Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-07-05
OUR CELEBRATION.
An rSrRrcrpFSTED SUCCESS :

last Considered in respect To the hlghly pro-
pitious state Of the wcather-the vast numbers oil
people in attendance the general good order
that prevailed throughout the day, or the sue
cesslul carrying ont Of the highly satisfactory pro-
gramme for the COMMUNICATING seemed wanting
to satisfy the most enthusiastic admircr OF the
day or the town. Indeed it seemed a literal
lulfllment Of the prophetic vision Of the elder
Adams, So graphically painted by him on the day
succeeding the adoption Of the Declaration OF
Independence, and which was so happily used By
Col. Clarke in the introduction Of his Grafton.
The signal success which attended this demon
stmtion &. especially gratifying to the residents
Of this town and vicinity, for several things
which it seem, h. have established beyond any
controversy First, that Montpelier is town
which the public love to visit. 1t ever has been
So, aud So we doubt not it ever will be. Second,
that when the active business men Of the town
take hold of any enterprise, it is b1und to sue
ceed-all croakcr- and dead-heads to the contrary
notwithstanding. Third, that the hotels and
eating saloons of Montpelier can furnish more
and better entertainment than any town OF it,
size 100 New England and Fourth, that the peo-
pie ol Washington county are alive to the de-
moul- Of patriotism, and know the full import Of
the Fourth of July, intensely as its significance
has been augmented by the thrilling events Of the
Inst few years
MOTIFS OT PREPARATION.
Not moment seems to have been lost in usher.
ing ia the " day we celebrate, for Immediately
after twelve O'Clock the sound OF booming guns,
ringing bells, screeching stoam-whistles, the pro-
micuou4 explosion Of hre-erackers, and the merry
shouts Of those who seemed caous to the desires OF
the sleeping deuizons Of the town, gave unequiyo-
cal and universal nltre of the coming jubilee
with the appearance of daylight, the tide OF in
coming teams begp, (Which indeed had been kept
up in scattering dcachments during the uight)
and from that hour until afternoon the streets
| literally thronged with vehicles Of all sorts, com
| Ing from every point Of the compass. and loaded
down with passengers Of nh sexes and ages, from
the veteran of almost revolutionary experience
Though we believe the president Of the day called
| in vain for remnant of those Fathers,) down TO
the infant Of the tendcrest years. BY actual
count and estimate, $50 carriages passed our Of
/ fee during one hour in the morning and this by
no means the busiest hour of the day. No wonder
that, before the days programme finally opened,
great fears began to be entertained as to the
ability Of the town to provide for the multitude
but, as on many like occasion that ability PROV
THE RECEPTIONS.
Promptly at the hour appointed SIS A. NJ,
CAPITOL ENGINE COMPANY no D. numbering %
men, dressed III theIr neat ana TASTY UNIFORM uu-
DER command oil Oaptalh l. NJ WRIGHT ana ur'I-
cd 10y dr'l-master o'lners' were paradel at the
Depot, to act as escort 10 the cadets Oh NORWICH
UNIVERSITY al Northhelu' After some dei"y'
occasoned by the lateness oil the TRAM the recep-
ton came Oh 10 due lorm' tile cadets under com
mand OF captain curtis, marching IN hne style
/ by the Captols' ana receiving their salute alter
when the Oap'tolS marched past the cadets who
had previously been drawn up INTO line, and had
their complimentary salute returned both com
panles were then formed INTO column ana march,
ed to the head OF state street under command OF
Cen J. 7 Pitkin, Marshal where they were
countermarched and returned to Village Hall,
which was used as Armory during the day for
the Cadets, as well as headquarters Tor the Ethan
Allen Engine Company.
At hall-past nine both the Cadets and the Cap
itols were panded at the depot for the purpose Of
receiving and escorting the ETHAN ALLEN ENGfNE
Co. and QUEEN CITY CoRNEr BANp OF Burlington.
| The tram however was 80 crowded that 1t was de-
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