Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-07-11


Sheriff, Isaac Sherwood.
High BajIG, H. w. BrOwncll.
The Celebration,
We didn't have Il "right down driving tenn
pest, Yesterday, but regular od-fashoned
/ Connecticut drlzzc -drozzle" -, that never seems
to US to- know how or when to stop, and appears
to be rather II gradual and pertinacious moist
enlng of every thing, than well conducted
rain-stonn Pretty much everybody walked a.
bout, during the day, in Il sort of wet-sponyy
condition that nothing but patriotism could
make tolerable. Umbrellas were about h1li.
and-hali, those who carried them appearing
to us to be about as "moist and unpleasant
bodies y, as Mr.. Mantjlini says, as those who
aunt. In sholt, 1t was one of those poor
affairs, known as compromises ., --nelth, r
one thing nor the other, and producing uni
vcrsal dissatisfaction. The weather ought 10
have been ashamed of itsef,
But Notwithstanding the "angry skies g
that Poets mention, Though what the skies
have to bcangry about we never could tell. full
OF stars as they are and beautifully blue. }-not-
outstanding the muddy streets which cave Il
iree-sol sort OF nastlncss to the bottoms of
male and female dresses generally. and furnish.
ed practical Argument in favor of the Turl;-
lsh costume especially, Notwithstanding tina,
the perverslty OF the weather deprived the
good -natured but rather damp multitudes ofthc
best part of the exhibition Of Fire Works. we
arc happy IN being able to say that on the
whoie' the Celebration was the tarthcst possible
from anything like failure. Indeed, VIC are
justified III saying that, (thanks to the energy
OF the General Committee, the Marshal and
his Aids,) everything went off PLEASANTLY and
satisfactorily Procession, the Exercises
Mt the Church, the Dincr,and even the mntila
ted Fire Works. 1t is generally estimated that
not fewer than 1000 visitors from abroad were
present, and until late hour III the evening
our streets presented crowded appearance
.inothcr gear, the weather and the celebration
| we venture TO predict, will be enlarged and
improved"
The Procession.
Great praise is due to the FIREMES of Mid
dlebury, Nergcnnes and Burlington for what
ever OF success and pleasure attended tbi, fen
ture OF the celebration. They turned out in
strong numbers, and in neat and handsome uni
FORMS The Machine" OF the indom;tabIo
" BOXERS was doubtless indebted to the taste
OF some OF our ladies' for its beautiful decora-
TONS OF wreaths and flowers, and the CARRIAGE
OF the Hook and LADDER BOYS made n very
handsome appearance. Mr.. EDWARD G. Loon-
IS, their active and working Foreman. dis.
Playcd his fine Company, the VOLUNTEERS,
IN very becoming uniform of Blue and White
winch was rendered still more attractive by tbc
elegant bouquets which each member carried
and which were tastcfnly arranged, and pre-
scented by our f lend Mr.. SAM'L MoonE. The
UNIFORM OF the " BOXERS was red and block
and their efficient Foreman Mr.. BIxBY. omit
ted nothing, of labor or expense, to second their
desire to do honor to themselves and BURLINGTON
The Hook and LADDER uniform was n com
pIete bluc-black suit, with stripe, and Mr.
Draw, their Captain, was, as usual, IN TO tbo
times.
-Bnt The chief attraction, in the Procession
was the fine and welI-flled ranks of the "Ex.
Of Vergennes, in Red and White
informs and the WAsHlNGToxIAys Of Middle
bury, dressed in Red aud Black. We noticed
W. Auditor WOODBRIDGE and Esquire GRAN,
'EY, among the former, and Messrs. S,Anr
,TEwART' and others, among the latter. These
companies, "our Guests" made very fine n.
'erance, and won universal admiration by thcir
admirable discipline and manly bearing.
The BAND-our own "BURLIyGroY Cop,rr
'ANn'' binder the direction of Mr.. BADGER,
performed ther arduous part in the various fes-
'v'tIeS OF The day most admirably. In the Re-
'ePtIon' the Procession, the Church. (with the
reception Of slight and momentarv iDrasion
y f'e harmon'eS, in Hail Columbia, and at the
D'nner, they were equally indeiatig4be and
'nccesslul. Their selection of music. for ,be
SECULAR loasts, was as appropriate as il was
fN''N''H'H, anu our cltlZenS
hem obligations that we venture to saw. ,bev
Viii always be found ready TO acknowledge.
ma The Grafton,
The large Church was more than filled nv
an attentive aud eralled audience. Grea
praise is due to the excellent CHOIR. under ,be
leading of Mr.. Rust, for the effective perfor-
nance OF their portion Of The Exercises. The
noble anthem, "America," aud the sniri,..,ir.
ring strains of Hail Columbia" were executed
with fine effect.
The Render, Mr.. STEVENS, gave us the
immortal Declaration as though he were a Re.
'olu'onary Soder,and understood what il wa.
Intended to "nsnuate" to Great Britain and ,he
rest Of mankind.
Ill the GRAFTON, what shall we saw We
confess to slight prejudice in favor Of Mr.
MEAcHAM, but we take our corporal oath tina,
We are merely the echo of the voice of his on
're auditory, when we say that it was the best