Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-07-08
The Fourth at Groton.



The Fourth at GrOt0n.
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Tho temperance picnic celebration, which |
bad been announced for saturday, ct Groton
Pond, came Of according to the programme,
We were carly on the ground at least We
were early on the logs which lay across the
ground The location chosen was novel one
being in the midst Of dense and extensive
.orcst' through which the Montpelier x Wells
River miroad bad recently penetrated, rondor-
reached in any other way except ON ioot-and
even that would have been dllhcult before the
railroad was made. lhc grounds had not ocen
prepared with that degree OF care which has
been bestowed upon The Methodist camp ground
40 Nortbiield or those used Tor our agrcul-
tuul nits yet much BAD neen done to render
chem more comfortable than 10 their primitive
stato-astand having been erected ior The speak
ers and another Tor the band, as well as some
'eats lor lhe AUDIENCE though there were not
enough oil these To accommodate the vast num-
bcrs who assembled there to participate IN the
onlYmcnis OF The occasion Not lew came
in on the early cars but thecrovd came mainly
'n The long tm'n which arrived rom Wells
River about twelve o'cljek' and the still longer
one from h'nipeIfr' when came shortly alter
wards-o'th being crowded with passengers,
making wien nl assembled an audience OF
E,nr Or E,r th.u.sud d" nuur hlie. ia tLe|
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woods. We expected tD Ic eaten up Us mos
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but iu flnt Wp were l1upiIy di.IppliutCi for
not one unae DIS appearance $50 lar nS we no.
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ticea -lI'naUiy because tney h'u hol ueeh no
tiGpl That flcre was ia be IL uitffiup md mover
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having seen % crown there htiuiti 10 uluh oc-
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t0 push their fortunes in that direction.
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NuVt' iI'u To- Nmilni pi M'utlthtIf "Vteu
ns Marshal OF the day. lie was " mounted 90
us MaIshal. hlWhy7 arc thuugh ~ was on q
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STUMP il l''e' 90 " i'"'9'f '"' ""'i'"3 leN0"i''i
and afterwards on the speakers stand. where
from De called tLe audience 90 order, announced
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t"v pun W 'A@l1's''i ""' h'"No'"i5 intro
ducel the Hon lleman Carpenter, OF North
gill . p.o.il..t &c ,to Ill. ~.
utld' N- lr'Siutht gu tNc cay Juuge Nhr-
perter apolorizcd for coming little late hint
said De proposed to stay as long as anybody.
Rev. Mr.. Hitchcock, Of Mortified. offered
PRAYER. after which Hon. Charles II. Heath.
of MuutprIier. was introduced as the first
src,tcr Nv u,,tb congratulated tho audi
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CucC that Wc lad assembled under such favor
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n''' NiN "tii'.'iiNe'f '""t "iiiiI We NNiN'iat'
the achievements Of dine Fathers i'm c.taili-hing
Dut iuit tuAtNoti we Hl'1 come together ~
b.p.r .l o. moral .rrirri,ie Which i,s i,,,,,o
q part 20 tile peoples creed, and with which
they are coming lhio stronger sympathy every
Vcar
Rev. III. T.. Gushing was the next speaker.
MR. Dt.ulSef ntMANks.
lie said hc found himself situated s.nefhtrr like
tho ,ouue COLLEGIATE out West. Who was seloefed 10
make tne lolJiue address ou ihp 0peuIu. ID "a now
rnilr6nd Hpiue unexuecteIlv coufont,I hv Ia lsr.s
nuuihUr of lawycrs iui-ts iuef1I,r. hi oI.r, eie
III ftItefluuIV be-in. 30 Nlr President I,.II,s ana
Fertlefneu tiIs B.. rIlrf.us is,. lut ,,if q, .ar
las hero oecurredi a few yenrs ago this place was IA
vast howliae wilderness" Hero hs l0.f himself but
soon rllyins Doe started anew "Sr. President
lsdIes and grutleman-l wa. reintra that tI. ..0f
iut lew years ago. WIS ya.t bowling iIderuc- ii
Aeniu b,e0uIn. Doue.es.It UrwI ltrrGd. to 6n,I q,
Lirst ont. And wish b. lenyon ID Fcrp so sfiI 81
and abandoned the platform tl others Nr ru.binr
-,i bo VA Sind b. il.t ID, MANI, bare ON i, ~ i,
.noefl,.ut. u vas mo toy-f ulrv IN r.e,rt i',t
1lat ,,rE ,y1s b., .r,tri, "a. fI fi.o t,s+ 80 il All