The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-04-28
WHOLE NO. 1912.

W HOLE NJ. 1912.
Referring to Southern soldiers. be
said, in conclusion: "As an Ameri.
can | am as proud Of the men who
charged so brayely with Pickett's
division on cur own lines at Gettvs-
burg as / am Of the men who brave
ly met and repulsed them there
Men cannot always choose the right
cause, bat when having chosen that.
which their conscience dictated. they
are ready to die for it if they Justly
not tLeir cause, they at least emo
ble thc nselves and the men who
for coI1cie1ce's sake, fought against
their Government at Gettysbura
ought easily to be forgiven BY sons
Of the men who for conscience's sake.
fought against their Government at
Lexington and Bunker Hill OH
sir, as Massachusetts was lrst in war,
so let her be first in peace, and she
shall forever be frst in the hearts Of
her cOuntrymen
"Our Sis,er Town, Concord. -
The President read i letter Of greet
ing signed by Judge T. II. Hoar aud
delivered by President G. ant.
Woman Of the evolution. -
Responded 10 b. E. ward Everett
Hall.
RUSH F0R TB- CARS.
It was now half past six O'Clock
P IL, and the shiveriag audience was
reduced 10 a few hundreds. who
quickly hurried 10 the nearest warmth
aud shelter. Having but a single
track, the Boston < Lowell Railroad,
with the most skillful management.
found its resources wholly made
quate TO transport the immense num-
bers Of people who were eager to
leave the scene. Between three
o'clock P. NJ, and seven o'clock. l20
cars, crowded 10 their utmost capac-
ity, had passed over the road TO Bos-
ton, and yet at that hour above 20
GOO men, women and children were
jOstling each other in and
around the depot. Finally, at about
niGe O'Clock, P II. a train Of forty
cars. with three engines, was started,
and at 1880 p NJ reached Boston.
Many Of the military companies built
camp fires along the track and in the
fields, aud the sight Of the gIistening
bayonets and the sound Of the song
and Jest recalled the scenes Of n few I
years since most viyidly.
PROMENADE CoyCERr
At eight P. 81 promenade concert
and ball was iuaugurated in the grand I
tent, which was brilliantly illuminat-
ed and with It's gay decorations and |
moving thr0ag presented an enliyen-
.ng appearance. Supper was served I
1t twelve O'Clock, and at this hour
is still in progress. The at
endauce at the celebration far ex-
,eeded, in point Of numbers, any pos
iible expectations. The Lowell Rail
-oad officials estimate the transporta-
ion Of one hundred Thousand souls (
1ver their road to aud from Lexing-
ton aud Concord during the day.
CONCORD.
CoSCoRD, April I9.-To-day the
old town resOunded from end 20 end I
with the reverberating echoes Of /
patriotic cannon, beginning with a
salute Of one hundred guns at sun
rise, one for each year Of American /
liberty. The day opened cold and /
clear; the sun shone with an added I
Jriiliancv. People were early abroad,
md the streets were bright with gay
uniforms and the flags that over
spread them for miles. The town
ruly presented a gala appearance.
Many Of the houses were most hand
,omely decorated. The local CON-
)any marched to the Fitchburg depot
II halfpast seven A. n to receive
hose military organizations that
.ame on the early trains People
,oured in by every conceivable ave
lue, and the town was soon full
THE PROCESSION
tarted about 1890 O'Clock and was
.bout two miles long, about 5000 |
,eople participating. The procession
,assed down Main street to the /
square, and thence over the historic
Dad to the battle ground, where
7rench's monument Of a minute man
= IS unveiled amid the firing Of guns
The procession was magniicently I
brilliant anu WIS 10 FIVE divisions.
The first contained the Fifth Mas
.achusetts regiment as an escort to
ID the committees On monument and
lav: the independent corps Of cadets
nd Governor CASTOR, Of MassachU-
etts. and staff Then came the Lieu
epant Governor Of Massachusetts
nd members Of the Council, State
Ulcers. Sheriff Of Middlesex, Judges ,
4 Supreme Judicial Court. Judges
f Superior, Probate and other
ourts, The New6uryport Veteran As /
oeiation. the President Of the Sen
re Of Massachusetts,, the Speaker Of
be House Of Representatives Of
Massachusetts,, the joint Committee
+ the Senate and House Of Repre- 4
entatives Of Massachusetts,, mem 1
ers Of the Senate and House Of
representatives Of Massachusetts
In tie second division came the I
-p;ted States Marine Band and the !
'oneord Artillery, as an escort 70
be PresidenI Of the United States
Ieneral Grant wa4 accompanied By
ice President Wilson, Secretary .
'ish and General Babcock. Besides.
here we're Secretaries Belknap aud
,elano. ex-Seeretary Richardson I
'ostmaster General Jewell. Senators
Jaws aad Boutwell,. General Bern
am paomodore Nichols. Represen-t