, 1882-07-08
GRAFTON DAY.
n. Celebration In sad about waIla WA1a-
Scenes and Incidents

4. sundosn on the third, which came
gratefully 70 our sweltsring populalon' oAfA
clouds loomei up IN the west and southwest
and hundreds OF curbstone weather ProPn-
cts declared that we were TO have the an
mai Fourth cf July storm which would
.,r;nkIe the earth and cool the super-heated
atmosphere and make the proper Celebration
OF Grafton Dag endurable, At least bnt
The hack clouds drTf.ei away, by midnight
all ram signs had failed. and in The morning
Old Sol rose faI OF wrath, and poured Il
upon Us. People essayed TO dsfy the giar-
Ing sun. the almost sufocatins heat risins
from the br;cS and mortar Of the city ana
The sw.r ing dast clouds, hut II Was with
Door grace that they lett their business witu
It's undress Liberty and went on parade In
the uncomfortable spparel OF special occa-
sions. aud hy nine clock the wisdom OF not
having procession and general celebration
here in the city WIS apparent enough Inc
idea Of a g-aud marshal being sxathed IN
repimentals with the thermometer register
ing l03 ID TIE shade, or the Goddess Q: Lab
er.y running a. every pore IN the shelter OF
the St,r ) ansl~d Banner, TO say nothing OF
the appalling condition OF the last man IN
the procession continually tangled up with
CAMS al ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS dogs, or
majestic drun-major with fur lighthouse
on his palpitating head. All 10 tnis the
condition c: the crowd OF men. women and
children on the super-heated streets, and the
determination to carry everybody 10 groves
and haunts OUTSIDE TIE city was q good one.
In TIE city the streets we're thronged during
the early hours Of the day. Ga Main, Alder,
Tairi and Second streets. there Was tie
usual display of bunting. fays ana banners,
anu throa- houI the day sni evening the
urchia celebrant attracted attention with
his pyrctechnics At high noon, booming
minute guAS at the garrison announced the
character OF the day. A number OF citizens
N prIva.e couveyances betOok themselves to
quiet places In the country. many went to
Valley Grove, but the trains TO Dudley car
riei the majority Of those Who left this city
for recreation. TIE i. o. L. VI. had uate
admirable arrangements witt the railway
company, trains runniag both ways at all
hours Of the day. C,ns,ierins the fact tiat
it was a first effort on the part ot the asSo-
cation I, provide pleasure and entertain
meEt for 50 many pyopl-, the COMMITTEES de
serve considerable ere 1t. y naturally, there
were some nInJr things overlooked,
winch caused comglaint among the euter
utIaei, bUJ picnic 50 price; tEac every
body Is VI holly sa i,isi Is no, a par: of the
annals Of the country.
A programme that was highly entertain
ing and doubtless world have been entered
into AMI euioyti by the greater part Of the
prepared. hug Yesterday the chief object
seeu.e0 to be to keep the blood cool by sim
ply dong aoth.ng requiring more exertion
than breathing, eating and drinking, ana
oucs on the ground. the guests grouped
about in tha shade and sprnt the lime ID
this way. Beyond tie address delivered by
Rev M IRWIN, 20 which close attention
VAS gwen, the sack race and the dancing,
the programme Wa qgi:r ali Abandoned, no.
Though any fault OF tie committee, hut be
cause the people were too much interested
IN kcr, Ia. qai ami cool About hal.-past
ive o'clock quite heavy ran storm o:ec
took our p:eAIcNer-, tiulrng t.i-m without
any sEe er oth,r :haH that afforded by linen
cOl's, straw hats, AMI here aad there para
sul. Eell.zing that It was the ir.yitable.
the crowd took the heavenly baptism in rare
god Lun.or Tn, s. who sLayei IN this op-
pJrtuLc danpness came back bedriggied and
starchie-s, but declaring that 1t had been n
day OF RE Pleasure, philosophical TO the
last. -:it"s, taer tie picaic w.s very sat!s-
factory, ana l. has pavel the way for n.Ech
better cnr III the future.
Ia tn. evennc. everybody sought the
pleasant atmosphere Of the streess. or al
tended the bal! at the Opera House. given by
I'll. Tige. Eagne Company Under this
Management the stfaJr was ~ erj ga5le or.e,
aud thus ended O.at.ol Bay IA Walls
Wall,.
About 1900 people acre a; Dudley durins
the day.
NJ accidents Of any kind occurred d: the
picnic g!ouuds or on tie cars.