The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-07-14

The SoipiER's Re UNION AND
GRAND CrSrBRATIoS ON TnE FOURTH
AN IMMENSE ArrENpANcE-A Coop
TINE EXCEPT FOR THE OPPRESSIVE
HEAT.-The reunion and celebration
held In Morgantown on the Fourth
was all its projectors hoped to make
it. On Tuesday evening visitors from
a distance began to arrive and before
the flourish the town was fairly over
flowing With strangers. Wednesday
dawned fair, but at an early hour the
heat became very oppressive the mer-
curry ranging at almost 100, aud the
dust and heat together made locomo-
tion anything but comic, table.
At 4:30 o'clock the bells were rung
for about ten minutes and salute
of 30 guns was fired at the Univers-
ity in honor of West virginia's
twentieth birthday. Even at this
early hour people began to arrive and
by 8 o'clock standing room was
scarce upon the streets. At this
time the Point Marion and Mount
Morris brass bands arrived, and with
our own band and the drum corps
furnished music for the occasion.
About 10 o'clock the procession
started from the University and
marched through town in the order
announced on the programme, headed
by Colonies Joseph Snider and James
Evans, with the bands and artillery
distributed in their proper places.
After the procession reached its
destination a regular soldiers dinner
consisting OF bareback, bacon, beans
and coffee was served to several hun
bred old soldiers. Dinner being dis
posed Of and many varied expert
enccs of soldiers life having been
related, speeches were next in order.
Addresses were delivered by A. J..
Jones, ESQ.,, the Rev. Mr.. Eichel-
berger and A. G. Davis. The speeches
were all spoken Of as happy efforts
and deserve more extended notice
than we can give them, on account
of our absence from the grounds dur
ing their delivery. We would ex-
pect timely remarks from either of
the gentlemen.
On the whole, the reunion was all
its promoters expected, and some
say more than they expected.
Everything passed off pleasantly.
There was not disturbance in or
about town during the day.
The number of persons in and
about town was variously estimated
at from $500 to 5000.
In the afternoon the match game
Of ball attracted several hundred
persons to the fair ground, who
watched with much interest the good
strikes made by their respective clubs.
There is no truth in the report
that certain man made two barrels
of lemonade with one lemon and o
pound of sugar.
The occasion brought rich har-
vest to several business men in town.
Many old friendships were renew
ed and many reunions enjoyed on
that day.
The weather was too warm to lis
ten to long speeches and all seemed
to be pleased with the brief ones de-
liyered by the gentlemen referred to
above.
Some of our citizens talk Of hold
ing reunion every year, saying
that in the light Of the experience
OF the present ono 1t can be managed
to much better advantage. We be-
lieve the idea good one and hope it
will be carried out.
Some of the young folks gathered
at Waverly Hall on the evening Of the
Fourth and had a pleasant social
dance.
Quite q crowd of Fairmont folks
were here. Also number from I'm
iontown, Smithfeld, Morris X Roads,
Greensboro, Geneva and other places.
We have the names of some hotel
beats that we could be persuaded to
publish along with those who beat