Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-07-07

efforts were seconded by the cordial CO.
operation of our citizens. Native and
foreign born, rich and poor, all classes and
ages. took hold with cordial interts:. The
result was one Of the grandest celebrations
ever witnessed in our State-one which Will
long be remembered and. which, in some
Of its features i not likely to be equalled IN
this generation.
decorations of the cay.
it would probably have occurred TO
stranger. dropping in from some foreign
shore. On Tuesday, that red. white and blue
we're the National colors. Preparations for
display o: bunting IN tho erection Of flag
staff etc. had been gong On for several
days. Daring Monday nsht and in the
early morning Of the Fourth oar city burst
out i.to the stars ard stripes. There was
hardly i dwelling or building in the city
that did not show the red white and blue II
some shape. Flags by the thousand, OF all
siz.- aid shapes, huttered everywhere.
Great as vas the display, it would have been
much greater. had the supplies OF the flag
dealers held out. Before Monday night the
stores were cleaned of fiacs ol the sizes most
in demand. and orders telegraphei to New
York and Boston brought word that the
supply was exhausted there. Probably two
OF three thousand more dag have been
sold here. bad they been for -a.e-
Full description Of such universal decora-
tons l. Of course out of the question:. We
can only mention some of the more promi-
nent displays. noted by our reporters, who
could rot note Everything, and doubtless
have omitted some quite a. well worth men
ton as thoss ST down
Tie most roticcahis decoration in the
streets wa tue trilmphal arch erected
across College street ty the s.. Jean Bap-
tiste Society, in ir,o, of their hall And
We may say here, th,t The hearty intercstin
the dav exhibited ty our adopted fellow
citizens were most crcaitablc to them. Iha
/ 81. Jean Bapti-te ; .c.a;y, composed of our
citizer- Of Frencl BIRTH, to- K hold Of the
celebration Ui,L t-I-ciai interest, and con-
tritutai largely to lts sacec-s. The display
Of patriotic spirit on their part will not
soon be forgotten lie arch wa erected
uy them during Monday night ltwas some
forty or ii;ty feet high. with span Of about
fifty feet, and was covered with evergreen
and forest foliage Il bore on each front,
in broad inscription Of red and blue on d
white ground, the motto: ''I776-Giory
10 Otr Adopted Cou.i. y-ls76." From the
peak Of the arch hung 4 representation CT
full-rieged ship. illustrative Of the ship Of
State.
The front Of the hall If the Society showed
the French tri-color AID American colors
side by side. On college street the front Of
Beach's bakery ,sas ts-;sGnei with ever
green wreaths. mingled with small flags.
Weston * Jone, '-bai.d y show ed numerous
good-sizod flag. ! large national flag
hung cut from g. ) Bodgett Il Cos
block, supplemented b. .4aaller flags. The
stores in Baxter Block and LeaYenworth
Block displayed the rel. white and bl2s IN
was gay with the stars and stripes hung
out from every window. The windows Of
Nhitten's store were arched with small
flags Lyman Block and the stores Of
Nlessrs Simonds. Mitchell. and llosmer
a Baker were adorned with the national
colors. A hundred Aags hung from
the windows Of the four stories of the FREE
Pass building, and from the roof-and the
national flag hoated isom its flagstaff. On
Church street, the stores Of Harrington &
Kern. Smith Il Pease, Reynoids's building.
Peterson's. Ii. White * Son, Wheeloet,
Drew. \. Il. Strong, Huntington, Ira Rus
sell. Kelsey 4 Broic, Wingate, Allen 4
Earle. Nash Il Warllow. Howe. Mrs. Coli
son. Ms Burns, Weller, Mooney, Kinsey,
C4mpbel. Lombard. Browuell Il Hill. Miss
Mad. Martin. Williams, Collision x Co.,
Sails. g. X Cole Boston Store. Singer
Sewing Machine oiisc. Cook, Shedd Il
Walker, Read, Vincent " Taft, Mrs. Start,
Tyler, Burritt, Mr. Kennedy, Brinsmaid y
Hidrcth, Davis, Phillips. Whitney, Barlow,
Il. ". Carpenter Co., etc decorated to d
greater or less extent. Prominent sRGog I
the decorations on Church street were the I
large windows Of BarsoYne * Hallam. I
handsomely d5spcd w.th national coloTs
the building oocup.ej hy Ripley .S Holton /
and Hills a Bovcr~-th.. bore on It's front |
portraits of Washington, Lincoln and |
Grant. surrounds by wreaths sG@ ilAgs
Henry Nelson's building proiusely hug
with aags, Bouun = store similarly decorat
ed; the Jail, hung with flags and large
national colors floating from flag staff in
front; Rowe's Hotel, pillars wound with
stars and stripes, and flags in great album
dance. Atwood's Photographic rooms,
wreaths and flags; Fremau's store, French
and American flags; Chauvin's building,
French and American colors; I. W. Fisher
Co., numerous flags; Burnham's photo
graphic gallery. large lestoons of red, white
and blue; Continental gallery, drapery
and flags, \. e. Strong. who hung out.
with other flags, the silk banner of l54i,
bearing an eagle embroidered in colored
silks, and bearing the notices in handsome
gold letters Thus do our Green Mountain
Boys respond to the eountry's call. " "llen-
~ Clay-our rescue" On the reverse.
Henry Clay. Vermont" The Ethan
Allen hose house bore in front bust of
Ethan Allen surrounded by an arch with
the motto In the name of the Great
Jehovah and Continental Congress The
corners of the shed of the Hooks were
adorned with two great heads of the
bison. The Custom House and
Postofice were hung with flags.
Around City Park all the buildings were
decorated moro or less extensively. and
some of them very deliberately Wheeler's
block was adorned with bunting running
along the front of the building, and a num-
Der of flags luttered g2ily in the breeze.
The express Office had their mammoth flag
put and many small ones. An especially (
elaborate display of flags was made at
Peck's Block, which was almost covered |
with them. The Savings Bank and Bank
Block chung their banners on the outer {
walls" as did also the Walker Brothers
md the occupants of Strong's building. {
Over Turk Brothers and C. L. Harris stores {
an line offag- bearing the names of the 3s {
states. The City Hall and Fletcher Free Lii {
'rary showed large number CT flags. as did I
and City Hotel buildings. The 7
IAN Ness, too, was literally decorated with
Isgs and bunting. The block on College 1
treet occupied by Wells, Richardson 4 Co., j