The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1892-07-06

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The Day Ushered in With Noisy
Glee-The Greatest Day in the His.
tory Of Wellington.
Monday, July 4th, will long be remem-
5ered in connection with the grandest
celebration ever seen in Wellington. The
preparations had been most carefully
made, money had been contributed with
lavish generosity, the committees had
worked necessarily, and the celebration
was grand success.
Programs extensively distributed before
the Fourth had announced the exercises as
beginning at sunrise; but this was alto
gether too slow Cor the boys. Despite the
efforts of the committees and the town Of
ficers to prevent it, these patriotic young
Americans obtained possession of the
belfries of the churches and of the town
hall before midnight, and posted members
OF their organization on every corner in
TIE main part of town, and at one minute
past twelve the midnight silence was brok-
en- by the firing of cannon crackers and
the changing of bells. For an hour the
noise was incessant, but at length II grew
comparatively quiet, and the citizens who
had been wakened by the guns and bells
An odd but appropriate union of church
and state-turned over for another nap
to be awakened again as the first rays ol
the sun appeared by the detonatiUns of the
eighleen.pounder salute Of thirteen guns
The weather was beautiful, In the
early morning the town put on her holiday
attire. Never was Wellington so deco
rated. Never had so many flags beer
bought and sold in our community. Bus
iness houses were frlnged with flags ant
festooned with wide strips Of bunting from
foundation to root, Flags were hunl
across all the streets leading to the square
The park aultered with flags. The hal
and the band stand were fringed with red
white and blue. Private residences seemed
almost without exception to be decorated
The streets were gorgeous with bunting.
THE PARADE.
'The great prOcC ssion came up the street
With the ciatter OF hoofs and the tramp o
feet"
At 8 80 the procession started from tht
square, led by Marshal F. c. Williams
and his competent assistants. From yari
Gus dlyerging streets the several parts o.
the procession appeared, moving dowr
Max street in an imposing body. The
Wellington band headed the procession
followed by the Hamlin post of the Crane
Army of the Republic.
First after the band and escort OF ole
soldiers, came the carriages containing the
speakers and reception committee, the Of
ficers Of the day, and the mayor and coun
Gil. Hon. ]. II. Dickson, Hon. j. T. Has
kell, Hon. G. L. Couch and DR.. ], W
Houghton composed the reception com
mittee. The officers Of the day were W
r. Wean, president, VIM. Rininger, S
Windecker, j. B. Manley, vice-presidents
Rev, j. F. Brant, chaplain. Next came thC
Brighton martial band of six pieces,
"Whose ponderOus drum and pointed fife
Proceeded to roar and to shrek for life:
And asNa ha hal
And The Girl Left Behind Me, came on"
The music furnished by both bands was
excellent and stirring, and added greatly
to the success Of the day.
Next came a series Of emblematic floats
designed by Niles Alma Sprague, principal
of our high school,
"The great procession came up the street
! With wagons Of virgins, sour and sweet"
First came wide wagon containing twen
ty young ladies', representing "The God
dess of Liberty among the nations" The
wagon was built up in tiers, on which
stood the girls, dressed In the colors o.
their respective nations, and each waving
her nations flag. In the midst of all, and
above all, stood the Goddess of Liberty
with flag marked Reciprocity" At the
extreme rear Of the wagon, however, ant
apart from the rest, sat China, alone and
unnotlced.
Next followed two wagons representing
modern and pioneer lie, in which the lat
ter was conspicuous for the variety of oc
cupations represented--washing, knitting
spinning, etc. Drawn by an ox-team, in
wagon festooned by native evergreen, the
girls showed the sterling qualities which
made our mothers what they were: ant
while the girls in the next wagon looked
prim and pretty, the legend "originality
all gone" which their wagon bore, wa
hardly needed to impress the contrast
Next came two wagons representing thu
colonies as they we're, and the states a
they are. The original thirteen stool
erect and bore, upheld by sturdy miss II
gingham and snn.bonnet. the flag which
was proposed for the adoption Of the colo
nies in l777, and which In various form
was extensively used among the origina