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1743.
Robert Herrick, John Lee, John Lee, 3d.
1744. Robert Herrick, Jonathan Herrick, John Lee.
1746. Robert Herrick, Jonathan Herrick, John Lee.
1747. Jonathan Herrick, Thomas Lee, John Lee.
1748. Jonathan Herrick, Andrew Hooper, Benjamin Lee.
1749. Jonathan Hooper, Andrew Hooper, John Lee.
1750. Jonathan Herrick, Andrew Hooper, John Lee.
1751. Jonathan Herrick, John Lee, Thomas Lee.
1753. John Lee, Thomas Lee, Samuel Lee, Jonathan Herrick, Samuel Allen.
1754. John Lee, Thomas Lee, Benjamin Lee, Samuel Lee.
1723.
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1755. John Lee, Benjamin Lee, Jonathan Herrick.
1756. John Lee, John Foster, Jonathan Herrick.
1757. John Lee, John Foster, Jonathan Herrick.
1758. Benjamin Kimball, John Foster, Jonathan Herrick.
1759. Benjamin Kimball, Thomas Lee, John Allen.
1760. Benjamin Kimball, John Foster, John Tewksbury.
1761. Benjamin Kimball, John Foster, John Tewksbury.
1762. Joseph Whipple, Jonathan Herrick, John Allen.
1763. Joseph Whipple, Jonathan Herrick, John Allen.
1764. Joseph Whipple, John Tewksbury, John Allen.
1765. Joseph Whipple, John Tewksbury, John Allen.
1766. Joseph Whipple, John Tewksbury, John Allen.
1767. Jonathan Herrick, John Allen, John Tewksbury.
1768. John Tewksbury, Andrew Woodbury, John Allen.
1769. John Tewksbury, Andrew Woodbury, John Allen.
1770. Aaron Lee, Jonathan Herrick, Benjamin Kimball.
1771. Aaron Lee, Andrew Marsters, Benjamin Kimball.
1772. Jonathan Herrick, Andrew Marsters, Benjamin Kimball.
1773. Aaron Lee, Jacob Hooper, Benjamin Kimball.
1774. Jonathan Herrick, Andrew Woodbury, John Tewks- bury.
Andrew Woodbury, Eleazer Crafts, John Tewksbury.
1775. 1776. John Cheever, Eleazer Crafts, John Edwards. 1777. John Allen, William Tuck, Jonathan Herrick.
1778. Eleazer Crafts, John Cheever, Jonathan Herrick.
Eleazer Crafts, John Cheever, John Allen.
Eleazer Crafts, Aaron Lee, John Allen.
1779. 1780. 1781. 1782.
Eleazer Crafts, Aaron Lee, John Allen.
Isaac Proctor, Aaron Lee, Eleazer Crafts.
Francis Crafts, Aaron Lee, Eleazer Crafts.
Eleazer Crafts, Aaron Lee, Francis Crafts.
1783. 1784. 1785. Eleazer Crafts, Aaron Lee, Isaac Lee.
William Tuck, John Cheever, Francis Crafts.
1786. 1787. William Tuck, John Cheever, Francis Crafts.
1788. William Tuck, John Cheever, Francis Crafts.
William Tuck, Eleazer Crafts, Francis Crafts.
1789. 1790. William Tuck, Francis Crafts, Henry Story.
1791. William Tuck, Francis Crafts, Isaac Lee.
1792. William Tuck, Francis Crafts, Isaac Lee.
1793. Ebenezer Tappan, Francis Crafts, Aaron Lee.
1794. Isaac Lee, Aaron Lee, Delucena L. Bingham.
1795. William Tuck, Benjamin Ober, Delucena L. Bingham.
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HISTORY OF MANCHESTER.
1796. Delucena L. Bingham, Aaron Lee, Benjamin Ober.
1797. Delucena L. Bingham, Aaron Lee, Benjamin Ober.
1798. Delucena L. Bingham, Benjamin Ober, Samuel Bennett.
1799. Henry Story, Aaron Lee, John Knight.
1800. Henry Story, Aaron Lee, Francis Crafts.
1801. Ezekiel Leach, David Colby, Delucena L. Bingham.
1802.
