The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-04-22

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To the toast: "0ur sister town, Con-
Cord" the President read letter OF
greeting signed by Judge +, r. Hoar, and
delivered by President Grant. The toast,
THE women of the Revolution was re-
sponded to by Edward Everett Hale.
1t was now past six o'clock, and the
shivering audience was reduced to a few
hundreds, who quickly hurried to the
nearest warmth and shelters. Having
but single track, the Boston and Lowell
Railroad, with the most skilfull manage
ment, found its resources wholly made
quate to transport the i'm nense number
of people who were eager to leave the
scene. Between three o'clock and seven
O'Clock one hundred and twenty cars,
crowded to their utmost capacity, had
passed over the road to Boston, and yet
at that hour above twenty thousand men,
women and children were anxiously Jost-
ling each other in and around the depot.
Finally, at about nine o'clock p. m.
train of forty cars with three engines was
started, and at ten minutes to eleven p.
m. reached Boston. Many of the military
companies built camp-fres along the
track, and in the fields, and the sight OF
the glistening bayonets and the sound OF
the song and jest recalled the scenes OF
few years since most wildly. At eight
D. m. o promenade concert and ball was
inaugurated in the great tent, which was
brilliantly illuminated, and with its gay
decorations and moving throng presented
an enlivening appearance Supper was
served at twelve O'Clock, and at this hour
dancing is still in progress. The attend
ance at the celebration far exceeded in
point of numbers any possible expecta-
tions. The Lowell railroad officials esti-
mate the transportation of one hundred
thousand souls over their road to and
from Lexington and Concord during the
day.
CONCORD. April 10, 1875.-To-day the
Mold town resounded from end to end with
music and the reverberating echo of pa
triotic cannon. beginning with salute OF
one hundredguns at tsunrise, one for each
wear of American liberty. The day OPEN
ed cold and clear, the sun shone with an
added brillancy, the people were early
abroad and the streets we're bright with
gay uniforms and flags that Overspread
them for miles; the town truly presented
a gala appearance. Many of the houses
were most handsomely decorated. The
local company marched to Fitchburg de-
pot at half past seven a. m, to receive
those military organizations that came by
early trains. People poured in by every
conceivable avenue, and the town was
soon full. The procession started about
half past ten and was about two miles
long, about six thousand people partici-
pating, The procession passed down
Main street to the square and thence over
the historic road to the ground Where
French's monument Of the Minute Man"
was unveiled amid the firing of guns
The procession was magnitiCently bril-
liant, and was in five divisions. The first
contained the Fifth Massachusetts, Regi-
ment as an escort to all Committees on
Monument and Day; the Independent.
Corps of Cadets and Governor CASTOR OF
Massachusetts and staff; then came the
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
and the members of Council, State otfi-
GERS, Sheriff of Middlesex, Judges of the
supreme Judicial Court, Judges of the
Superior, Probate and other Courts, the
Newburyport Young American AssociG-
tion, the President of the Senate of Mas
sachusetts, the Speaker of the House OF
Representatives of Massachusetts, the
JOINT Committee of the Senate and House
of Representatives of Massachusetts,
members of the Senate and House OF
Representatives
In the Second came the United States
Marine Band and Concord Artillery as an
escort to the President of the United
States. General Grant was accompanied
by Vice President Wilson. Secretary Fish
and General Babcock Besides there
were Secretaries Belknap and Delano, ex-
Secretary Richardson, Postmaster Gener-
al Jewell, Senators Dawes and Boutwell,,
General Benham, Commodore Nichols
Representative Burleigh and O'Neil, OF
Maine, Hoar of Massachusetts, and 9TH
ers. Then came the United States Judges
In the Third Division appeared Cover
nors Dingley, of Maine; Weston OF New
Hampshire, Peck of Vermont, lngersoll
of Connecticut, and Lieutenant Governor
Van Zandt of Rhode Island, accompan-
led by the Portland Mechanic Blues, the
Amoskeag Veterans, of Manchester, N
H., the Putnam Phalanx. of Hartford
Conn, the Providence Light Infantry
Veteran Association, General Burnside
f and the Ransom Guards of st. Albans
Vermont.
, In the other Divisions were the Massa'
; chusetts Society of the Cincinnati, the
| President and Fellows Of Harvard Col
, lege, the Committee of the Massachusetts
Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma
] sons the Council of Massachusetts Hlsto
ric Society, representatives of the New
England Historical and Genealogical So
ciety, official delegations from Acton
} Bedford, Billerica, Carlisle, Chelmsford
| Lincoln, Littieton, Stowe, Sunbury, West
ford, Arlington, Belmont, Beverly, Bos'
} ton, Boxbon, Brookline, Burlington, Cam
bridge, Charleston, DaAvers, Denham
: Everett, Pennington, Lexington, Lowell
+ Lynn, Lynnfeld, Maynard, Medford, Mel
rose, Needham, Newton, Norwood, Pea
: body, Pepperell, Reading, Roxbury, Sa
| lem, Somelville, Wakefield, Waltham
, Watertown, Wayland, Weston, Winches
} ter and Woburh, with the Acton Minute
: Men as an escort, Posts of the Grand Ar
l my of the Republic, American Brass
Band, of Providence, citizens of Concord
citizens of other cities and towns.
On arriving at the grand tent the Presi
dent and other distinguished guests en-
i tered, and an address was delivered by
Ralph Waldo Emerson. A poem was
, contributed by James Russell Lowell, and
an Grafton by George William Curtiss
/ Before the oration was concluded the
, chil!iest of winds began to blow, and
during the extended remarks of Mr.
Curtiss large portion Of his audience
, dispersed, while the music Ofmany bands
disputed with him for the peoples at
q. tenlion. The President left before the
, grafton was concluded, and was driven al
his own request in private carriage tC
f Lexington, Governor CASTOR and stat
, going by train. By the time the people
| I'll a.,,,l,nJ 80 kbo lionar :, Effls