Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-06

Celebraai00 oe tAo National Annivsrsary.
This year tie Fourth Of July fell ON
Sunday, and as consequence its celebra-
ton was spread somewhat thinly over Sat-
urday, Sunday and Monday. Young
America, of course, commenced ON Satur-
day and reluctantly quit late Monday
night. Some of the older people COM
menced and ended their celebration on
Saturday. Among these were the men,
bers Of the Lancaster county medical
society, who were delightfully."- entertained
at DR.. Henry Carpenters villa on the Con-
estoga.
The religiOusly inclined celebrated the
day on Sunday. In almost all the churches
services having reference to liberty, free
dom and Independence, and especially the
liberty and independence Of our own
country. were held-the congregations in
most Of the churches being large, some Of
them Overtlowing.
Monday, the 5th, was, however, the day
set apart by the community at large as the
national holiday. Almose all the stores
were closed, and almost all kind Of secular
business was suspended. Flags tloated
from hundreds Of buildings in all parts Of
the city. Fireworks of every description
were exploded in every street. At no
place was there larger or more brilliant
display than at Harry Demuth's on
East King street. True, the rain which
set in early in the day and continued until
late at night interfered not little with
the general outdoor display, and kept
crowds Of people indoors who would rather
have been ON the streets but this unto.
ward state Of affairs had its compensation
in adding greatly to indoor amusements--
dancing, music and the playing of various
games being largely INDUCED in.
Several picnic and excursion parties
left the city for adjacent pleasure grounds.
Some went to Tells Hahn, others to Lititz.
others to York Furnace and others to
points along the COnestoga. All Of them
we believe had a pleasant time, though
their engagement was more or less inter-
fered with by the rain.
The Mmnnerchor Picnic.
The M;ennerchOr excursion to York
Furnace Bridge springs was an especially
pleasant one. The association left Lam
caster at $50 o'clock yesterday morn
ing in Omnibuses, phaetOns, bugsies,
&C., and reached the picnic grounds about
9:45. a. m, after delightful drive through
the beautiful and fertile valley Of the
Pequea. After solid lunch had been Ell
jOyed and few songs the party was con-
ducted to the Cold Cave. The journey
was somewhat labOriOus, but the beautiful
and picturesque view to be seen from the
summit amply repaid all labor and fatigue
endured in making the ascent.
On the summit two pieces were sung.
which seemed to be immensely enjoyed by
visi ting party ofwhom Hon. ThOs. E.
Cochran, of York, Squire Keiser, John
Bair and others were members. Mai. i.
w. Shenk read the Declaration of Inde-
pendence and Hon. ThOs. E. Cochran
made an eloquent address, after which
"America - and other national airs were
sung by the MannerchOr. The balance of
the day was spent in fishing, boating, bath
ing, &c. The rain which came up about
o'clock dampened the clothes but
not the spirits of the party, and
all hands arrived home safely about half
past o'clock p. M, and express the Opin-
ion that the "crystal water'' Of York
Furnace Springs is not to 6e exeelled by
ouv ofhor in, fho
A Cold Water Celebration.
The ROckland undenominatiOnal Sunday
school celebrated the 4th of July by hold
ing an open air service of song and prayer
at the fountain, in the reservoir grounds.
on Sunday evening at y o'clock.
Parade and C.kewalk.
Yesterday afternoon the cOlOred work.
ingmen's associa ton to the number Of 30
men made street parade. They were head
ed by the Eden cOrnet band and made
quite creditable display. After
the parade the association met in
the upper story of the opera house where
Levi HailstOck read the Declaration of In
dependence, and Edward Mellonn and
Samuel Page made speeches. In the even
ing the colored peaple held a cake walk in
the same room and the::prize, large cake,
was won by Thomas King and Miss Nan
Butler.
Tho Day at Lititz.
Lancaster division, No. Z, Uniformed
Rank Knights of Pythias, left this
city yesterday morning for Lititz
at o'clock, for the purpose Of
making a street parade in that
place during the forenoon. Owing to the
heavy rain the parade was postponed until
2 o'clock in the afternoon when it took
place. The division turned out twenty
eight men and looked very well in their
new and snowy uniforms. Immediately
after the parade, Hon. Charles w. Stone,
lieutenant governor of this state, delivered
an Grafton in the pavilion on the grounds
of the spring, which was listened
to by large audience. In
the evening the display of fireworks
was to have taken place, but the rain,
which began in the afternoon continued
until a late hour at night and it was found
necessary to postpone the display. In the:
evening the crowd Of persons in the village
was very large. Every train over tie
Reading and Columbia railroad brought
crowds to town and large numbers came
by private conveyance. A great many