The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-07-13

tillery; 8, A. o. U. Was. NJ. DUN
emil, Marshal; 6, Carriage with Pres
dent of the Day, Chaplain and Reade
Z, Continentals, Brother Jonathan an
carriages; 8, Leesburg Band; 9, Grar
gers-Dr. Enos Holmes, Marshal; II
Mowrytown Band; II, 1. o. o. F.
Geo. B. Gardner, Marshal; II, Colore
Band; Is, Colored Continentals; Il
Log Cabin, Home of '76; Is, Chin
of Bells and Notices; l6, Martial Mu
sic Hamer Tp.; Decorated Wago
with Sunday-school children, and
large concourse of pedestrians.
The line of march was as follows
North on High to Beech; east o.
Beech to East; south on East to Wal
nut; west on Walnut to High; nortl
on High to Main; west on Main +
West; north on West to John, an,
west on John to the Fair Grounds.
After the head of the procession ha,
reached the Speakers Stand its rea
was on Main street at the corner o
High-about a mile and half il
length-and contained from two t.
three thousand persons. AT all tn,
street-corners and throughout its en-
tire length it was viewed by great
throngs of people with much apparent
satisfaction. The procession was fine
one, and contained many pleasant fea.
lures. Prominent among these was
the fine military display of the Cont
nentals; of Brother Jonathan of the
Liberty Guards; the Highland Organ
display; the Changers; the Odd-Fel-
lows; the Log Cabin, Home of '76;
the Martial Music; Decorated Wagon
with twenty or thirty Sunday-school
children; and last, but not least, the
Chime of Bells.
Mr.. c. S. Bell, the well-known, en-
terprising and public-spirited proprie-
tor of the Hillsboro Foundry, had one
of the finest displays in the procession,
in the shape of wagon enclosed on
the sides and ends with white muslin,
on each side of which was painted a
handsome fac-simile representation of
the old Liberty Bell in Independence
Hall, Philadelphia, with the motto,
proclaim Liberty Throughout the
Land Unto All the Inhabitants There
Of" Inside the wagon were hanging
eight gilt bells of different tones. so
arranged as to form an octave in mu-
sic, and by an ingenious arrangement
of keys the bells were played upon and
produced very good music as the pro-
cession moved along. Master Ed.
Meek was the performer on this novel
musical instrument, and played "The
Last Rose of Summer" America"
Home, Sweet Home" and other WELL
known and patriotic tunes. These
bells were cast at Mr.. Bells Foundry,
and are justly celebrated for their fine
tone and finish. These qualities have
rendered them famous all over the
land, as is evidenced by the many
thousands of sales he has made of them
in all parts of the country. To meet
the demand for them Mr.. Bell has
been forced to run double set of hands
all summer, and he manufactures hun
dreds of them every week. This pros
perity in these dull times is fiattering
testimonial to the quality of the Hills
boro bells.
Another attractive feature of the
procession was a miniature log cabin,
about five or six feet square, mounted
on platform wagon and drawn by
two horses. 1t was the handiwork of
MIR. c. b. Moore, and was represent
alton of the real log-cabin homes of the
early pioneers, even to the old-fash-
Ioned mill-sweep and gourd, the COON
skin stretched upon the side to dry,
,he leather latch-string of the door, the
Tood-sled in the yard, &c. To make
he representation more complete, the
yard was covered with real soil, stumps
Of felled trees, and surrounded with a
'ail fence. One one side of the wagon
was the motto, "Sweet Home One
Hundred Years Ago." on the other
'Ye Homes of '76.n On the rear end
we're the dates "1776" and "1s76,u with
picture of clasping hands between
hem.
The Patrons of Husbandry made an
'ther novel feature in the fact that this
vas the only civic society that had
women in the procession as members.
N front of this society was beautiful
American flag made of the best Eng
ish bunting, borne by Mr.. Isaac Lem
IN; and to its left was a very hand
ome banner tastefully decorated with
ed, white and blue, carried by Mr..
Iames Orr, with the inscription, "Hills-
'oro Grange No. l45," on one side, and
IN the other, "Faith, Hope and Chari-
y"-the latter symbolistic of "Faith
n God, Hope in Immortality, and
jharity for all Mankind" The goodly
lumber of heroic ladies of the Order.
Who, prompted by the "reminiscences
# woman's devotion to the cause of
reedOm in the persons of our Revolu-
ionary mothers, together with that
Universal, patriotic impulse which
eemed to permeate every throbbing
Ieart on this proud occasion of the
rand Centennial Jubilee, was worthy
f all praise. After the procession had
its destination, and permission
iven by the Grand Marshal of the
Day, the Patrons We're formally dis
Missed by their Marshal, DIR. Enos
Iolmes, who, in behalf of the Execu-
i've Committee and the citizens of
1illsborO, thanked them for their pres
nee, and especially the ladies of the
)rder-not only for their devotion to
he cause of human liberty, but also
Or their heroism in showing their fl
elity to the Order.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
At half-past eleven AM. the vast
multitude was called to order by C. S.