The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-06-27
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In this village, on the 2lst instant, by Stephen
j. w. Tabor, County Judge, Mr.. M. B. TINS
to Miss M. NJ. BARNHART, all of this village.
The Celebration.

The Celebration.
The Committee of Arrangements for Cele.
brating the anniversary of our National indie.
pendence on the coming 18th of July, have ap.
pointed as
President the Day, L. w. HART, ESQ
n'ee Presidents, Albert Clark, DR.. 7. c. Bartle
reader, G. Donnan
Orator, G. BILLINGS SMITH, d. D., of Dubuque
Ch,et Marshal, -----..... Gen. G. Dickin son
Assistants, Sheriff B. c. Hale, Ed H. Gaylord
Chas p. Kinsley.
Chief Of Police. ;. Deputy Sheriff B. D. Reed
Gunner, Samuel Sherwood
They also offer to the citizens of our town
and county the following
PROGRAMME:
A National Salute of 33 guns Zone for each
State in the Union), at sunrise, under the direc-
tion of Sam. Sherwood, Esq.
A 7oon salute of l2 guns Zone for each
year OF the corporate age of the town., at 10
o'clock, A.
At the firing of the Town salute pro-
cession will be formed near the Court House.
composed OF the citizens of the town and coun
ty, and, under the direction of the Marshals,
VIII torn IN the following order, viz:
independence brass band,
A beyy of young ladies, one for each State.
dressed in white, with appropriate badges, in a
carriage drawn by horses, under the drec-
ton OF DIR. George Warne, Charles w. TAYLOR,
and A. b. Lewis.
The Orator and Reader, attended by the
President of the day
The Vice President.
6 The Clergy.
Invited Guests.
Organized Charitable Societies.
Gentlemen accompanied by ladies'
10 Citizens.
immediately after the Procession is formed
1T will proceed to march through the principal
streets of the town to the place prepared for the
Reading of the Declaration of Independence
and the Grafton, where seats will be prepared
for the occasion.
Music by the Band.
Prayer by Rev. j. NJ. Boggs.
Music by the Independence Glee Club.
by w. G. DOMAIN
Music by Glee Club
Grafton 10y G. Billings Smith, d. D.
10 Music by band
II After the Grafton and Music, procession
will be formed under the direction of the Mar
shall, consisting of the invited guests and those
who have tickets for the table, and all others
who wish to dine, which, headed by the band
will proceed to the bower where tables will be
prepared for 400. After the cloth is removed there
will be Toasts read appropriate to the occasion,
which will be responded to by distinguished
individuals at home and from abroad, duly in
terspersed with music and songs
II. After dinner there will be another town
salute of lS guns Zone for each hundred of our
inhabitants).
l3 In the evening there will be dance at
Morse's Hall, under the direction of Messrs.
Lee, White, Jones and Kinslev, the avails
of which will be appropriated to the general Oh
ject of the celebration, viz Procuring "a Bell
for our Town.
The grounds where the tables are set will be
under the charge of Dept. Sheriff Reed, and no
gentleman will be allowed to occupy the seats
until after the arrival of the procession, and un-
til after those composing it are seated
The Committee of Arrangements would say
to the citizens of the County" Come one, Come
All. and let patriotism mingled with rational
pleasure be the order of the day and the eve
ming.
BY Order Of the Committee,
G. DICKINSON, Chairman.