East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1862-02-25
Aume Watters.
AROITT TOWN

among our people, who are always
ready to take advantage of any oppor.
tunity which may offer to give vent to
the natural exuberance of their spirits.
Friday evening, Feb. 2lst, the 5th An
nual Bali Of Pioneer Fire Co, came of
at the Bancroft House, and, as was an
ticipated, was SUCCESS in every re
spect. Saturday, the 22d, in accord
ance with President I.incoln's expressed
wish, was celebrated by an impromptu
| demonstration, Col, Little reading the
Farewell Address--and it was most
admirably read and the Band enlven.
ing the occasion with the National airs
and other choice selections. During
the reading "a side show occurred which
came near resulting as disastrously ar
the famous dog fight, in which all OF the
inhabitants of an ancient village became
involved An ambitious Teuton, think.
ing to attract some attention, doubtless,
as he did--rode up Geneseo street
nearly opposite the stand where the
reading was in progress, mounted upon
an OK The boys, thinking to have
some fun, snow. balled the Teuton, who
becoming enraged at their disgusting
familiarity, dismounted, chased up one
of the lads and proceeded to larrup him
over the head with the butt end Of a CAD
too heavy by half for comfort First
citizen--as the plays go-tben rushes
to the rescue of the lad, second citizen
rushes to the rescue of the Teuton;
Marshal makes his appearance, and
swinging up and down like door
hinge, commands the peace; first citizen
talks, Marshal talks, other citizens talk
all talk, and that's the way it ended
In the evening a large delegation, headed
t 10y the Band aud marshaled by Col
;; Little, went over to Saginaw City tc
;. help celebrate, where they remained
r during the reading of the Farewell AID
dress by G. D. Little, and the delivery
s of an earnest and patriotic address by
7. John Moore, and returned between tel
n and eleven, satisfied that the day haC
e been in all respects properly and patri
/. otically observed. Monday evening
It sleigh ride to Bridgeport Centre, il
J.. which not far from half a hundred ladies
d participated, fine supper at Lull's,
n dance, "go home with the gals, etc.
&c finished up the programme to Date.
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: CLEVELAND DELEGATtoN.--As an indi
cation of the increasing business iute
rests between Clegeland aud this city
= which are daily becoming more import
ant and extensive, We record with plea
sure the arrival on the Goth of a full
= delegation of astiye business men, who
j. came clothed with ample powers t
:. enter into negotiations, make treaties
:, and form alliances personal, mercantll
: or commercial. The delegation IS thu
: composed LEWIS II. MoRRIs, For
! warder; formerly fellow citizen, an
brother of ourmiItary friend Thomas E.
NELSON SANFORD, Lumber Dealer; Gee
= II. Burt, of the firm of Thatcher, Bur
If s. Co., Lumber Dealers and Bridg
il, Builders; aud w. RANNEY, DealC
"a in Fish, Salt, etc. The persona
70 alliances effected, it is limited, are MOI
g. prospective than present, and subject
if some contingencies, we presume. !
. regard to commercial matters, they r
80 port TO us that their transactions al
o. most satisfactory, and that they al
more than ever convinced Of the pra
ticability of creating largely increase
lie trade between the two cities. Social
u they claim that East Saginaw is tt
all club" of Michigan, aud having dance
MS with the brilliant throng at No. Is Ia
as on the evening of the 2lst; celebrate
- with the enthusiastic patriots of Ea
nc Saginaw and Saginaw City on the 22C
re shared the private Inequalities of maj
nd citizens, particularly those of our mutu
friend FRED. KGnLER; participated
several big sleigh rides, and made ther
~ selves generally useful as well as orn
mental, they return to their homes fill
70 with emotions of intense friendship {
y the great and glorious people amor
~ whom they have been sojourning, al
'"'' who in turn regret exceedingly the 4
=. cessity Of their departure. In br
- our friends from Cleveland have had
" good time, and they deserve it; their bu
ness purposes have been satisfactor
r. consummated, and We rejoice that su
- Ia tla fact. thay laft for home this mo,