The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1861-07-12

ed off quietly, and nothing occurred t,
mar the enjoyment oflhe occasion, bu
all seemed pleased with the manner in
which they bad spent the 85th auniyer-
sary of their indepe ndence. ,ra
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THF 4TH AT NEVADA.
The anniversary of cur independence
was duly Observed by the cilizens oil Me-
vada, and surrounding county. Ample
arrangements had been made for the ac-
commodation Of all who should be pres
ent, and most successfully as it done.
Early in the morning the Nevada Home
Guard, Capt. Miller commanding. ap
pearcd in iul dress uniform, and acted as
an escort to the military companies, from
New York, Poplarlork and WyaEdo,.
The military having arrived, they were
taken to a large field to the north of the
village, where for three hours they en-.
gagged in the drill, unier command OF
their respective Captains.
Tie Rural Guards, from New York,
were under command of Capt. Weaver
The Home Guard from Poplarfork, com
manded by Capt. ----. The Wy
andol Gualds from Wyandot, command
ed by Capt. Samuel Khhy, and the Wy
andot Cadets,a con pany of youth, dress
cd in full uniform, and carrying spears,
under command of Capt. Turney, in all
five companies, each of which went
through the manual exercises with pro-
fciency. hardly to be expected from com
panies so recently organized. and receive
The comnen1aticn OF the thousands who
watched with pleasure their evolutions-
At II O'Clock the procession was formed
under the direction OF Judge Leath, the
Chief Marshall, and proceeded to the
grove, where the exercises were to be
held,
Here table 400 feet long had been
erec'ed. and its top literally grosned un-
der the abundance Of provisions laid uI-
on it. The military marshallcd on the
one side, whilst the other side protected
ny rope drawn at distance Of feet
from its side, made an avenae from which
the ladies who constituted for the occa~
sion a committee of servers, helped tie
crowd VIII pressed up to the rope.
At the word Of command, an assault
was made from both sides. The Military
formed on the west, charged upon the
subs;antialS, whilst the crowd of people
on the other, helped by the ladies, cbarg-
ed home on whatever they needed.
And thus the charge contin ued; until
the inner man was satisfied, the table had
gained the victory over the appetite o.
the 5000 men, women and children as
Sem bled to do honor to the day.
The soldiers gave in-The people
knocked under-and the victory was
wen by the table, which continued to
hold more than enough to satisfy a coup
lie thousand more. The citizens of Ne
vada and vicinity, had done the thing up
right, and upon the present occasion,
could not be eaten out-more than twelve
baskets full were lett
After dinner the exercises at the stand
was introduced with prayer by Rev.
Solomon Cock, after which the Declara
ton of Independence was read by S. e..
Harris, E-q,, Of Bucyrus.
The oration was then delivered by l..
A. Drummer "E,litor ofMe Pioneer" who
v as followed in a patriotic and eloquent
address by Rev. MIR. Hammer of Upper
Sandu<ky. These exercises were inter-
.spersed by an ode sung by the Nevada
Choir, and patriotic song, sung by the
New Y ork GIee Club; both Of which were
executed in 6ne style.
The exercises over the people began to
scatter. The military after marching and
counter marching through the streets,
took up their line Of march for home
The evening was o. served by grand
ball, held at tie Town Hall, in which the
young ladies and gentlemen engaged un-
Till the wee hours Of the morning, told
them that the 4th of July was gone, and
that we had TUNED another page in oul
eyentful history.
The best of order was preserved and
everything passed off quietly,aH seeming
to enjoy themselves.
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