The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-04

For many years the. gpea old ems
4 tom was observed Of h4FinG ce1ehraf
tidis On th5 E6GEths ~ 1tly. The
Declaration Of IndepaRd ehce vas read
and an Grafton dellvereds then din'
ner. followed by the president read
ing the t0Aate. s.s so AS
The regular tn4sts were e1r preperso
nature euiogiEiRs the patriots Of n g.
the constitution. and General Wash
ingto and exnrAasinE daYptton 70
republican instit btions and denouncr
ing the monafch ies OF the old world,
But whSns the volunteer toasts
were handed Ill by the audience the
rankesf Kind pf political sentiments
were expressed and 6 applaude Dy
those in sympathy With them And
although at that time. political feel-
they were taken in good part ana
did not disturb the harmony of the
occasion. 81
The volunteer toasts covered all
kinds of subjects, from eulogizing
Chief Justire 3 ohm Marshall, to Wilt
tying the poll ttcians of the times down
to hoping that the pretty girls of OLD
Harrison might soon find husbands
to the satisfaction of their minds.
The Fourth Of fully celebration in
1895, as described in the Country
man, July Al. 1885:
AT 12 o'clock a large concourse
of citizens assembled at the court
house. where after prayer by the
Rev. Otho Callahan OF the Methodist
church, the Declaration Of American
independence was read with great
beauty by Richard W. Moore. when Si
was Followed by an address from Col.
Daniel Kincheloe in which was dis
played q great deal Of genius and
| eloquence.
| AT 2 o'clock p. m. large num-
Der OF CITIZENS repaired to the Ran
dolph Academy annd partook OF
sumptuous dinner prepared for the
occasion. The cloth being removed
the president Of the day read the
| regular toasts. after which q large
number of volunteer toasts were
handed in and read.
Although the meeting was COM
posed of members OF both sides OF
the political house and the sentiments
cheered and drank to. were as var var
lent as the feelings Of men ON party
questions, yet perfect harmony and
good order marked all the proceed
| fngs of thA day. This is as 1t should
| be-"
From ..Countryman," July II, 1888.
"a large and respectable meeting
of the citizens of Harrison county was
held at the spring between the resi-
denee OF Mashack Ross, and HUM
phrey Faris. EsQus., to celebrate the
Fourth of July. The Declaration OF
Independence was read by DR.. Ben
liamin Dolbeare and q neat and ap-
propriate grafton delivered by Cap
tain Aug. y. Smith. after which the
1 con1pany went to a. Sumptuous DIM
ner prepared for the occasion. J ohn
Horror and John Ross. .Esqps-,t pre-:
siding, assisted by Il CAPTAIN Beverly
Roy and Aug, il Smith .as. Y1cepEes;
idents, the flag of the Upion nylne
over the heads Of the assembly AZ;
ter the cloth was removed the, FOL
lowing regular toasts We're drums
with great harmony. fa..
| Sample OF the Toasts. IS
s.By b. Roy, Captain A. J. Smith t
the orator. of the day. his presence
contributes greatly to the fastivtty-
..By Morgan Ross, Liberty the
best gift of heaven to man:
..By Colonel J. Johnson. The con-
stitution Of the United States the
palladium Of our liberties. Through
southern politicians denounce It az
a rope Of sand, yet the true friends
of civil liberty will defend 1t with
their lives and fortunes.
aBy j. Horror, United we stand.
divided we fal1''
Ii Celebration at Shinnston, 1885.
A large and respectable company
of the citizens at Shinnston having at
tended at an early hour were march
I ed by Colonel j. g. Martin to the
front OF Mr.. Blacks tavern. where
the citizens had assembled in honor OF
the day.
DR.. Flowers led In an appropriate
prayer. His son, then delivered an
grafton which did much honor to the
cause the audience had met to eele-
1 brate. He was followed by Joseph
Is. Morris and w. K. Shinn, whose
speeches were equally appropriate to
1 the subject they spoke upon.
The company sat down to an ele-
CANT dinner prepared BY MT Black
1 The following Is a selection from the
toasts offered:
qualification, seed of disunion,
root OF anarchy and germs Of daspot-
ism May 1t like its propogator sink
BY B. Reeder.l THE next presi-
dent of the United States. may he be
4 the chief magistrate OF the nation
and not OF q party
\ BY S. n. Norris. Henry Clay.
\ once the favoEtts pf Democracy: Has
ne leII hSt1OGAS1cSE -. ssAAs t@ = 80
ocracy left him? Time VIII deter
By NJ orr. .:And1ews Jackson.
! May his Standardization bloomf like
1 the rose when fate shall have called
4 him to sleep in the common dust.
\ BY Wv. X. Shinn. The, celebra7
\ ton OF the Fourth OF July at Clarks-
burg like all. other attempts to ruff
fle' shirt tories. alias wings, where
lunanimity is required, has fallen to
the ground, and lies PROSTATE by the
4 side of their honored selves,-The
At CIarksburE, 1850.
The citizens met at the court