The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-01
AN OLD TIME FOURTH.
IS Years Ago Montpelier's Independ-
ence Day Program Was In Strik-
ing Contrast to That of Today
Which is RELOCATED to the Young
sters and UnObserved by Adults.


Which is RELOCATED to the Young
sters and UnObserved by Adults.
A local man is in possession of
an old handful which indicates
that 3S years ago Montpelier observ
ed the Fourth of July with some
thing Of more patriotism and spirit
than nowadays when the great day
is allowed to pass almost unrecog-
nized by the town itself, leaving the
proper or improper observance Of
the anniversary to the small boy
and his fiecrackers and smudged
fingers. The handful read thus
wise:
Fourth of July Celebration at
Montpelier, Vt. The citizens of
Montpelier propose grand public
celebration of the 95th anniversary
of the declaration Of independence
and, through the proper committee,
have arranged for grand Military,
Firemens and Civic Parade, an Or
alton, Balloon Ascension, regatta,
and fire works. Such was the pro-
gram that brought JOY to the small
boy and the order Of exercises, in
which list many name is familiar
to the majority of the townspeople
was as follows:
On arrival of the extra train from
the south at SIS, the cadets of
Norwich University will be received
at the depot by the Capital Engine
Co. No. 5, in uniform with the
Montpelier Cornet Band and escort
ed to Village hall which will be used
during the day and evening as ar
mory of the cadet corps and head
quarters of the Ethan Allen Engine
company.
On arrival of the regular train
from the North at $50, the Cadet
corps, Engine Co. No. 5, and band
will meet the Ethan Allen Engine
company and Queen City Cornet
band of Burlington, and escort them
to their quarters at Bishops Hotel.
At one o'clock the organization
will assemble and proceed 70
School street where the line of
march will be formed under the di-
rection of Gen. P. P. Pitkin, chief
marshal, assisted by Adjt. J. NJ.
Poland and Cadet Adjt. Kimball, N.
u. as aids.
The Order of procession: Chief
marshal and aids, Cadets of N. u,
so muskets, Capt. G. A. Curtis. U.
S. A., in command. Montpelier
Cornet Band. Is pieces, Horatio
Fales, leader. Carriage containing
president, orator, etc. Montpelier
St. Jean Baptiste society, as mem
bers. Alexander Campbell, presi-
dent.
Queen City Cornet band, IT
pieces. Ethan Allen Engine COM
pany, GO members.
Young America Engine company.
No, 9, % pieces, c. E. Davis, fore
man.
Capitol Engine Co., No. 5. 70
members, lin uniformly, I. NJ.
Wright, foreman.
Col. Albert Clark, St. Adams, or
ator of the day.
At four o'clock, Eben Seaver, aer-
onaut, will make a grand ascension
from the State House yard in his
mammoth balloon, 1.-THE Star" (this
was a SUGGEST. Trails of fire en-
gines on the State House common
from 430 to $50.
At $50, the boat race on Winooski
river mill pond will commence.
First race-two-oared boats-course,
one mile, prize, silver cup
Pond Lily-fag, blue and red,
John W. Peck
Glide, flag, white, Fred Blanchard
Second race-four-oared boats.
Same course. LIST prize, silk flag,
second, pair of oars;
Mystic, flag, blue, W. 7. Dewey,
John Peck.
Una, flag, red white and blue, o.
D. Clark and A. A. Redway.
D. K. E., flag, purple pennant,
NJ. w. Wheelock, R. F. Keith.
Judges, Erastus Hubbard, George
w Wing, j B. Thurston. At Up
per Buoy, G. NJ. Scribner, A. D.
Peck.
Fireworks in the evening COM
pleted this glorious Fourth whose
hours were filled with events of in
terest.
A note at the end of the program
says; To give citizens. who may not
be entirely at leisure during the day