The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1873-07-10
The 1th efJuIy.

throughout the country generally. we Tor
this occasion, 1--WE hope only let patriotsm'
fun and profit, slide, but other places took
a right view of the matter, and made the
dav we celebrate a day of pleasure, and,
inc;d.ntallv of course a day of no small
pecuniary gain.
At Tannersville, there was a regular set
celebration, with marchings, speeches, sing
ing and the music from Organ and Brass
Band. and the result was, every body there
was happy, and, when the day closed, every
one felt that he or she had not forgotten to
do a full share, in making true the prophecy
of the elder Adams-that the day would be
held as one for rejoicing, and would be cele-
brated just as the Taunersyillers celebrated
it.
At East S~troudsburg the celebration was
boiled down to a festival for the benefit of
a Sabbath School. Large numbers however.
attended it; and while it proved a source of
pecuniary profit for the object for which it
was held, it, at the same tune, proved q
source of great pleasure to all who attended.
At Portland the day was celebrated under
the auspices of the Knights of Pythias, and,
as the brethren of this particular branch of
tie mystic tie never do things by halves, it
was well celebrated. Gen. Burnett, deliver
ed a most admirable and appropriate grafton
on the occasion, and Chas. S. Detrick, Esq,
in an impressive manner read the declara-
ton of Independence. The Portlanders
seemed anxious to have everybody pleased
with their entertainment, and were very sue
cessful. But for the excessive heat which
prevailed from midday until towards even
ing, a more pleasant celebration than that at
Portland could hardly have been met with.
A large number of our citizens Joined with
the Portland people in making the good time
had, a time long to be remembered.
At Washington, n. j., the day was also
celebrated. Here hosts Of Stroudsburgcrs,
Bethlchemites, Eastonians, and Lehigh Val
ley folks generally, and Jerseymen particular
ly united for the observance of the day. The
celebration was gotten up under the auspices
Of the United American Mechanics, and,
embraced "a Parade, Speeches, Feasting,
Fireworks, and indeed everything calculated
to make human beings happy, The parade
was pronounced, On all sides, splendid, but
our folks, who were there, did not, on their
return home, appear to be really carried
away by much else that transpired. Indeed
the word impaired on their return home
smacked muchly of an experience of several
years ago, when plenty to pay and not much
to be received therefore was the order of the
day at Washington, n. J.
At the Hotels Van Dorn's particularly
a tolcrable dinner was to be, and was had
at reasonable rates, but the Committee who
had charge of the feed" and the general
preparation in the Grove, appeared to be
laboring, too severely, under an infiction Of
make on the BRAIN" to care properly fr
the comfort and satisfaction ofthe innerman,
or the safety Of the outerman. The general
complaint of hunger, after rising from the
feast, and breaking down of the platform,
erected with a 16 foot hemlock fence board,
tackled with a very few s penny nails, for
support, and by which several were badly,
and one, at least, dangerously if not fatally
hurt, attest this. For such carelessness
Committeeman should be prosecuted, and,
on conviction be vigorously punished. Com
mittees have no right to invite people from
near and far to come among them, and spend
their money, and then spread a trap to
endanger their limbs and lives.
There was no excuse for the accident at
Washington on the 4th, unless the question
able one existed, which we do not of course
believe, that an arrangement had been made
with doctors, undertakers and grave diggers,
for a division Of the spoils, which might arise
from the breaking down of so pestilent a
platform as was that in the grove on the 4th
which could not bear the weight of a dozen
persons-men, women, and children all
told. After the excitement occasioned by
the accident had subsidized, the proceedings
at the Grove were entered into with spirit,
and proved very interesting. Maj. Howell s
Grafton and Miss Gallagher's readings were
worth going many miles to listen to, and
~
others who contributed to the enjoyments of
the occasion, in a literary way acquitted
themselves well indeed.
In our comments above we intend no refcc-
ton either upon the U. a. NJ. brethren, nor
upon the citizens of Washington generally.
The management of the Committees having
the celebration in charge showed great lack
of fitness for the positions to which they we're
appointed, and to their Encouragement
must be attributed all the complaint which
so. freely found vent on the grounds and
elsewhere.
As we said before, nothing was done in
~stroudsburg, by way of celebrating. The
boys both big and little did the cracking
business to perfection, but our folks general
ly who remained at home took matters cooIly
and 10 remembrance and silence only held
the Gay IN veneration. We do not know but
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