The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-08-14
ADDITIONAL Local.
The intense heat is killing
many people in the cities.


'napg people in the cities,
The Republicans of old Eagle
are getting ready to open up the
campaign with a grand rally,
which will be held at Prospect
Valley on Saturday, August 90,
beginning at one o'clock p. m.
Rherewillbe speaking by Messrs.
Lynch, Reed, and others. Good
music and refreshments will
abound, and all citizens are In.
vited to bring their aunts and
uncles and sweethearts. The
speaking will be continued the
same night at Lumberport, and a
great time is expected. Let
everybody come.
The Monongahela River Rail
road Company gives its en-
ployes an annual outing atChes-
wood Park on Saturday. August
5 There will be a variety of
amusements. and the general
tablic is invited. Besides an
abundance of good music. there
win be boating, dancing. bath
ing. base ball, and SO forth. The
employees will be furnished with
e badge which will pass a single
man and one lady. or a married
man and his entire family. Very
low rates will be given the pub.
The mendicant musicians who
held forth on the streets Monday
evening to a curious crowd, dis
conrsed a variety of pleasing
strains. ranging from the .Marx-
man of'the Matterhornl to the
{of3omaster Of Bagaad The
SUI evening ar became resonant
in response to the skilled touch
of practiced players on harp and
violin. To most persons music
is music, but to the discriminat-
ing mind there is in this mongrel
melody something subtly sen.
sual, which tends to elevate not
SO much as it fascinates.
The ball at the Traders Tues.
day night was a very pleasant
though impromptu affair. The
music was furnished by the band
of Italian musicians, OF whose
presence in town the getters.up
of the dance took advantage. The
attendance was large, numbering
from fifty to sixty, and was made
up of the s.elite., Mrs. Ben. R.
Blackboard was chaperone, and
mine host" Mr.. Shore presided
over the festivities with his
usual grace and gravity. The
refreshments were furnished by
j. T. Swager, and were served
atabout 1890. AT a late hour
the party broke up, and all went
away happy.
The camp meeting conducted
by our colored friends seems to
have been in many ways success
full. On Sunday last the exercises
were entertaining, and the crowd
was large. The woman evange.
list spoke very well and although
the weather was very warm, she
was given an attentive and re-
spectful hearing. The most at
tractive feature of the day, how
ever, was, in the opinion of many,
the display of musical talent by
the basso profnndo, who might
be regarded as the star. With
q heartiness which plainly show
ed his own relish of the effort,
this giant son of Ham made the
spacious amphitheater vocal with
the harmonious blendi'g of sounds
and melody filed up all the air
around. Fro m subterranean
cavern somewhere in his ca
pacious throat, there rolled forth
a tremendous torrent of sound,
which was as rich in tone as 1t
was comprehensive in compass
and vast in volume. The
jubilee singer accomplished this
feat by simply parting his enorm.
Gus lips, and letting his great
voice walk out. Shortly to say,
the music was very good. the
services were well arranged, and
the whole affair was 4 cre5st "a