The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1865-08-04
Anniversary of the Burning of Cham
bersburg.


Last Sunday wasthe anniversary Of The bpr
ming Of Chambersburg, by rebel force nra.,
Ger, EIcCausland, sent thither for that pYrno.,
by Gen. Early, in retaliation, as he alleged !,
his order, for houses destroyed by Gen. HIM
ter il the valley Of Virginia, We find the a.
lowing sa,irical proposition to celebrate bo
day, in the Franklin Rsooatny Of las! week.
Next Sunday viii be tha anniversary Of fo
burning Of Cpambersburg, and the day will be
observed with appropriate ceremonieg. The
people from the surrounding country and a3-
joining counties are respectfully invited to par.
ticipate. It is unfortunate that the day Gomez
en- Sunday as It prevents the display Of fire.
works which otherwise would accompany the
celebration. The programme is as follows:
At 3 A. NJ. All the bells of the town wiIho
rung all the hotel gou9s will be sounded. and
triangIes beaten to rouse tie women and chill
dren. The men viii be expected to be up To
secure concert Of action, the Weakening con-
mittee viii not 90 to bed the night before Tb.
ale houses will all be open.
At 4. NJ, A hurried breakfast will Be stan
ding. wherever 1t can lie had, and the children
be set to crying.
At 7 4. III. The procession will be Started
from the Public Square (by the firing Of a can.
non about q mile and ha{f west of Chambers
burg in the following order:
Ist Band, in undress uniform, playing The
Stern Gallop, with an unusual number of Da
Capos.
%. 4 minister on horseback, with saddebags
filed With alf-burned sermons A lawyer car
rving a copy Of coke on IAttleton. A doctor
with bottle shaped Ikea piece of putty thrown
against rough stone wall taken from bis own
cellar after the FIRE.
I'd EfGgies Of Greeley, GiImor and Bennett,
and halt starved New York pickpockst, in
u S uniform paired with an Adams county
farmer hanging in twoS from lofty Is,
9Th. Thiriy-fopr young ladies, withoH --
nets, barefoot, hair dishe,e 4, @ch o.- ,.---
by the hands a little black a.. ao5
5th Nine colored men In sky blu aa1-
abouts, covered with silver stars, a. 4u,s
made of alternate strips of white and red silk,
each accompanied by q little colorai girl and
white boy.
9th. 4 little white boy with a toy wheel,
barrow, containing the relics of his mothers
entire wardrobe; and a little girl with a front
door key of her fathers house that acas.
7th. Six wagon loads of brickbats and one
six-horse team Of crockery souvenirs.
8th. \ dray lead Of piano wires, cut CT tie
ruins topped by a silver pitcher containing The
reward for ''Smith."
9th. Thirteen old ladies, with baskets and
bundles on their arms and backs; and as many
old gentlemen staggering under heavy trunks
and chests.
10th. The Frieudshi? and Protection dressed
il black, following the remains of the Hope,
with the following appropriate motto on their
banner: tAope, for a season, bade the world
farewell
1lth. Twelve ladies dressed in black bonn
bazine, with black caps and a black fag--com-
posing the jury that has been empanneled for
the past year to try McCaBsland.
18th. Thirteen little girls ceiling Photographs
Of the Pennsylvania Legislature, to defray tho
expenses of the anniversary solenniza,ioD
Their flag viii be ornamented in beautiful woy-
sted work with,
"MiiIions for defence
Not enc cent fo- losses p
18th, & miscellaneous crowd Of suBereR
little sufferers and big sufferers, young sufferers
and old sufferers, white sufferers and black SUI
ferers, all kinds Of sufferers, in every stage Of
sweat, dirt and suhering-all with the same
expression Of acute suffering upon every conn-
tenance-will follow higgledy piggledy head
ed by a young lady IN an old borrowed Sun
bonnet.
14th. The noble hearted brave boys who
have periled Lfe and limb for their country, hay
ing just returned, will march behind and gaze
around upon the ruin and desolaton Of thar
sR.zre IN their preserved county.
18th. Officers Of the day-comprising t@
"prominent citizens
The procession viii proceed to the Associate
Reformed Church to hear discourse preached
by the Rev. DR. Moore, of Richmond, from the
text,
"Old things have passed away"
When latter marching till noonl the rear Of
the column reaches the corner of I'd and King
Streets extending towards Greencastle Obs
arrangement will have the advantage Of pa-
cling the officers in front, when they whee.)
word viii be given by the Chief Marshal tRebs'
upon which each one will rash with all mag
Unable speed TO the depot, where train viii o8
waiting to make 6eliere to carry them to Har-
risburg. After the filing OF the cars, the mo
titude will quietly dispense, to reassemble one
year from date to commemorate anew the day
SO peculiarly eventful in Cbambersburg annals
1t is sincerely to be hoped tha; the day Will
be hot dry and dusty, to give full effect to the
arrangements.
N. B.-We would advise visitors from neigh
boring States to bring their own water w''n
them, as the pumps and we'll buckets will %
chained, and the spring guarded, TO prevent
strangers from procuring drink Of water tnr
less than so cents glass. Ale, however, VIII
be sold at the usual price of from 70 ~ -'2''
a small glass.
P. S.-No one viii be permitted 10 take part
in the ceremonies unless be or she may have
lost something on July 30tb, 1864 Loss 0I
temper alone viii ret nc considered suth2en'
qualification