Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-07-10
TuE RUTLAND HERALD.
MONDAY, JULY Z, 1878.
Tbe Fourth at Ludlow.

,urOn. ne cary nOlulhS io1Io 1AOln
DntIapd and Bellows Falls brought the
T,,sbinrton Fire Engine Company No.
~ RntIand and the Yosemite Fire En-
,,o Company No. l of Chester, and a
iorro number of people to participate in
. .[ exercises Of the day. The people of
ludlow and the adjacent towns were
INSTANTLY arriving, with their teams,
snr ten or eleven o'clock About half
~o.t nine o'clock, a company said to be
.So antique and Handsome Olealques-
'.I,vhsonlicushadv, under the direction
r contaip Warren Adams, made their
ea,eorance. in a very unique and gro
.a.ono styIe and passed through the
,5rarr on Main street. Some on horse
.o1 ox back, some on an OK wagon and
came on foot, attracting the usual degree
- interest manifested in such compa-
Mics. About half after ten the grand
,~oaession was formed on Main street,
,c5sr the direction of Chief Marshal G.
= Howe. and his assistants, j. Simonds,
ami T. G.. Pettigrew. This consisted of
na Atmont Cornet band, the fire en-
,iop companies, of Rutland, Chester, and
Irl,ow. the Car of the Union with thir-
,c-,cyen young ladies to represent the
States. and drawn by eight horses, the
President of the day, w. A. Bacon, the
a,,tor Rev. J. p. Farrar; the invited
.os,kcrs. G. L. Fletcher Of Chester, eX-
fay Ryland Fletcher of Cavendish,
anil Rev. ]. T. Powers of Ludlow the
-aIrr of the Declaration of Indepen-
.anrc. Rev. Mr.. Perry, and the chaplain,
Rev. Mr.. Cook. and finally, citizens in
nrraga. and on foot.
The Ionsprocession marched up Pleas
ag, street to Andoycr street, down An
dover and Main to High street, up High
10 Depot street, and down Depot and
Main u the beautiful grove in front of
e.. W. Billings residence, where the ora
oraaI exercises were to be held.
Just as the procession arrived on the
ground # commenced to rain quite hard
sMrhr people scattered to various plac-
g. Of shelter. Shower after shower
passed u quick succession until dinner
had teen served. Then a company gath
cred at Ludlow Hall to listen to the ora
a5n. while by far the larger number
waocaud not gain an entrance, remain
Cd without. The Grafton was unneces-
ai.y Interrupted, at times, during the
delivery. by the ringing of the fire bcll
anil PLAYING of the band outside, which
very much married the occasion. Where
III. fault lies we will not attempt to say,
buta like occurrence should certainly be
avoided in the future.
After prayer by the chaplain, the ora
tor was introduced, who chose for his
thnnc--"Our National Independence,
giving 70 succinct history of the carly
settlement Of our country, and especial
E HE thirteen original colonies, tracing
some of the causes which led to the
which led to the achievement of this
vastly important era, noticed the devel-
opmcnt Of freedom in its germ, bud,
blossom and fruit, gave graphic ac-
count of the discussion and adoption of
the Declaration of independence, in Ju-
]y, l17G, gathered up and enforced its
important lessons and marked results,
spoke of our responsibility as citizens to
preserve intact our civil and religious
freedom and to instruct our young men
10 the principles of our noble republic,
and reported progress in the advance
mcut Of the spirit Of freedom on this
continent and in the old world. AS it
was an "old fashioned celebration" the
subject was appropriately selected, and
,do Grafton was earnestly delivered and
received q hearty applause at its close.
The showers having passed over, the
company adjourned, and a large con-
course gathered in front of Howe's har-
n.ss shop, where from the piazza G. l..
Fletcher addressed the people in a forci-
bcmanncr. on some of the heroes of
oarnatonal history. This address was
well received and applauded, and was
followed by singing the "Star Spangled
Banner, by Miss Hattie NJ. Smith of
Ludlow which was very nicelyrendered
Her voice was clear and her utterances
distinct, and the large crowd in Factory
square and along Main street, were de-
lighted as she waved the Star Spangled
banner and knelt before God, in whom
"etust The speaking exercises were
closed by few remarks from Rev. Mr..
Powers on the subject of the song just
sung.
The Chief Marshall now gave direc-
IONS for the trial of engines. The Alert
O, Ludlow worked we'll for few min
aes, and then the Yosemite of Chester
appeared On the first trial they threw
The water $50 feet and burst their hose
On the second trial, 10 feet 7 inches and
burst their hose on the third, 148 feet,
When the wind veered against them.
Washington No. 2 of Rutland then
look the ground, and on the first trial
threw a stream of 178 feet 2 inches on
le second trial, 1870 feet 6 inches; and
On the third, ITO feet 6 inches.
1t is estimated that about four thou
sand people, more or less, were present,
and, Notwithstanding the interruption by
the rain, the day was generally enjoyed.
The engine companies of Rutland and
Chester worked well and maintained
experiment. through the day which is
highly creditable to themselves and the
towns which they have the honor to rep
resent
The dinner, furnished by Messrs. Star
1,y " Jameson, of the Ludlow House,
was excellent, as the HERALD represen-
4'iVe can testify from personal observa-
0on and experience.
The Ahmont Cornet Band discoursed !
sweet and stirring music, and a drum
''IPs lent a helping hand.
Inc ladies were very efficient in their
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