Show A memora MEM ORArE X FOURTH on the tile fiftieth HI anniversary of the declaris De declaration claril tion of lck independence dependence there was throughout ihrl e country most elaborate prepare h aiona to celebrate the half century tal f our om count coun rys life the comma comm commatee tee in charge of the celebration in washington appointed at a mcc ing alg called by the mayor Cien general cral 11 c ilg htman passed resolutions to i anve n v e tile the four living presidents and then survivors of tile the signers of th declaration of independence an abw t on the yd of june mr john A a t anis wrote froin from quincy his regrets ah that his health e alth would not permit in I 1 h iain um to make the journey and on t tins w e alth of juno mr jefferson froni monticello sent a like regret mr r II 11 monroe anh and mr madison wrote len 1 thy letters and tile the venerable cl rles corroll of carrollton said i iw t I 1 his letter that having declined akl a asli invitation sent ent i him from new yo vie lie ho must decline this kind re fl rinn 1 in berince berance I 1 news of mr jei jeffersons 1 ff cersoli 7 s d death cath reached the city ot 0 the evening of tile the atil of july aw abid d lengthy editorials appeared ipp eared pla pr 1 I the ath john adams died on tha P same ameday dav ilis his son on john rr adams left washington 0 for Q as soon as the intelligence r sched ditched itched liim him and lie received en houi roual demonstrations of respect and sympathy unbounded I 1 the city of wa washington ivington Ii ington testified its respect farmr for mr I 1 efferson S and mr adams by S W held in t thu various various C churchea church eg edthe na md tg The C citizens itt ikens wore crape on aft arm for thirty days the remarkable coincidence of their deaths g on the same day and that day i the fourth of july chieh they a had rendered famous was commented commented uon the world over and will ever be regarded added as one of these remarkable events with levith the first half century our coun country itry teemed washington star F f |