Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1900-07-07

It was . Complete Success In Ev'
err PaFtlcular.

an ideal one for the carrying out OF th,
programme which had been arranged fol
the observance Of the Nations Birthday
AT an early hour the streets wer'
thronged with people, and during th,
entire day the principal t~horoughfare'
were lined with humanity. Not . single
accident worthy Of mention marred th,
celebration. and the entire progrsmm,
was carried out without the least show
Of friction.
Shortly after s o'clock the special trair
arrived from Palissde, bringing thirty
eight excursionists, in charge Of Rev. NJ.
s. Riddle, who had worked up the enter
prise. While the success Of the venture
is satisfactory TO the gentlemen who
pledged the money for the train, il il
the general opinion that had the movs-
ment been inaugurated . couple Of weeks
earlier the number Of excursionisti
would have been multiplied by three.
At 9 o'clock the procession formed in
front Of the Opera House under the di-
rection Of Marshal r. j. Reid and his
assistants, and made . oreditable ap.
pesranoe ss il psraded the principal
streets Of the town.
The Goddess Of Liberty and her Maids
OF Honor looked beautiful in Q gaily
decorated float, while the Car Of State,
equally artistically draped, contained q
bevy Of little girls representing the diff.
erent States. In another conveyance
sat George and Martha Washington.
represented by Johnnie Mullins and
Stella Reid, and with them sat the his
toric Betsey, represented by Miss Regli,
busily engaged stitching an American
Gag.
When the hour arrived for the exer-
cises to begin At the Opera House the
building was literally jammed, every
seat being occupied, and after extra
chairs and benches had been placed in
every available space there was still q
large number Of people in the entry who
could not be provided with seats. Rev.
NJ. s. Riddle opened the exercises with
prayer, after which the Ruby Hill Band
played 9 patriotic air. Miss Annie Lu.
cey. Miss Rose Kind and Prof. Smith
sang 1.-THE Red. White and Blue" with
Mrs. J.. T. Wheeler officiating at the
piano, and the grand old song lost none
Of its sweetness nor patriotism in it's ar
tistic rendition.
Mrs. H. A. Knight then read the Dec.
l~aration OF Independence in q manner
that thrilled the hearts of her listeners,
and conveyed to them something of the
spirit that thrilled the hearts Of the
signers Of that document when. well
knowing the consequences Of their act.
they pledged to each other their Elves,
their fortunes and their sacred honor"
Its rendition by Mrs. knight was simply
perfect, and abe has good Cause to con-
graduate herself on her effort.
The trio named above then sang q
medley, which was received with Q round
| of applause by the audience, and Peter
Breen. Esq, the orator Of the day. was
introduced by Rev. M. s. Riddle.
Mr.. Breen delivered . mastery and
eloquent address. reviewing briefly the
events which preceded and followed the
signing Of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence, and electrified his hearers by re-
counting the deeds of valor Of the Ma
tion's noble sons on the field of battle
and 10 the management of the affairs OF
state. He showed how the Republic
had prsopered and been peculiarly
blessed during the past l24 years. and
as his hearers realized again what had
been accomplished in that comparatively
short space Of time they were better
than ever prepared to celebrate the an
niversary OF our National independence.
The address was 9 mastery n and
Mr.. Breen was the recipient Of many
genuine congratulations.
After singing America" in which
the entire assembly joined, and the AJAX
ing Of the Divine blessing by Rev. NJ. S.
Riddle, the morning exercises were con-
Guided and the people dispersed for
lunch and to enjoy q brief rest TO pre-
pare themselves for the sports Of the af-
ternoon.
AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
Shortly after l o'clock the shooting
match began at the grounds Of the Ne
vada Gun Club. The grand stand wal
full and o large number Of spectators
were compelled to stand in the sun
Fletcher Bros. bus was busily engaged
in taking passengers to and from thu
grounds. Many others beside the mem
bers of the club were entered in tn,
match. The Sage Brush Gun Club o
Elko was represented by L. Watkins ant
DIR. Wilson. These gentlemen. shoot