Connecticut western news., 1876-07-07

or course ErCclprOcate lnlS I0YOr, put we can cherish the hope that when the next century shall roll around. your and our de scendants may meet together to commem-I crate the second century of the American | Republic.
 To you who in bygone years went out from us, and who have come hither from your homes in other parts of our country, to mingle with us in the festivities of this occasion in this, your old native town, we extend most cordial welcome and greet ing, and although but few of those to whom you were allied by the ties of blood and earlyfriendshipsa are here to-day to grasp your hand; and your hearts are saddened at the thought that the grass is green upon the graves of the many; yet trust your hearts will be .cheered, as you once more pass along these pleasant vallies and gaze upon our EeFdant hills aadrbeld mountains, and again behold them mirrored in our many crystal lakes and that you will with us be proud of this your native land. "a land whose stones are iron," and from which were shere cast some of the cannon that boomed forth death to tyrants and aided with its valiant soldiers to establish this republican government which has lived century; and to rejoice with us, as the sun goes down today on its one hundred years of life, it starts on from this point of time Wlbu E0ueWGu tikOT, StIOuStI anu uIulcE III its Democratic-R Republican principles than when it begun, with no clouds of disruption lowering upon it.
 After the reading of communications and singing the ''Star Spanglcd Banner" the following resolution was passed:
 Resozued, That the thanks of the inhabi- tants of the town of Salisbury be given to ex Gov. Holley, D. J. Warner Esq. and Dr. Knight, for the address, oration and poem, this day delivered; also to lady of this town for hymn composed by her and sung on this occasion.
 It was also
 Voted, That 5OO copies of Judge Church's address, delivered at the centen- 7nia celebration in this. town in is4l, to- gether with the historical address of ex- Gov. Holley. the oration by D. J. Warner
 Esq, the poem by H. M. Knight, NJ D.,
 and SO many of the communications for
 warded by natives of this town as shall be deemed adviSable, shall be published in
 pamphlet form, and that Milton H. Rob
 bins and Donald T. Warner Esq be, and
 hereby are. appointed a committee to carry
 this resolution into effect. 'ed
 With the Benediction by the Rev. Wm.
 A. Johnson, the exercises at the grove were
 ended.
 At sunset thirty-eight guns were fired,
 but before they were through and just as
 all were on the point of repairing to the
 grounds just out of the village to witness
 the display of fireworks, violent storm ol
 wind and rain sent tue crowds with decid-
 edly unseemlY haste to the first shelter tha
 could be obtained. The carriage in which
 MT. Frank Van Dcusen and wife of Canaan
 were sitting, was blown entirely over, bu
 fortunately neither of them were injured
 The storm, which came up very suddenly
 indeed, soon passed over and the people as
 sembled at the various points where view could be obtained to witness the display o , FIRE WORKS.
 Our people regret exceedingly the disap
 pointment which the assembled thousand must have experienced at the meagre dis ! play of fire works. We are informed by
 MT. Fl. P. Harris, who is the chairman O the committee on fire works, etc.. and wh, , was the moving spirit in that departmen of the days entertainment, making tn purchases and having the entire contro 7 and command of their discharge in th evening, that when the storm came, th ,, large and expensive pieces were all al ranged on their respective standards, an, those in attendance were only able to re move one of the six thus erected, and SC cure it under shelter, and the other fiv were blown down and so broken up an 3 injured, that it was impossible to arrang . and ignite them and make very much o anything out of them. The one saved wa properly exhibited, and elicited the admire s tion of all who saw it, and this must be ts 3 ken as an earnest of what the exhibition l would have been, had the elements not de stroyed so much.
 g Altogether we think the day will be re 3 garded as very successfully observed. No an accident occurred to mar the enjoymen ,, of the entire entertainment, save the over turning of the carriage by the gale, an,
 that fortunately resulted in no injury t.
 any person, and with copy of the histor, 2 of the town of Salisbury. which will sool be published, the day, with it's many pleas ures and happy greetings will not be sool ? forgotten. ss'