Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-06-29
LYNDON,S CENTENNIAL.

Arrangements are now practically
complets for the celebration of Lyn-
don's centennial on the Fourth of July,
and everything betokens an interest
ing and successful occasion. This will
be the only celebration of the Fourth
in this part of the state and will call
forth a great gathering. The general
programme will be as follows:
Grand centennial concert at Music
Hall, Friday evening, July Sd, at 8
o'clock by Shermans Military Band
of Burlington, assisted by the Cecilian
ladies' quartette of ST. Johnsbury.
Saturday, July 4th, one hundred and
one guns Salute of 13 guns, with
ringing of bells and sounding of steam
whistle at sunrise. National salute of
II guns at noon, and also at sunset.
At $50 a. M, parade of antiques
and horribles, including the unrivalled
contingent from East Burke. The pro-
cession will move through the princi-
pal streets of Lyndonville, thence to
the Center, turning about the COM
mon, thence to Lyndon, proceeding
through Main, School, Trefen and
York streets, returning by Main street
to. .Lyndonville.
Grand centennial procession, Capt.
Henry E. Randall, Marshal At 10 a.
m. the first division, under command
of w. F. Stoddard, aid, will form in
! front of camp ground, with right rest
! ing on Main street, in the following
order: Drum corps, original voters in
! Continental costume, Flood-wood
! company, ancient trades and repre-
sentations, three log cabins in which
are represented manufacturing of lin
en- and wooden, and West India goods
store, descendants of original settlers
and other older residents.
The second division, under command
! of Gen. A. Fl: Hall, aid, will form on
Park street with right resting on
Main, as follows: Sherman's Band, st.
Johnsbury Co. of VT. National Guard,
| escorting Gov. Page, Hon. III. Henry
orator of the day, Hon. w. w. Grout
and other distinguished guests, New
port Co. of VT National Guard, Veter-
ans of the Grand Army of the Repub-
! lie.
The third division, under command,
of S. G. Collision, aid, will form on De-
pot street, in order as follows: Barton
Landing Band Palestine Command
cry of knights Templar, Hon. Albro
F. Nichols, historian Of the day, presi-
dent and other officers of the day Can
| ton Crescent of Odd Fellows, repre-
sentatives of the National Union-44
young ladies, Knights of Pythias, Cen
tennial committee, civil officers of the
town, modern trades, Lyndonville Co.
of Firemen, citizens in carriages and
on foot.
The procession will move through
Main street and Center street to Lyn-
don Center, will turn from Main, pass
inc the town hall and marching be-
tween the public common and the In
stitute campus, will return to Main by
West street and proceeding to Lyndon
vile will move through Center, South,
Broad, Depot and Main streets to
camp grounds where the parade will
be dismissed for dinner.
Changes subjet to the order of Mar
shall.
Centennial exercises on the camp
ground.
At1:3O p. M, prayer by Rev. John
| Mason; reading from the National De-
claration of Independence, by o. D.
Mathewson; reading from Vermont
Declaration of independence and
Rights, by William L. Quimby, Esq;
Historical Address, by Hon. Albro F.
Nichols; Centennial oration, by Hon.
H. Henry Powers; short addresses by
Hon. Carroll S. Page, governor, Hon.
w. W. Grout, NJ. c., and other invited
guests. Music by Sherman's Band of
Burlington, and the Mahogany (male)
quartette of ST. Johnsbury. The exer-
cises will close with the singing of
America by the multitude. President
of the day, Prin. Walter E. Ranger;
vice presidents -four descendants of
original voters, George W. Cahoon,
Esq, John McGaffey, Aola Sprague
and E. F. Wilder.
At p. m. game OF paSe Dau
on the base ball grounds; military
drill by the National Guard on the
Park.
At p. NJ, concert in Music Hall by
the Mahogany quartette and the
Monarch banjo and guitar club of St.
Johnsbury.
Fireworks on the Park at 1880 p. M.
Antiquarian rooms on the camp
grounds, open July Sd and 4th. A fine
display of relics, antiquities and rep
reservations of life one hundred years
ago; assuredly one of the most at
tractive features of the occasion.
July 5th-Sunday Centennial service
on camp grounds, at 2:30 p. m. Cen
tennial sermon by the Rev. j. @. Bod
well; Historical address by Rev. John
H. Hoffman; other clergymen Will
participate in the exercises. Music
by a large chorus, Prof. j. HI. Hum
| phrey, director.