The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-07-07
DOWN IN WARD
The 4th of July Pleasantly
Spent with the Good
People of Carbon Hill
and Murray City
by the
EDITORIAL STAFF
OF the Ohio Democrat. A Basket Pic
mic and Platform Dance at Carbon
Hill and a Celebration on
Grand Scale at Murray City.


Last Monday, the 4th of July the
one of the many holidays which
every citizen of patriotic mind takes
pride in observing was usured in
with light fall of rain, just enough
to lay the dust and make overland
travel pleasure.
Knowing that for some reason un-
accountable our citizens had con-
cluded not to have any celebration,
the pEMoCRAr staff, learning that
the good people of Carbon Hill We're
to celebrate the, day with an old
fashioned basket picnic in Smiths
Grove in near vicinity to the village,
concluded to take day off and visit
our enterprising neighbors. Leaving
Logan at six a. m. we drove over to
Carbon Hill arriving there about
eight a. M, and all ready found the
people early astir in anticipation of
the days festivities. After calling on
our old friend Dan Soliday, the gen.
tlemanly operator stationed at this
point, paying our respects and get
ting the latest from the seat of war
fresh from the wire, we sailed forth
to meet old acquaintance and form
new ones, many of whom we are
pleased to say, upon learning of the
liberal offer of the DEMOCRAT, made
in order to give the farmer, the
mechanic and the laborer an oppor-
tunity to secure good live up-to-
date democratic newspaper at price
in touch with these gold standard
prosperity times, entered their names
on our list, and to whom we are CRATE
full for their patronage. During our
short stay among the citizens of
Carbon Hill we made many ac-
quaintance, we being under many
obligations to Mr.. John Smith and
others for courtesies extended.
Shortly after our arrival at Carbon
Hill we learned that the citizens of
Murray City had made preparations
to observe the "Glorious Fourth" on
a grand scale, so boarding the after
noon train at Carbon Hill we hied
ourself to the hustling. thriving VII
lage nesting costly in a little valley
on the borders of Athens county.
Arriving there we found the
town dressed in gala attire and it's
streets swarming with good natur-
ed crowd of people from far and near
who had gathered together Tor day
of recreation.
The 4th was, so we are informed.
opened in the forenoon with a patriot
ic parade and in the afternoon the
people repaired to a cool shady grove
in close proximity to the town where
the exercises were resumed. The
grove meeting was devoted to the de-
livering of patriotic speeches and
social conversation. AT the after
Judge o. w. H. Wright was the
orator of the day, and if the high
compliments overheard on the streets
in the evening on his speaking can
be taken as criterion, right well did
he prove himself to be what he is
the silver tongued orator of the
Hooking Valley.
Judge Wright, at all times and all
places is an able talker and on this
auspicious occasion it was an able
exponent of patriotic enthusiasm an
eXtemporaneous outburst of Ameri-
can teachings ofAmerican principles
J Among the many pertinent sayings
in his speech he said, tive have a
Sampson, not of biblical lore, but OF
stern reality whose strength does not
lie in his hair, but in his strength and
love of country, in Drawn and muscle
as imbibed from deeds of daring Of
our forefathers and handed down tC
us as an heritage to be guarded with
!, jealous care" and says he further
'only to day greetings come to III
as we celebrate that Sampson il
i victorious in the cause of humanity
and liberty having destroyed the
Spanish fleet at Santiago and having
l the town at his mercy. Parents
instead of giving their children
. five cents to purchase fire crachers
knee and teach them why we observ,
this great national holiday. /
should be compulsory that all bust,
: ness should be suspended and the day
, more flttingly observed" The speak
er was frequently interrupted will
i we'll merited applause. With th,
r close of the meeting at the grove al
i, adjournment was had until after sup
per when the exercises were agail
# resumed at the M. E. Church. ABB
addresses We're made by out-of-tow
ministers while highly entertain
n ing musical program by the unitet
= church choirs of Murray City, Job
u and New Pittsburg added not littl
y to the event. Aside from the eXeT
). cises at the church the young peopl
: enjoyed themselves in tripping tn
'light fantastic while numerou
displays offireworks were partlcipat
:. ed by the citizens at their homes
+" Taken all in all the day was an aus
If picious one in Murray City and will
:. long be remembered by her good lay
u abiding citizens. Another feature c
= the day, nearly forgotten by us, wa
a game of base ball between tn
Murray City nine and the Buckine
n ham team. The game was rather
- listless one, the Murray Cicy boy
IT being out played at all stages of tn
Of game, the score at the ending of tn
ninth being II to in favor of Buck
ingham.
During our short stay at this entel
/ prising town we visited their librar
Id and reading room, met many of he
a. people and made numerous FRIEND
quite large number of them orde
ing the DEMOCRAT sent to the