The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-07-04
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH
AND THE WAY IT. WILL Br OBSERVED
Ia asd Ab,ut tho Clty-Ths Day Laslns lts Dis;
+ tineti,s FEATURES aud its Sisailsince-Pieaicsi 4
and Exeutsloas Gsiort-Lots OF Hua
Without Nueh SJit,m About II. tEss

The Fourth Of July 10 annually becoming
less and leas reminder Of the great event Of
which III the anniversary, and moro and
more OF free and easy holilay-n sort OF
annual Sunday without any religious char.
acler. Fishing parties, pionios and excui-
sions and base ball games have usurpsd the
place Of the old Independence Day celebrs.
tlon, and about the only thing peculiar 10
the day which has come down from olden
tines Ia the least admirable Of the character.
istics OF the day, hre.,rucksrA Making a
noise with powder 10 mol only useless And
without tilness to the ucCaaion, but danger.
Gus and wastslul az vol. still, the Chinese
monopoly bids fair to proper for u genera.
tion ~ ,ne, The ineIplicaDle fascination Of
toe smt Il ADD bang Of gur.powder being 10
strong tsvver. Go r0-'1'' =
In Wns,lins to-day, there will be partial
auspsns'o Of busin.bs. Tie public fiicrs
ana banks Will be closed, AID tho pos!c III &C
VIII observe Sunday hours. Tbs delivery
WINDOW Will Dc 0ptn from s 10 1890 A, "
anu one collection will be made At 10 A. ",
but no delivery by tho mail carriers.
a lew houses, public and private, will din
play the national colors. Aside from thir
there will be nothing like u general and
united observance Of the day. -
usHERIxs IN THE DAY.
Last Night y few Igs and bannera ve,e
hung to tho breezo, and more would have
been but Tor thu fact that there were threat.
enins signs OF rain. An nnususl am cunt Of
shooting OF hte.crackers Roman candles and
rockets was INDUCED 10 all evening, and
numerous rattling ,alutes were bred ri mid.
night to greet the incoming day. Tho ecu.
tral part OF town had the appearance and
sound OF desulto.y engagement between
troop. =
Everybody who ever gets on a spree seemed
10 DC on mild one last night. Thoy were
not noisy nor quarrelsDme; not intoxicated
but mere y tight. Good hu,nor prevailed
and everybody on the streets seemed to be
having lola OF fun. The crowds were mostly
making 4 night Of It," and the Streets were
throneed till after midnight, and the rpsisu.
rants, Ice cream pnr ors aud all-nigh. saloons
did land office business.
rlcNici TODAY.
The principal line OF amusemen.s to.dsy
Will be- plcnica. The Beethoven Singing 50.
cisly Will give one, for which an attractive
programme has been arranged. on the State
Fair Grounds. The Happy Fight will bsys
an e1cursion down to Cresap's Grove on the
Telegram, and will spend the day there In
dancing. aud social recreation. ire picnic
will be ell the more suacssstul since tho
grounds are easily accessible by the River
railroad. The g. A. K. Post will not indulge
In any celebration, bat many will lin thor
brethren at Martins Ferry and Bridgeport
In a picnic at Walnut Grove or those OF
B.llaira in h big celebration at Cranglss
orchard, below that city. The Liederkrsnz
Society. OF Bridgeport, will give picnic Out
the O., L. & W. road. The Park and seiber!'s
garden will be popular re orts, the En-,
Grove cars furnishing easy access every half
hour. and innumerab!e private plcnics are
announced. Besides these, many Wheeling
people will enjoy the day with friend, at a
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