Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-11
The Fourth in Lancaster.

glory in what is eloqaen, glory in
what is musical, glory in yhatis ri-'
diculons, glory in what sian, then
the fourth was gloriously celebrated
IN Lancaster. Thopfogran mo for q
big time was extensively announced
in the HERALD. 1t was phcarded in
large posters. These wer. followed
by s.extras"l tended to give the peo-,
pie como idea of what might be ex-
pected, but all could but family rep
resont the exhibition itself. In, prep
aration the courthouse was fronted
its whole length with a brad plat
form. Facing il were seat enough
to settle an audience of 400 to g.
600. At 10 tho procession formed
on the eass side Of the publt square.
Col Clark as Chief Marshal gave the
word heard along tho wholeline and
an advance was mado through the
principal streets. The Lancaster
Harmonic Band; the officers of the
day in carriages the Ode Fellows in
regalia; tho Firomen in Uniform and
with engine and hose carriage !; tho
Juvenile Templars with banrers !;
the Goddess OF Liberty 0, q chariot
drawn by four horses, aid the ex-
traordinary spectacle Of 81 ladies on
horseback decorated to represent the
38 states OF the Union, formed sight
we'll worth beholding. When the
crowd collected in the public square
Hon. A. r. Bushnell as chairman OF
the executive officers announced Mr..
Geo. w. Ryland as Presdentof the
Day. Mr.. Ryland stepped forward
and delivered in his mild way q good
and suitable address. PRAYER was
made by Rev. G. w. L. Brown. The
Declaration of Independence was
read by Prot. Davies ina masterly
way making it,as it seldom is though
indispensable, an appreciated part Of
the performances. w. b. Clark, ESQ !.
Of Bloomington, was introduced and
made one of the best Fourth Of JULY
orations ever heard in Lancaster.
This is the general verdict. He de-
livered it without reading and de.
clined to furnish a copy f,r publica-
tiOn.t The intervals betweon these
exercises were filled with music by
the Band and by a choir. The Band
has arrived at that stage Of progress
whom it needs no words of praise.
The choir singing was rnatchless.
One of the songs was seRea, White
and Blue.' To give the crowd full
opportunity TO join in it 800 copies
were distributed among them but
the assisting voices were very faint.
After dinner the people again col.
lected. Lieut.. Ii. s. Kcene, to whom
also is due much Of the credit for the
order OF the cavalcade Of ladies 10
the procession, announced 4 number
of toasts. Hon. J. Allen Barber re.
sponded to,one. We were not near
enough to hear the toast or the
speech. Another toast was respond.
cd 10 by 4. FL. Sprague. esq. On
the third Hon. j. 7. Mills was chaw.
ing up "Wisconsin" with Mastodor
tooth and spearipg it with an Indian
spear head whom tho music of the
Earthquake Brigade was hoard in
the distance. Quicker than show
or Of snow would have melted ovsl
Vesuvius that audience dissolved
Not many men can hold all audience
better than Judge Mills but it We,
useless for him to talk against tn,
Earthquake music. 1t would b,
vain to attempt description of tn,
Bari hquake Brigade 1t was led By
the Whang Doodle Band riding in /
large chariot drawn by four horses
ln the procession was a cage on to,
of which man was holding a biz
'lion." Another had the monste
gorilla Samson. Other cages ant
animals were drawn along. A mon
ster elephant walked "as natural a
life." A wagon carried a company
of bell.ringers. The bells had n,
lack in variety and the music wa
soothing. Several black devils will
their dagger tipped tails dashed be
mind them, commanded the division
of the Brigade. A locomotive con
structed OF Dashboard but looking q
a short distance as If its place W or,
on the railroad passed in procession
A wagon with y deputation OF si,
colored Congressman was one Of III,
amusing sights The most noticabl
character was the old continentalleI
"Fourth of July" a giant so iarg
that had hs walked close enough b.
could have put his nose in at our sec
ond story window. A hundred 9th
err curious sights excited the people
alarming some. The crowds cage
to see were so dense every whcre tina
it was difficult for the police an,
marshals to keep the streets opeu
| A Mllwaukean estimated the mum
Der present at 10000. Yet there wa
no disorder. Two men were knock
ed over by an unmanagable hors
but not much hurt. and a lady faint
ed on the street when the giant bow
ed to her, were the only sensations
accidents heard of. Good and won
derful as the performances of tn
day were the evening entertainment
was better. Three thousand peopl,
packed themselves on the seats an,
the standing room around them &
witness the minstrel and other com
ic performances. Six of the elit
gentlemen OF Lancaster had turne
themselves into colored minstrel
and they beat anything in that lin
ever this side of Dixie. The elephan
Bolivar was also out and kept tn
audience ready to burst with laugh
ter for half an hour. Lancaster tai
ent has reduced Fourth OF July Gel
ebrations to a science. IF anothe
Is held within two or three years tn
whole county will come to see.
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