Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-07-10
rAe TsarsA In Buchanan Ceuney.

The feaetA IN BucAonan County.
Independence never witnessed . quietsr
National Anniversary than that just passed.
Bst Few more people than usual were on the
streets, nor was there any drunkenness till
In the evening, notwithstanding the asser.
lion Of the Conservatives that the seizure"
Of liquors caused more drunkenness than
before. Many Of our ci.issns formed little
psc.aic parties and made light excursions to
he groves and the timber within and with
out the city limits. Others went 10 Quas-
quston. while three hundred and eighty took
tho morning train fos Winthrop. Many OF
our merchants eat on their Dry goods boxes
disconsolsssly sucking their thumbs and
vowing that another Fourth should not pas
without celebration q Independence. A
very sensible vow, which, Il l. 70 be hoped,
will b. held in menory sdh year. >
s. At euAsousfsx..
The day wss opssed With . salute. The
beautiful grove on tbs West side hsd been
prepared for the occasion, and - the hour
for assembling drew nssr streams of wagons
ana pedestrians sulivsned he sppsoasbes to
the sylvan street, and gase assurance that
the celebration wovld prove successful in
numbesa, II least. But the event proved
that il was nos alone succsasfal in aumbers.
The exercises, commencing ct III o'clock,
wels veil eouducted and gave general satis>
faction. The several participants perform.
cd their pasts promptly and ably. The ore.
tion BY Gen. vsndever, possessed not only |
the merit Of true s-ntiment, elegant rhetoric |
and adaptation to the occasion, but The un.
usual and most desirable quality Of brevity. |
Lengthy orations upoa such occasions should
recur only in distant memory.
The exercises opened With ap earnest |
prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. John Fulton.
Next came singing BY the Quasqueton Gles
Clsb, 6se body Of singers. ~
The committee appointed 1t tho soldiers !
November meeting to draft . constitution |
for ssldien' association, made their report |
which wss adoptsd. The constitution is Civ |
20 in another place. A committee Of one
soldier from each township was then sp- |
pointed to repor. list Of officers q. the after
dinner session,
The Reader, G. II. Lewis, then read the |
Declaration Ct Independence ia q clear, dis. |
tinct voice, which coald be heard and under
stood at all points OH the grounds. NeA,.. ,
followed the GRAFTON, after which an adoura.
mens was had for pic>nic dinner.
A! J.! clock the committee on officers
reported and the eGcer.: d the Soldiers re. !
S...sa Association worc elected. Then fol.
lowed lively eatemporaaeous speeches by
Capt. Little, Gen. yandeyer, Revs. Manson,
Fulton aud Smith.
The attendance Of soldiers Was quite large,
considering the attractions At other points in
the county. It was painful fact, however,
that 50 few of the officers who wen. into ser
vices with Buchanan Co. soldiers, felt inter.
est enough in the occasion to be present.
While there were soldiers present from eve.
~ township but Fremont, only two officers
who were with Buchanan Co. troops in the
field, were on the ground, viz Capt. Little
and Surgeon Hunt. What does this signi.
v7 II is " be hoped that another year may
witness reunion 0f all the soldiers in the
county.
The greatest object Of interest on the
gsoosds was the second Boston Gag Of the
9Th Iowa, sorn Ani faded and stained with
he blood Of Ellsoa and other brave men.
The after dinner rsmafts wsre exceedingly
interesting and impressive, especially in the
alssssas b he old Gag and to the sacrifices
md suAerings Of the soldiers who saved the
republic. Il vas ~ occasion long 10 b
tsmembersd.
No drupkensess or rovdyism detracied
from the enjoyment Of the day at Quasque>
ton, 20 far - we coald observe. The o.
semblsgs was . model in appearance and
drpsssnsns.
AT wISraaoP.
sThs es)shssiioa u Wissheop Vas . CEN
plets success IN every respect. The crowd
~asinmsnse, -essiuated q from 5000 to
1000. A large delegation we're present from
Independsscs, iselsdias Hook 1 Ladder
Co No. l--as 6as eonpany - ever dtsw |
trucks. The programme Of exercises was
we'll carried out, everybody Vas in good spir. |
its and not row o. dssnkard msrssd The |
essrcises. DunlAp's Grove, ia which the
exsrcisss wsss hold, u certainly one Of the
finest in The STATE. Winthrop may we'll con-
grsaalsts herself upon her usarasss to 20 de,
sirable . retreat. The oratiea By Rev. VIM.
Mills, Of this city, was uaivsrsally commend.
Cd. Ths citizens Of Winthrop have aban-
daat eecssion Sor pride in connection with
this, heir FIRST celebration Of our national
snsiversay.
Sc from Jesup for sceount Of celebration
1t hat place.
DU1 JESUP LETTEo.
sse 1ssSseSSsssssI ssisi.
JEsur. July 7th, 1868.
Thsss was grand rally here the Fourth
some two thousand people celebrating
hsss-and good, sociabls old tins 70 bed