Henry Story, Delucena L. Bingham, Benjamin Foster.
1803.
Henry Story, Delucena L. Bingham, Benjamin Foster.
1804. Israel Foster, Delucena L. Bingham, William Tuck.
1805.
Israel Foster, Delucena L. Bingham, Henry Lee.
1806.
Israel Foster, Delucena L. Bingham, Henry Lee.
1807. Delucena L. Bingham, Henry Lee, Ebenezer Tappan.
1808. Israel Foster, Delucena L. Bingham, Henry Story.
1809. Israel Foster, Tyler Parsons, Obed Carter.
1810. Israel Foster, Delucena L. Bingham, Burley Smith.
1811. Delucena L. Bingham, Tyler Parsons, David Crafts.
1812. Israel Foster, Henry Lee, Obed Carter.
1813. Israel Foster, Andrew Marsters, David Crafts.
1814. David Crafts, Tyler Parsons, John Knight.
1815. Israel Foster, Delucena L. Bingham, Henry Lee.
1816.
Israel Foster, Delucena L. Bingham, Henry Lee.
1817. Israel Foster, Delucena L. Bingham, Tyler Parsons.
1818. Israel Foster, Tyler Parsons, John Hooper.
1819. Israel Foster, Andrew Marsters, John Cheever.
1820. Israel Foster, John Cheever, David Crafts.
1821. Israel Foster, John Lee, Jolin Cheever.
1822. Israel Foster, Tyler Parsons, John Cheever.
1823. Israel Foster, John Knight, John Cheever.
1824. Israel Foster, John Knight, John Cheever.
1825. Tyler Parsons, Thomas Leach, Richard Allen.
1826. Tyler Parsons, Richard Allen, Andrew Marsters.
1827. Tyler Parsons, Thomas Leach, Andrew Marsters.
1828. Andrew Marsters, Samuel Cheever, John P. Allen.
1829. Andrew Marsters, Samuel Cheever, John P. Allen.
1830. Andrew Marsters, Jonathan Hassam, Samuel Cheever.
1831. Andrew Marsters, Amos Hilton, Israel F. Tappan.
1832. Israel Foster, John W. Allen, Israel F. Tappan.
1833. Israel F. Tappan, Jolin W. Allen, Daniel Leach. 18344. Israel F. Tappan, John W. Allen, Daniel Leach.
1835. John W. Allen, Daniel Leach, Ariel P. Crowell. 1836. Benjamin Leach, Daniel Leach, Samuel Cheever.
1837. John W. Allen, Israel F. Tappan, A. P. Crowell.
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1838. Samuel Cheever, Benjamin Leach, 3d., Albert E. Low.
1839. Benjamin Leach, 2d, A. E. Low, A. P. Crowell, John Lee.
1840. Benjamin Leach, 2d, David Crafts, John Lee.
1841. Benjamin Leach, 2d, David Crafts, John Lee.
1842. Benjamin Leach, 2d, Jonathan Hassam, John Lee.
184S. Benjamin Leach, 2d, John Lee, Jonathan Hassam.
1844. Benjamin Leach, 2d, Samuel Cheever, Henry P. Allen.
1845. Benjamin Leach, 2d, Samuel Cheever, Henry P. Allen.
1846. 1847. Benjamin Leach, 2d, Henry P. Allen, A. E. Low.
1848.
Benjamin Leach, 2d, Stephen Story, John Girdler, 2d.
1849.
John Lee, John Girdler, 2d, Luther Allen.
1850. John Lee, John Girdler, 2d, Luther Allen.
1851.
Luther Bingham, Isaac S. West, John C. Long.
1852.
John C. Long, Samuel Cheever, Philip C. Wheeler.
