Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-10
FOURTH IN TIE SOUTH.


PANduIToH, Utah, July 5, 1897
Independence Day was appropriately
observed here today. At daybreak
the roar Of artillery caused every one
to arouse from their peaceful slumbers,
and reminded them that 1t wes time to
begin TO celebrate the l2ls. apniver-
pary of the nations birth. Soon after,
"OId Glory" was waved proudly in
the morning breeze.
AT an early hour the streets were
,hronged with patriotic cliizsns nn-
xious to take part in the days enjoy
meuts.
About 10 am, salutes were fired as q
signal for tue people TO asae mble nj ths
theater nall, from which point n
parade was formed. OGe important
feature OF the paraJs was carefully
Constructed float tAstefully decorated
with the national cOlors aud SUR
mounted by fine American nag.
The float which was drawn by iouf
f1ne hor.ee, contained the Goddess Of
Liberty and thirteen small girls repre-
senting the thirteen original state. The
tiont presented a striking nppehrAu oe
us 1t wendeu Its way up Main street,
all OF the occupants OF the same being
dressed In gay attire.
In the meantime people had com.
menced to gather at the hall, and by
the time the parade was over every
available seat in the precious building
had been taken anu standing room
was almost at premium. The vast
tsa IN nrA.r hv IA Al
Marshal VI the Day Thomas Haycock,
after which Miss Maggie Davis sang
The Red, White anu Blue, the cnoir
Joining in tho chorus. The Declaratio n
vi Independence WAS read by w. L.
Wilson, alter which Thomas Houston
delivered the Grafton.
After additional songs and speeches,
the audience joined with the choir In
singing that grand old hymn "Amer-
icp," alter which the audience uis-
persed.
In the afternoon the children en-.
logged Themselves IN the unnce while
In the evening the adults trlppeu the
light fantastic until the 1--WE smn
hours"
Nothing happened to mar the pleas
urs OF the commuoity, but everything
passed CT peaceably.
N. j. BURGESS.
AT PINTO.
PINTO, Washingtos County, Utah +,
July o lS97.-Thc national monday
was celebrated In our little village on
the 9th Inst. In suitable manner.
Soon after daybresk the report Of fire
armB awoke the people from their
peaceful SAUNDERS.
Al 10 O'Clock "A. m. old and young
assembled and took part In a Program
which had been arranged by the COM
mittee, consisting OF songs, reading OF
the Declaration of Independence,
speeches, Rotations, toasts, etc., after
which all went to their homes to eatis-
fy the inner man and rest until 3
O'Clock, when u children's party COM
menced anu continued until near sun.
down when the little folks were tired
md willing TO 20 TO their homes aud
rect.
A party In the evening for the older
people commenced with O tablseu en-.
titled A Plea Tor Peace. Every body
seemed to enjoy themselves until the
small hours, when home seemed to
become tho greater attraction.
1t 10 reported that chiuoh bugs have
maize their Appearance In large num-
bers at the mouth OF Pluto canyon,
distant nine miles north, ana that
they are doing damage to the crops
there. We are in hopes they will not
get up Into our fields here. There 10
an almost continuous south wind
blowing which may keep them from
coming further south.
Ono Of our farmers the other day
while taking noon Hnotze in the
the field was awakened by something
crawling over his hand. On gently
looking up he saw a rattlesnnke crawl
Ing away from him.
This part OF the state Ia In great
need OF rain as everything not irri.
gated lie drying up. SUBSCRIBER.