Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-07-08
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Schuyler Count, Celebrates In
ldasse at Queen City.
by our regular Correspondent.

MaSSe at queen lily.
BY our regular Correspondent.
At an early hour July Foulth,
salute Of l16 guns was fired, sym
bollc of this as the one hunureo
and sixteenth anniversary of oul
national independence. While
this WAS going Oh, the 4 O'Clock
II. m. train from the south arrived
bringing q large delegation from
Greentop, Snblette and other
southern points. By s o'clocl
all tho roads leading into towr
were blocked with incoming wag.
ons, loaded with pleasurc-seekinl
families.
At $50 o'clock about 1000 peo.
pie separated from the crowd
and. with the Green City corne,
band, marched to the depot to
welcome the northern delegation,
who were expected on the incom-
ing train. About 500 arrived on
the train and joining the process
sion, marched to the park, headed
by the Queen City and Lancaster
brass bands.
On arriving at the beautifully
shaded park in the centre of our
city, the regular programme of the
day was carried out.
The address of welcome was de-
liyered by the president of the
day, Mr.. Lucious Sanderson, after
which followed music by the brass
bands, singing of national airs by
the choir, the reading of the Dec
laration of Independence, and
speeches by I. q. Tadlock aud
Hon. g. G. Fogle.
In the afternoon, an Grafton
was delivered by Rev. e. B. Lytle,
which was followed by music by
the brass bands and choir, and u
speech by E. Higbee.
The exercises closed with races
and balloon ascensiops in the
afternoon and a magnificent dis
play OF fireworks at night.
NOTES.
An Edison phonograph was
one of the many attractions on
the grounds.
Two brass bands aud a martial
band furnished music to enliven
the occasion.
Not a drunk man WAS seen at
the celebration this year, conse-
quently there were 20 disturbances
of any kind.
The rain early Sunday morning
sufficiently laid the dust so that
none annoyed the crowd Monday.
The crowd was pretty accurately
estimated at between 5000 and
G,000 people.
AS large crowd as ever assem-
bled at any former celebration in
Schuyler county remained to wit
ness the fireworks at night il,
Queen City this year.
The ladies of the Christian
church cleared nearly one hundred
dollars from their candy and lunch
booth. All the others did equally
well.
Several compliments were heard
on the singing by the choir. They
are indebted to Miss Matte Nc
Main for large pant of their ex-
aellent training.
A Gordon job press, from the
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dering crowd of ruralists, who
had "neyer seen such a riggin' be-
fore"
The beautiful manner in which
the show windows at Perrin & Mil
lens store were decorated attracted
particular comment. The prin-
clpai decoration consisted of a
beautiful Goddess of Liberty sur
rounded by the national colors.
Many were the praises bestowed
upon the display of fireworks. The
people have betn so used to at
ten Ling celebrations, and when
the fireworks part of the pro-
gramme was carried ont seeing
nothing but a halfway "fzzle, the
magnificent display this year CON-
pletely overcame their most san.
guine expectations.
Taken altogether, partly, or one
thing at q time, the celebration
was grand success, the people
declared it so and we're unanimous
in their praise OF Queen City and
Queen Clty's enterprise. The
band boys deserve a large share
of the praife, as they superin-
tended the matter from the begin
ming, and were instrumental lin
more ways than onel in securing
its successful completion. The
crowds motto for the day wasi
"Long live our nation and let it
always be blessed with such enter
prising towns and people as Queen
City and her citizens.
East Salt River Convention.