Smyrna times., 1888-07-11
Our Big Fourth of july.

Our celebration of the Fourth of
July, which was in every sense a gala
day, well planned, well executed and
enjoyed by five or six thousand citi-
zens and visitors, is now at the end ofa
week so much thing of the past as to
make minute and Circumstantial de-
tail that would have been appropriate
Immediately following, seems out of
place at this late date.
The citizens seemed both interested
and pleased, and our visitors we be-
lleve without exception spoke of it as a
demonstration highly creditable to the
town. The decorations of houses and
business places, some of them very
elaborate, were very attractive features
OF the occasion. BY eight O'Clock the
teams from the country were coming
IN quite freely and by nine o'clock the
arrival OF vlsatatiOns from our neigh
boring towns, the movements af differ
ent objects to the starting point of The
procession, the swift riding of the
Marshal's aids through the streets ali
went TO make up an animated scene.
In point of numbers Of pc rIe if not
In display, it was one of the most
notable days Smyrna ever had. The
procession was formed under the direc.
ton of b, B. Allen and w. D. Hudson
with a number of assistant marsbals
ana moved IL the following order !:
state Capitol band, Town Comm mission
ers ana Alderman in barouches. Volun-
teer Hose Company of Middletown. %
strong, George Hopkins chief, VIC.
Connellee and s. d. Harris Assistants
then followed the Second Battalion,
Cornet Band of IA pieces, of Wyoming,
Rescue Hook and Ladder COMPANY. of
Camden, John Graham, foreman, John
Purdie and VIM. Graham, assistants.
Then came the Smyrna Cornet band,
y pieces followed Immediately by the
Citizens Hose Company of this town,
80 in number, b. V. Weldon, presi-
dent, Samuel Taylor, chief and j. e.
Carter and G. A. Wick, assistants. The
Knights of the Golden Eagles in uni
form each carrying a sword and
a large wagon containing the members
of the Juvenile Band of Hope ended
what might be termed the civic process
sion proper.
The first of the Industrial procession
was a large float heavily loaded with
wall paper aud paints with man
working at a paper trimming machine
and another distributing cards. the
arched front having on it in large letters.
Hurrah for Harrison " and in smaller
letters below, paints, oils, &c. It was
Jos. r. Carter's display, and blend
ing and dropping .of a word from a
political to business significance that
was at once ingenious and effective as |
a business advertisement.
Jacob Leinberger followed with his |
butchers delivery wagon trimmed in |
evergreen, Immediately behind it was
a low down, strongly built wagon en-
closing a large well fatted beef. tbis
was followed by the wagon with which
ne commenced business 81 years ago.
trimmed and carrying the fatted calf
while behind this was another. and the
nth, containing Bologna sausage and
sheep anu
This was followed by float con
tanning mammoth basket ornamented
N colors, loaded with slaves. hoons
Gratis, boxes, &C., and two of the fastest
"orkmen of the mill at work in nal
hg peach baskets as fast as tbey
,onid clatter. 1t was from the mill cf
tsenhudy y Cats, aud exceedingly
we'll gotten up, e'y
The music for this part of the naraaa
vas by the Independent Colored 49,
\ ~ s Danu OF this town, which by gener-
!. concurrence made the most effective
husic OF the parade. J. B. Webb fol.
owed with a decorated wagon loaded
'oui nus MIL with flour and feed fol-