Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-07-06

rHZslmmOns the SACK race, while Milan
won the baseball match by score of 5
toS.
GEM SEQ.
| A large number of Rock Island people
attended the celebration at IGeneseo, and
were not only pleasantly but royalty en-
tertained. The celebration opened with
salute at sunrise, followed by street
parade under command of 81. T. Antes at
$50, the procession terminating at the
park. where the exercises were held.
After music by the brass band, the cere-
monies attending the unvelling of the
Henry county soldiers monument were
conducted by the G. A, R. rost, in which
the Rock Island veterans took part
Music by the martial band followed, and
then prayer by Rev. G. h. Rogers and
song by the glee club, the monument
was formally presented by E. J. Jenkins
post to the city. and an eloquent response
made by E, G. Graves. mayor of the city.
A song by the glee club and music by the
| Oi oSo pduu SOuCiuutu tue nDEhll0 SAer-
cises.
In the afternoon the exercises in the
park were resumed with another large at
tendance present. The Declaration of
independence was read, there was song
by the glee club and then came the ora
ton of the day, mastery effort by Rev.
H. W. Bolton, of Chicago. \ song was
given by the glee club, when Col. Isaac
Clements, Illinois humorous orator enter
tanned the thropg for an hour or more.
In the evening there was grand display
of fireworks
The celebration was one of which Gen
eseo should have been proud, not only in
its public spirited patriotic nature, but in
the hospitabie, open-bearted manner in
which all visitors were received and pro-
vided for, representative of TIE ARGUS
being particularly fortunate in the way of
courtesies received.
CORDovA
A. CordOvs thsIe Was procession, led
mound, Rev. Fawcett offered prayer, Rev
Caldwell as president of the day introduced
Miss Hanks of Albany, who resd the Dec
laration of Independence, the Albany glee
club sang America and Head Consul
Northcut, Of the NJ. W. A, delivered
stirring patriotic Grafton.
EAESTOw
At Barstow there was music by the Y. NJ.
G. A band and glee club. Fred Osborne pre-
sided at the meeting and speeches were
made by Dr.. Reiter and S. W. Searle in
the morning, and by NJ. J. McEniry aud
Dr.. Morgan in the afternoon. All had a
good old fashioned time
DUNIAP's GROVE.
At Dunlaps Grove near W. z. Craw-
fard's place between Edgington and the
Taylor Ridge there was fine celebration.
Charles Sesrle delivered an Grafton.
AT CABLE.
CABLE, H., july 4.-Todsy is the
grand and glorious Fourth of July and to
say that the people of Gable celebrated it
IN grand and glorious way would be-
(as the saying is "only drawing it mild d"
At 10 a. m. those who had been able to
WOO the drowsy god were suddenly
aroused by what they thought to be an
enormous thunder clap, but upon invests
CATION it proved to be nothing more than
an opening salute from cannon in honor
OF the anniversary Of the independence of
the United States. Hardly had the echoes
died away before the signal was taken up
and in less than minute the air was
filled with the ear-splitting sounds of a
cannonade, part of which came from
anvils, part from shot guns, pistols and
in fact from every conceivable article that
might help swell the sound. This was
continued until Old Sol thought it time to
bring all this racket TO an end, and to do
so he raised mis- smiling countenance over
the hill. This was a signal for the young
Americans to start their fire cracker
racket, which they did to the fullest czs
tent. This was kept up until $50, the
time for the forming of all those inter-
ested in the celebration. The first sign
Of meeting was shown by the number
of black silk hats seen on the square,
which on Investigation proved to belong
TO the members of the Gable Light Guard
band under whose auspices the ceiebra,
ton was given. Suddenly from the GEN.
ter of the crowded square arose en- har-
monious sound issuing from brass instru
ments under the leadership of Prof.
Smith, which proclaimed TO the listeners
that the Star Spangled Banner was being
rendered, if not to perfection. very near
it. After which they marched to the
Congregational church, from which the
procession started. In the meantime the
town was being filled with people which
came from the neighboring towns. Swe>
donna, Presumption. Reynolds, Farlow's
Grove, Gilchrist. and in fact from every
direction, they came in Carriages, afoof,
horseback. and to tell the truth, some of
them walked.
At $50 the special train, which was