The Newtown bee., 1894-07-13
VIEWPOINT, CONN, BEE.
 FRIDAY JULY IS, 1894.
 CIRCULATION: JANUARY 1, 1882. 61o LAST WEEK, $500
Litchfield County News.
WOODBURY.
A SUCCESSFUL CELEBRATION.

Last week Wednesday was great day | for Old Woodbury, for on that day the glorious Fourth was celebrated in right | royal style. The 18th anniversary of our Independence will always be red letter day for Woodbury and the story | of the big triumph she achieved on that day will be related to the traveller who may tarry within her gates over night, with a pride that one would be quite blameless in feeling, for years and years to come. It is admittedly a fact that there is no such word as fail in the vo cabulary of the place.
 With such men as there were at the helm the celebration was an assured suc- cess right straight through from start to finish, but so nobly did the business men and other citizens rally to the support of the project that the greatness of the suc- cess eclipsed anything the most sanguine dared hope and not only the visitors, but even the natives, were astonished that Woodbury could develop from her own resources such a gorgeous and fully equipped pageant as that witnessed by the assembled multitude, last week Wednesday. Patriotism was in the air and everywhere it was being demonstrat- ed in no uncertain way. Long before daylight the irrepressible small boy com menced to get in his fine work, much to the inconvenience of some worthy towns men who retired late the night before and who yearned for nice morning nap.
 The official commencemento of the day s program was at sunrise, 4.3O o'clock, when salute of 13 guns was fired from Orenaug rocks in honor of the day. This salute was heartily supplemented by the vigorous ringing of the four church bells and the academy bell at the same time. Most of the houses in the street were tastefully trimmed with the national cOlors. Vehicles and horses were gaily caparisoned with red, white and blue bunting and streamers. One
 wagon, especially, was noticeable by req
 son of the unique way in which the bunt
 ing was placed on the wheels. It was st arranged, two pieces on each wheel, tha
 as the wheels revolved the effect was
 sort of pyrotechnical one. Except at tn
 point where the parade was formin.
 there was very little hustle or confusion
 except when wagon or float, witt
 colors flying, rumbled through the stree
 on it's way to take it's place in the proces
 sion then forming. Firecrackers ant
 other explosives were made conspiciou
 by their absence during the parade an
 throughout most of the day.
 The parade was big affair and wa / about mile and half long. It wa
 witnessed by fully 5000 people during it
 march to Hotchkissvile and return g Lawns, fences and roadside banks weT crowded with people. Hundreds C teams were drawn up on either side C
 the street that the occupants might rt 2 view the procession as it passed. Tn
 mouth of every road intersecting the lin 2 of march was blocked with wagons flu A 4 of eager sightseers. At Hotchkissville big crowd was in waiting. After brie stay at this place and some good mus by the band the procession returned Woodbury. It's march from the startin
 point near Curtiss' hotel to Hotchkis
 vile had been one grand ovation and deserved it, too. The procession starte 7 at 10.10 and was headed by Marshal,
 w. Pond and some of his aids, closel followed by the Hartford drum corp
 Next came carriage containing Histo ian William Cothren, the president of u
 day, and Prof John K. Bucklyn of My
 tic, the orator of the day. They wei
 followed by carriage in which sat tW
 men who attracted much attention. Or
 was Horace Manville, aged 99 years al - three months, the oldest man in tow
 and George Nelson Judson, aged ,+ years, the oldest native of the plac
 Then followed in order three floats CO
 taining "The Goddess of Liberty ine "America" and the 13 original state ss Then came floats of the different bus d ness industries of the place, all of whie
 were very beautiful and credit to u
 owners and the town. Some of the bus
 nesses represented were those of L. ] ie Dawson; c. K. Winton; F. P. Smith, u
 blacksmith; Wells, shoe dealer; Willia Is H. Colepaugh, barbar; F. F. Hitchcoc T. whose float excited much admiration 1
 M. Harvey; Woodbury stage; G. V ar Proctor; Futile, New Home sewir S B. machines; Dr Peck, with wagon e; which large tooth was displayed repr a, sented ancient dentistry.
 re A prominent figure in the parade w n, that of Roderick Atwood, attired in |. ancient costume, with a large cock,
 hat upon his head. His wife in mal m moth old-fashioned hat, like our gres ,,9 great-grandmothers probably wor es accompanied him. The wagon MT A - wood rode in was 125 years old and u harness was over 100 years old. IT E harness descended to him from his gran
 father, Oliver Atwood. There we , several ancient turn-outs whose missi, ! was representation of ye olden tim
 One of them carried in a conspicuo of position venerable blow that, judgil 'r- from the blow itself, must have be- = made many, many moons ago. An 0
 tWo-sedtSu ouc-hoIsc ehdy CIcdbeu Il - little amusement. Two persons wt
 wrapped up in blankets and with hea, q ulsters tightly buttoned around them o 4. cupied the front seat, while two dummi 70 gently nodded and swayed about in Il
 rear seat. A large string of bells appri ed people of their appearance. The ri | bons of this ''rig" were artistically han led by Hugh Skelly. The runners we
 placed on small wheels to make it pc
 sible for the horse to draw it. Next can