The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-07-07
FOURTH OF JULY, 1888.
A GREAT DAY AT NORTH EAST.
THE ENCAMPMENT.
Quiet Reigned Elsewhere Throughout the
County-Incidents of the Day.

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rise with the raising of the flag on TIN
grounds, though very little more was dom
that day other than to complete the ar
rangements which were yet unfinished
Hundreds of persons tiocked H. and no lacl
of life and hustle was found
On Wednesday morning, the Fourth, boil
fair and encampment began in full blast
the Wishing Posts and military arriving by
every train. The parade took place OF
Wednesday morning, all visitors and loca
organizations taking part.
The town was dressed with bunting AMI
flags in great profusion, and was lighted ny
at night by hundreds of Chinese lanterns
AT different points large and handsome
arches, wrapped in the National co!ors ana
hung with Chinese lanterns, We're thrown
across the street. Upon each of these wert
hung banners, bearing words of wei
| come to the visitors, such AS "W Welcome
Old Comrades" which appeared upon The
face of an arch spanning the street from the
dwelling of Mr.. Jackson 10 that of Mr.. r.
p. McCracken. The line of parade was
headed by Dushane Post drum corps OF
Baltimore, 4 crack organization of the kind.
The Fair pavillions and encampment We're
located on the point of land extending back
from the town into the North East river,
AT the southern end Of town. The ground
here is high and rolling. allowing a fine
view of North East river and Chesapeake
bay. The tents, Nc, We're pitched in the
open field, adjoining the canning house of
Nandever x Osborn, which buildings were
utilized part as cook room and part rs
dining hall. In the centre of the field was
erected large pavilion covered with can
vass, used rs general reception room on
one side and as a dancing pavilion on the
other. Towards the head of the grounds in
line with this, stood two pavillonS set
aside for the purposes of the fair, where all
sorts of articles were offered for sale and a
variety of games participated in. Near the
pavillionS We're located the ice cream and
refre>hrnent saloons, where ices and cool
ing beverages We're dispersed and further to
the front were the official head quarter
tents. On each side and on the point below
the structures named, was lai,! out The reg
uiar cncannpment. 1t consisted of about
eighty y. and wall tents, arranged in the
usual regimental camp order. These were
occupied by the visiting commanders and
the extreme end Of the point Of land where
the breeze from the water WAS almost con-
stanty felt.
The following Posts, &. \. L., represent
tltives of Posts, officials and military, were
upon the ground: Dushane Post, NO :, of
Baltimore, Commander Cicero Moore, SO
men, and drum corps of twenty-three; Adj
miral Rogers Post, No IS, of IIavre de
Grace, Commander John Stone: David Orr
Post, No. -, of Port Deposit; James A.
Garfield Post, No Is. of Rising sun; Post
No 10 of Elkton, Commander John Burke:
Joseph I. Brown Post, of Cherry Hill, Com
mander y. MrCrery; Groom- Guards, Cap
tain w. G. PurneIl; First Lieutenant ID.
Sloan, Second Lieutenant George l.. Ash,
with thirty-tuur men; General John II.
Suter, department commanders; \. G.. Al
ford, Junior department commander: repre-
seniatives of Post 20, of Philadelphia, and
OF the Sons of Veterans, of Wilmington,
Del; j. Il. Mccullough, of Rising sun, of
department of staff; T. s. Crockett aid on
staff com:hander chief National Com
mande:y.
About noon ON "Wednesday the welcoming
address was delivered by Captain Samuel
Ford, Of Washington, ID. c., To a larg: rs
senblv, in the main pavilion. The speaker
was introduced by the Rev. T. X. Miller
and the audience for nearly half au hour
lisIene, To an Interesting and ably prepared
paper eNarily suitable to the rrra~i"n.
II is estimated that on "Wednesday there
were at one lime upwards Of 5000 person,
ON the grounds The weather WAS ..x-
tremely VAIN; in fact. hot; and had it no,
been for 4 li4l.t br-e2r that was BLOWN. il
would have been unhearahle Upwards Of
six hundre'! persons went from his town
The Railroad Company advertised round
trip tickets i"r twenty -tiNe cents hut The
supply here was exhausted before all of
thu>e who wanted 10 90 on the first train
We're supplied, and all thereafter We're com
PEELED to purchase single fare tickets at an
additional cost of eleven cents. One or
more disputes arose over these tickets. The
holders thinking they had round-trip tick
cts, while they We're only single fares
On the outskirts of the encampment more
or less rioting and disturbance took place,
as is unavoidahly the case 1T such places
hut good order WAS maintained within the
lines. Several arrests were made aud fines
imposed for diSor,lerly conduct, and one ar
rest was made for selling liquor Illegally,
but as the evidence in this case failed the
party was discharged. The youth and beau
ty of North East and all the surrounding
county was largely represented, and many
back ward swain, WAS hauled up 20 :he
Ice cream counter, and made to stand treat
until his pocket book collapsed Money
flowed freely, and from the appearance of
matters, goodly return in the shape of
profits will be realized by the home post
The managers Of the enterprise, Messrs. Z.
7. b. Day, George Miller. George McCul-
Tough, :. j. Reeder, Y. H. Blake, Charles
+. Beatty, j. s. Simcoc, T. {. McCracken,
VIM. r. Hammond, George @. CAREY,
Deiaplaine Mccullough, John L. Moore,
Harry NJ. West, Geo. l.. Grason and Samuel
Sturgeon, Were interchangeable in ;hcir efforts
to make the enterprise Il success, and We're
ably supported Ivy the citizens generally.
Dress parade each evening WAS Il matter
of great attraction, everybody ON the
ground hurting out to see the military and
posts form, and the drum corps go through
its evolutions, whilst the drum major
swung his baton.
The visiting communicates broke camp
late Wednesday evening, ana the majority
of them took the midnight train for home.
The Groome Guards remained over until
Thursday, returning home al . 10 p. NJ,
after the fair had finally concluded.
TIE FOURTH IN ELKroN
passed very quietly, scarcely Il person being
seen upon the streets. The majority of the
junior porto OF the population had gone
either to North East or to sail upon the
river, and the remainder kept themselves
within doors To escape the heat. Towards
evening, as the atmosphere became cooler,
promena,ieSS wero to he occasionally seen,
but even then it was too warm To walk out
with comfort.
In the evening of the Fourth of July,
Mrs. Lucy Lirzenberg ut her residence, on
Main street, gave 4 very pretty display of
fireworks, for the amusement of the chill
dren. The front of the residence of Mr.. J