The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-07-11
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Iiener.>IiY Observed Throughout the County.
:. Big crowd ana a successful Cele-
br;.tion at North East.

That mythical indjyi :aa}, the oldest
;uhabitaut," cannon recall in his life's x
peIiorce g.; NOR beautiful summer day
tb.n Saturday, last, the cie hundred and
birth day. The heat Of summer gen-
orally eliminates ABOUT the Fourth-as
she popular abhraviation goes-and swell
tsring humanity puifS and perspres
under the whitening rays of a tropical
sun. This sc r however the clerk of the
weather @aS in his sweetest and most
obligiDg mood, aud gave a grateful Ma
tiou-<pelled with a big N--the best
article he had il bis bureau. We have
wondered snca, what influence it is, that
WAS 50 potential vita this cap! icious
official, upon y hose uncertain will hang
30 many human dis appointments at sud
den storms, AMI uutimelY showers. But
VS. are now convinced that those public
spirited and en'erprisiug fellow coun-
tians Of ours at North East had some
thing to do, IN ordering the weather this
year. They are msn Of gri: and pluck.
and having determined to have good
celebration Of tbs Fourth, they wanted
weather t. match. Two years ago when
they wanted good Fourth, they would
have had it, ba. for bad weather, and
this year they made up their minds,
that ghe fun should not be spoiled by
the same cause So they privately wills
pered in the ear, Of the &utoccat OF tie
weather bureau their request, aud 10 !!
What = grand day we mad, not only at
North Esss, but at every o.hor point of
the rational compass.
Observed with more than usual respect
generally this year in the county, the
celebration at North East-our Cecil
Couu. Y Birming haTn-was the local event
OF the day and county. We don't pro-
pose TO excite local JEALOUSY by saying
SO. bu5 We have always held that North
East aud Rising Sun contained more
public spirit to the square inch, than all
the county besides. So there's no news
III Tie announcement that the former
town had big crowd and Il successful
celebration on Saturday. y good COM
mittee OF live, active men is a necessary
thing to .tGrt with in an affair of this
local character, and that NORTH East had
James Mslen, john V. Aprahams, Israel
II. Dean, John II. Armstrong, John w.
Falls, r. l.. Thomas, SAINT NJ. johnson,
Charles W. Shippers, Adam L. Mioker,
John II. White, Il. G. Lambert, Andrew
Anderson. Charles b. Squ.er, DR.. 7. A.
Worrail. 5. ID. Mccullough, D. Cauley
and WilliIm II Si,ncoe, are all good men
and true, and to their activity and intel
ligent management the success Of the
day was largely due.
The programme for the day opened
with a street parade and Industrial dis
play, winch in its conception aud exeCu-
ton did honor to the town, and 10 the sac
cess of which the gentlemen who acted
AS MAJ shal5 and aids so largely con
trihuted. They ware DR.. Il. G.. Under
wood. John Veasey, Harry Hitchcock,
+. Clark and &. j. Bayard. The com
mittee beaded the procession, followed
by the speakers and the Elkton Cornet
Band. Then Company A, Maryland
Militia, commanded by Capt. William G.
Purnel. After the militia came the G..
A. r. pests Then floats representing
the industrial interests of the town, the
Mccullough Iron Company, Charlton
works, Armstrong & Squier, basket in
dustry, Z. I. b. Day. carriages and
smithiug, Andrew Anderson aud J. II.
White. Fifty musqueraders followed with
zens and contestants in the sports
brought up the rear of the procession.
Al the park, tue Declaration of indie
pendenco WAS read by Austin L. Croth
ers, Esq, OF the Eikton bar, in Il clear
voice aud with distinct utterance, aud
was followed by DR.. Thomas \. Wofrall
who delivered an able, eloquent, and
patriotic Grafton.
The iun came for young America with
the games and sports in the afternoon.
! The 100 yard dash was won by Frank
| Kinslow, with James Anderson second.
| n. j. Hanna took easily first place in 100
yard dash for men, with Archer Granmer
! second. The sack race was won by Frank
| Kinslow, with j. Mckinney second. j
! Checdlcs was first in the potato race,
| with }. Anderson second. The wheel
! barrow race WAS well contested by Harry
! Hitchcock first, Wharton Rambo second
| J. Archie Lambert third, and Q. j
| Bayard fourth. John Jackson with hell
reached the top Of the greasy pole. The
| display of fire works i'll the evening was
the best ever seen in Cecil county, Elk
ton being represented by large number
/ of It's most prominent citizens. SO far as
reported the pleasure Of the day was
not married by disorder, or unbecoming
conduct, and the COMMITTEE is to be con
graduated upon the success of theil
celebrated of the glorious Fourth. Lonl
may she wave.