The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-07-21

the Queen Victoria Brittania Bull, with
attendants on horseback, followed by
mounted, nondescript privates. Then
came old DR.. Bulbous with footman.
Then followed more privates in fantas-
tic dress, and old Granny Buchanan
in an antique cbaise with bull-this-
tie for coat of arms, attended by the |
polished Prince of Como, succeeded /
by more privates. In this part of the
procession was held aloft banner
consisting of an American Eagle with
a moose over the head of the French
Ass and the British Lion, with this APP
propriate motto, "Now lads settle up.
An auger forty feet in length was pro-
cured to represent the Missisquoi Oil
Company. but it was decided to dis
pense with this affair, rs it was not
long enough to draw lie. The Secre-
tary of the Company was dressed fine
ly, his name corresponding, viz:
Triptolemus Adrondac Petroleum.
Upon the whole, this nondescript
company of masqueraders gained
much applause by their odd and gro
tesque appearance, as well as the hid
den fun and satire which character
lied the unique exhibition.
Upon the arrival of the masquerad-
ers on the green in front of the speak
ers stand, the grandiloquent roll of
the company was formally and
vociferously called by the Secretary,
and all delinquents noted.
This amusing display was followed
by a grand military review on the
green, by Major General Stannard
with his aid-decamp. Captain Bur
bank, with several volunteer aids, and
this was a novel and attractive part of
the celebration, to thousands of spec
tators who witnessed it. OF course,
fine martial and instrumental music
formed an important element in this
review
In the evening, several parts of the
town were sparingly but well illumi-
mated. Chief among the houses illumi-
mated, was that of DR.. S. A. Smith
who had prepared beautiful window
transparencies which shone to great
advantage in the evening.
Handsome flags were flying through
out the day and evening, from the flag
staff on the green, from the Weldon
House, from the L. S. Custom House
and the headquarters of the Infantry
and Cavalry, from the new flagstaff
on the premises of Captain j. W. New
, ton, from the Messenger and IRAN
{ SCRIPT offices, and stores of Wyman &
Huntington, H. d. & III. H. Bailey, anC
several other localities which we dc
not now recall Chinese lanterns Will
e appropriate devices hung from tn
, trees on the Common and elsewhere
J., and presented very pleasant appear
: ance, and gave to the streets of tn
S village an unusually "gay and festive
e look.
The sum of fourteen hundred an,
k eighty three dollars were placed a
i the disposal of the Committee of al
g rangements OF this amount eigh
: hundred dollars were expended fo
4 fire works, one hundred dollars for tn
Grafton by Mr.. Goodwin, eighty-eigh
} dollars for new flag, and about on
: hundred dollars for the entertainer
! of the returned soldiers
4 The kindness extended to the pres
l. in furnishing it with facilities to NAL
j. report of the proceedings of the o
s. casion, was as ample as usual in S
"a Adams, and deserves this testimoni
n of deep gratitude and public con
mendation.
H. The order every where maintaint
ID upon the occasion was highly credit
X BILE to the police officers. The weat
Is er was propitious-no severe accider
e. except the destruction of the car fact
he ny by fire early in the morning, MARE
A. the festivities of the day We remeI
10 Der with pleasure the chief events
=, the last Fourth of July in St Albar
IL and gladly put them thus briefly up'
d. permanent record.
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