, 1875-04-20

o'clock the old town instinrt with lsfe Anu puslf
and With the ringing If hclls md tho booming OF
cAhnnn hs imagination readily REQUIRED 10 tnn ua'ahs
past when Tho eatt1ea farmers stooa upoh 'Hs grey"
anti reaolycd, II there ml1ss bo war II Wohla hee'n
herp, Long before tiay carringrs and wagons
well 1lr,t nul r..trstrfans tTasn rouFtR ERtn
town. D,p,t, anil rx:cn,porlzcd restaurants went
mn m every corner, At utlosk the whole Town was
ulvc with noyns. haatnlE humanity; nnti ,nlstcr-
tents Nt. tIrfr gay decorations, anu flags ad strta-
crs Iuttcr!ng fr"i' every o',set presented 'nost
cheering anl insrIrIng neccl Tho arrangements, In
every particular, WIRE eumrscte Tia munster sent iu
Witch IL to o sery1 Ito granf centennial dinner re
ttns striking Appearance, hnd ta tho uos perfectly
arranged aad literally supplied ascr seen on public
OCCASION. II Ia 40 feet long anl 10 fret widr,
v,th central wing 100 feck long, with plates
for 7t0 rersous. Every teat i,as lren disposed Of
iha morning, and The most exnrlhnnt prices wcre
uskc anil otfers natlo By thosn who lad ana tllcso
had not tckcts. The main lent. In which tho orAt!Hn.
tho tnvrllIng of etatcs ctc takca Place" s provided
with scats for fun0 rerkons. every ons Of which Ia
sccnred Tho hrA. lrain from hoston CANA crowded,
ami from all adjoining towns hundreds ayarntnR
IN tho accne. TIN seulat rags Of Ito April snn
fast bringing thc temperature to lilo point
Of enjoyment, and everything betokens
splendid day and gtpsiousy h,1cccsRfnl affair ut lex
iuRon. Tlloro are from lpooa 10 hODoo people hrgr
sud 1t sa impossible to 10 anywhere. Promptly 81 1u
ncnck tho cerctnonGA III tho tent bfgnn lilo immense
PAVILION Htlh1 cfbHtA 10 oSefl1#lnEy Emu snonH1hia
snrging about tho entrance unable to Ean admission.
\ r.w rot wind las prevailed frrln tho cart tinces
O'Clock, rendering It extremely uncomfortable, anil
testing The patriotic enthusiasm Of The vast multitude
Ia tic utmost extent. At 10 O'Clock tic
Superintendent Of tho Lowell Noal stta.
yeaplcd 10 Boston 10 sell no more trkeis
for Concord tho pinge track being 20 blocked tip
with tmnritse tratnH that It impossible 10 sranHa-
port t,oN eyotld ilR point. To this fact. Lexington
i. nel,e4l tn several Thousands WHO were compelled
10 remain hero frnm waAt of transportation.
THE ExEHctHEa IN TIM TENT
embraced opening asldvesA. BY Thomas A. atctson
President ut tho Day; rraycrhy thr lsev. Mr. Vest
colt: hymns by tho lnylsnm Club AMI the tlycllilS
nf the *rt,Ies by III" Hon. Charles lulso1l. The Hon.
Richard II. HAila Ir delivered tllc grafton, bcu.-
aiclin n, military 1tu brought The lieut. exercises
to H iinnlf.
TIE PROGRESSION =
Immediately furnei ali followed nut the limo Of
roIe previously .rrau9Al. The President aid n:
nsrrns celebrities fa,l 10 pitt In R Appearances Until
afternoon. tho Htusity Of them cTonk tin morning
to Concord. III pun If nAtntrrt hnWcvcr tho pro
expectations, c1tuAlIng distance Of betwoon twn
ami ttlrco niics. Owing to the nou-arriva1 Of the
| lrehilcut and party from Concord, who wera to
revicw le troops, delay Of ever MI hour
causutl AMI ilnnensu thronH of spectators: a.
wril II thousands Ii, the procession, wcte subjected to
Il hitting, piorctug wind. anythluE but conducive to
patriotism. at length, asMt T. n, thu march waA
resumed and tho prnretslnl passed IN rcTta,Y t,ctlro
tho President and Hsitr The procession wa$ then dis
tnlaartl, aud Erarl raid tl,cn inada upon tho
mammoth lnurr.tsut. rs