The Penn's Grove record., 1882-07-22
PEDRICETOWN T T

The idea, Mr.. Editor, of your think
ing Plod would be away on the glorious
fourth from our grand celebration!
No stree he would not have missed i:
for a COW. 1t was a red letttr day ia
our history and as W predicted was a
grand success, Notwithstanding the
unpropitious weather. The weather
was execrable enough 20 take the edge
off of even a fourth of July patriotism;
why we heave not had a fourth like 1t
to my knowledge for fifty years. But
this affair was in the hands of men
who ment it should succeed and we
were all with them, Excepting always
the fogies) and had the thermometer
gone done to z it could not have cooled
off the patriotism of the band and its
friends. Plod wax there and he went
prepared to put forth his best effort
in reporting the proceedings. Why he
layed in bed at nights for a week back
thinking now nice it would be to have
something different from the current
gossip to chronicle. That he could
take down the burning words of such
living orators as Summerill, Price and
Buchanan.
You may imagine, but you cannot
fully realize ny chagrin, when | found
AN official reporter had been provided,
and that the RECORD would be favored
by him with Il full report. / was dis
appointed with the rest of ycur read
ers ut its non appearance. Had |
have known in time l could have sent
you my notes as Ijotted then. down for
pass time and Improvement.
You have reason to be proud OF your
townsman j. J. Summerill; the encomi
ums called forth by his chaste and Gull
tured address would have been priced
by a veteran upon the serum. Judge
Buchanan captured his hearers at the
very commencement of bis GRAFTON by
his wonderful descriptive powers in
portraying Columbus i'll llis search for
the land HOW called America. He gave
us a very giraffe description of the ia
lions resources and Developments dur
ing tie last century, and expressed the
hope that the nation might be 80 con-
Quoted that the heritage handed down
by the fathers might be blessing for
all times. He showed the liberality
of our constitution IN permitting free
dom in religion, and denied the asser-
ton of the deist, that this is not a
christian government. He showed the
danger that threatened our civil insti-
tutions from the spoil system in poll.
tics. But we cannot do Justice to his
Grafton at this time.
The wisdom of the committee in Sc
lecting Rev. Mr.. Price was confirmed
by the manly spee.h delivered by that
gentleman, which though brief, con
tanned some remarkable fine pa sages,
calculated to kindle the enthusiasm OF
the most obtuse. We felt as we listen
ed to his eloquent appeals TO young
America 70 be yigilant in preventing
any encroachments upon the liberties
of the people, that our country was
safe rs long as such sentiments as
evidently moved the speaker could lie
kept alive among the people. We went
TO our home G happier and We hope a
better man, feeling that MOsacea band
buildcd greater than they thought.
when they determined upon a fourth
of Jniy celebration and hoping that
their first thought in every respect a
success might prove, were the COM
m%encerent Of the grand treats we are
to receive from the organization.
We cannot close without abiding 10
/ the committee OF arrangements, and
the ladies' who so generously aided
thera: where all did SO we'll it would
b ervidlous TO make special mention
Of any.
Or &c lial and gonte,nlanly operator
has left us, and the general opinion is
that l. viii be hard to fill his place.
But SIS he vas deserving of promotion
le'or an operator of more than the
average ability. we all rejoice in his
advancement, though re2rettIng TO
have him leave us. He made many
friends during the two years he spent
among US. The only spot upon his
otherwise upright character was the
a lsp,cion about a year ago in fOCytom
that he was Plod or Plod's Lieutenant,
~ { that suspicion having been removed
h leaves US without a spot on his MOI
al character, and may the grsa'est Of
success attend him.