Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-07-06
THE FOURTH At LEWISTON.

hut before half past 8 a. m. the sue
dispelled the clouds, and the heat was
great. Between 9 and 10 a. M. the
procession was formed in front If the
court house under the direction of
Ezra Baird, grand parshsl, and J. K.
Vincent, Charles F. Leland, and Thos
Harrison, aids, in the following order
l. Standard bea,er-A. Sutherland.
9. Committee of arrangements on
foot.
3. Quost Bros Band.
4. The president and orator of the
day.
5. The reading of the Declaration
Of Independence. and chaplain in car.
rage.
6. U. S. military officers in carriage.
7. The Liberty" car, with God
dess, "Peace, Plenty" and 80 States
aud 10 Territories, represented by
girls with banners and wreaths.
8. 200 Nee Perces Indians mounted
on horseback, and dressed in citizens
clothes, with James Lawyer and Felix
as leaders.
9. Naval car, with 20 boys as mari
mes.
10. Citizens in carriages.
II. Citizens on horseback.
The procession moved at 10 a. M,
and march, d down c street; thence up
First street; thence up Main street as
far as the school house; thence counter
marched to Thatcher's Grove; where
the president and orator OF The day,
r. J. Monroe and Gov. j. B. Neil;
tho reading of the DeclarAt on. and
the chaplain, J. NJ. Howe, and Rev.
Mr.. B"yd, the grand marshal, Ezra
Baird, and the choir, under the leader
ship OF Mr.. B'yd, took their position
upon the platform, the goddess" aud
her attendants upon seats Immediately
in from, of the platform, and the naval
boys Just in the rear. the Tand upon
the platform, and citizens generally
upon seats in the rear and to the right
and left of the naval boys, and 200
Nez Perces upon seats in the rear of
the band. The exercises at the grove
we're in the following order:
l. Music by the hand.
2. Star Spaogled Banner" by the
choir.
3. Prayer by the chaplain.
4. "H.il Columbia" by the choir.
5. Reading Of the Declaration.
6. "Red, White, aud Blue" by the
choir.
Z. Grafton.
8. "Yankee Doodle" by the choir.
9. Singing, by the Ntz Percs Iudi-
ans. ..
10. Music by band.
Dinner was then announced, aud all
repaired to the tables. The presi
dent, orator, reader, chaplain, goddess,
"peace, plenty" and the choir were
sea, ed at the nearest table, west Of the
platform, while the citizens stood a.
tables next west, and Indians at tabl-
east of the platform. Whe" all VA
ready, the choir sang "America.
Then followed eating and drinking
.nd general merriment. which oecu
pied ahout u hours, and then the Gel
ebrators dispersed without Reforming
into prooessi"n owing to n" heat en-
dust. At 1 p. m. the pr 'paraA ,"
were made for the boys sports at tn
head Of Third .srsst. These consists
Of The potato ~. The race Tor i do
lar 10 . pm Of i|o.r, tie climbing q
. CREASED pole, tho *hselbasrow rae
bliudfolds,t the fods Fase1 sack race
walking ubs'snss. etc. etc, and q
,rac'-d i large crowd to witness Ties
aud afforded much amusement both I
themselves and to tho spectators. A
shutdown . aala'e Of SO guns was 6re'
and ssoo after the whole OF Mai
street. From First TO Seventh. was j
, Illuminated ny Chine,e lanterns, and,
t darkness came, the scene was one
! The finest we have ever seen in the cit
e of Lewiston. About 8 p. M. the pc
: pie assembled at the schoolh"use
=. witness the fireworks, prepared on the oro
of the hill in the rear Of the schoolhou'
\ under the SUPERVISION Of e. G. kfe's' Es'
\ who made the best he could OF them ait
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