1853. John Lee, Philip C. Wheeler, A. E. Low. 1854. John Lee, Samuel Cheever, John W. Allen.
1855. Philip C. Wheeler, A. W. Smith, A. E. Low.
1856. A. E. Low, A. P. Crowell, J. P. Gentlee.
1857. A. E. Low, A. P. Crowell, J. P. Gentlee.
1858. A. E. Low, A. P. Crowell, J. P. Gentlee.
1859. A. E. Low, John Lee, Samuel Crowell.
1860. John Lee, Samuel Crowell, John Price.
1861. John Lee, John Price, Aaron Bennett.
1862. John Price, A. E. Low, Aaron Bennett.
1863. John Price, Aaron Bennett, George F. Allen.
1864.
Aaron Bennett, George F. Allen, George F. Rust.
1865.
George F. Allen, Aaron Bennett, Albion W. Gilman.
1866. George F. Allen, Aaron Bennett, A. W. Jewett.
1867. George F. Allen, A. E. Low, Aaron Bennett.
1868. John Lee, Aaron Bennett, A. W. Smith.
1869. John Lee, Aaron Bennett, A. W. Smith.
1870. John Lee, John II. Cheever, William A. Stone.
1871. John Lee, John H. Cheever, William A. Stone.
1872. John Lee, John H. Cheever, William A. Stone.
1873. John Lee, John H. Cheever, William A. Stone.
1874. John Lee, Amos F. Bennett, Samuel Knight.
1875. John Lee, Amos F. Bennett, Samnel Knight.
1876. John Lee, William A. Stone, Samuel Knight.
1877. John Lee, Henry T. Bingham, Samuel Knight.
1878. John Lee, John H. Cheever, William A. Stone.
Benjamin Leach, 2d, Henry P. Allen, Isaac S. West.
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HISTORY OF MANCHESTER.
1879. John Lee, William A. Stone, John H. Cheever, Albion W. Gilman.
1880. William A. Stone, J. H. Cheever, Albion W. Gilman.
1881. William A. Stone, J. H. Cheever, Albion W. Gilman.
1882. William A. Stone, J. H. Cheever, Albion W. Gilman.
1883. J. H. Cheever, H. T. Bingham, Daniel W. Friend.
1884. J. H. Cheever, H. T. Bingham, W. A. Stone.
1885. J. H. Cheever, H. T. Bingham, Samuel Knight.
1886. J. H. Cheever, H. T. Bingham, W. A. Stone.
1887. Samuel Knight, Edward A. Lane, N. P. Meldram.
1888. H. T. Bingham, N. P. Meldram, N. C. Marshall.
1889. H. T. Bingham, N. P. Meldram, J. H. Cheever.
1890. A. S. Jewett, W. J. Johnson, B. S. Bullock.
1891. A. S. Jewett, B. S. Bullock, Edward S. Knight.
1892. A. S. Jewett, B. S. Bullock, E. S. Knight.
1893. A. S. Jewett, B. S. Bullock, E. S. Knight.
1894. A. S. Jewett, B. S. Bullock, H. T. Bingham.
1895. A. S. Jewett, H. T. Bingham, Jeffrey T. Stanley.
TOWN CLERKS. 1645-1895.
1645. Robert Leach. 1767-69. John Tewksbury.
1658. " Goodman" Jones.
1770-73. Benjamin Kimball.
1680. Samuel Friend. 1774, '75. John Tewksbury.
1684-91. John Lee. 1776. Jacob Tewksbury.
1692-94. Thos. Tewksbury.
1777, '78. John Allen.
1695-1708. Jolın Lee.
1779-1800. Aaron Lee.
1714. John Knowlton.
1801. Delucena L. Bingham.
1715. John Lee.
1802-06. Aaron Lee.
1717-23. John Lee, Jr.
1807-19. Delucena L. Bingham.
1724. Jabez Dodge.
1820. Joseph Hooper.
1725-38. Samuel Lee.
1821-37. Delucena L. Bingham.
1739. John Lee.
1838-43. John C. Long.
1740. Samuel Allen.
1844-54. John Lee.
1747. Richard Lee.
1858. George F. Allen.
1748-53. Benjamin Lee.
1859-61. John Lee.
1754, '55. Jonathan Herrick.
1862-67. George F. Allen.
1756. Benjamin Lee.
1868-79. John Lee.
1757-63. Benjamin Kimball. 1880. John Price.
