Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-11
Chester.
tHE fDFRTH OF JTLY.

tfE FGFR4H OF JILY.
The patriotic town Of Chester cclc-
brated the ninety-sixth anniversary OF
our national independence in a very APP
propriate and spirited manner, The day
was ushered in by the ringing of bells
and the firing of the customary salute by
a detachment o. men from the London
derry street artillery. At nine O'Clock
the r. A. J. s. under command or
Capt Won Cramkinstimenheimer, pa
radtd the streets, causing considerable
mcIriment to the lOOktrs-on At ten
o'clock a procession was formed at the
junction Of Depot and Grafton streets,
under the direction of George II. Hilton,
chief marshal, 10 was assisted by A.
/ y. Fletcher and Geo. y, hobtins The
column moved in the following order
The Londonderry and Grafton Conu
Bands.
Wagon built in the form If alyrami1.
.tru,u which were 81 Of the fairc4t
ian2fltcts 1T Chester. dressed in white,
With blue sashes, Faa. white and blue
rDsrttps. 1he cotOrs in 1HtNu4Eipnal on
~ign. rpprcs, nting the States composing
the American Union THIS carriage
was drawn by six hrgr coal-hIark
hur,,~. driven by an old Californian.
Mr. J. \. Beard, and was one of the
puop; interesting features of the pro-
c,,ssion
Carriages containing the president ana
orator of the day and invited guests
Engineers of Fire District No. ? and
Yosemite Engine Company No. l.
The schools in town, under the djrrc-
ton of their teachers,
f,i{.. nv Of (7L4Ct,r .4,l,l t|,,.
ing towns
After marching through the principal
streets. the procession broke ranks in
front of Coles Central House, and after
witnessing a trial of skill by the lusc-
mite. the procession reformed and
marched to the SPEAKERS stand, erected
in the grove on Main street. The tN-
crease, here consisted of a PRAYER hv
Rev. J. q. Hale; reudin4 OF tint Drllara-
ton of American Independence Hv Mrs.
commenced at this point in the exercises.
which caused the crowd to make n hasty
retreat to some shelter from the Watrry
clements.
The citizens liyi lg on Main street
generously opened their doors and in
vitcd the drenched and dripping multi
tude to come in out of the rain.
Whlcn act Oh courtesy was fhlly apprr-
clatcd; About O'Clock the storm had
passed away ana a procession was form
ed, Wnlch ,maFchtd 10 'he tohSfcgatlonaI
church. he exercises winch had been
interrupted ny the STORM were AGAIN
commenced. Inc chofch was literally
packed by ladies and gentlemen to lis
ten to the orator of the day, Rev. A. b.
FLANDERS, TGctoro1 o. Luke (Ep1scopal)
Chorch' 1 ne exercises were opened by
me NraIlo4 Cofnet Dand ana prayer
offered by KEY Mr. ltatt, at the con
Cluslon OF winch Hon; VIM. Rounds.
FfcSldent OF me cay pfleIty addressed
the audience' ana introduced the orator
OF the gay
ne aooTeSS was dole, Instructive, pre-
Schted IN pleasing ana attractlVe man
heT' ana was istehed 10 WIN thc closest
OF interest
Al the cIose Oh the oTatloh j. ,.
ADAMS, toaSt-maSter' read the Sentl- |
menus prepared TOT the occasion, which |
were responded TO by hon. VIM. Rounds,
ReY. b. ?. Foster, ReY. J. &. Hale,
Geo lde, ksq., OF Claremont. n. H.,
Rev. A. b. Flanders, Dr. W. Raymen- /
ton and others.
,,,o,,lnrs of Voen,,itl E97 ii"''eo 'll5
awaiting them an invitation to repair to /
the residence of r. O. Pollard, ESQ. /
where the ladies of North Chester and |
ri nv baI 1NraroroI 4b,,,, - la.-.-