The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-05
The Fourth Of July Celebration.

The Fourth Of July Celebration.
The Fourth Of July celebration yes
terday was a grand affair in most re-
spects, though not carried out. success
fully in all its details. The programme
was not prepared and published in time
to be fully understood by the people,
and there were not enough active young
men and enterprising go-aheadative
ladies on any of the committees to man.
age as ought to have been managed.
The truth light as well be told now as
hereafter, and while it cannot be denied
that everything was not as everybody
would like to have had it, it must be
admitted that the celebration, as an
entirely, was grand success, and that
all had ample opportunity to enjoy
themselves.
The weather in early morning was
unusually fine and promised glorious
day. The sun rose in cloudless sky
and its appearance was greeted with a
salute Of thirty.eight guns, by which the
inhabitants of the city were aroused
from their slumbers to the conscious
ness that the second century of the in.
dependent existence Of the United
States as nation had commenced. In
a very little while after sunrise the
streets were thronged by those who
were determined to make a day Of it,
either in striving to enjoy themselves or
to cater to the pleasures of others.
The business places generally were
opened at the usual hour, but with
evident reluctance, and even the most
faithful clerks, and statesmen wore
q scow'ing look as they began the
the duties Of the day. They did not,
however, have very hard days work
and most of them we're allowed all the
leisure they needed Or desired to see the
sights and participate in the fun,
for those who. came in from the
country did not come on shopping
errands, and the business transacted
was limited to few necessary pur-
chases. While the procession was pass
ing through the streets nearly all the
stores were closed, and most of them
remained so until afternoon. Some re-
manned closed during the rest of the
day.
At about eight o'clock party call
ing themselves "Cornwallis Guards"
made their appearance on the streets,
dressed in all manner of fantastic CO.'S
tunes, and the "Calithumpians," in
similar DISCUSSES mixed up with them
until We were unable to say which were
which. This attracted attention and
afforded amusement for the time.
The barber was an especially attractive
feature of this part of the programme,
and the cold lady" who proposed to en-
gage in the political campaign was no
SLOUGH, but "she'' evidently got hold
Of the wrong banner, for, being a red
hot democrat, it is not probable that
che" will ever say word in favor of
'Hays and Wheeler" "Tilden and
Hendricks are her men. By the way,
that feature of the celebration was
hardly in good taste.
At about nine o'clock Hay Creek and
Hay Creek Valley oranges P. of II.
made their appearance, having come
in procession from Mr.. Kruger's garden
farm, where they met at seven o'clock.
There were some twelve or fifteen wag-
ons and about forty men on horseback
in this division, and they took a posi-
ton on sixth street, in front of the
Presbyterian church to await the form
alton Of the general parade. Here they
were joined by representations from
Belvidere, Burnside, Wacouta, Feath-
erstone, Belle Creek, Vasa, Farmer
Guild, Roscoe, Cannon Falls, Red Wing
and, perhaps, some other oranges of
this county, and Trenton and Bay City
oranges of Pierce county. A goodly
number of the Patrons, considerably
more than half of the entire number
present, did not take part in the process
sion. Some because their teams were
unused to music and firing, and others
because their teams had travelled con-
siderable distance to get here and re-
CURED to be fed and rested before start