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Show I WE ALL CELEBRATED RIGHT I? OYALLY THE FOURTH OF JULYA CREDIT TO THE CITY. Smell o' powder in the air, Glory flags a floatin', Crackers popin' everywhere. Echoes all replyin'. Yankee Doodle's on a spree, Feelin' hunkyd-ory-, J os' a rousin' jamboree. Honor of old Glory-. Denver Post, Never in the history of St. George has such a demonstration of patriotism been shown as on last Tuesday, the Glorious Fourth of July. The sounds of crackers and guns commemorating the destruction of Cevera's fleet the day pi-evious had hardly stilled ere the booming of the old twenty-pounder on Mount Hope announced to the patriotic citizens of St. George the anniversary of the day of our Independence, the greatest day in the history of our country. Promptly at daybreak "Old Glory" was proudly flung- to the breeze by Captain George Jarvis, and Lieut. George Brooks commenced his salute. Four bands serenaded the city, the Brass Band, the Martial Band, and two string' bands, the latter in separate wagons with an organ in each to accompany ac-company the stringed instruments and some fine voices singing patriotic songs. The Stars and Stripes were visible everywhere, a big display of bunting being made, while the booming boom-ing and rattle of cannon, small arms, crackers, etc., was incessant. AT THE TABERNACLE. The Tabernacle was probably never so crowded before at a Fourth of July demonstration, the galleries as well as the body of the large building being filled with a sea of smiling faces, of men, women and children, the women and children predominating'. The building was beautifully decorated with Bags, bunting, flowers, etc. The published program was carried out, with one or two slight alterations, and every number on the program was well rendered. The singing by the choir was excellent as was also the orations. In fact, every part of the program was so good that it would be a hard matter to discriminate where all did so well, THE SPORTS. The afternoon and evening were devoted de-voted to sports in the grove adjoining the Tabernacle. Rarely if ever did a more good-natured crowd gather together to-gether than on this occasion, and the sports went merrily on without a hitch until late, in the evening. The tug of war between the married and single women was an easy walk-away for the former amidst enthusiasm. The tug of war between the married and single men was a well contested tug. and ended in a victory for the married men. The tug of war between the Whiles and Indians was won by the latter. The other sports were well carried out and thoroughly enjoyed hy all. NOTES. Refreshments were not stinted and were much appreciated. Mayor lSrown treated all children between three and ten years of age to ice cream. The various bands did well in the morning, but the absence of music in the afternoon-was commented upon. It would be almost an impossibility to enjoy a day better than the Fourth was enjoyed here. May we have many such. The absence of tirunkenne-s was a cause of much satisfaction Tt is a rare ihinar to find so gi.od an example I on aeeasions of tins kind. The committee arc entitled to ;!,r 1 thanks of the '.immunity for their excellent ex-cellent mav.asrcnient ami success .-:" the 'day. They worked nobiy. TliO destruction of Admiral Vrvera'.-lUv-i new ..f wlii.-h arrived . tin- l:h las ;.ar. ies.t aedit iom.l z.-st to th-day's th-day's celebration this year. Tin-re |
