Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-07-12

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pleasures to get the full benefit of it.
The audience was mostly composed
of Germans. The Bloomington Band
made the music and all speak in It's
praise. Many engaged in dancing in
the afternoon. Throughout the day
there was the best of order. No loud
or uncouth talking, no quarrelling
Not drunken man was seen.
BosCoBEL.
The people were aroused by the
ringing of bells, the firing of cannon
and the music of the Cornet Band In
the procession the hook and ladder
truck, the fire engines and the hose
carts were decorated, and drawn by
horses. Girls dressed in white rode
upon the fire companies CARRIAGES,
and SO little girls dressed in white
surrounding Miss Addie Willis, per-
sonating the Goodies of Liberty,
rode on a large platform wagon. w.
b. Clark of Bloomington made the
Grafton and the Dial calls it one of the
finest ever made in Boscobel. The
Nepokoitshitzkyhi Fuzlleers carried
out their part of the programme to
the delight of the thousands of people
present.
PoToSI.
A very good report of the Potosi
celebration written by ga stranger"
is at hand. Mr.. Geo. Kinney was the
President; Hon. J. w. Seaton read
Declaration of Independence; Rev Gill
more was the Chaplain Mr.. Dan
Green was the Marshal and Hon. j.
Il. Mills was the Orator. He took
for his subject, American COLOMBIA.
ton, and Mr.. Kinney thinks he made
one OF the best speeches he ever made
in his life. The Plattevlle Band made
the music at Potosi. The Sun
day School children sang and
chanted beautifully. An attractive
novelty was a cavalry company in
charge of A, Kinney. This is a fea-
ture which we believe will be copied
by celebrations hereafter. In the
evening there were fireworks, and the
grand dance at the warehouse was
carried OIL by about sixty couples.
BEETowN
never fails to celebrate. The village
has become famous for the universal
fun that it dispenses on the 4th of
July. This year the celebration was
even more successful than in previous
years. Before daylight the people
began to assemble. The cannon
which had been placed upon hill,
was fired without cessation through
out the entire day. Long lines of
teams continued to arrive from Lam
caster, Bloomington, Potosi, and
and Cassville until the crowd had
become one of the largest that ever
assembled in Grant County. The ar
rangements for the day had been so
completely made that no one exper-
fenced difficulty in finding means Of
enjoyment. The credit of the prep
arations and management is due to
VIM Nc Coy j. Rockefeller, G. Hutch.
inson, and O. G. Hathaway. The oiti-
zens seemed TO unite in one effort to
make the day success. Each one
seemed glad to subject personal wish
es to the plans of the committee. No
citizen of Beetown is without a share
in the honor that belongs to the town
for its ability to give such a celebra-
ton as this OF 1877.
The Lancaster band received much
praise for It's musical talent. 1t was
the general opinion of those present
that better band never visited the
place.
The grove in which the stand was
placed, is of great natural beauty.
The grounds were well laid out.
Teams were kept at distance from
the people. There were provided
swings, platforms for dancing and
every possible means of enjoyment.
There were some sights to be remem-
bered. The sturdy representatives. of
American yeomanry would pull off
their coats vests, collars and neck
ties, almost spit on their hands, and
wodld whirl away IN the strange cir
Giles of the dance with an earnestness
similar to that which they manifest in
the bayfield, at the approach of a
thunderstorm.
The unique and delicate toasts
served by j. Rockefeller are rivaled
only by the responses of his support.
ers. Cyrus Sargent responded to a
call to defend the Bachelors, and
now re is held responsible for many
ruined diaphragms. If you wish to
laugh manage to hear Rockefeller read
toasts The ladies who entertained
guests, deserve more thanks than it
is possible for them to receive or for
the objects of their hospitality to rem
der. The day though warm, was in
every way favorable. The most per
feet order was preserved throughout
the entire day. There was not even a
single case of drunkenness. So far as
could be learned, ALI had taken shaves.
This celebration showed that few
places possess as much effervescent
enterprise as Beetown.
BRITISH HOLLOW.
Here the people had splendid
turnout and the whole programme
was enacted. The Glee Club charmed
the people with their songs and the
Cornet Band showed visitors from
abroad that British could beat any
other Hollow in this region with mu-
steal talent. The peculianties here
were exhibitions such as those some
times used to draw crowds at fairs.
There was a foot-race and the fleet
est man on the ground was John
Blakely. In the wheelbarrow race
James Phillips took the ribbon. Col.
John G Clark interestedly entertained
the people with a patriotic address,
and Prot. Beck addressed them upon
National Finance and Education.
Other places boast oftheir good order
but ''British" thinks that for civility
on the Fourth it could compare with
anv place in the State. A ball at