Rensselaer Union, Volume 8, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1876 — fourth of July Celebration. [ARTICLE]

fourth of July Celebration.

I Tbc following is the programme for tho Celebration of the 100th anniversary of American Independence at Rensselaer: Tho day will be ushered in by tho firing of cannon and ringing of bells. Upon tuo ringing of the court hauso bell at 10 o’clock a. m., the people will meet on tho public square. At 10:80 o’clock tho procession will bo formed under the direction of the Marshal, Simon Thillips, and his assistants, and march to Kanual’s Grove, where the following exercises will bo had: Ist.—-Song by the Glee Club. Sind.—Prayer by the Chaplain, Rev. Thos. Vanscoy. ■ 3tl.—Music by the Band. 4}b Reading of the Declaration of Independence, by Capt. 0. A. Edmunds. full.—Song by the Gloo Club. tith.—Oration by Judge Ward, of Lafayette. 7th.—Music by by tho Band. '"m-fWWrarsponßea-v... m Oth.—Basket Dinner. A Platform Dunce will be one feature of the exercises. G. A. Moss, ) C C. Staru, vCom. W. J. Imes, J