The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-07-05
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
wINsTON-sALEM CELEBRATE THE
DAY GRANDLY.

sands OF VfsftOrs.-A Magnificent
Trade Display.-Senators Hamp-
tom and Vance Present.
9reathes there a soul dead
That never to himself hath said,
Thus is my own, my native land?
Winston-Salem was crowded with
patriotic citizens and visitors yester-
day. Ever since Monday people
ing counties and from abroad, and
the streets of the Twin City were one
moving mass of humanity. Flags and
bunting were waving everywhere,
horses were prancing, several brass
bands were playing and dashing horse
men, decorated with gay sashes, were
flying hither and yon,-all making a
scene of beauty and gayety.
At about ten o'clock the vast con-
course began to move toward Salem
square, the rendezvous There the
Oh occasion over a mile long, was form
ed as follows
FIRST DIvIsIoN-FIRsT SECTION.
/. Twin-C City Cornel Band.
:. Military companies.
SECOND sECTIoN-HIsToRIc FLOATS.
/. Aboriginal American.
2. Indian Camp Life.
3. The Great Spirit.
4. Happy Hunting Ground
THIRD SECTION.
5. Washington and Staff.
6. Valley Forge.
Z. Washington Crossing the Delaware.
s. Surrender of CORVALLIS.
9. Frigate Constitution.
Young ladies on horseback, representing
the Is Original States.
SECOND DIVISION.
l. Carriages containing Z. S. Senators,
President of the day, Orators, Readers and
Ministers.
2. Carriage containing Mayors of Win
ston and Salem.
3. Carriages containing Executive Com
mittee, members of the Press and distin-
guished visitors
THIRD DIVISION.
j. Salem Cornet Band.
2. Fire Companies.
FOURTH DIVISION
Manufacturing and industrial dis
plays, which included 25 floats, whose
positions were assigned in the order
named.
Locket, Vaughn & Co., W. W.
Wood & Co., Miller Bros, l. Leopold,
Geo. Stewart, Cicero Tise, F. & H
Fries, c. P. Sides, c. A. Hege, J. A
Vance, Browns Warehouse, Mrs
Stanton & Merritt, d. D. Schouler
Fuller & Durham, c. G. Lanier, S. E
Allen, Brown, Rogers & Co., R. R.
Crawford, w. p. Ormsby, W. O. Sen
seman, Fries, Cherish & Senseman
THE THIRTEEN BEAUTIES.
The following ladies represented the
ID original States in the procession
on horseback: Misses Laura Cand
Ter, Virginia; Cora Hamlen, Connec
ticut; Clara Nissen, New Hamshire
Mary Lineback, Massachusetts; Nora
Crawford, New Jersey; Ellie Thomp
son, South Carolina Lizzie Lineback
Rhode Island Carrie Mickey, Geor
gia; Hattie Tomlinson, Pennsylva
MIA; Mary Gorrefl, North Carolina
Minnie Mickey, Delaware; BERTHE Cos
len, Maryland; Emma Cooper, New
York
LINE OF MARCH
The procession under the control o
| the Chief Marshal and his aids, march
ed up Main street to New Shallowford
thence to Fifth, thence to Old Town
thence to Seventh, thence to Liberty
thence to Third, thence down Main tt
| Public Square in Salem, where tn,
President of the day, Col. F. III Fries
announced the following program:
Prayer by Rev. w. C. Norman, of tn
Methodist E. Church.
| Music.
Reading MecklenDurg Declaration of In
| dependence by Henry r. Starbuck, Esq, Q
Winston, N. g.
| Music.
Reading National Declaration of indie
pendence by w. g. Burkhead, Esq, of Dur
ham, n. G..
| Music.
Benediction by Z. Ron2thaler, D. D., q
Moravian Church, Salem.
Prof. Blair, the orator announces
for the day, was not present, owing t.
a previous engagement,-af fact every
body regretted. Col. Fries then stat
ed that Senator Ransom would intro
duce the distinguished Senator from
| S. c., General Wade Hampton. o
course Senator Ransom did it grace
fully, as he always does, and of cours
General Hampton made a speech tina
was patriotic and aroused enthusiasm
| Our space this week is limited blu
look out for next week ! We shal
| give a full account and the create
part of both addresses. The pape
| will be worth preserving.
| The following is an outline OF tn
succeeding events whose details W
shall give in full In our next issue.
| Fantastic parade, conducted by tn
"Chief Wretch
Review of veterans at Camp Pen
der.
! Displayof fireworks on Lineback
hill (which didn't take place, on az
count of rain, but which agiH take plac
tonight.
Reception and dance at the Twin
City club rooms.
| We must now close, as the forema
tells us that our space is exhausted
but next weeks issue will contain it al
Extra copies will be printed and ey
erybody that wants them can get then
A VOICE FROM OUT WEST.
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