The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-05
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HAPPY FOURTH
.FlREcRAcKERs EXPLODED ALI
THE DAY, ENJOYMENT REIGN,
ED SUPREME AND EVERYTHING
WENT OFF MOST SMOOTHLY
AND DELIGHTFULLY."-.

Even II there we're no special dem.
onstratlons, such as public speaking,
baseball games or other sporting
events to be pulled of in Fairmont
this Fourth Of July. there were, new.
ertheless, all kinds Of noises, and It
was one Of the most widely celehrat;
ed Independence Days to ever take
place in this city.
As.stated, there were no special at;
fractions here but that cut little fig.
ure with the people, for they enjoyed
themselves to the limit by exploding
fire works, and especially after dark
when thousands Of tirecrackers we're
let go and all kinds Of other explo-
siYes were put OIL, making the day q
glorious one. But this was not all to
take old Falrmont look like aSday Of
holiday. for there were hundreds Of
strangers in the city, some of whom
came to spend the Fourth with their
parents while large crowds arrived on
every train from adjacent towns to
"have a good time" and that they
had.
Though the day was the hottest in
this section for nearly score Of
years it idd not prevent the local
folk and visitors from walking about
during the day During the afternoon
there was quite a crowd in the main
thoroughfares Of the city. Every au-
tomobile that was in running order
was out yesterday and many long
drive was taken into the country,
while the poor mans automobiles
street cars-were crowded all the day
and during the evening a number OF
extra cars were put on to accommo;
date those who wished to cool off be.
fore retiring. The parks were filed
with men, women and children from
early forenoon until late in the even.
ing, many families took their dinner
in baskets to the resorts and there
ate 1t under the shade OF the trees
while the delightful breeze, wnlcn
arose in the afternoon. blew through
the hills and vales. There were more
than a odzen picnic crowds taken into
the country by the traction company,
several parties going to y1ts Y I
ley, where niold-fashioned picnic and
speaking was held. The Barnes and
.Harr boat "Llnda" took quite a large
crowd up to The fishing camp on; the
Tygart Valley river where the day
was delightfully."- spent In bathing,
dancing and other pleasant exercises.
There were quite number OF local
citizens to go to Pittsburg to witness
the two baseball games, while not a
few went to Wheeling where a big
Fourth of July demonstration TOOK
place.
The day as q whole was most de.
lightfully spent by those who stayed
at home, and It was not made sad by
any fatalities or even a fire, which
speaks well for fair Fairmont; there
we're no street fights and the police
we're most active to see that Mayor
Martins proclamation relative to the
shooting Of large dynamite cannon
crackers was not violated. Though
there were number OF these shot
late in the evening the parties were
very careful TO see that the police
were not aboutat the time,
Never in the history of this city did
everything pass off more pleasantly
and it was the first time to marked
degree a "safe and sane" Fourth was
observed here, not only in the fire
works line but as to general rowdy-
ism, there being little drunkenness on
the public streets and practically no
disorder of anykind.