St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-22


ing document through the Post Office,
and give it to our readers as we found
it, without name or date:
MEssRs EDrroRs You will undoubt.
cdly oblige some of your readers by
inserting in your invaluable paper,
the following programme of the cele.
bration of the 4th at the geographical
centre. Not being furnished, howev-
or, with all the particulars, the dcs-
cription may be somewhat imperfect.
Who commanded the troop | am I'M
able to say, but that he understood
his business is most certain. The of
ticcrs of the day were also strangers
to me, except those from our own
Township of Floyd. Our Marshal
was the Hon James Webster; his
aid-dc-camps, Silas Smith and VIM.
a. Cooley, Esqrs. Our procession con
sisted of fifteen yoke Of oxen and
about twenty carriages drawn 10y
horses, single or double. Two lumber
wagons were attached together, be-
ing furnished with projecting seats
and shrubbcry, with the stars and
To ,,,;s c,,,;7,r7. ,,orn ott,.I,nI ,nn
pairs OF oxen carrying forty persons.
Next followed another carriage drawn
nv five n,irs of cattln corryingr twn,,.
~ prrsnns Tbnn fnllnwnd tLc INDIAN.
ifohlr Snro~nr with his rnnr mnIn
tn,m carrv;no. also t,nn,,. nor,nn.
Next horse corriamr. SiudIc and
douhIc rorrvino. aLnnt firtv ~ sixty
norsnns o1r Fla was d,,r;ri,tfni
rho drivers of nnr cat,I, tnt,r,s n.,,-
tino. somewhat ovcitcl co,nurnrGI :,
r,co IN tbo nr,ir;n onJ Il nortoirL.
wa. vary ontrsino. 70 COO tLo ,yhnIn
caravan r. nnn 'cnmfi;nn,,,,. -,,,nnirn. ,,n.
,inr rracl, /, rranr, -, Craci, ~
wont ,,I,;n, caoI Ill.,, .L,no. :
Tim , Hnrk I, P,,r,,, Rr;oh+, n,Ln /,
Dime Sc rosnrndoJ aI5mo. tho ,yL,L,
line f. tLr yn,y orcat ,nnr,,imont If
drivers and nossCnrnrs Our comna.
ny ,ctu,II,, c,u.Lt LilInd and Ich.w.
ON two ro,,In smoLns AL con,nro1
one gopher On arriving at the Cen
tire we found vast concoursc of pco-
ole. on foot. on horseback. and in car
riagcs, forming Il circle, in the centre
IF which was splendid pole in pro-
cess of erection, carrying mp the star
spanglcd Banner" to float proudly and
in mid air. Our process
sion also wheeled into line, and when
the mole was firmly set and the stars
and stripes iloatcd away in the breeze,
three loud. long and deafcning cheers
burst forth for the Star-spanglcd Ban
ncr and the Geographical Centre. Up
wards of one hundred carriages, av-
craging from eight to ten persons in
each were counted as they wheeled
out of the circle ON their march to the
Grove. Banner after banner. and
plume after plume. floated by, as the
grand cavalcade moved forward. at
the sound of martial music. escorted
by the troop in attendance. The cxer.
cises at the Grove were as follows. to
wit:
p.oor p,,u,o cLo,la;, pus.
Music--Bv the Band, Yankee Doc
die"
Oration-By w. p. GAYLORD, Rock
grove.
Music-By the Choir, 5. p. Bissell,
Floyd.
Oration-Bv Judge Ball, Ulster.
Music-By the Choir.
After which dinner and toasts. Eve
nv town in the county. | think, was
and especially St. Charles.
With respect to the first Grafton, it
was well timed and very we'll deliv-
cred. The oratorrecountcd the bloody
scenes of the past-alluded TO the sui:
ferin"s of the Pilgrim Fathers, and
glanced at our present state of pros
peritv, The cause of temperance was
correctly brought to view. Kansas
was nointcd at thoupb not uoliticallv
and q mcuuiuc prcscription for "harl
tines was well administered. 1t was
no less than to
Haul off the coat hoys
Roll up the sleeve
connected with prudence and economy
Our common schools also. as they
ou~bt received inst commentator 49,,
Better rob our children Of portion OF
their food and clothing than Of the
privilege of attending school. Yes,
parents, this is true and nv heart
leaped for joy when saw sensitive
response. to this in that vast audience