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It came and it passed, our glorious “Centennial Fourth Corydon seemed to be really patriotic. The hour of twelve o'clock of the 8rd had scarcely arrived, ere the bells of the churches, ‘court house, school house and hotels were ringing in the one hundredth an niversary of the nation’s natal day. Ev ery street was alive with floating bunt ing and the houses were handsomely decorated. A large pole from which floated a beautiful national flag, was erected by George Straub. A rope was stretched across the street by Keller Bown from their store room from which were suspended a number of flags. The store-room of Griffin McGrain was tastefully decorated. It was indeed a gala day and continued to be such until evening. Early in the morning the peo ple began to pour into town, and to as semble in the Fair Ground. The Sabbath Schools of Corydon formed into line at 9 o'clock and marched to the Fair Grounds, headed by the Leavenworth Star Band, which played “Jail Columbia.” The Christian Sab bath School made the grandest display, being much the largest school and car rying a beautiful banner. The assem blage at the fair grounds numbered about two thousand. It was not of “Young America.” Visages wrinkled and bronzed by age and tail; young fa ces tinted brown by the kiss of the winds, penciled by the rays of the sun with the hue of the rose; serious, positive, good, earnest faces—faces through which strong souls dull of that spirit which achieved, protected and preserved American independence—these were the faces that looked from all the seats into the young foes of the Sabbath school children in the chorus on the stage, and in the eyes of the orators. The Leaven worth band opened the ball with a stirring national air, which was followed by prayer by Rev. ‘Hearing of the M. E. Church ‘Vie programme was then an nounced by L. 8. Welle, master of cere mouries. William N. ‘Tracewell was next introduced, who read the declarat ion of Independence in a clear, ringing voiee winch could be distinctly heard from as paris chikenucierce. Several of the Abiads schouls entertained the
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Corydon Democrat
Corydon, Indiana, US
Mon, Jul 10, 1876
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