, 1877-07-05
ssas addressed by Ira i. Bloomfield, of Eloom-

was addressed by Ira i. Bloomfield, OF EloNm- |
r. tuE.
IL. CELEBRATION ut Czhana uns al+o fsresz.
TIL, 1nraAe ~ tiDc, aud M oratton hy N. W.
Mathews uRcxntptionhbly Eoul.
10 DAVIES ct,rHrT.
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GAtENA, ILL.,. July 4.-The Fourth was aprro-
rrfatcly cciclratntl IN This city today hy an tn
n,os'fe pr,resaon, m grafton ~ ". W.WsgAln,
tarruw and esck rnting. climbing q creased pole.
ending tip with grand renatta and tni,racng
ou thu river, anil private displays of fireworks IN
ia!1 aver played 'n th's part Of tha West came
between die Tornaiocs of Hazel Green and !
p!ekct! Ga,eua nine: There were Eve innings
tho score stotA three tn two, when, bY aonc
very fine batting on the part Of the ualcna boys
the score was increas~1, nnd nt.thc cloee stool
tiaiens, III Tornasloes. B. C'n;tlcEable money
Fnurfl, was celebrated IN Gnlena. Apalcrivcr,
H.nnyer, Clifford, Pleasant Valley, Long Hol-
low, Elizabeth, and several othtr towns
a,4,ta, u.paias 1a51~1! y "a. 7,tsrr.
OTrAwA, ILL.,, July 4.-The celebration Ia this
.tsy to-day was undcr. the Innnayement of tho
1,auntiesa 1look and Ladder Company. The
s a"tss Hts ss nsst i tie S eht fDt gus
were nresl TIL, tn.'rnfng BY the artillery com
nany. At ~ o'e'oek the Joliet , sMn'nen'es ',n,1t
wiz mmls By Mayor R,ci,oisof, 10 which ]. |.
OiionneIl, d juliet, rss!onded, after which Tho
!hltofa and u,c companies comnrising the Firs
Department Of Ottawa formed u procession and
III the Afternoon the Stone City L1ub played with
picked niue1 winning tho game by score Of
aliaeest grove whit. WAS wtll attended. halls
IN The cyenilIr at Willis and Turner Halls CJ1l.
! ctdcd the celebration.
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srar.os1sIp, % 1 III, Jniy 4.-fLs T. Fourth was
observed here very generally, though there was
| no imposing demonstration m In former years.
smajl arms, md iirc-crackers wns inluigci ill.,.
| The Springfield DhttcTy fired national salute,
and then marched tu Wllllamsytllc, participating
In The celebration there. The Governof's Guards
During the DAY shc irish Societies psraled and
picntckctl ut Larpcnter's Grove. The German.
held p!cntcs At tho brewery parks. Bus'ucss " n
vrry grAcrRlly Suspended.
Thu day WIS als1 celebrated by demonstra
| tfont at Wtl1Iainsv1c aud Loamt, IN this county
No serious accidents hnrc thus for been TO
poftcsl
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AURORA, ILL.,, July 4.-The dsy has been ap
rruprlaieiy celebrated by the luytnG OF the cor
t,er:stnne Of the Memorial Building. larE
/ vi beTHIEEIs y GEG PlchEAIs AAaltNs
WAS almost entirely suspended during the day
aud everybody seemed deslrvus Of ,naking th
OCCASION as Joyous rs possible. The ceremony
ot laying tho corncr-stont was performed by tn
Hon. l.. u. DratY, President of the Monumental
Association, anil the Kev. Samuel Paine uus
acreptaliy died The tt1l ~ orator Of the day
The Fire Department, clYte and military eoetc
tics, ETC., appeared IN the procession, and til
turnout Is pronounced rs one Of the dnest eve
eeen In TIC city.
] DIXON. 4
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DIXON, ILL.,, JnIy 4.-Therc WINS no Ecnera
celebration Of the Fourth here. The, Fathc
Mathew Temperance society held picnic +
Wan Epps' Grove, md wcrc addressed ny III
Nt--1scs. r. r. lIodnctt in nm ahIe and patfiott
speech. Attorney -Gencra1 Edtall and laEg
! party Of pYrfurnl friends chartered a slcaluc
| md made tip up Rock River twelve miles, t
Grand Detour. where. in \ grove. picnic. IT
quot, and rurni sturts wert tho ostler OF tn
day. Tho Old Fellows and the Young Fellow
| ali held picnkH In tho beautiful gruvcs liuin
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