROpp entertained the members of
the band and furnished an excel
lent cooling and refreshing repast.
The band then proceeded to the
beautiful grounds Of Mr.. James
George, just out side the corporate
limits. His yard and handsome
dwelling was beautifully adorned
with the National Flag, and all
manner of centennial fixtures, and
illuminated with beautiful trans
parencies of rare and variegated
colors and designs. Amid the ak
hibitiOn of fire works the band
played all the National airs. Mr.
George invited them in and hand
somly set forth all the cooling
beverages and ices. The band then
adjourned to the public square
where the pyrotechnic display
was going on and the boys violat-
ing the town ordinance, prohibit
ing the use of fire works within the
corporate limits. They bombarded
the Mayor by putting off two
packs of crackers on his porch.
After Mr.. Georges delicacies had
been freely partaken of the drum
Mayor, ]. Naylor, used his base
drum with a lap-board across the
end as a rostrum from which he
returned in the name of the o. III.
B Band thanks for the delicious
repast. Mr.. N. commenced with
reference to those who ht one hum
dred years ago, but the extraor-
binary amount of ice cream and
iced lemonade that he had worked
into his anatomy seemed to have
cooled his patriotic ardor and at
ter assuring Mr.. George Of high
appreciation of his kindness he
elasticity stepped from the rostrum
amid loud applauses and clappipg
Of tho symbols. Upon the whole
the 4th was very appropriately
and becomingly observed, and ev-
cry thing passed off quietly.
The closing exercises of North
Mountain lnstiture took place prl-
vately on Thursday last, in the
presence of the patrons and a few
of the friends of the school. The
execution of the different pieces by
the classes said more for the
thorough instructions given by the
accomplished Miss A. P. p.
Bennette, who has charge of the
Musical and French departments,
than can be expressed by words.
The perfectly self-possessed and
confident, tho thoroughly modest,
bearing Of the young ladies speaks
for, not only the excellent instruc-
lions given by Mrs. s.. j. Smith,
principal of the school but also the