Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-07-06
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FOURTH OF JULY.
Great Union Celebration.

The Eighty-Fifth Anniversary of our
National Independence was celebrated, on
Thursday last, in Bloomsbury, in the
"spirit of the Union and for the sake OF
UNION" 1t was spontaneous out. pour.
ing of the people, from all sections of Col.
umbia county, and not one incident occur.
red to interrupt its harmony or mar the
exercises of the Day. From four to five
thousand people, it is estimated, participa.
ted in the interesting exercises of the
Celebration.
AT 10 o'clock in the morning, agreeably
to the announcement i'll the Programme,
the sham "Batle tf Bunker Ill.," came
off on the side hill South of Bloomsbury,
between the british Red Goats" and the
American Blue Coats under the au.
spcies of Messrs. Enos Jacoby and Peter
s. Rishel 1t was a most thrilling and
war like demonstration, and though blood
less in its results, was conducted with all
the "pomp and circumstance of glorious
war; The British ultimately stormed the
American Fort and besieged the Army.
AT l o'clock, P. NJ, Marshall's Kline,
Billmeyer and Mensch, formed the people
in one great procession and marched to
the Celebration grounds in Snyder's Grove,
North of Bloomsburg, where our citizens
had made ample arrangements for Cele-
brating the Day, by the erection of suitu--
BILE stands for the Speakers and comforta.
BILE seats for the people. The Ladies too,
God bless them--were there, by thou
sands, in all their engaging charms, and
not only impaired hilarity to the exercises
of the occasion, but gave occular demon
stration of the interest they took in the
Celebration by tastefully decorating the
Speakers Stands with richly variagated
noscgays and boquets.
The great assembly was then organized
by the appointment of WM McKELVY,
Esq, President of the Day. Messrs.
John McReynolds, S. L. Bottle, L. G.
Ricketts,, VIM. Howell, Stephen Badly,
Charles H. Hess, David Lowenberg, j. L.
Sands, Peter Ent, John Robson, Hugh
McCollum, George Mack, l. w. McKelvy,
George Martz, Joseph r. Patton, and
Cyrus Barton, Vice Presidents. Wm II.
Jacoby and Andrew Madison, Secretaries
The Rev. Mr. Russell, addressed the
Throne of Grace.
The Bloomsburg Cornet Brass Band,
and select Choir of Ladies', were in at
tendance, and gave increased life and ami
nation to the exercises by singing and
discoursing sweet music.
ROBERT f. CLARK, Esq ,in lucid and
audible tone, then read the "Declaration
of Independence"
Hon. ROBERT FLEMING, of Lycoming,
delivered the first Oration. 1t was mas
terly production, carefully prepared and
well arranged, evincing an unusual degree
of antiquarian research and rare oratorical
eloquence on the part of the Speaker
Gen. FLEMING's address, was frequently
applauded by the audience, aud though
quite lengthy, was replete with interest
and gave unbounded satisfaction.
Hon. JOHN W MAYNARD, also of Ly-
coming, followed in most animated and
highly patriotic National Address. lie
spoke chiefly. of the state of the country
and in support of the Union, and never
have our people here been treated to a
more soul-stirring and heart-moving en-
tertainment. Judge Maynord is an able
jurist, logical statesman, and an eloquent
orator.
Upon the termination Of the two Ora
tions, the following Resolution was offered,
and passed by general acclamation -
Resolved, That the thanks of the people
OF Columbia county, are eminently due
Gen, ROBERT FLEMING, and Hon, JOHN
W. MAYNARD, for their very able, patri-,
otic, historic and truly National Union
Orations.
Mr. MoKELvY, the venerable President
of the Day, then announced, that as our
interesting exercises in the Tented Grove,
had about terminated, the meeting would
be adjourned, to re-assomble there upon
the Fourth of July, 1862.
So5- Lieut.. Col. Bowman, of the Eighth
Pennsylvania Regiment, and L. II, Chase,
Esq, secretary to Col. Emley, of the same
Regiment, formerly of Wilkes Barre, were
captured and made prisoners by the rebels,
on Thursday week, at Martinsburg, Vir-
ginia A report on Saturday that they
had been hung was contradicted. There
is no reason to suppose any violence would
be offered further than was necessary to
capture them, as they were not armed.