The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-06

were active several days prior to The
coming Of that holiday. The opportu-
mites 10 celebrate offered our people
were numerous a. choice. and were
availed of correspS.dingly. The Fourth
proved b. be one Of the occasions for
! the Demonstration Of the fact that ws
have = large population here. for,
though fully two thousand people went
out Of town. enough were left to line
and crowd the streets in q manner &c
be seen only on extraordinary coca
/ sions.
But little VAS done in town. Flag.
were flown from the various staff; the
shipping was decked in all their bun
ting; the Government steamer Sim.
brick fired sslute at noop; the boa
and trains came aud went az stated Ia
tervsls. carrying crowds of pleasure
seekers; Cart iages. with spanking tea ms,
dashed TO and fro; buys were shooting
of frecrackers, and later rockers. blue
lights, &c and the whole was topped
of 10 the evening with q dance in The
Opera House.
The principal event in town was the
200 yard race run between the horses a
Msssrs Clancy and Abrams. II was
run on Washington street. in the pres
ence of numerous crowd of spects-
to-s. The animals were pretty evenly
matched. but the Clancy horse got
the better start. made the graightsr
run. aud came out ahead. winning for
its owner the stake Of 5000
Business was generally suspended
during the day. and places closed up.
The cigar. candy. soda water. fruit and
fire work dealers kept open. and had a
fine run Of custom. II VAS also n good
day for livery men aud Bud:ong. whose
boats whitened the waters vita their
sails from morning to night.
The Chehalis, under charter to the
University Base Bail Club. took q party
of sixty persons over tn Port BiakeIy.
There they were met by the steamer
Blakely, which. with O crowd of q
hundred or more Blskslyaus. including
the local ball club. the band and citl-
zens generally. accompanied the Che
halls to Bean Point. The game was
called at 10 o'clock. The Blskely play
ers were soon found to he unequal to
their competitors. and the game ended
in favor of the Universities, on score
of 20 TO 10. After the game. music by
the band &c. the picnic bsgsn. and
was carried on with due life. and for
all the fun in it. TIE excursionists
went back to Port Blskely. where they
parted with their friends and enter
tanners. and from which they came
home on the Chehalis between and
In the evening.
The railroad company hid rrnviief
two passenger coaches II - folr Hat
cars tor the people going TO Kenton,
and they We y soon found the accom-
mediation was inadequate. The trains
made three trips. leaving town at 8,
II and 2. aud they were crowded as
never before on that line. How many
wen. We have no knowledge. hut il
must have been 10 the neighborhood of
five or six hundred. A hundred or
more from Newcastle we're also at Rem
ton. in addition To those from Seat le,
from Renton itself. and from the farm
ing settlement surrounding Altogether
q thousand or more persons joined in
the Renton celebration. The point
selected for this was in the cool and
beautiful garden of w z Smith. aud
the management was that OF the Lodge
OF United Workmen. DIR ID A Covert
was President Of the Day; @ w Lever.
Msrshal; + w Smith read the Decla-
ration Of Independence; IL G. Strive
delivered the Grafton, and l. 3 Ingra-
ham read an original poem written for
the occasion. All did their parts
thoroughly and we'll. The dance hall
was filed whenever the music was
heard. 80 full. in fact, that dancing was
all but impossible; the swing furnished
the children endless pleasure. while the
croquet sets were kept going all the
tune. A refreshment stand WAS jam
med for hours with those eager for the
cooling soda water. cider, and ice
cream, for candies. nuts and fruit.
Many took along their lunches, aud
others depended upon what they could
buy Ia the town ar on the ground. The
celebration at Renton concluded with a
bail at night.
Alki Point attracted fully six huns
dred people from town. They went
aud came on the steamer Fanny Lake
and barge. This celebration was
under the auspices OF tie Methodists.
who left no Stone unturned to secure
the utmost pleasure and success. The
magnifcence Of the day aided them
materially, the warm sun and calm
water making short ride on the bay
delightful The exercises there were
OF the usual Fourth of July character;
the reader OF the Deci.'s'i"n being w
II Reeves and tine or~'nr Z X Jenner.
both of whom did -xc-l!ontly. The
Met hodist ladies had provided dinners
for oil wanting. and Others. had taken
along their baskets. Tho beach Is
beautiful al Alki Point. and there Is =
fine chance there for pleasant promen-
AIDES. and the giving vent to feelings OF
freedom and joyousnsss. There was
also Q total absence OF rowSyism. and
everything passed of in the most agree
able and proper manner. The celebsa
ton there ended about in the evening.
The O,ympi. eelebrationists spread
their DEPARTURES over several days and
as many boats. The Zsphyr carried a
fsw up on Friday. and the Messenger
more on Saturday. TIE same boats
went out again on Sunday afternoon,
loaded. and ON Monday morning. at 4
o'clock. were followed by the Annie
Stewart. with . great crowd and the