The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-07-07
The Fourih.

though not possessed Of as much life as
at times in the past was yet well OBJ
served, and everything connected with
the celebration passed oil nicely and
without any accidents. The program
for the day was entered ON at about $50
in the morning, when the procession
moved along Lacour street from Hose
house No to the residence of the God
dess OF Liberty, Miss Annie Clinton,
who, attended by Misses Louise Defreis
and Tennie Roeder as Goddesses of
Night and Morning, we're there taken up.
The procession, headed by drum corps,
then covered the line Of march prescribed
and brought up at Thompson's opera
house, where the exercises Of the day
were held. Hon. George $. Sawyer, as
president of the day, opened with some
remarks appropriate to the occasion.
and the choir followed with the national
hymn, America, after which that i'm.
mortal declaration Of human rights and
American freedom, the Declaration of
Independence, was read by E. T. Colby.
The words that were first publicly read
in Independence Hall at Philadelphia,
though often read ami quoted, to an
Americans ear never grow tame or old.
and its rendition here produced great ap.
planse. The Star Spangled Banner, by
the choir, followed, whereupon II j.
Osborne, as orator OF the day, was intro.
duced amidst applause.
On the proposition that to fully ap.
preciate what we enjoy we should know
and remember how it came to be-, the
gentleman contrasted our form of gov.
eminent with that of those generally
prevailing throughout the world at the
time of the Declaration of Independence
and particularly brought out the occur
ences and history Of that time; showed
the vigorous growth Of the new system
and its adoption by other countries
eulogizing the revolutionary heroes ant
martyrs. The address was well received
and his remarks met with frequent ap
plause. "Red, White and Blue" by tn
choir introduced the reading of the poem
by H. f. Prudential, which was en-
Enthusiastically received. This ended tn
exercises. The features of the procsssio
were the cars Of State Of the Goddess
of Liberty and of Night and Morning
and the representatives of the differen
States The cars were filled wit
bright.eyed, rosy.cheeked little girl
who, with their color display and sill
: badges, appeared superlatively happy.
% In the afternoon, at the grounds nor,
of town, game Of base ball was playt
between two hastily gathered nine
The first nine, composed of H. Cowdi
: Frank Widener, G. Blewett, Frank lie
Dan Williams, Mike Flemming, j
:, Ivens, w. Denton and Frank Foste
= embraced most of the challengers of t,
= weeks AGO, while the gathered team W
- composed Of John G. Eames, Il.
- Godbe, W. Cooper, G, Il. Goodrich, E
:" Clark, Frank Godbe, Ed. Small, H.
=. Freudentbal. and S, l.. Werthsimsr.
" Fl. Cooper umpired the game I
" grounds, entirely overgrown with wee,
was poor, and the ball was frequent
lost, which accounts largely for the hi
score, but spirited friendly game
seven innings was played, with sec
as OF % to Is in favor of the first team.
Elk At the close of the game 200 va
10 dash between Nesbitts bay horse a
on Jorgenson's black was run for purse
$50. The black wasn't in it," II
to ended the afternoons sport
tn In the evening fireworks were sent
IA, on the lime hill east of town, and at \
&c. Eame's residence, and others on Gee
IRE street. This part of the program, Ii
the balance, went of without hitch, O
ne was hugely appreciated by all who "
,e messed it.