Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-07-06
The 4th.

A general suspension of business, a
few flags, a million frecrackers and
pretty pyrotechnics at night made up
Frostburg's celebration IN town.
To points outside, however, various
Sunday schools marched with picnic
purposes and equipments.
The Catholics made the most prep
aration for observing the day. A pro-
cession of children and societies, led
by the Independent Band, marched
from the parochial school building to
Beall's Park, where the following
program was rendered
Beading-"Decaration of Independence
james Barrett
Music. .................... .......... Band
SSong-"Red, White and Blue; ......;. Choir
AddfesS: .:.....; Kew }. ). DILLON
Song-"Star Spangled Banner. ...... Choir
Song-"My Maryland" ................C Choir
The reception accorded the orator of
the day, Rev. J. J. Dillon. was very
warm. He was among old school
mates, family connections and rel
atives-an environment most happy
for him and his audience. He said:
Ny Friends md Fellow Citizens i deem 1t
an honor to be with you to-day, and were |
to take a text, as is my custom when l stand
before an audience might select many from
Holy Writ, but as tins is not altogether re-
ligious, but mainly a civic gathering, it might
be well for me to go elsewhere for topic |
find one in Virgil-"Felir q"i potnh rerum
cog"oscere causas'-"happy is he who knows
the causes of all things" We do not know
the cause of all things. but we do know why
we are gathered here to-day, happy in the
knowledge of being free American citizens.
On this, the 18th anniversary of Amer
:can independence, our country's sons and
daughters gather around the flag that floats
over the nations capital, and which tells the
story of July the 4th, 1776-how one hundred
and twenty years ago Great Britain held
sway on this fair land-how for ten long
years did the fathers of freedom plead for
concessions which were never granted, but
the only reply was a sneer-when men were
borne back to England to be tried by foreign
court-when the right to trial by jury was de
MED them-when standing armies were placed
here to watch our forefathers lest they be
traitors-when they were compelled by law to
buy everything from England and they them
thing, though they had every facility for
doing so. 1t was high time that men like
Washington, Hancock and Carroll should
say-''we will serve thee no longer; we will
be free and Independent people" So they
rose in their might and with the strength
that God gave them they fought the fight of
liberty and won-not only for themselves,
but for lis and for all others who wish to take
refuge under the flag.
And we as Catholics as well as American
cltizens-,re have a particular reason to be
proud on this day Nine Roman Catholics
signed the Declaration of Independence sew
eral Roman Catholics assisted in framing the
Constitution of the United States and the IN
depreciation of that great work by Roman
Catholic. Chief Justice fancy, constitutes
to-day the fundamental law of the land
We have every reason to thank God to-day
for giving us such a country, the greatest
under heaven, where every man Is his own
master, where the very air we breathe seems
to tell us that we are the greatest people in
the world, for we are a free people.
1t is our duty, then, to-day to thank God
for this boon of freedom; to remember, too,
the men who gave their fortunes and their
lives for us, and let us realize this blessing
and prove to the world and our fellow-men
by our loyalty to our country and our flag
that we are true citizens of the greatest repub-
lie on earth.
Attractions at the Trotting Assocla-
TONS park did not materialize as
expected.
AT the last moment it was learned
that the McKeesport baseball team
could not come.
A game was extemporized between
Frostburg and Hoffman. Latter,
wanting to get home in time for sup
per, stopped with 7 innings, leaving
Frostburg in possession of the field.
Scorn-Frostburg II Hoffman i.
Allegany mine and Ocean mine
sports tried their steed mettle in a
horse race. Allegany blood foremost.
THE tourneymong didn't came off,
so the disappointed Queen of Love
and Beauty reported. She is now a
nominee for principaless of the Iona