Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-07-06
FOURTH
PiCniCS and Excursions On All
Railroads and Boats.
Everywhere the Report oi PatriotiOC Gun, PiS-
tOl and Cracker Rent the Air.
The Day Born, was Not without Its Sad
Accidents, and We are Called Upon to
Report Death, Whose Sting Will Last
Forever, and Injury, Whose Hurt
Will Last Lifetime.

Old King Sol rose bright and early
Monday morning and July 4th, 1898,
was born. Not, however, without its
casualties.
A light shower about seven o'clock
cooled the scorching rays of the sun
and the day started off one of pat
riotism and pleasure. Daylight found
many a young patriotic boy on the
street with cap and pistol, doing hon
or to Uncle Sans birthday.
The day was fitting one to cele-
brate One hundred and twenty-five
years ago last Monday the United
States declared herself to be free
and independent country. Today we
are in the midst of war with Spain,
fighting for the freedom and inde-
pendence of the poor, halfstarved, i'm
posed upon people of Cuba.
In the midst of shot and shell at
Santiago de Cuba, aboard the men-of-
war in the harbors and on the high
seas, amid the noise of paper cap and
pistol along the streets of the cities,
in the fields, the valleys and on the
hill tops, in fact every where that the
stars and stripes float, the American
people are with one acord. All hail
Columbia! The land of the free.
Early in the day excursions began
to arrive on the different railroads
and boats. The T. &. o. c. e. brought
in about 800 people, the B. & o. S. w.
300, the q. G. o. 200, the c. G. M. 345,
the Ohio River $50. The steamer
Barnsdall brought down about so,
ha Oh 10l
The streets in the early morning were
crowded with people, some with bask-
cts, some without, all going according
to their various desires, to the differ
ent places of amusements, all with
one thought, bright and pleasant
holiday, one of rest and vacation.
TRADES AND LABOR PICNIC.
Promptly at seven o'clock the
steamer VIM. Duffy left the wharf
boat with the first load of picnicers
for the Buckeye Eureka Park at the
head of the island, where the Trades
and Lobor Council of Marietta gave a
large picnic.
The steamer Ollie Neville, the ferry
boat at New Martinsville. had also
been chartered to assist the Duffy in
getting the large crowd to the picnic.
The boats, alternating, left the wharf
about once an hour, making it possi-
BILE to catch a boat about every half
hour.
Everything possible was done by
the members of the order to make this
a gala day long to be remembered.
How we'll they carried out their part
we all know. Refreshments of all
1yi hay nnly
ments galore were to be found on the
island.
Schlicher's full reed band lead the
procession early in the morning to the
boat. The orchestra accompanied
them to the picnic and furnished mu-
sic for the dance loving people
throughout the day and evening.
About 5000 people enjoyed the day
ct the island and late in the evening
returned to their homes, reporting
good tine.
GERMAN II. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The members of the German NJ. e.
church and their families left at ten
o'clock on the steamer Sonoma for
Grove, where they put in
the entire day. About 100 enjoyed
the picnic and all report very pleas
ant day spent in the beautiful woods
at Bartlett's. Nothing happened to
mar the pleasure of the day and all
re:vrred late il tie Afternoon, happy
,sowd, .ss A@Ss SsWssEss-
CoLoRED KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAs.
The colored knights of Pythias,
Marietta Lodge, held a large picnic
at Fountain Park on the T. & % c.
e. r. R. to which was invited alarge
number from Parkersburg, Belpre,
Rainbow and from diffrent points al
Deg the T, & o. c., E.
The Marietta train left at 700 and
by 10 o'clock the grounds we're packed.
About 1900 people were present.
Sports of all kinds were INDUCED in.
The wheelbarrow race was won by
Chas. Strawder, bicycle race by Otto
Singer. no one was able to reach the
top of the creased pole.
BAND WAGON PICNIC.
The Misses Dye, Curtis, Cooke
and Messrs. Torpy, Hutchison, Nc
Clure, Reed, Harper, Leeper, Payne,
and Bay, chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs.
T., b. heeSeT, euJOyeu DduuWd6Ou
picnic at Devols Dam Monday, where
they took supper and returned late in
the evening.
The Misses Florence Dye, Mary
Brigham and Mr.. j. Hurbert West and
Mr.. Will Brigham drove up the Ohio
and took supper for their Fourth of
July.
{ The Misses Helen Chamberlain and
Minnie Leeper and Mr.. Walter Sniffen
and Eugene Minshall took their
Fourth of July super up the Musking-
I'm river.
. Several families drove to the differ
ent parts of the country and enjoyed
either their dinner or supper.
THE RACES.
The races at the Fair Grounds were
lot a success either for speed or in a
financial way. The crowd was small
and but little interest was taken.
Rather than disappoint the few peo-
pie that attended, the owners Of the
lorses gave free blowout.
They gave two races both mixed, in
which the following horses entered:
Spanish Boy, owned by F. B. Bisz-
intZ