1764-66. Joseph Whipple. 1881-87. William A. Stone.
1888 - A. S. Jewett.
1741-46. John Lee, Jr.
1855-57. John Price.
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REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS. 1665 - 1895.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Thomas West,
1665.
David Crafts, 1839.
Thomas West,
1672.
Arba Burnham, 1840.
Thomas Tewksbury,
1692.
Samuel Cheever, 1841.
Thomas Tewksbury,
1693. Amos Hill,
1842.
John Sibley,
1701.
Ebenezer Tappan, Jr.,
1843.
Thomas West,
1702.
Albert E. Low,
1844.
John Knowlton,
1717.
John Lee,
1847.
Jonathan Herrick,
1756.
John Lee,
1848.
Eleazer Craft,
1773.
Stephen Story,
1849.
Andrew Woodbury,
1774.
Samuel O. Boardman,
1850.
William Tuck,
1777.
John Girdler,
1851.
Eleazer Craft,
1779.
Daniel W. Friend,
1852.
William Tuck,
1806.
George A. Brown,
1855.
Henry Story,
1808.
Albert E. Low,
1856.
Israel Forster,
1810.
Larkin Woodbury,
1857.
Ebenezer Tappan,
1811.
Luther Allen,
1859.
David Colby,
1812.
Charles W. Reding,
1861.
Delucena L. Bingham,
1824.
Daniel Leach, Jr.,
1863.
John Cheever,
1829.
William W. Hooper,
1865.
Daniel Annable,
1830.
John Lee,
1868.
John Knight,
1832.
Lewis N. Tappan,
1877.
John W. Allen,
1833.
William H. Tappan,
1881.
John E. Bohonon,
1834.
John H. Cheever,
1883.
Benjamin Leach,
1835.
Jeffrey F. Stanley,
1887.
A. P. Crowell,
1836.
Henry T. Bingham,
1891.
Israel Forster,
1837.
Benjamin S. Bullock,
1895.
Joseph Hooper,
1838.
SENATORS.
Charles Fitz, 1874 and 1875. William H. Tappan, 1885 and 1886.
One family has been represented in the councils of the State in three generations :
Ebenezer Tappan, 1811. Ebenezer Tappan, Jr., 1843. Lewis N. Tappan, 1877. William H. Tappan, 1881, '85, '86.
SUPPLEMENT.
THE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
JULY 18, 1895.
THE SAME TIDES FLOW. Song, with Music, composed by Prof. N. B. Sargent. Sung at the Celebration.
O'er the rugged hills so grand, Now to us a joy and pride ; And along the rocky strand, Where we watch the rolling tide; Masconomo, chieftain bold, With his arrows and his bow, Used to wander, we've been told, Many years ago.
REFRAIN.
But the same tides flow, And the same stars glow; And the waves sing the same wild glee. Just the same the seabird's screech, And the Shining Singing Beach Takes the kisses of the same old sea.
But the Indian Hunting Ground Has become a garden fair; Where the wigwam once was found, Stands the mansion, rich and rare. Wealth and skill have brought their power, Everywhere their work we see; Love and beauty grace the bower, This is Eden by the sea.
REFRAIN.
Now the school is on the hill, And the church is in the vale, And our homes with light they fill, Brightest hopes that cannot fail. They have been the beacon light As the years have passed away, Brought us from the gloom of night To the splendors of the day.
REFRAIN.
THE TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
THE following extract from the Colonial Records fixes the birthday of the Town beyond question.
June 18, 1645. Att ye request of ye inhabitants of Jeof- feryes Creeke, this Courte doth graunt yt ye said Jeofferyes Creeke henceforward shall be called Manchester.
In the margin is the note "by both Houses." The entry under May 14,
It is ordered, yt Jeffryes Creeke shalbe called Manchester, does not give the real date, as this records only the ac- tion of one branch of the General Court.
As before stated (page 23), this is the only Act of Incorporation of the Town in existence. But the Town's corporate rights are here recognized, and at this date - June 18, 1645 - its history as a Town may be said to begin.
