Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-25

bration of Independence day. The enthusiasm OF
our people for their country and flag can usually
De measured by the beat of the national pulse.
typical celebration of the day Is that OF 1880 IN
Buffalo N. Y. which is described at some length
IN the Buffalo Journal. That newspaper says:
%The return of national jubilee was cele-
brated in this village with more than ordinary
splendour and the day was duly honoured, not IN
the breach but the observance
The procession formed at the Eagle-a famous
tavern located Main street between Court and
Eagle streets-and consisted Of veterans Of the
Revolution citizens and strangers. escorted by the
Washington and Frontier guard and the cadets OF
the Western Literary and Scientific academy, "the
whole enlivened by musiek from the Buffalo band"
The grafton was pronounced by Sheldon Smith,
Esq, at the Baptist church and religious services
were conducted by Rev. Mr.. shelton OF st. Paul's.
From the church the procession marched to the
Buffalo House in Seneca street and there an sex
cellent dinner was partaken Of" DR.. Powell was
landlord of the house at that time and the papers
recorded as something worthy of special mention
that there were liquors the table. But the
good lesson this statement was intended to convey
loses its moral in the very next line OF the
tive: After the cloth was removed wine was
served with the toasts which were drank with the
utmost regularity" 1t Ia hardly necessary to draw
the imagination to any extent to picture the
final state Of many In that noble company OF 100
who drank the wine with the utmost regularity"
But that was before the days OF temperance soci-
cites and aduIterafed liquors.
The marshal of the day was Colonel afterward
General. Sylvester Mathews. a veteran OF the war
of 1872 hero of the Battle OF Chippewa.
Apart from these proceedings was discourse by
Rev. Mr. Eaton of the Presbyterian church on civil
and religious liberty. The festivities closed ac-
cording to time honored custom with q bah in the
evening No mention is made or any fireworks
The celebrations OF several succeeding years
seem to have been much like this one. according
to the Journals nles. In 1919, however-pre-
sumably because OF the Mexican war-the celebra-
ton was regarded by the Journal as noteworthy
The Slxty-nfth regiment made its first appear
ance on this occasion At O'Clock in the morning
detachment marched to the Fillmore House and
fired some small arms In honor of the vice presi-
dent The line OF march Included Revolutionary
soldiers. Think how old they rust have been
sixtyeight years after the surren' er OF Yorktown
and seventy-two years after the cattle OF Licking
ton r. There were also soldiers OF the War OF 1912
In the me Szacers and soldiers OF the army and OF
the Mexican war. Friendly Sons OF St Pat
rick. the Sons Of Erin and -eha German Young
Mems association sure sign that IA City was
beginning to take cosmopolitan form--Ne-.s'1h
the line of march,. The exercises were held at
Johnson's park the orator of the day being a. K
Smith. Vice president Fillmore attended the ex-
ercises md was Justify cheered.
The Sons Of Temperance had charge of the
celebration In 1850 which held Eat the grove
near the wOrkhouse." John B. Cough the leading
Temperance" speaker Of the day was orator
With the breaking ont Of the Civil war Buffalo
broke loose on its celebration Of 1861 The parade