The Placer herald., 1870-07-09
THE FOURTH AT AUBURN.


THE FOURTH AT AUBURN.
We have no recollection whom 30 glorious
a celebration OF Independence Day was ever
held at Auburn, or 10 Placer county, as that
Of Monday last, and this is the unanimous
DECLARATION Of every cilizsn and visitor who
attended. To the Committee Of Arrange
menis and their aids, whose unliring zeal
good judgment and ndonitabls exsrtious
and whose labors were crowned with COM
plste and boundIess success, be the full mead
ofpraise. Every arrangement was perfect,
and the details were carried out with tpreci-
sion rarely eqnalsd. Sutfisisu, funds were
collected 10 meet ali the expenses, and the
Ugh, parties seemed to be in the right places
throughout the entire programme. At sun
up 10 the morning fine national salute was
fred from the hill south Of town by tie arlil.
lery company, and the church and court
house bells rung. BY 0 o'clock the people
from distance and the surrounding coun-
try came pouring into town, on foot, on
horseback. in wagons, and in carriages, until
by O'Clock, ths tims OF f,rmng the pro-
resson, our streets wer, crowded "a they
have not been for many day. Capt. Fitch
and Assistant Marshal w. A. Nsksrsou
formed the parteipausn in procession promp,
ly a, O'Clock IN the fol owing order: Firs.
the band; secoud. Odd Fellows. in full drrs.
rsgai'; third, carriags containing Off 'srs OF
the day, chaplain. reader, and oratov; fourth
liberty car, drawn by ak borses. aud filed
with handsomely and appropriately dressed
Misses, with Miss L'zzis Adrian q. the cen
tral figure, impersonatug the Goddess Of
Liberty; lhsn came wagons with young Ia
dies and children, fol,~sd by two Z,Lav-
boys, Johnny Welsh and Harry Erglan1, in
red, and m>unted on ponis-; then carriages.
etc. The procession did no. number one
quarter OF the people present, owing to the
extreme heat Of the day. After marching
through the principal streets the procession
returned, dsmouutsd and marched into tn
large and elegantly decorated ball, preceded
by the brass band. In few minutes ths
hall was dsnsely crowded. The au hence
WAS then called to order by the Prssideo,
of the pv (oursslf), and the programm.
read by DR. } R Crsntail, ono Of the Vice
Presidents, when the exercises were gone
through with iu the following order: !.
Music by the Band; 2, Prayer by .hs Chap.
lain, Rev A. c. Du Bo's; 8, Music by ,bs
Band; 4, Singing by Children and their in
s'ruc,ors. "R-d. White and Blus;" 5, Read
ing If the Declaration of Independence. BY
Jacob Campbell; 6. Music by the Band; Z
Grafton 10y Hon. N. Greene Curtis. Of SArra-
m-nic; s, Music BY the Band, Yankee ID 10.
dIe;" 0, Singing, america" by the audience;
10, Denedic,iou by the Chaplain. While
the procession WAS returning to the hail a
second salute was fred by the artillery com
pany. and a third at sunset. AIS O'Clock
the fireworks We're sci of, making a hns
display. At about o'clock in the evening
n throug Of eaily spd lss.sfully drsased la
:, dies and gallant gentlemen entered the
sup parbIy decorated hall, and dancing cou,-
msncs, and continued until daylight on the
IN oro,pg Of, The 9Th. An excellent supper
WAS sprsad at The Amsrioan at ~ O'clock at
nipht. a, which come 200 dancing ladies
and gentlemen par,ook nth relish. Uor
versal good feeling and patriotic ssnsmsnts
prevailed during ths day and evening, with
out one jar Of discord or unplsssansnsss TO
mar the pleasures Of the csIsbrstiop. May
Il ever bs lhus in the future.