| Show THE FOURTH IN THE COUNTRY f NEWTON juls july 3rd ard tile thee day saturday july ard 3rd commenced as usual with salutes flag ral rai raising a i n g etc A process sion slon showed t that h a anew newton ton was honoring the great commandment be fruitful and multiply the banners were numerous and well executed bearing appropriate inscriptions and were the tiie handiwork of bro jonas N beck at 10 a m both old and young assembled and were treated to singing by the ward and sabbath school choirs under the leaders ma of bro amos clark dark bishop wm P F littlewood Litt lowood orator of the day delivered a spirited oration the sabbath school children bro jonas N beck superintendent answered promptly and correctly numerous questions for children from the juvenile Tu instructor tor recitations and dialogues were well rendered by members of the day school bro A P welchman teacher one dialogue r embraced eighteen characters A collection of pithy and well timed toasts and sentiments completed the morning exercises the afternoon was devoted to numer numerous ous and varied sports and games after the old english style including a childrens children dance in the evening the adults assembled and joined in a dance gotten up with the intention of obtaining sunday school funds which was a success in all respects I 1 our no 1 rock schoolhouse school house bouse with arched ceiling loft above the floor and stage across the hail hall deep and high of which by the by we fel olei we have reason to be proud was tastefully and liberally decorated with ever greens flowers and pictures NARRATOR july 6 1875 at daybreak the national salute had not been completed when the cagnon cannon burst but fortuna fortana fortunately tely without injuring any one cause too heavy loads of patriotism at 9 a in the people young and old gathered to the grove at the outskirts of town where a bowery had been erected in addition to the delightful shade afforded by bv the thich growth of young cottonwoods cotton woods and a vigorous setto serto set to toab at baseball base ball was kept up till noon ice cream and cider were werd also liberally dispensed at af noon there was a general gravitation towards the meetinghouse where after a reading of the declaration an offhand off hand oration was given by james mcknight esq more music and a few well timed thoughts by bishop jared shred roundy closed the declamatory part martof of our celebration feasting and visiting with guests and friends occupied until 3 pm when the childrens dance commenced and a merry time they had till 6 pm erom prom 4 to 7 pm the owners of fast nags trotted out their stock and showed their speed in short heats on the principal thoroughfare simultaneously with the horse racing foot racing of fifty and a hundred yards kept the adult population in highest glee till nearly dusk the cool bracing atmosphere peculiar to this loc locality allty contributing materially to the vigor igor and creditability of the perform performances in the evening a magnificent display of fireworks firework sw was made from the crest of nj a jutting utting spur commanding the town which occupied about half an hour after which the elder children opened the ball and tripp edthe light fantastic toe till morning the inevitable accident did not occur but one odthe of the most amual amusing n 9 occurrences of the day was thad thu the distribution i s trib ution by father mun nixon on 04 the tiie floor of his store of some thirty dollars worth ot candies just after the dismissal of the chii chil childrens drens arens dance the nimble scrambling of the little ones for the goodies was a rare sight As this is the kind of hard tack the old gentleman treats the youngsters of the village to upon every anniversary is it wondrous that they all bring their nickels to father nimond nixon s store there is not a doubt that his candy kisses will bo be remembered by them thern when all else of him shall shail be forgotten this is the topographical centre of weber county and was formerly the county seat but for certain reasons the seat was removed to the north and end of the tho county wener WEBER july ath 1670 1675 our demonstrations commenced on the evening of the third when the Thes thespians plans of this place presented the yankee in cuba wm deakin as seth swap 11 on monday the fifth at sunrise the star atar spangled banner was hoisted to the breeze and firing of musketry music promenading and various kinds of amusements were in order until ten the people met in the hall where music by the choir prayer by the chaplain jos woodward sen the reading of the declaration of independence preceded a short and pithy oration by justice thomas bradsh bradshaw aw orator of the day speeches followed by leading citizens interspersed with songs sentiments and toasts and music by the band and choir after meeting there were outdoor exercises for old and young swings quoits skittles horse racing ac winding up with a dance in the hall W ac K B R glenwood july fth 1875 there was firing of cannon and musketry at daybreak day break hoisting of the national fla fia flag at sunrise with bhreel salutes of cannon and musketry under the direction of captain hyrum palmer music by the martial band under the direction of captain joseph doxford of monroe serenading sere through the principal streets by the martial band drawn ly by two span of an animals also by the string band under captain george wardle drawn by two span of greys at 9 firing of cannon and musketry for the tho assembling of people at the schoolhouse school house where a procession was formed in the usual way the people turned out en masse followed by day and sunday school children athe the procession was wase headed by the martial band of aion Alon monreo roo and paraded the principal streets under the direction of joseph aj L wall marshal of the day then returned to the school house at 10 where the services commenced by singing come 0 thou ring king of jr kings rings by george wardle and company com followed by prayer by the chaplain of the day henry singing though in the outward church below by geo wardle and company after alter which the declaration of independence was read by thes thos bell esq oration by isaac W of the day song the star spangled banner bygel by geo wardle and company appropriate speeches by bishop A T norman 0 BrIm brimhall bail ball and dr 0 H speed interspersed with the following songs the old veteran 1 by byg G wardle wardie iyan cyan yankee doodle by G powell comic songs by joseph W allan of monroe pass rass under the rod by george wardle and family the whole being interspersed with excellent music by the string and martial bands the services were concluded by singing an anthem the lord Reig Beig neth let the people tremble by george wardle and company benediction by the chaplain at 2 firing of cannon and general assembling of the people when the afternoon was sp ent in foot raci rael racing ac by the juvenile ve n 0 portion of the assembly Y the evening was spent in the usual way a social party the whole days proceedings passed off without a jar to mar the happiness of any one the utmost good feeling and harmony prevailed A PATRIOT PINE KANYON july ath 1875 the fourth of july was celebrated by tho the firing of musketry at arv d break hoisting the stars and sti stripes lpes ipes to the breeze and manifesting due deference to the revolutionary fa for their noble nohle acts in ginning the declaration of ence and risking their lives and property for the future of this great nation the daywan day was e especially devoted to healing hearing heaning hearing recitations by the sunday se school 01 scholars also entertaining ing songs dialogues and sacred music fathers and mothers sisters and brothers were wore present to hear bear tho recital of the excellent pieces which had been committed to memory by both large and small the committee of arrangements had bestowed much laborada labor and pains to prepare for the day and ali aji present were amused instructed en bained and satis satisfied lied that the rising generation of rine fine kanyon hanyon are ascending in the scale of progress danchi nanchi dancing g swinging and a little horse racing were indulged in by the boys and a social dance was enjoyed in the evening JAMES I 1 STEEL 4 CITY july gah 1873 our people celebrated th eglorious ath of july yesterday with the good people of ogden city dramatic Pra dramatic matie matic entertainments were given here on saturday eve in honor of the anniversary ver sary the performance of the golden farmer was rendered with great credit to our dramatic association follo followed wiM by a spirited pantomime the exercises were closed by the house sold which was rendered in quite a masterly manner A C HENNEFER VILLE july 6 1875 the children met mia at the schoolhouse at 10 30 am on the ath and san ban sang and danced for a short time when whan they marched in procession to a bowery where they amused themselves by swinging jumping racing etc and watching the big ger boys play a cricket match they retired to the school house housein in the afternoon when they enjoyed themselves in the dance singing etc and received their little presents there was a dance for adul adulis adults in the evening everybody seemed t to enjoy n oy hims elfand the day passed lyv oss off very ry peaceably and quietly we have no saloons here the grain crops though rather late are very promising premising and tind the prospects for a bountiful harvest are looked for PHILIP |
