Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-07-06
Centennial Celebration ia Plymouth.

Centennial Celebration ia Plymouth.
The one-hundreth h-day of
American independence was ushered
/ in by the ringing of bells, firing OF
cannon and small arms, and the
/ shouts of enthusiastic lovers OF liber-
! ty, i'm Plymouth. And the din was
kept up from midnight until broad
day light We venture to say there
was never before so sleepless night
in Plymouth. The storm Of rain and
wind on the evening of the third and
the rain on the morning of the 4th,
were enough to east a shadow over
the hopes of the energetic committee
men who had spared neither time nor
expense to insure n successful and
general celebration; but their hearts
were cheered and their hopes renew
ed when the clouds were swept from
the sky, and the people came pouring
into town from every direction, by
rail. in carriages, and on horseback.
At one o'clock. when the procession
formed to march to the fair ground,
there wore estimated to be twelve
thousand people upon our streets.
The procession was formed on La
Porte street, headed by the North
Township delegation, consisting OF
over 100 persons in II wagons and
carriages, with a band of music in
front. Then came West Township in
IL vehicles of different kinds, and 30
young men on horse back. They
were led by military band. This
band attracted a great deal of atten-
ton for their skillful performance,
and the stirring music they produced.
1t was the kind of music that every
body could understand and appreci-
ate The Plymouth Fire Companies,
in Inform, St Boniface Benevolent
Society, St Patrick's Benevolent So
ciety and Odd Fellows, in regalia, on
foot, with the Plymouth Cornet band.
City officers and citizens generally
on foot, and in carriages. in the mid
die of the street, on the side walk, or
i'm the fields, as pleased them best,
moved forward to the Fair ground,
under the direction of Grand Mar
shall Kendall and his assistants.
A stand capable of holding proba-
bly, 70 persons was erected for officers,
speakers and musicians on the fair
ground, and seats were laid for LOCO
persons. which afforded standing
room for but small portion of the
people.
The people generally were on the
ground by two o'clock, when the ex-
ercises commenced.
Hon. II. G. Thayer, President Of
the day, called the people to order in
"a well-timed ana brief speech.
Music by the band.
National Anthem, by the choir.
Prayer by Rev. j. c. Stephens.
Music by the band.
Reading the Declaration Of indie
pendence, by Rev. J. J. Faude.
A salute of ID guns, by Capt. VIM.
Murphys battery.
The people having taken their din
ner before the exercises commenced,
there was no recess taken.
TOAsTs.
The day we celebrate. Response
by Hon ID. Mcdonald.
The Constitution of the United
States. Responded to by \. c. Cap
ron, Esq.
Our Army. Response by DR.. j. NJ
Confer.
Our Navy. Response by J. 5. Ben
der. Esq.
The Continental Congress. Re
Spouse by DR.. S w Gould, of Argos.
The Presidents of the United States.
Response by Hon. Amasa Johnson.
The Judiciary. Response by Hon.
Horace Corbin.
Washington and his c0mpeers. Re-
spouse by Hon Il. ID. Logan
The Star Spangled Banner, with
chorus, was sung by the choir.
Some of the toasts were omitted,
for want of time. Music and salutes
were interspersed through the exer-
cises, which are not regularly record
ed
The benediction was pronounced
by Rev. Ct. A. Little.
The responses TO the toasts were
well delivered, and breathed senti-
ments corresponding with the feelings
of the people, and we should have
been glad to have been able TO pub
lisL them, but as we could not pro-
cure reports of all we concluded not
TO publish any Of them.