The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-07-08
The Nations Jubilee /! (!
Centennial Anniversary Of American
Independence.
A MsmorabIs Dav i our oountry'a HISTORY.
The Weather Glorious the Bridal Of the
Earth and Shy.

Earth and Sly.
The grand and imposing spectacle of
nation doing homage to DC memory OF its
founders, and reverenciag anew the great
cardinal principles upon which It's gov
eminent rests, is one unsurpassed in all
the pomp and pageantry of earth. Such
spectacle was presented by the American
people to the gaze Of an admiring world, on
Tuesday last, the one hundredth anniversary
Of tho Independence of the United States of
America. All over this vast country the
people assembled together, moved by one
common parasitic impulse, to do honor to the
occasion, to renew their VOWS Of fidelity to
the common veal to pledge anew their iealty
to the Constitution, and to light afresh each
individual torch from the altarGres of the
Union.
Our own community bore no inconsiderable
part in the observances OF the day Populous
cities may have had more impo sing eeremo-
MES witnessed by larger numbers of specta-
tors, but nowhere could there have been
profounder sense of yeneration for the fathers
Of the Republic, or u more grateful apprecia-
ton of that benign Providence which spread
His protecting .;egis around them and led
them, as Israel Of old, by pillar of cloud
by day and pillar OF FIRE by night, not only
through the convulsion Of the Revelation but
through all the long years of the century now
closed.
AT an early hour our streets were thronged
by an immense coneourse of people, who
were speedily organized in line of procession,
by the Chief Marshal of the day, Hon, VIM.
P. Maulsby, and his Aids.
Order Of Procession:
Chief Marshal and Aids.
Hanover Drum Corps.
Captain, A. ID. kohler Geo. Grumbine,
G.. X. Metzger, kervin Smith, Lewis /. Re-
maui, Jacob Bange, John A. Cremer, NJ. II.
NALL, Robert Stahl, Zachary Taylor Bange,
! Franklin kahle.
Surviving Soldiers Of the War Of 1872.
Among them were Col Joshua C. Gist,
Michael Byers, Sterling Gait, and John Uhler.
These were followed by the survivors Of the
first officers Of the county, invited guests,
the reverend clergy, the historian Of the day,
the readers Of the Declaration, Washingtonis
Farewell Address, and of the Poem, all in
carriages.
Thirteen young ladies in appropriate cos.
tune, mounted on horseback, each bearing a
banneret representing one of the original
thirteen States, each horse led by colored
groom, dressed in white jacket and flowing
pantaloons with red cap of Nuban pattern.
Each lady with an attendant guard of honor.
Names Of the Young Ladies' on horseback:
| Hattie Gist, Maryland; Ella Fringer, Penn.
| sylyania; Alice Miller, New Jersey Alretta
Zepp, North Carolina; Mary Shellman, Geor-
gia; Katie Miller, Massachusetts: Virginia
Reese, Virgiria; Ella Beacham, Delaware
Mollie Wheeler, South Carolina; Jennie vii.
son, New Hampshire Ella Shrieye Connec-
ticut; Jennie Golden, Rhode Island; Cordelia
Miller, New York. The place Of honor was
given TO Miss Hattie Gist, the young lady who
represented Maryland--who is great grand
daughter Of COL Morlecai Gist Of the old
| Maryland Line.
Mount Pleasant Band.
Platoon of four Mounted Guards.
| Thirty-seyen Young Ladies representing
| the different States OF the Union, all dressed
in white, with crimson caps, with name Of
State in gilt letters on sash, in car appro-
priately fessocned with flags and banners,
and decorated with portrait Of Washington
in front. The car was drawn by six black
horses, each horse was led BY colored
groom in Nubian costume. The car was
driven by Mr.. John Tracy
Names of the Young Ladies':
Hattie Bollinger, Louisa Zahn, Fannie
Bloom, Flora Buell. Sallie Gernaud, Jennie
Malehorn, Emma Fowble, Carrie MeEiroy,
Estelle Marsh, Ida Fringer, Mollie Sharrer,
klla Miller, Katie Baumgartner, Mamie
Miller, Fannie Ebaugh, Matte Ebaugh, Mag
gie Horner, Jennie Gist, Mary c. Wheeler, Liz
zie Buckingham, EsteIle White, Laura Smith,
Ada Zepp, ida koontz, ida Tracy, Amanda
Poole, Rena Wagorssr, Matte HILL, Nicy
Hull, Grace Bowers, Hannah Bowers, Annie
Earnest, Jennie Fowler Mollie Hoppe, Emma
Heagy, Anna Haines, Emma Wright.
There was \ Guard Of Honor, composed of
one hundred young men in rich and appro-
pirate costumes, mounted on linc horses and
eommandedby +. l. Wheeler. Some ofthese
flanked the representatives of the States, and |
the remainder rode III solid column in the |
rear OF tho car. Each Guard had an eight |
feet spear with streamer on the point.
National Grays Band.
Representatives Of Chill aud Cubs, Artura |
Leke and =. NJ. Lamothe, mounted aud
bearing their national ensigns. The frat
named was dressed in rich Gillian uniform,
prepared expressly for the occasion. @
Frizzellsbnrg Band
Salem Lodge No. 60, ]. o. o. f. of West
minister, Sons Of Temperance, Encampment,
Charity lodge No. IS, knights Of Pythias, OF
Westminster, in fall uniform, very hand
some display; United Order American Me-
chanics, trades, Oranges and industries.
Fairview Brass Band, eolored.
Sentinel Job Printing Press, on wagon,
driven BY steam Handsome Portable Engine
from the Taylor Manufacturing Company,
Westminster. Reaping Machine, in motion,
from the shops OF Mr.. Elijah Wagner, West
Minister. Then followed long line Of cifi-
Gems and visitors in carriages and on horse
back, which brought up the rear of the pro-
cession. ttsf
The procession moved from the West End
through Main street, to the Carroll County
Agricultural Society's Fair Grounds, where
q vast assamblage had already gathered.
The number present was vari0usly estimated
from three to Ave thousand. The multitude
were called to order by Col. VIM. A Nc
kellip, Chairman of the Committee on Ex.
ercises, who announced the following officers:
President, Colonel William p. MaulsEv A
Honorary Presidents, Hon. Nm. N. HAYDEN.
Nimrod Gardner, j. II. Hoppe, Hon. q. b.
Roberts, Col. Joshua G. Gist, Col. John
IAmmotf, Hon. JohnE. Smith and Stirling
Gait !; Vice Presidents, John Thompson,
Rogers Birnie, A. X. Shriyer, Daniel Ssull,
David Prngh, Hon. j. Shower, David Engiar,
Talbot Hammond, Henry Bussard, J. ii.
MinemilIer, Thomas Smith, Granville S.
HaiDesi Secretaries, Wm. H. vanderford and
VIM. H. Rippard