Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-07-05
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 PUTNAM, Conn.,, July 5-Fhe great event of the year is the Woodstock Fourth of July celebration at Roseland park These notable gatherings have been held ssace 1870. There was a tarrible crush yesterday. Among those participating in the exercises were: Gov. ernor Lounsbury and wife, Congressmar Charles A. Russell, of Killingsley; the Rev. k. P. Bingham, of Woodstock; United Status Senator T. w. Palmer, of Michigan: Ex-Vice President Hannibal Hamlin; O. H. Platt, of Meridian; Professor GSldwin Smith, of Torento, who delivered an ad- dress on the subject of commercial union; United States Senator Dwight M. Sabin, of Minnesota; the Rev. E. B. Webb, D. D., of Wellesley, Mass United States Senator William F. Frye, of Maine; Gen. Clinton B. Fisk and wife, of New Jersey; Dr. William Hayes Ward, of New York; E. s. Converse and wife, of Boston; Professor R E. Rich ardson. of Dartmouth college; Adjt Gen. Camp, of Connecticut, and large number of representative men from different parts of the country.
 MIDDLETowN, N. Y., July 5.-Middletown took the occasion of the national holiday to celebrate with great pomp and display its advancement to the dignity of the youngest born and thirteth city of the Empire state The public joy and enthusiasm over the event found expression in the elaborate deco ration of public and private buildings, in grand military and civic parade to the blare of many bands, and in effusive floods of ora tory and i'll brilliant illuminations and fire works There was an enormous crush and crowd of visitors here from the country round aboIt.
 GETTYSBURG, Pa., July 5.-Yesterday an interesting group, attracting much attention wherever it moved on the battlefield and receiving everywhere a hearty reception. was made up of Gen. Longstreet, Gen. But teYtield and Private War, Miller, of the Fifth New York cavalry. I---se gentlemen were mounted in fine style and rode splen- didly. The group photographed at Little Round Top, the spot where the Forty-fourth New YoI& regiment monu- ment is to be erected. This regiment was one of Gen. Butterfeld's old brigade. which held Ihe left of Little Round Top. The horses of the group stood still and the Get tysburg photographer is very happy over his success Subsequently the party met Gems. Slocum, Sickle5, Carr and others at the Rog- CTS house. The Gettysburg reunion has come to an end and the visitors are departing for home. Tho only events of yesterday were the dedication of the monuments of the One ! Hundred and Twenty-first Pennsylvania regiment and the Sixteenth Pennsylvania \ cavalry.
 BOSTON, July 5,-In the regatta here yes ! terday on the Charles river, Gaudaur won in ' 21 min. F sec, followed by Mckay, Hosmer, \ Ten Eyck, Conley and Lee in the order \ named. In the four pared contest the West \ End club, No. l, consisting of Hosmer, Gau- | daur, Mckay and Bregan, defeated the Lee \ crew. The city sailing regatta was we'll contested. The courses were fifteen \ miles for the first and second classes, and ten
 miles for the third, fourth and fifth classes. \ The winners were: First class centerboards, \ Shadow, 1 h., 20 min. First class keels, Hilda,
 1 h., A min., 3s sec. Second class center
 boards, White Pawn, h., 45 min. Third class
 centerboards, Myth, 1 h., IS min, 13 sec Fourth class, Mabel, h., 12 min, 13 sec
 Fourth class keels, W. Bennett's Mabel, h.
 27 min., sec. Fifth class, Scamp, h., t
 min, 9 sec. Professor George A. Roger:
 Gscended in a balloon with Alderman Kelly
 Edwin Stearns, of The Herald, and J. W \ Seavey. The balloon sailed over the harbol
 out of sight.
 PORTLAND, Ore, July 5.-Much disap \ pointment is felt at the failure of the plar \ for grand illumination of Mt. Hood anc
 other peaks in this vicinity on the nationa
 holiday The weather was cloudy, anc
 though there is doubt that the signaling
 parties reached the summits, nothing coulo
 be seen as 0 result of the elaborate prepara
 tions for beacon fires