Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1880-07-10
nffIeorr Ascension
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ly made, quite large assemblase OF
persons from town and she community
around, gathered in front of College
yard on Saturday night last to witness
the sending up OF q balloon, prepared
by the celebrated balloon manufacturers
Messrs. Junebng Stevens and Cesar
Duke, Of this town. Criswelrs Silver
Cornet Bands was in attendance, and
furnished music before and daring the
ascension of the balloon. About 8
o'clock, all things being in readiness, the
band played several airs, and the crowd
was called to order by Mr.. Caesar Duke
who in a few and appropriate remarks,
introduced the speaker selected for the
occasion, Mr.. NJ. G. Bast, (Dinas) from
the philadelphia or West end OF our
city, who entertained his audience upon
subjects; which he said like himself,
there were many others who knew moth
ing about. After his address collec-
ton was taken up to defray expenses.
The balloon was sent off between Q and
10 o'clock, after some delay in the intla-
ton of it. 1t assembled several hundred
feet and took All eastwardly course, but
fell shortly afterwards in the street near
Stalcy's mill, where it was picked up,
having sustained no injury.
We give "Dinass" speech in full be
low, which was greatly enjoyed by the
large crowd PRESENT.
Ladies and gentlemen, when Juncbug
Stevens and Cesar Duke of the Balloon
Committee, waited upon me urgently
requesting me to deliver another speech,
and with the united majority OF the
West End, | have consented once more
to abuse you. The subject selected am
education, and l know of no one more
competent to expound it than the one
who now stands before you; and / will
say in the beginning OF my remarks, that
if at the conclusion of my discourse, you
do not understand what | have been
talking about, you can find out from
them that do Education my friends Is
what sent me as a delegate to the Shu-
cargo convention, uninstTucted TO vote
for General Grant, so long as his stamps
held out. But when | seen Archie
Campbell of Wheeling, was blamed
for voting our interest away, lfelt nigh
" deprecated; but after hearing that
it vas grab-feld away from him, |
knew he was innocent Of the charge.
After Illuminating around through Shu-
cargo, our strongest men paying tor
the Examinations, all eyes were turned
Sin-sin-nati-wards, to the great eXposi-
ton which was about TO open, with
John Kelly as chief performer, but tel-
lows wouldn't agree to it, though fields
were there to have it liz. 1t was payne
full to Ohio to see it, yet they bayard it
off with Hancock and English. Pause
with me and look at the great
achievements which have been attained
by the educated mind of man! Why
where was your beautiful city OF Shep-
herdstown 200 years ago? Where was
it? Where is it now? No, the war
whoop of the Indian chief might have
been heard 10 echo and re echo from
Rays addition, TO the National Hotel.
What was hills and hollows, ia now 4
beautiful town. You have the most
beautiful scenery, ore ofthe greatest rail
road bridges in the State, and one OF
the greatest railroads in the world.
Why 90 out to the depot and see the
trains pass in and out, and You would
think we had Philadelphia centennial
going on. And also view the Mail
Bags, they look like they were bowed
up with gas. But ladies and gentlemen
the S. V. h. r., amt to be sueezed at,
it is a thing Of the past, and is destined
to be one of the greatest roads Of the
future. But I'll detain you no longer,
as the 9TH Of July is coming. Hoping
you may all live for many years to fire
your crackers and shout tor the Star
Bangled Smasber, the Fourth of July
and the Dec lc-pru dence OF 1n-digna-
ton, l bid you ajew a jew.