The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-08
West Rutland Notes.

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West Rutland Notes.
There was no proclamation sent forth that
we were to have q celebration on Tues
day, consequently we did not expect any.
Nevertheless We had one. We did not see
for month or two before, promises, rreg-
nant with coming wonderful events and
scenes on the nations birthday, consequent
ly we keenly enjoyed our impromptu per-
formances, though every member, male
and female, Of our population who had ar
rived az a patriotic age, managed his or
her own festivities in his or her own pc
culiar fashion. The morning arrived, clear,
cool and beautiful, and a cannon stationed
on neghboring eminence proclaimed, in
laundering tones, that the sun was about
to rise on the one hundreth anniversary of
the nations independence. Mingling with
this laundering announcement, evey church
bell rang out the glad tidings, and when
the grand and INSPIRING notes of Hail
Columbia and the Red, White and
Blue, given by the Sarsneld cornet
band, as they passed through
the streets on the way to Brandon Joined
in the glad acclaim, the sleeping citizens
leaped, en- dshabille, from their dreamy
couches and gaze from the easements forth
upon this patriotic overture to liberty.
And as the day advanced our village and
all its denizens donned gay and holiday
attire. Many residences and places of bus
mess were profusely decorated with flags.
Young America was abroad in all his glory
of squib, torpedo and cracker and we
noticed that everybody and his wife, young,
middle-aged and old, put on a remarkably
joyful and interesting look, the absence of
gorgeous professions, mounted music hor-
ribles or creased pigs, to the contrary, not
withstanding. If body took glass of
lager there was not an officer around to de-
termine whether it was Intoxicating or not
Such delightful 4ih of July it was
| never before our pleasure to witness.
We saw people walking along the street so
thoroughly permeated with delight and
patriotism that an unusually heavy thunder
shower fell upon their immaculate linen
unnoticed. A base ball match between
two of our home clubs attracted crowd
in the afternoon, but the rain dispersed
them. An amateur rifieman amused him
self singing promiscuous shots in every
conceivable direction, one of which enter
ed the roof of Mr.. W. Felt's residence and
lodged in chamber door, Mrs. F. having
just left the vicinity, luckily escaped un-
harmed. Early in the evening, while our
ordnance was finishing up terribly bois-
ferrous days work, and tearing, stunning
and decorating the nerves of weak peaple,
and shaking up everything generally, Mr..
and Mrs. Wander Heusenhausen of New
Amsterdam suddenly appeared on the street
and paid their smiling respects to all their
true.blue descendants in this vicinity. The
lovely couple still retained all their an.
tique notions of dress and manner, and
would no doubt have made an extended
tour among their friends, if the. "wetness'
had not prevented and sent them back to
the city of their adoption. Our celebra
ton appropriately ended with fireworks
with all due respects to the waterworks
which certainly held half the honor
Hitherto our conception of ga grand dis
play of fireworks" formed hollow squar,
surrounded by a gaping throng If pick
pockets and gentlemen Owe give the frs
named prominence for fear they nigh
suffer by the connection), ladies, ladies
maids and the rising generation. In tn,
center Of the square we're bushel or tw,
of fireworks and grand final, which oc
cupied seven carpenters seven hour
to construct. This grand final wa
to represent the father of hi
country in living light and burning
colors riding on his steed, sur
rounded by devices innumerable and mot
toes indescrbable. We waited in breathles
impotence for the grand final. 1t came
1t was touched Off. The half suppresse
''oh's' and "ah's "dear mcs' and "hoy
pretiy's,' went murmuringly around. Blu
the grand final was not a success. Whe
t Washington appeared the horses tail ha
} burnt out and it did not look graceful O
3 natural. Every school. boy knew that tn
father of his country never rode bob-ta
horse. Consequently they went home an
said that the grand display of firework
was a humbug, Although We had n
+ grand final here the patriotism and enthr
e siasrn displayed by fireworks was certainl
|, praiseworthy. Excellent displays wei
g made before the residences of Mr.. w.
!, Sanford, MIR. j. b. Smith, Drs. Cochra
|. and Sheldon, and Jason Hazleton, also b
d fore the stores OF ID. +. Mullin s. Bro
:, f.. A. Morse, and Mead u Parker, &
d Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. o,
10 citizens, generally, are entitled to gre
!. deal of praise for the orderly and patriot
J., manner in which the Fourth was spen
Z, for If we had no nicely arranged pr
ia gramme to follow, each individual did
l. very best to prove his love and devotion
J. his native land and his JOY at Its prolong'
| prosperity. MARBLE.