The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-10
Vicinity Items.

Miss Alma Stowell died June Doth after
a long and very severe illness this Is the
second time within three weeks that this
afflicted family has been called upon TO
Toll Nv loved one to the grave, Mrs Sto.
well having died June 18th. Their loss ia
sadly felt in this community; MIR. Stowell
aud his family have the heartfelt sym-
pathies OF all In their bereavement.
For great many years, there has been
most unpleasant spirit of rivalry existing
between our two villages, a spirit which has
caused great deal of evil, and never to our
knowledge been productive of the most in
1nltesimal particle of good to either party.
we nave been requested to write up the real
or fanced wrongdoings of a few in the south
part Of our town, in reference TO the can.
non which we used to celebrate our .'plori
Gus fourth, but as we could never endorse
the speech of the Hon. James G Blaine in
which he opened the old sores OF the re-
bellion, we do not feel i, to be our dn,v
now, nor have we the inclination TO say or
do anything to. widen the breach already
sting; on the contrary, il ANYTHING we
could, with honor, say or do would tend to
close up this breach, to bring us together
and unite us within the bonds of union, we
should be most happy to say or do it. Our
centennial has past, the dawn of the second
century of our nations existence has
broken upon us, let US who are now upon
the stage of action begin this century right,
bury the hatchet, let by-gones be by-gones,
JON hands and let all take a proud and
loyal interest IN whatever is right, and
good, and just, whether it be found in the
north, or the south part of the town. We
have talents, which, if united and properly
directed would make US the EQUALS, and in
some respects possibly the superiors of any
town IN our state, let us unite then.
The celebration of the one hundredth
anniversary OF our nations independence
was observed with the usual booming of
cannon, antics of the horribles, procession.
music, Grafton, dinner and toasts, with
running accompaniment of small arms.
hrecrackers and torpedoes. The Grafton
by }. l.. Martin, esq, was finished,
scholarly production, in which we were
given very clear, thorough, necessarily
brief history OF our town from its first set
Element down to the present time. MIR.
Martin possesses rare abilities as a public
speaker, having the power to hold his au-
dlence spellbound, or carry them with him
through any flight of his vivid imagination.
and in his manner there is nothing that is
coarse or abrupt; he. will carry them to the
most giddy nights, or plunge them into the
lowest depths of despair without shocking
the sensibiities of the most refined. The
speaker was interrupted several times with
rapturous bursts of applause. The decla-
ration of independence was cloquently read
by Mr.. w. l.. Gibson, our popular superin-
,fndent q schools. The toasts presented
70. The Londonderry cornet band furnish
ed most excellent music.
The Charter fire company, who were
here by invitation, by their fine display
and gentlemanly department, added very
materially to the general fund of enjoy
ment. And our lGdes-we challenge any
town in the state to produce thirty. eight
ladies who shall equal in beauty, accom-
plishments aod intelligence, the ladies who
represented the several states of our Union,
in the town of Londonderry, July, 4, 1876.
Ia the evening the dramatic club presented
the drama entitled zone Hundred Years
Ago." to a house crowded almost to suffo-
cation by an enthusiastic audience. After
the play the lovers of terpsichore "tripped
the light fantastic" till early morn. And
thus ended the celebration of the one hun
dreth anniversary of our nations indepen-
denCe. AGATE.