The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-07-09

stantly on hand. We are shout adding 20 our o.
foe improved printing machinery, With which we
hope 70 do good work AZ short notice The pat
ronage ~ the public 10 invited. n
The Fourth AZ ~. JohnsburY.
The GLORIOUS Fourth" Is over, The eoun-
Try is safe once more, Young America has
halloed, fred lie squibs, and been jubilhnt
/ generally, Old America hm been young
/ again, and after fighting over the battles Of
Lexington and Bunker llill for tho eighty
third time, has reapsed again into quiet
state and an attentive listener might herr
occasionally remarks that sound like "Fouuh
/ Of July 10 a humbug, "-"Gre crackers are a
nuisance" &C., Nei but Of course, no one
does say anylhing6f M, kind out loud lit
would be very uupatriotb
The fourth At g. Johj sbury was a deci-
dedly cool dayi almost chilly A burlesque
company Of nearly seyenty-G'e members, pa
faded the streets nom 10 O'clock til one, 10
the great amusement Of the crowd. The
members all wore masks, drove the worst
looking teams they could find, and looked a.
bad generally % human ingenuity could make
them, THO il getting to be quito a fashion
able amusement, and when not oyeraeled,
always takes with the crowd,
The afternoon was occupied by town
school celebration, as announced IN TIE
CALEposIAS last week. Az halfpast one the
schools from the north part Of the town cgme
In on the cars, and we're met At the station
by Fire Co, No, 4, "a company lately formed,
composed Of twenty-five lads Of about twelve
years Of ago. headed by the st. Johusbuy>
Cornct Band, Under thi, escort they march
ed 10 music around Cob Geo, A. Mcullb
residence ON their way 10 lhe Town Hail
The Colonel did the handsome thing By treat
ing them 90 lcmtnadc,
Az IL O'Clock, procession was formed
at the Town Hall u al the schools, under
the direction Of Hon, A. G., Chadwick, chief
marshal, with his assistants, each school hca-
ded hy their teacher aud oil escorted by No.
-, and lead by the Band In this manner
they marched through the stretta. There
we're about six hundred children In the pro.
ocssion, each school carrying = banner with
the humhor It's district aud o short motto,
decorated IN tasteful manner by some Of
the ladies ofth place. AZ Arnold Pork the
procession was refreshed by lemonade a, the
hands Of Judge Dana.
Returning 10 the tables, which were spread
in the Court House yard the company were
welcomed in ahappy manner hy Col Mer-
rill rs chairman Of the committee Of arrange.
menIs, and introduced to Hon. Erasius Fair
banks, the President Of the day Mr.. Fair
banks greeted them with a short spetch In
which he alluded TO some historical remini.
SCIENCES and incidents. a blessing was then
invoked by Rev. y, Merrill, after which
short time was given 10 rtfrcshmcut and
music. The tables were bountifull loaded
with some hall dozen kinds Of cakes and
kniek naehs furnished from the bakery Of
Mcssrs, Winter, Wiley s g. Ans- 30
frcshmcuis ihe children Wrre- alLGlaAeL IL
Rcvs. Mr., Marston and Merrill Mcssrs. G.
II. Clarke. T.. {. Rcdingtan, Il. y, Davis,
Geo A. Merrill aud Rev Mr. Wcbber. The
music by the band,Nnd the whole Affair pass
ed on very pleasantly, without the least show
oFtowdyi-nt or nuisr, too common az fourth
ofJuly celebrations. We speak Of this fact
with pleasure, for a crowd Of two or three
thousand people, ION a day when many feel
free TO &C, more than independent, almost in
dcecntO all acting the part OF gentlemen. is
something not often socn-but such was the
case here on Monday, for anything We saw.
In the evening there was quite pretty
display Of rockets, Roman candles, SCI and
the crowd dispersed with general good feel
ing, all saying that they had had a good eel
ebra,ion and rational good time.
The thanks OF the committee Of arrange
mcnis are due to.the young ladies and gen.
tlcmcn who so ehcerfully coopcrated with
them in porfccting the arrangements, and
who lnborcd increasingly and untirpgly to
secure what we hope they all sharcd--a gen.
cra good time.