Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1876-07-08
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. JULY s, 1876.


Inc CemteIlMhsSl Otsk sAAe
That Cheboygan can get up Fourth of
July celebration if she tries, was fully
demonstrated last Tuesday. The Cen
tennial Fourth was duly and successfully
celebrated i'm our village. Everything
presented holiday appearance, and the
numerous flags floating over the place, In
different localities. gave it a regular
Fourth of July look, and added to this,
tile incessant firing of fire crackers, tor
pedoes, &C., by the youthful patriots, and
OF guns and anvils by those of ripper
years, all told that our citizens were alive
to the importance Of the day, and were
bound to celebrate it in a becoming man
ner. The appearance of the morning
was such as to cause many to fear that
the day would be unpropitious, but they
were happily disappointed, for the day
proved all that could be desired.
In accordance with the programme OF
the day, the Kalithumpians put in an ap-
pearance about s o'clock A. NJ. An at
tempt to describe their appearance would
fail to convey to the reader but a faint
idea of what it really was, we will thel e.
fore leave them to picture in their imag-
nations the extreme of ludicrOus and gro
tesque, as conveying far better idea OF
what they were like than anything we
could write. Those who had witnesse
such displays in other places all unite i'll
the opinion that as Raging Tads," The
Cheboygan boys excellcd. They We're
greeted all along their line of march by
the most uproarious shouts of applause
and laughter. They paraded the princi.
pal streets for something over an hour,
and then took themselves to the holes
from which they ''emerged."
About ten o'clock the citizens began to
congregate AT the grove, where the com
mittee had erected stand for the speak
ers and officers of the day, and also a
number of seats for the accommodation!
f cidce tsf fe h isiGGed IsfiiGed tG a ll9ee
by George w. Bell, Esq, who briefly al
luded to the event which Occasioned the
assembling of the people at the grove to
celebrate; after which, prayer was offered
by the Rev. W. ii. Ware. Then follow
ed the reading of the Declaration of IN
dependence by George p. Humphrey,
ESQ. Rev. w. III. Ware, the historian ,Of
the day, was next introduced. and read
to the audience Il very carefully prepared
history of tho. county from the earliest
settlement down to the Centennial Fourth
of our nation. Mr.. Wre.is certainly ell
titled to great credit for the able and i'll
teresting mar ner in which the history
was compiled, and considering the brief
period allowed him for the preparation
of the same, it was very full and complete.
As will be seen from a notice in another
column of this issue, Mr.. Ware proposes
to publish the history, and we think that
our citizens will all be glad to learn that
he has concluded to do so.
The reading of the history was the
concluding exercises at the stand, after
which, was dancing, eating and the sports
of the day, rs per announcement of the
programme.
The first race was running race, so
rods, one straightheat, free for all horses
in the county-thrce entries. The race
was won by the Perrin Bros horse
George"
The next was q pony race, same dis
tance and conditions. For this there
were four ponies entered. G. w. Stimp-
sons pony "Bouncer'' won the prize.
The third was O. slow race-the last
in to win the. money, horsesto change
riders. -Four horses were entered. M.
w. Horne's '.Kittie H." made fast time
the slowest, and took the purse
The foot race for men was won by Mr..
Grant. F. SammOns was the winner of
the boys foot race. Alexander Page and
Frank Gaylord were the contestants in
the wheelbarrow race. Mr.. Gaylord won.
In the sack race W.. E. Erratt and C..
Hamel were entered-Erratt winning.
This closed the exercises at the grove.
The turnout was general among the citi-
zens, and everybody seemed determined
to celebrate and have good time, and as
far as appearances indicate. we think they
did. The day was remarkably free from
accidents or disturbances to mar or inter-
[ere with its enjoyment. In the even
ing everybody amused Themselves as they
thought best. The dances were well at
tended, and the verdict is general that it
was big day in the history of Cheboy-
gan.