The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1895-07-11
FOURTHS OF LONG Ago.
In 1877 the General Court
Gave Orders for the
Observance OF
the Day.
Four H0gs-heads of Free
Punch in 1910,
Man and Beast Fight OH
the Common.
OFLONG AGO.

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contain descriptions of striking cele.
brations and queer events which have
occurred on the natal day of the ma
ton. The following. taken from the
yellow and mu>ty files. were repro
,luced in the Boston Globe, IL the
language of those who witnessed the
scenes and incidents;
July /, III, was noticed by every
mark of joy. In the forenoon the
Rev. Dr. Gordon of Roxbury. at the
desire of the assembly, sitting here,
preached an excellent discourse from
1 Kings, xii, Is, after which the gen
eral court, having given previous
orders for making every preparation
tor drinking success to the l3 United
States, sent an invitation to General
Heath and the officers of the CONT
mental army and navy, and many
other gentlemen. While 1.-The Oan-
gress and other tuas,s were drunk
the guns on Fort Hill, Castle Island,
Hull, and the vess.l Is of war in the
harbor fired grand salute.
July 1, 1885, there was great ex-
citement in Boston. The Jay treaty
of amity, commerce and navigation
between the United States and Great
Britain had just been concluded. The
people of Boston believed that our
rights would be surrendered if the
treaty was ratified. Petitions for
mass meetings 20 denounce the action
Mr.. Jay were being circulated ON of
the streets during the celebration.
July 1, 1901, was time particular
ly calculated to excite. the most in
tense patriotic memories and emo
tions. The informal but vigorous
war with France had scarcely ceased.
The yonng republics merchant ma
rine was between the fires Of what
has been of The late termed French
''spoliation," and British aggression
and confscation of ships and impris-
onment of seamen. Then, too, the
Mediterranean pirates were to be at
tended TO. and the preparation of
fleet for the purpose of bringing the
"Barbary royers' to task occupied
attention.
All the bells were rung, flags dis
played, salutes fired 10y the artillery,
by the Constitution and Boston frig-
ates, Fort Independence and by the
French corvet Derceau, which last
was tancifully decorated nth colors,
The cadets, under Colonel Weiles,
as usual, did the escort duties of the
day.
The fusiliers, under Captain Bra
ger, paraded, performed variety of
evolutions and firings with intelligence
and cxactness and dined together at
Dorchester.
July 1, 1906, there was man and
bear fight on the Common. The re-
porters of the day failed to record the
number of rounds or the winner.
July 4, 1910, the town furnished
four hogsheads of punch, free to all.
July 1, 1922, from dawn till nearly
midnight was ajubilee, and the entire
population Of the city, "clad in their
best attire,' were in the streets or Oh
the Common. visiting the various
decorated halls or witnessing the
parade of military corps of horse and
foot, and the numerous PROFESSIONS,
and no scene of tumult or indecorum
was anywhere to be seen.
Ills excellency the governor held
tie usual levee in the senate chamber.
Among those who called to pay their
RESPECTS were the consul of the king
of France, John Jacob Astor of New
York, Chief Justice Parker, Rev
President kirkland Of Harvard Uni.
versity, the Society of Cincinnati in
a body (about 20 of the remnant ot
the Massachusetts, line of the Revolu
tionary army were present on the oc
cassion). Brigadier General Sullivan
and the officers were of the Third bri
gade, First division (the officers weF,
very neat and mostly in new and ricl
uniforms and were upward of 100 j.
number), members of the senate ant
house, mayor, aldernen, clergymel
and the officials of the Mechapi,
Charitable society.
The Society Of the Cincinnati hel'
their annual meeting at the Exchang
Coffee house, and ~ gray haired
veterans Of the Revolution and thei
sons sat down to the dinner. Th
president of the society read lette
from the Marquis Lafayette, end
toast WAS drunk TO the health Of th
Frenclman.
July 4, 1926, the fftieth annivel
sary. The Centinel appeared Ii
mourning and printed tbs iptrodqc
tory note:
IAN extraordinary oecurranc
makes it duty to give our column
tie respectful garb of mourning, a
though they are DEVOTED TO the record