Arrangements for the Celebration of the 250th Anni- versary began with the appointment of a General Com- mittee on the Celebration, at the March meeting, 1894.
General Committee.
A. E. Low, R. C. Lincoln,
William H. Tappan,
D. L. Bingham, W. H. Allen, A. S. Jewett,
G. F. Allen, C. C. Dodge,
H. P. Kitfield,
D. F. Lamson, W. J. Johnson,
Russell Sturgis,
Samuel Knight,
Charles O. Lee, H. T. Bingham,
T. J. Coolidge, Jr.,
John Baker,
F. K. Hooper,
O. T. Roberts,
Daniel Leach, A. F. Bennett,
L. F. Allen.
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The following Committees were subsequently ap- pointed by the General Committee :
Executive.
Samuel Knight,
William J. Johnson, George F. Allen,
Alfred S. Jewett,
Henry P. Kitfield,
Isaac S. West,
Franklin K. Hooper,
Oliver T. Roberts.
Historical.
William H. Tappan,
D. F. Lamson, A. S. Jewett,
R. C. Lincoln, D. L. Bingham.
Invitation and Reception.
D. L. Bingham,
William H. Allen, F. B. Rust,
H. T. Bingham. C. C. Dodge, B. S. Bullock,
Daniel Leach, George F. Allen, George L. Allen.
Literary Exercises.
H. C. Leach,
R. C. Lincoln, A. S. Jewett,
T. J. Coolidge, George Wigglesworth.
Parade.
Russell Sturgis,
H. L. Higginson,
H. W. Cunningham,
F. M. Stanwood,
E. P. Stanley,
Gordon Prince,
S. L. Wheaton, Edward Robinson,
Charles S. Hanks. Gov. Winthrop Party.
Samuel Knight, John A. Burnham,
Caleb A. Curtis, T. J. Coolidge, Jr., H. P. Kitfield.
Henry S. Grew,
Banquet.
H. T. Bingham, Gerald Wyman,
G. A. Kitfield, E. A. Lane, B. S. Bullock.
T. D. Boardman, J. T. Stanley,
Enoch Crombie,
W. L. Dickson,
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SUPPLEMENT.
Illumination, Fireworks and Salute.
Oliver T. Roberts,
C. L. Hoyt,
F. J. Merrill,
C. C. Dodge, Ed. S. Knight,
George A. Kitfield,
John W. Marshall,
James Hoare
Art and Loan Exhibit.
Mrs. John Baker,
Mrs. Charlotte Brown,
Miss Lila G. Goldsmith,
Mr. J. F. Rabardy,
Mr. G. W. Jewett,
Miss Florence G. Lamson,
Miss E. Grace Kitfield,
Mr. J. H. Kitfield,
Miss Annie Clarke,
Miss Hattie P. Knight,
Mr. John Baker,
Mr. G. W. Beaman,
Mrs. G. W. Beaman,
Mrs. C. W. Sawyer,
Mrs. J. R. Allen,
Mrs. C. S. Hanks,
Mr. Andrew Lee, 2d,
Miss Etta L. Rabardy,
Mrs. II. L. Higginson. Miss Mary L. Bullard,
Mr. Charles O. Lee.
Musical Exercises.
N. B. Sargent, A. B. Palmer, F. K. Swett,
A. P. Richardson, A. C. Needham, L. F. Allen.
Bands.
T. W. Long, Charles H. Stone, T. C. Rowe.
D. F. Lamson, A. E. Low, D. L. Bingham,
Tablets. Jolın Baker, Charles O. Lee, WV. H. Tappan.
Decorations.
Edward Robinson, Jolın Allen,
John Scott, I. S. West.
Sunday Services.
Charles H. Johnson, T. B. Stone, L. F. Allen.
D. B. Kimball,
Rev. D. F. Lamson, Rev. F. A. Fate,
Charles P. Crombie, E. F. Preston,
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HISTORY OF MANCHESTER.
Indian Tribes.
George S. Sinnicks, C. L. Hoyt,
I. M. Marshall, David E. Butler, Charles O. Howe.
Lewis Andrews,
Leonard Andrews,
Reception of the Press.
