Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-07-04
The Fourth, Fortv Years Ago.

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For the benefit of some of our olde
readers we republish an account of tn
celebration Of the Fourth of July, fort,
! years ago.
At O'Clock A. M. the Woodstocl
Volunteers paraded in the public Square
under the command of H. S. G. ALDER
and proceeded to Capt. S. G. Williams
where they received the orator ant
reader of the Declaration of Indepen
dence and escorted them to the Luth
ern Church. After the band had, IN 6
truly creditable manner, played Hal
Columbia, prayer was offered Rev. S
Billings. The Declaration Of indie.
pendence was read by Capt, Williams
MIR. r. F. Furgerson jr. arose and pro.
nounccd an Grafton. After music from
the band, the company proceeded tc
Mr.. Reamers, where they enjoyed an
excellent dinner. The following were
among the volunteer toasts:
BY First Lieut.. II. S. G. Albert. May
the patriots Of our beloved country take
some timely and prudent step, to es-
tablish system of banking, which
will not be productive of such ruinous
effects as the present. Let us have a
state bank based on hard com.
BY I'd Lieut.. Isaac Haas. Mechan-
les and Farmers wherever they flourish
the country is prosperous.
By Jacob Anderson. Short shoes
and long corns to the enemy Of free
dom.
BY William Donaldson. May the
name of Gen. Jackson be forever dear
to the hearts of his countryman.
By Isaac Hottie. The Rife Rangers.
May they be restored to health that
they may hereafter be able to assist in
the celebration of this day.
By Jacob Teter. The American
colors.
BY Major Samuel Rinker. The Val
ley Railroad : the good people ofShen-
andoah have no disposition to be rode
upon rail by any such 'monopolized
method of locomotiou. 1t is ''now dead
as door nail''-let us drink to its re-
pose. (Tune: ridin on rail and not so
very safe.)
BY Samuel Glover. The heroes and
soldiers of the late war.
BY Jacob Lichlitcr. Paper Makers !;
jugglers who coniure old shirts into new
sheets !; night caps into foolscap, and
what is discarded by the body into fine
clothing for the mind let Us take care
that these coniurers don't turn booksel-
lers into bankrupts.
BY Philip Rodehier. The MARKET
House; the glory and grandeur of
Woodstock. Hurra for the Public
Buildings.
BY Glover Hunt, Martin Van Buren,,
may his administration be wholesome
and his retirement peaceful.
BY VIM. Koontz. Liberty and union
all over the world.
p, ByP. Zimmers. A republican gov
eminent; The best and most perfect
model ofLlberty.
BY J. T. Haines. The new Shenan-
doah Company. The county will be
deeply in their debt, if they complete
their intended improvement.
BY Conrad Lichliter. The memory
ofGeo. Washington, the father of his
country. The great and good can never
die.
BY j. II. Clover. Paper money,
gun powder and the devll-three natural
foes ofman.
BY Philip Ramey, Our trade; the
brawny arm and iron nerves, better
patent of manhood than the garter and
the star.
By VIM. Dosh, Our host old uncle
Jake. May he live until he dies.
On the same evening aparty of gen.
tlemen held an anniversary meeting at
Swann's tavern. Woodstock, DR.. J. J.
Thompson, of Luray was called to the
chair andJ. H. Darlington appointed
Secretary.
The following were among the toasts
drank.
BY Mason Bare. Samuel Anderson
the orthodox secessionist; party cannot
swerve nor the spoils and honors of
Office lead him.
BY j. Il. Darlington. Gen. Jackson's
experiment" and T. II. Benton IS
timetable currency" the first failure
and the second humbug.
By a Guest. The political Siamese
Twins, hard money aud hard times.
ADvERTIsING.-W call to the at
tention of business men the advantages