The Somerset reporter., 1895-06-27
FOJRTHSOFLON AGO
SOME OLD TlMs CELEBRATIONS IN
HISTORIC BOSTON


In 1917 the General Cour, Gave Order, ,aor
the Observance of the Day Four hae,z
head, Of Free Punch In 1910 Man AID
E.ar Fight ON the Common.
Tie ILL 7t "Id eastern H. slf'3sfs
contain dor rtions 1T kia9 CT. Ia
taas and events winch hayeocee
rel "a flsa.l....,l dav Of Tire nation IL.
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Witnessed f.s. scenes .l.d incidents
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If tn ..abIv. ..f.us Her-. preached
an esa..#..4 DISCOURSE t.sn. a.
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JHlv 100. There was esaa 5ze4te
,5l.sf m 4 n Tl.J.ytte..#ef IL unity
commerce ard uay.-itru between tae
United ~1.e. and Great BRITAIN had
i1zf Ee#f t..s.rl.arI Ihcpe#r.a ri T.
tom 6r#r.gI that our rstIJ. #4e5G.8 Be
surrendered If the tic.tv were fatz1.aa
pef5ffaas for ls.a-, meetings t. =aeaaa.re
tba 8et}a}i.f Mn jaw V,le be5iI9# e.raa
lated on the streets durins the eele6Ia-
tIon
.fulv !. 1>0l. WAS a time parfIei545fIv
ea1eDIafel 10 excite tin. most IGte5=e
p..tfs.ffe lpcmol.p, and emotions IHe
informal bat y'.-orn, war with France
hid .e3reely r,a.,d The ya#og re1.ab
lie. rtsrchauf marine wa, between tie
fire. # what I.- I.pu Of lafe termed
French "sD9liat.ou. " ana British az
preston and c.uf.catiou Of SHIN. And
Imnr5sonnIout Of .c.Iucn Then. too. the
Mediterranean u.ratrs were IL be II
tended IN. and the rreparat43n Of u fleet
for fire ia.,e,c Of lI1ueiua the Bar
ba,.v ravpl.-.' Ia task occuBicd ATTENTION
All the bells were rum flags display
ed salute, fired bv fine artillery bv the
Constitution and Boston frjg.fe. Fort
Iadependante and by the Fr.ncb c9r
vet Beteeau. which last was faDc4tnllY
decorated with colors
The cadets. uudcr Colonel Welies. AS
usual. did me escort duties Of the day
The fnsiI.e5s. uudcr Cantaln Brazer
naraded ne,.f,,ucd = variety ot evain
tions and 6rjng, with intelligence and
exaetness and dinod toyether ut Dor
chester
Jnlv ISOG. there was a man and
hear fiebt ON tbn Common The reDort
ere of tho aav failed tn record the mum
her IF rounds or fine winner
Julv / 1910. tbo town furnished fonr
hoosbeads Of puncb free to all
Jnlv fS22 from dawn till neorlv
midnight was n iubiloc. and the entire
nonnlatiop of tbo citv eclaa in their
hott ot+iro >, xyaro in tbo etreats or ON
the Common visiting tbo various deco.
r,tad halls mr. WITNESSING the narade af
military corns of horse and foot and
numerous professions and ma scene If
t,,,,,,,lt or indoco,r,,,, was ,nv,vbo,o to
bo econ
His exce1Iencv tho governor held the
usual laven in tho sonata chanhe,,
Ano,, those who called to nav tbeir
resnects were fine consul Of the king of
France. John Jacob Aston Of New York