Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-07-13
The Fourth of July.

dia crackers for the boys, and its Fire
works, good dinners, and patriotic speech
making for the men. has come and gone
once more. Ws have all read Mr.. Web
stcrs. great Address in commeoration OF
the Lives aud Services of John Adams ant
Thomas jefferson, delivered in Fanuie
Hall, August. 1926, wherein he puts into
the mouth of Mr.. Adams, the following
words, in reply to the supposed argument
OF John Hancock:
Through the thick gloom of the resent
see the brightness of the future, as tho
sun in heaven. We shall make this a glo-
rious, an immortal day. WhenIwe are in ON
graves. our children will honor it. They
will celebrate it with thanksgiving, witt
festivity, with bontircs and Examinations
On its annual return, they will shed tears
corous tears, not Of subsection and slavery
not Of agony and distress, but of eN'llta
ton, of gratitude and of joy
Such were the eloquent and noble
thoughts imputed to the earnest and sturdy
Adams. But it seems to us that we arr
fast turning aside from Il proper obscrv.
ance of the day and leaving out of sight
the great event which it should commcmo-
rate; and instead of shedding tear. OF
Joy. and of cXultation,' and turning our
thoughts backward to the great men who
founded this republic, and the grand and
sublime heroism which they evinced: and
properly estimating the inestimable bless
ings which surrounded us and ours. in con-
sequence of their work. we turn the day in
to one ofmoney- making, Of ra!,lcs, of Fa...ss /,
of eating and drinking, thus losing sight
entirely, efthe great lessons to be learned
from serious contemplation of the Ma
lions early struggles. and triumphant vim
dication and illustration of great political
truths.
But. perhaps, we are not progressive
enough for the times, and therefore leave
the subject for the present, still believing
that we have new notions of the way to
celebrate our natal-day, it is progress in a
wrong direction -
MARIAVILLE.
At this place there was fine cclebra-
ton. with an Grafton by Gen. Caldwell.
music by the Ellsworth Band, and good
dinner, with good large company to par
take II.
wAITIIAM.
Had her Fair aud Festival, with an ora
ton by Rev. J. l.. Lock. We have no
doubt. good time was the result of the
ample preparations made, and the san
guine expectations Of the originators. We
are without the particulars.
WEST TRENTON.
Here wa, d fine gathering of people, 4
fine and timely Grafton by Rev II. VI. la
ton. a good dinner aud a pleasant time gen
orally.
NORTH ELLSWORTH.
Celebrated also. Grafton by Geo. L..
Holmes Esq, 4 good dinner, with a dance
in the evening. \ quiet civil time, where
all seemed satisfied.
FREMONT,
Had gathering at Goose Cove. and an
Grafton by l.. \. Emery Esq. We learn
that all the proceedings here were in good
taste and evinced patriotic and commcn-
dable spirit.
CRANBERRY ISLE.
Had two gatherings. with Fair and all
the e,eferts to make up a successful time
Each place co-,n.i ~ be doing thriving
business. and each had provisions enough
to feed regiment of hungry soldiers. sAve
suppose the reason of their being two
gatherings, SO near together. was that
more business could he done IN the same
time. The avails of the Fair. to be arpro-
priatcd towards Il Westinghouse.