I. M. Marshall,
F. G. Cheever, L. W. Floyd.
Information and Registration.
N. P. Meldram, J. H. Rivers, E. P. Crooker.
Transportation.
Frank P. Knight, E. P. Crooker, William Doogue.
Grand Stand and Doric Columns.
William J. Johnson, E. A. Lane, W. H. Allen.
The opening exercises of the Celebration took place on Sunday, July 14, in the form of a Commemorative Service, in the Congregational church, under the direc- tion of the Committee on Sunday Services. Rev. D. F. Lamson, Chairman of the Committee, presided and made a brief address; Rev. F. A. Fate, pastor of the church, read the Scriptures and offered prayer; Rev. L. T. Chamberlain, D. D., preached the sermon from 1 Sam. 7 : 12. " Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." In the evening an informal service was held, at which addresses were made by Dea. A. E. Low, Mr. Henry C. Leach, Rev. D. F. Lamson and Rev. F. A. Fate; a letter was also read from Rev. C. W. Reding, a pastor in town from 1856 to 1861, and representative from the town in the legislature of 1861. The music through the day was furnished by the choir, with congregational singing. The attendance was large, and the exercises of an ap- propriate and impressive character.
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SUPPLEMENT.
Beginning with Monday morning, July 15, the busy note of preparation was heard on every hand. The streets and public buildings were handsomely decorated, as were many stores and residences. The town soon became fairly aflame with the national colors and various appropriate devices. Committees were energetically at work, and the permanent and summer residents vied in public spirit in doing honor to the occasion. On Wednes- day evening, a beacon fire blazed on the site of the Old mill, off Beach street, lighting up land and water for miles around.
OFFICIAL PROGRAMME (abridged) As carried out July 18, 1895.
Sunrise : Ringing of Bells and Salute.
7 o'clock. Signal Gun calling Indian Tribes.
S 66 Band and Vocal Concert at the Arena.
8 to 9 66 Gathering of the Indian Tribes.
9
Good Ship "Arbella " sighted.
9.15
66 Governor's Salute.
9.30
Landing of Gov. Winthrop's Party.
Reception by the Indian Chief Masconomo and his Tribe.
10.30 Exercises at the Arena.
Music by the Band.
Prayer by Rev. F. A. Fate, Pastor of the Congrega- tional Church.
Address by the Chairman, Henry C. Leach, Esq.
Singing, " The Star Spangled Banner," by the School Children.
Singing, " The Same Tides Flow," words and music by N. B. Sargent. By select chorus.
Oration by His Honor, the Lieutenant-Governor, Roger Wolcott.
Singing, "America," by the School Children.
Music by the Band.
12
. Salute.
12 to 1 Band Concert.
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HISTORY OF MANCHESTER.
1 o'clock. Collation in Town Hall.
Presiding officer, Henry C. Leach, Esq. Address of Welcome by Alfred S. Jewett, Esq., Chairman of the Board of Selectmen. Addresses by His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor; Rev. D. F. Lamson, Historian of the Town; Richard H. Dana, Esq.
66 Forming of the Floral and Historical Parade, the Parade moving promptly at 3.30 in the following order:
Platoon of Policemen. Chief Marshal, Maj. Russell Sturgis. Aids. Band. First Division. Marshal, Col. A. P. Rockwell. Aids. Second Corps of Independent Cadets. Allen Post 67 of G. A. R. His Honor, the Lieutenant-Governor ; and other guests, in Carriages.
Second Division. Marshal, Charles S. Hanks. Aids. Band. Indians. Representative Members of Society of Colonial Wars. Continentals. Coaches with the Winthrop Party. Ladies' Floats. The Spinners. The Tea Party. Indian Float. Fisheries. Ox Team with School Children.
Third Division. Marshal, Gordon Prince. AAids. Decorated Carriages.
The Route :
Beach street, Union, Washington, Summer, through the Grounds of the Essex County Club, School street, Bridge Street to West Manchester; Countermarch by Bridge street and Central street, and dismiss.
7.30 Band Concert on the Common.
Sunset Gun.
8 Illumination and Fireworks.
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SUPPLEMENT.
