The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-07-21
Fourth OF July In 81. Adams.

Fourth OF July In 81, Adams.
The protracted report of the trial of
Hezekiah Payne, which was concluded
in last weeks TRANsoRrPr, necessarily
excluded from our columns, until now,
the full report of the celebration at ST.
Adams, of the Fourth of July, which
was intended for our columns. 1t is
simply our present purpose, under
these circumstances, TO allude briefly |
to such portions of the proceedings as,
may have been overlooked or slightly |
noticed in the too meagre reports
heretofore published by the daily
press. The Committee of arrange
ments purchased a new flag and
streamer which foated from the flag
staff. The music engaged by the Com
mittee, was very acceptable, and the
amateur singers, under the leadership
of Mr.. Philips, and the St Adams Cor
net Band with Mr. Warren Clark as
their leader, and under the immediate
direction of Prof. l. b. Holmberg, did
themselves much credit and discoursed
acceptable music during the day; from
some strange oversight, however, no
provision was made for the perform
ance of the band in the evening during
the fireworks.
The Rev. d. w. Dayton, the Chap
lain, offered comprehensive and elo-
quent prayer. The Orator, Hon. John
A. Goodwin, of Lowell, Mass, pro-
nounced highly finished Grafton,
which, we trust may be procured for
publication, as well as the congratula-
| tory address to the returned soldiers
by his Excellency the Governor. After
the reading of the Declaration of In
dependence by j. H. Dewey, Esq, and
President Lincoln's last Inaugural
by Myron Buck, Esq, popular poem
was read to an attentive audience by
j. S. ID. Taylor, Esq, an exract of
which we give in this number of the
TRANscRrpT.
OF the procession and its marshals,
of the music, of the thirty-six young
and tastefnlly dressed State ladies,
with the Goddess of Liberty presiding
and controlling them ALL of the lone
horse which our starved soldier-friend
Joseph Partridge Brainerd, rode in the
field, and of the fine appearance Of
the Infantry under Captain Kittredge
and the State Cavalry under Captain
Newton, we have no space to speak il
fitting terms of praise. The noticeabl,
procession of citizens was confined t.
, one small boy with linen spencer on
and a feather in his cap, and a pack
age of fre-crackers in his hand. Thi
t procession, like everything during tn
day, maintained order and decorum
r If it lacked in quantity, it did not lacl
h" in loyalty and good feeling and wei
r. developed lungs The veteran soldier
v who were freely and generously enter
r tanned, numbered one hundred an
W twenty.
n After dinner and about o'clock |
h NJ, appeared in Main Street, the Kin
N Observation-Disclosures, or Antique Horn
W BILE Masqueraders, on horseback an
d in wagons, numbering over one hunt
red. They passed through the prime
pal streets, being escorted, as CORES
TT pendent informs us, by the celebrate
ty Whangdoodle Band, led by Prof Hal
e, del Haydn Mozart Garlic.
IS The Grand Commander, Obediah Ca,
ut lihower Salvador Bolts was assistt
a by Don Caesar de Bean and Don Qui
rt ote de la Mancha. The Commander
ly dress was unique, being true repr
DO sentation of his Satanic Majesty. III
as Company Banner bore a represent
ur ton of Satan with the Southern mot
,ss In hoe Signo Vinces. Another
of lustration in the Music cart was as Il
lis lows: A crow speaking unto the Gag
en- 'Tm as good as you are now"
an which he answered, "If you are, "
Ir- cost too much"
ad The Orderly, whose name causes
lie. feeling of patriotism to pervade eve
de pore of the body, was there in glory
zee Paregoric Il Pluribus Unum Todd W
he his name Then came ten privat
lb- with jaw-breaking, side splitti
rec names Then JEFF Davis on sta
he with banner bearing this inscriptio
in Jeff Davis, King of Devils" rever
it'll JEFF Davis for the last ditch, into viii
cir place the beast finally pitched b
lsk head first. Lady Davis trotted |
IBIS hind with the blackguards, whose
ia tendant bore flag inscribed thus:
ing you touch him, he may hurt some