Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-14
4 Great Time in DanBury.

The firemen had parade on Satur-
dav. 1t was a fine affair, but the alb
sence of Mr.. O'Clarence was deeply felt,
not only by the department but by the
public His long and faithful services
at the business meetings and festivals,
and his splendid bearing on parade have
given Mr. O'Clarence an enyiable posi-
ton in the hearts of his cOuntrymen.
We are sorry he was not present on Sat
urdav. But an unlooked-for and very
painful accident deprived him and us Of
very great pleasure. .--
The night which preceded the last an
niyersary Of our national independence
he took home twenty-five dollars worth
of fireworks, for a spiurge on the next
niqbt. He calculated he had glory
enough in that package to fill with graft
tude and admiration every taxpayer on
North street, and his wife, after care
fully examing the lot, was equally conf
dent that the neighbors would see
something that would make their
ewes hang out as she pensively express
ed IT,
The next morning O'Clarence got out
the bundle TO look it over again and feed
on the anticipation. There were these
cannon crackers, several packs, and Ro-
man candles, and blue fire, and pin
| wheels and rockets and the Ikea very
! crcdjtabIe assortment for any family.
! Mr. Wickfor1's boy from the next house
| was in, and sat on the floor holding a
piece of lighted punk in his hand, and
/ had both his ewes and mouth wide open
! enioyipr the sight O'Clarence was sit
! ting on his launches, holding a pin
/ wheel in his hand, and explaining to
Mrs. OClarence how cheaply they eoSld
! he made in China, and how superior in
| ingenuity and industry were the Chinese
! to all other races. None of them know
| how il happened, but O'Clarence remem-
! hers that there were two open packs OF
! cannon crackers just under him, and
thinks Wickford's boy must have in
some way dropped the punk in among
them, and in the general interest forgot
that il was afire.
At any rate, there was a sudden hiss,
right under Mr.. Occurrence, followed IN
the next instant by tornado OF sounds
and sparks, and that gentleman at once
shot towards the ceiling in a blaze OF
! various colored lights. while the air be
came thick with sparks, blue lights, blaz
ing balls, industrious pin-wheels, insane
sky-rockets, and screcching crackers
! Mrs. O'Clarence fell over chair thai
cost eight dollars when new, and struch
the back of her head against the stove
hearth with such violence that added
materially to the display of fireworks al
ready going on. Wickford's boy wa
struck in the mouth with sky-rocke
and had two-thirds of his hair taken of
by a Roman candle, and was knocked
through doorway by a piece OF ord
nance lust introduced this season, ant
which will undoubtedly become populai
when understood better He was after
wards fished out of rose-bush and ia
ken home in tablecloth.
OClarence remained during the cntlT
exhibition, looking at it from varlou
positions, and when it was over with h
J was put in sheet by the neighbors, an
saturated with oil, and then covere'
with molasses and -four. We learn tina
new skin is already forming on parts 0
him. and if no unfayorable symptom
! set in he will be out in a fortnight, a.
though it is not likely he will mingl
? much in society until his hair and eye
brows commence to grow. lie think
Wickfords boy is dead, and they dar
: not tell him to the contrary till he gel
: stronger. Singularly enough, Mrs
: OCIarence eScaped INJURY Dy DuAH0, -
the blow on her head was 50 severe tina
she cannot bear to have her back hal
. drawn up as high as it was before, an
e missing her church privileges Is a sof
: trial to her -Da1I5le7y Ae1es
> Tricks on FARMERs. Three or for
+ weeks ago two men travelled throug
: WAYNE county pretending that the
! wanted to establish township hbrarie
9 which were TO be kept at some farmer
house, and the books loaned out free
n cost. Calling upon a wealthy farmt
! they would ask if he would take charG
i of the library. If he would, they aske