Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-06-24

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in point ot weather. for the celebration OF
the Bunker Hill centennial at Boston At
the dawn OF day. bells were ruug aud 81
lute> were fired in the city and towns with
~ radius OF twenty miles OF famous
Bunker Hill. and the air resounded with
tn" general rejoicing IN manner that
awoke the >leepcrs whether they wond or
not.
TIE ANTIQUES AND HoRRIBLFs
The fist sensation of the day Was tic
annual procession of the Charleston An
tiquc> aud II lrrlbics au organization that
has kept up an irregular existence ever
since the battle took significance aS an
event worthy Of commemorhtlou. At five
clock tn" mock pageant began to wind
it, SLOW lcu.lh through the cruwcd streets
OF Bunker lllil precinct. the bands per
forming Iurpn>rly out OF tune to add To
the mcrrlurnt ncca~inncd hy lau.hahIc
developments A. they gradually unfnEl-
ed themselves to the gaze ct the autiritl-
ting nrhpidcr~. every form OF lhr possible,
and impossible greeted the eve. and th..
prominent events nt the current year were
cariCltnrci ia a manner that hardly lett
room for Improvement IN an artistic view
The procession vas quarter OF an hour IN
passing given point. ana proved the
"a" Kind ever witnessed IN Boston.
GnE KNIGHT rENrLAR,
Tn" Richmond cnmmnnd-ry Of knight,
.cmpltf escorted by De Molav Command
rrS ct boston, visited the Monument
grounds early ia III" forenoon a. guests % t
tn" our de- Alpn tommaudcry of Charles
town. The occasion WAS significant ~ a
heartfelt reunion 81 representative bodies
ct the south and North - the soil sacred
70 the nation.
TTE GRAM, REVIEW.
The ir>t features of marked interest in
the CITY proper va, the para L. review hy
Gov. Castor and invited guests of the
state and city Of the entire body of militia
home ana visiting and at the State house.
Major Gen. Il, +. Butter commander, and
the display Of nearly 10 go troops, 1000 of
which were Massachusetts regiments. was
very fine.
UNDER WAY.
The long line of march for Bunker Hin
began il good form over one of the finest
decorated routes ever seen in the country
The frSt company OF Cadets of Boston
aclcd a body guard to GOV. CASTOR Gep.
Buffers body guard was the second com
panv Of Salem. The Generals chara-ter-
III dHpcaIdIlct anu readiness 10 aChn l.
tu@e the @reei'fi2' ~ .ho rer"irvv, hept
him IN constant responses to the greetings
along the entire route. JmTighth Mass
achuSetts Regiment, which * ,sl. Joined
with the Seventh New York in opeuinv
the road to Washington, looked well In
their dark blue uniforms with white trim
mlh2s. The Sixth Regiment, which lost
several men in its passage through Balti-
more IN 1861, came next. The Second Ar
ullcry, sixteen gnns, ana the unattached
cavalry brought up the rea- OF this brig
ade. The lst brigade. commanded by
Gen. L. ). Barrett. was led of by the 9th
Regiment, the second battalion of infantry
(colored). the First Light Artillery. and
the cavalry battalion.
THE VISITING TROOPS.
The visiting guests Of the city came next
In "A division commanded by Major Gener-
al Higgins. The eth New York Regiment
with lis precision in marching and wheel.
ih", was the first to appear and received
rounds Of applause at every point The
Erecting was perfect ovation. The first
pennsylvania. IN its strongly contrasting
uniform and heavy marching order, close
~ followed by the I'd Pennsylvania. in
light order, were warmly welcomed. the
tattered battle flag borne in the ranks OF
The smaller bodies, including the Wash
in"ton Grays OF Philadelphia, the State
tencibles of Philadelphia, the Providence
L'@ht lniantry.the Hillyer Guards Of Hart
iord,the Light Infantry of Washington and
the Phlsdelphia city troops won marked
for their unique outfits and
excellent bearings. The 9TH MARYLAND In.
fantry closed up handsomely the end of this
division. The last regiment is evidently
the iavorite with the Boston people
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
Two companies the 9Th L. ). ARTILLERY
commanded by Brevet Major Generals
Rich and Arnold, acted as escort to Col.
henry Sibley's division, which comprised
the CITY and State governments, with their
respective guests. Boston had for guests
the Mayors of New York. Philadelpbia.
Manch ester.N IL. Wilmington, Del, Gal
weston. Tex, Wilmington. y. c., Portland.
Me. Alderman Mackey of Charleston. :.
e., and the Mayors Of nearly all the Mass
achu,etts cities. besides guests from the
Philadelphia Centennial Commission, and
the Centennial Commissioners of Concord
and Lexington. The State government
winch was enclosed in "A hollow square OF
The Boston National Lancers, had for guests
wee President Wilson. Justices Strong
's'N aAoht VI tut - COURT, tue Spanish
Japanese. Gillian. Haytien and Gautema-
lean Ministers. Gen. WIN. T. sherman
Hon. Geo. 5. Boutwell,, and Hon. Henry
L. Dawes. State Senators, the Governors
OF the New England States, New Jersey.
Pennsylvania, Mississippi. Michigan. and
other dignltaries. The State officers and
The Senate and House OF Representatives
followed.
OTHER FEATURES OF THE pRocpSSro>,
Then came carriages containing the ora
'or and chaplains OF the day, followed BY
numberless veteran organizations, nearly
ali ante-dating the revolution, including !
he Boston Ancient and Honorable Artll- |
cry, commanded by Major General Banks.
l he latter organization has just celebrated |
Is 23Sth anniversary Immediately follow
ng were guests to whom Bostonians de-
'lred to do the honors of IA revived BROTH
,rhood; the Washington L.i Infantry of |
Jharle>ton. 5. G.. and the Norfork Artil-
cry Blues. the former having fifty men
ND the latter siXtv-five men in the ranks.
Their recognition all along the route was
NJ continued ovation. Then came the
session and Worcester school regiments.
he various benevolent and secret societies
ne army and navy veterans. the Grand
Irm, posts. total abstinence and miscslla-
DISPLAY OF TRADESMEN
The trades formed the last diyition, I'M
er Levi l.. Willcutt. This was very lonv
nd OF exceeding interest, every form of
n advertisement being resorted to by the
everal contributors. There were about
OO teams drawn by nearly 1000 horses
nd many Of the devices were well con.
fNed ana carried out. The furniture
made the largest and rich
st display; the glass-blowers the most
nique; the florists the most elaborate:
rewers the most ponderous.
RECAPITULATION.
The procession was four hours and ten
inutes passing given point, and was
to be ten miles in length. The
'ute, which was six miles long, was
'roosh the avenues named in the pro-