Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-04-20
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD.
AN IMMENSE GATHERING.


POO, cloudless sky ushered in the 10Th of April,
the anniversary of that glorious day for America,
100 years ago. At 5 o'clock the historic old town
full of life and bustle and with ringing of
bells and booming of cannon, the imagination
readily required to the distant past, when the "em-
battlcd farmers stood upon the green, resolved
.'lf there must be war it should begin here" Long
before day, carriages and pedestrians began to
pour into town, booths and temporized restaurants
went up on every corner and conspicuouous spot
In the big tent plates for $40 persons
Every seat had been disposed of this morning
and the most exoibitant prices were asked and
offers make by those who had and those who had
not tickets
Concord, April 10. To-day the old town re-
sounds from end to end with music and reveberat
ing echoes of patriotic cannon, beginning with
salute OF 100 guns at SUNRISE one for each year of
American liberty. Day opened cold and clear,
and the sun shone with added brilliancy. People
were early abroad and the streets were bright
with gay uniforms, and flags that oyershadowed
them for miles.
The town truly presented gala appearance
Many of the houses were most handsomely deco
rated, notably those of Judge +. r. Iioar, Judge
Brooks, Mr.. Frederick Hudson and Mr. f. b..
Sanborn.
The local Company marched to Fitchburg de-
pot at 30 to receive those military organizations
that came by the early train. People poured in
by every conceivable avenue and the town was
soon full
The procession started at about 10 80 and was
about two miles long, about 5000 people partici-
pating; passed down Main street to the square,
and thence over the historic road to the battle
ground where Trenches monument of the Min
ute Man unveiled amid the firing of guns
The procession was magnifcently brilliant and
was in five divisions, composed as follows:
FIRST DIVISION.
Fifth Massachusetts, Regiment as escort to all the
Committees on Monument and Dav.
Independent Corps of Cadets and Governor Gas
ton of Massachusetts, and staff.
Lieut. Governor of Massachusetts and Members
of the Council.
State Officers and Sheriff of Middlesex.
Judges of the Supreme Judicial Court; Judges of
the Superior, Probate and other Courts
of Newburyport.
Vermont Association
President of the Senate and Speaker of the House
of Representatives of Mass.
Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of Mass.
SECOND DIVISION.
Marine Band and Concord Artillery as escort to
the President of the United States.
President Grant, Vice President Wilson, Secretary
Fish and General Babcock.
Secretaries Belknap, Delano, Richardson and
Postmaster General Jewell.
Senators Dawes and Boutwell,, Gen. Burnham,
Com. Nichols, Representatives Burleigh
of Me-, Hoar of Mass. and others.
THIRD DIVISION.
Peck of VT. Ingersoll of Conn, and
Lieut.. Gov. Van Zandt of r. l..
Portland Mechanic Blues.
Amoskeag, y. H., Veterans
Putnam Phalanx, of Hartford, Conn.
Providence Light Infantry Veteran Association.
Gen. Burnside.
FOURTH AND FIFTH DIVISIONS.
Mass. Centennial Society.
Pres ident and Fellows of Harvard College.
Overseers Of Harvard College.
Dean and Faculty Of Harvard College.
Committee of Mass. Grand Lodge Free and Ac-
cepted Masons.
Mass. Historical Society.
n. +. Historic Genealogical Society.
Official delegations from Acton, Bedford, Biller-
ca, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Lincoln. Littleton,
Stow, Sunbury, Westford, Arlington,
Belmont, Beverly. Boston, Bedford,
Brookline, Belmont, Burlington, Cambridge,
Charlestown, Danvers, Dedham. Everett,
birmingham, Lexington, Lowell.
Lynn, Lynnfeld, MAYNARD, Medford, Meliose,
Needham. Newton, Norwood, Peabody Pep
perell. Reading, Roxbury, Salem, Somer
Vile, Watham, Wakefield, Water
town, Wayland. Weston, Win
chester and Woburn.
Acton Minute Men.
Posts of the G. A. II.
American Brass Band of Providence.
Citizens Of Concord.
Citizens of other places.
On arriving at the grand tent, the President
and other distinguished guests entered, and an
admirable address delivered by Ralph Waldo En-
erson.
A poem was contributed by James Russell
Lowell and an Grafton by George VIII am Cur
tbs.
Boston, April L. At the centennial celebration
at Acton to day, guns were fired and bells rupg at
sunrise, noon and sunset. The monument erect
ed to the memory of Davis, Hayward and Hos
mer, who fell in the Concord fight, appropr-
atey decorated. DIR. George b. Loring delivered
an address and a ball closed the cven's of the
day.
The town of Arlington was decorated with
flags and notices ard salutes were fired and bells
rGng.
Many adjoining towns made extraordinary dis
play of bunting and in fact throughout the
State the day was ond of universal celebration. -