Connecticut western news., 1876-07-21
West Virginia Celebrates.

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 West Virginia Celebrates.
 DEAR NEWS. Every season brings it's epidemics, sometimes ID one form, some times another but this year it comes in the differs from all other diseases: where oth- CTS originate in poverty and filth among the poorer classes, this is quite the reverse it rages particularly among the higher class. Nearly every family has felt it's influence, although comparatively harmless in it's physical effects, yet mentally it has pre- duced terrible strain, and financially de. pletion of purses. Perhaps you would be pleased to know that we have had this ter rble disease this ism-this centennialism If so, then here goes. We have had 1t in the full sense of the word. Now I wouldn't say word about it if it wasn't the most popular theme to write upon SO everybody says, and that makes it SO fur thermore, what we are to say upon this subject we intend to say this year, then let it drop for few years.
 We'll we have had centennial, conse- quently we are aged. Now as 1t has refer ence to age, there has always been class of very estimable ladies in our land that have felt great delicacY about their age j; but at last they have nobly come to the front and acknowledged themselves cen- tennarians. We thought bes. to start off 6 centennial old we think 1t has it's advan- tages we take our position in the land with all the attributes of manhood except size therein we differ from MT. Adam. He began life young, but full grown, and evidently not maiured in wisdom, as be was led to do some very foolish things. To be sure we are Q little under size, but we make up in age and wisdom. Did it never strike you MT. Editor, as being remarka ble, the number of people there are this year centennial old that never were be fore. The ladies wear centennial hats cool their heated brows with ccntennia fans, f1irt with centennial 'kerchicfs au( promenade in centennial number threes in fact everything is infected to greater O less extent. Even the little column of mer cury hanging by our doors scorns to ob serve us from any other point than the cen tennial point.
 Strictly speaking we are but five year old, but as that figure looks so insignifican we decided to change it to one hundred hence our centennial, and arranged it t' fall upon our national birthday. The da, was ushered in with the booming of cannon aud pealing of bells, and loug before day light it set med as though bedlam was le loose. By seven or eight o'clock in th morning the train from Kanawha Falls ar rived, bringing fifteen loaded care with peo pie from the back country, and until twelv o'clock the crowds continued to pour il from the mountains, until it was estimated that not less than five thousand had ar & centennial. The streets and building were decorated with arches of evergreens surmounted with that beautiful emblem 0 liberty so dear to the heart of the tru American-the stars and stripes-with sprinkling of other nationalities, as the Ger man. French and Irish flags, and Gs thei silken folds were waited to the breeze the, seemed to clasp our own true flag in lovinl embrace, proclaiming peace and good vii to all who seek our beautiful shores.
 Early in the day the procession wa formed, consisting of bands of music members of the different orders in full re galia, city and town officials with invite, guests. a regiment of cavalry, military con, panies representing the continentals, war O 1872 and the Mexican war, msgnificen car containing thirteen beautifully an, tastefully dressed young ladies representing the thirteen original states, and snothe containing eight for the territories, togeth CT with the grand marshal, Gen. John H Oley, and his score of ads, followed b, hundreds of citizens, made most imprcs sve sight as they marched through the diff ferent streets and thence to the grounds o Marshall College, where an oration wa given by MT. McGinnis of Guvaudottc wherein he gave brief history of ou country from its earliest discovery to tn , present time. The audience was very at tentive, and I'll warrant many of ther , learned more of the land of their birth tha , they ever knew before. The speaker, afte wishing we might all be reunited ut tn
 next centennial, pronounced us hundre years old, when refreshments were ar nounced at twenty-five cents per heat
 wherein many one got their first squar :, meal.
 The festivities of tho day closed with game of ball for silver cup, between clut
 from adjoining towns. In the evenin there was to be grand display of fir
 works, but had to be postponed on accoul 1 of terrific thunder storm, wherein Na,u gave us pyrotechnic display far beyor h the power of man. On the whole 1t was gr nl success-not casualty with one e !. ception. One man got clip with cou e ling from an Ohioan for hurrahing for Je |. Davls. They two were the only ones a n rested, which cannot be said of some ( our adjoining towns.
 # The authorities in the town where Il
 horse thief was lynched held an inque ,t over the body and brought in verdict ( e willful murder. Warrants were issued f' d the arrest of some of the most promln; lynchers, but the sheriff is supposed to hay .s kindly notified them beforehand, and {
 pro sent they are non est.
 w. CENTENNIAL D. 1t Huntington, w. Va., July 9th, 1876. A necltie venLer who got his ch0lcr | n aud turned choker, was fined SS an l cos