Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-07-05
Local and state Items.
The 9Fourth.,

OFFICERS OF THE DAY.
President-Col. G. II. Joyce.
Vice Presidents-J. Il, Manley, ii. ii.
Dyer, N. L. Davis, Geo, w. Chaplin, Luz
Their Daniels.
secretarles-C. NJ. Gay, G, X. VIII
liams.
Chaplaiu-Rev. d. w. Dayton.
Orator-A. W. Tenney, of New York
City.
Reader Of the Declaration of indie
pendence-C. c. Dewey.
Toast Master-W, G. Dunton,
Marshal-Ben. X. Chase,
Assistant Marshals-Capt. E. j. Harris
horn, ]. NJ. Haven, B. NJ. Bailey JAS. IL.
Dyer and others.
Committee of Arrangements-Col. w.
G. Veazey, Chairman Col Geo. A. Mer-
rill, John Strong, IL. r. Dyer, W. @. Dun
ton, S. W. Rowell, James Merrell, George
Hall, c. f, Richardson, G. H, Joyce, G.
Kingsley, Ben. X. Chase, John n. BaX-
ter, f. Whitcomb, S. T. Hubbard, Ed.
Ripley, w. Y. W. Ripley, S. NJ, Dorr, J.
A. Salisbury, VIM. Gilmore, F, Chattee,
Il. A. Morse.
BY the Springfield Regimental and
Cornet Band.
PROGRAMME.
Ringing OF the Bells, and firing Ma
tional Salute at sunrise by the Rutland
Light Battery, Lieut.. H. r. Dyer, Com
handing.
The procession will be formed at II
O'Clock a. m, upon the depot grounds,
under the direction of the Chief Mar
shall. The Fire Department will perform
escort duty. An imposing feature of
the procession will be a representation
of the different branches of business in
Rutland.
The procession will march through
Merchants Row, up Grove street to Will
liam street, thence to Cottage street,
down Cottage street to West, up West
to Court, through Court to Washington,
from Washington to Main, along Main to
the stand in the park, where the follow
ing exercises will be held:
l. Prayer by the Chaplain; ,. Music
by the Band s. Reading Of the Decla-
ration Of independence 4. Music by
the Band; 5. Grafton; 6. Music by the
Band r. Reading of Toasts, which will
be responded to by gentlemen present ;
s. Music by the Band.
Parade by the Invincible fantasies at
4 o'clock p. M, under whose direction
there will be pig race, bag race, wheel
barrow race and climbing CREASED
pole, on the top Of which will be placed
a tive-dollar greenback for the success
full climber.
Ringing Of Bells and Firing National
Salute at Sunset.
The whole to conclude with the most
brilliant display Of Fireworks ever ex
hibited in Vermont, to commence at l..
o'clock p. M, during which shells will
be fired into the air from a mortar
weighing 1900 pounds.
Special trains upon the Rutland &
Burlington and Western Vermont Rail.
roads will be run into Rutland in the
morning and return after the Fireworks
in the evening, carrying Passengers fol
fare one way.
All organizations which propose Il
join in the procession, both military an(
civil, will report to the Chief Marshal a
the Village Hall, previous to II o'clocl
a. m, that proper places may be assigned
them.
The following is the programme o
the Fireworks to be exhibited, as fur
nished by Cutter Austin g. Co., Boston
E. S. Hunt, Pyrotechnist.
No. l. Grand Illumination of tn,
whole area and all surrounding object
by Indian and Chinese fires Of great bril-
liancy, producing a startling effect.
Shells Rain.
No. 2. Union Battery-A powerful
battery, discharging, amid continued
and heavy reports, stars Of the nationa
colors-red, white and blue,
Rockets Stars.
NJ. 3. Liberty Tree.-A tree Of fire
tinged with green, discharging stars Q
every garniture, and resting on verti
cally revolving base of crimson, whit
and azure. The whole initiates to pow
erful jets Of Mexican Fire.
Rockets Serpents.
No. 4. Cross of Malta.-The beautiful
Maltese cross wrought in Brilliant,
colOred lance, the arms loaded will
sparkling gems. The whole initiates t,
| jets of suntire, terminating with heav,
| explosions.
Shells Stars.
No. 5. Saturn and Sattelites.-A beau
tiful constellation, exhibiting some fin
effects OF pyrotechnic coloring.
Rockets Gold Rain.
No. C. United Diamonds.-A larg
four-armed piece, each arm supporting
diamond in beautifully colored lance
A revolving centre of golden, jassamint
crimson and azure fires. INITIATES t.
suns, terminating with loud explosions
Rockets Stars.
MOI. G'Orient.-A 'fanciful conbi
nation of wheels, saxons and flyers, tn
arms of which are loaded with colore
fires, and which exhibit, while burnin
rapidly, changing forms and tiittir
hues beautiful in the extreme.
Shells Rain.
No. s. Mosaic Battery.--A powerfu
and extended battery, discherging star
Of every garniture known to the pyro
technic art.
Rockets Serpents.
No. 8. Floral Pyramid.-A pyrami
of fire, with revolving base Of crimson
azure, purple and golden fires, exhibit
| inc soma fine pffaets in colorc opd +aY