Daily Republican., 1880-07-06

IJackS0nvlll6, Fl0rlQa, cOuduoe' tnc
afternoon services. Rev. W. F. Butler,
pastor Of Ezion Church, fttingly spoke
Of the late Bishop Haven. A collection
amounting to one hundred dollars was
taken up and the remainder Of the in
debtedness, which will exceed three
hundred dollars, will be raised by sub
scription in one months time.
GEORGETOWN HEJOICEs.
THE CELEBRATION OF THE SUSSEX PEOPLE
HOW THE DAY PASSED.
Special Correspondence Of the REPUBLICAN,.
GEORGETOWN, July 5.
Although the census enumerators
give Georgetown modest population
of less than a thousand, the pent.up
enthusiasm which escaped on Saturday
last would have done credit to many a
city Of metropolitan dimensions. The
great celebration came as had been ex-
pected, The programme was carried out
completely ard the town passed day
and night in the midst CT more martial
din than 1t has ever seen since old war
times, when tue soldiers in camp on the
"green" had a jollifcstion and got the
whole town drunk with them. The day
passed as the committee on arrange
ments had intended, and to-day moth
ing remains but more used up rocket
sticks than you could count in a mile.
The dust was not flying in George
town Saturday morning and the air
was clear and cool. Many people put
in an appearance on Friday night, and
the next morning before sun up
vehicles began to rumble into the town
from the low-lying country side. As
time passed the rumble became steady
and incessant and it was kept up until
high noon. Meantime the cars, running
extra excursion trains, brought
in their living freight and sWelled the
multitude until from five to eight
thousand people were present.
Company c., DUPONT Guards came
down on the last Delaware Railroad
train to Harrington, aud were then met
by the reception committee on special
train and conveyed to Georgetown.
The reception committee had a band
and did the right thing by Whining
toms "hoys in blue" They marched
here at 10.45 o'clock and were quarter
ed at hotels until the hotels were filed
and the balance we're sent to private
residences. The next mtrninG when
they began to drill on the village green
the people looked on at their manGu-
vers and applauded. They looked at
the Guards with feelings tar different
from those with which they watched
the federal troops twelve ysars ago.
The Guards were much com 9limented.
At sunrise the cannon rent the air
with a loud explosion and the cslebra.
ton of the Fourth of July in George
town had fairly commenced and pistols
and guns kept up "a running fusilade
for the next half hour.
1t was thought best to change the
advertised hour Of parade, and, instead
of half. past ten, to start immediately
after the arrival of the morning train.
Consequently there were not so many
| in line as would otherwise have been.
Still the parade far exceeded anything
that Sussex ever witnessed.
The DUPONT and Torbsrt Guards, the
Odd Fellows, the oflicial guests and ex-
ecutive committee. The Odd Fellows
and horsemen, accompanied by the
brass bands of Milford, Laurel and
Frederick, together with footmen, made
very imposing parade. At the con-
clusion of the route, the chairman of
the executive committee introduced the
poet of the day, George Alfred Town
send, who was compelled to read at
that hour as he had TO leave for New
York on the afternoon boat.
The poem deals with scenes of rs,
opening as follows:
Lean and quaint and fond orliving,
Half his bright face patched with green,
Cesar Rodney sat In Congress,
On committee and routine.
Forty.six in years and spirits,
Death and he were one In style,
For u cancer on his vsaRe
Checked the spreading OF his smile.
In his hand is laid packet,
Marked from Sussex, Delaware,
Signed by Colonel Doctor Haslett,
Of the camp on Dover Square:
"General, there are Tory risings
In the swamps OF Pocomoke,
And the pirate fleet OF Dunmore
Anchors In the Nantieoke.
Barclay Townsend threatens Lewes,
With his toresters below
In the north the Kentiah rebels
Muster under Cheney Glove:
Athis store, on Indian river,
Thomas Robinson as free
Damns the Continental Congress,
And is selling British tea.
Dagworthy is feeble,
Henry Fisher is too rash,
Only thou OF tempered courage
Can the wider revolt abash.
Rodney's associates in Congress took
different views of the matter-McKean
and Dickinson advising him to remain
and attend to the affairs Of State, one
of them suggesting that the Pennsyl-
vana rihemen be sent to quell the re-
bellion. Read oounselled instant do.
parture, saying in relation to the
troops:
"'Iis not meet another province march its
arms in Delaware"
Rodney at last went, and as the poem
runs,
Knew the lower counties through,
And each soul by name could call.
By his efforts the rising was quelled.
Then he fell in with q Quakeress,
Sarah Rowland, fair and fascinating. I
The time rolled on rapidly, but with I
all eyes fastened upon bis charmer he !
noticed not the fight of time until the q
first or second day of July. Then he /
began to wonder why his colleagues \
we're so silent and had not communion Z
led with him by letter. Sarah told him a
;hings were quiet aud he was not need Q
I'd, but III