The general plan and arrangement of the Celebration was under the immediate supervision of the artist, Ross Turner, Esq., of Salem.
The ship " Arbella " was designed and constructed by David M. Little, Esq., of Salem, marine architect. The vessel was intended to be a reproduction of the ship on which John Winthrop sailed from Yarmouth, England, March 20, 1630, reaching these shores June 12. The ship, whose name was originally the "Eagle," was a craft of 350 tons, manned by 52 seamen and carrying 28 pieces of ordnance. The vessel constructed to represent her was the old sloop, "Hard Chance," of Gloucester, built in 1857; such alterations were made in her build above the water-line, including a high poop and forecastle with gun ports, and lateen and bowsprit sails, flags and pennants, as answered to the peculiar shape and rig of Dutch vessels of the seventeenth century. As the ves- sel entered the harbor (towed by a tug), with the party per- sonating Governor Winthrop and his companions on board, it presented a picturesque appearance, and with the realistic costumes of the period, both English and Aboriginal, helped to carry the imagination back over the intervening centuries.
The reception of Governor Winthrop (R. H. Dana, Esq.), with his secretary (H. W. Skinner, Esq.) and his page (R. H. Dana, Jr.), all descendants of the great Puritan, was at the landing, by Masconomo (Mr. Leonard Andrews) and his "braves." The smoking of the pipe of peace, and the other formalities, includ- ing the serving of strawberries in birch bark, was a brilliant scene, witnessed and applauded by the vast throngs in the Arena and on the adjacent grounds. This unique and spectacular feature of the day's exer- cises, as well as the Procession, was admirably con- ceived and carried out, and added much to the interest of the occasion.
The day was one of the most delightful of the season, and seemed greatly enjoyed by the immense and or- derly crowds (estimated as high as twenty-five thou-
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sand) who all day long thronged the streets and held every vantage ground. At a comparatively early hour, the multitudes dispersed and quiet reigned over the ancient town. A favoring Providence smiled upon all from the beginning to the close, evoking from grateful hearts thanksgiving to Him " from whom all blessings flow."
The following features of the Procession are worthy of special notice :
In the first divison was the Manchester G. A. R. Post, led by Commander J. H. Rivers. Behind the column came a car- riage, in which were seated four veterans, Julius F. Rabardy, Jacob H. Dow, Samuel Lendall and William H. Hooper. Each of them had lost an arm or a leg in the war. The re- mainder of the first division comprised the guests of the town, the General Committee of the celebration and the Parade Committee in carriages.
In the second division were the Indians who had taken part in the morning exercises, about one hundred men in all. Two carriages followed them containing Grand Officers of the Red Men's Society. Next in line were two carriages containing representatives of the Society of Colonial Wars. Following them was a body of young Manchester men dressed in the costume of Continentals. The old Governor Eustis coach, which carried Lafayette on his visit in 1824, was in the line. It was followed by the coach of Wellesley Hotel, and both contained the Governor Winthrop party, in the costumes that they wore during the morning exercises.
Next in order was the float of the Colonial spinners, who were seen busy at work at a loom. The representation was perfect in every detail, and was commended highly all along the route. Another float represented a Colonial tea party. It was most artistically decorated, the young people being dressed in costume. A float occupied by a dozen of the Daughters of Pocahontas, was fitted up with spruce boughs as an Indian camp and presented a very picturesque appearance. It furnished considerable amusement. It was followed by a float representing the fisheries. A big dory called the "Nancy " was manned by four grizzled sea dogs in
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oil-skins and sou'westers. They could be seen busy mending a dilapidated net. The men were Capt. Josiah Dow, George A. Rowe, Thomas Dow and Josiah H. Dow. A float upon which were seated fifty school children brought up the end of the second division; it was drawn by two pairs of oxen.
This made way for the advent of the third division, the floral parade. There were many entries. Three prizes had been offered for the most beautifully decorated carriages in this divi- sion. The prizes were : First, a silver loving cup, given by John A. Burnham; second, a carriage clock; third, a carriage whip. The committee awarded the prizes as follows: First, Mrs. Gordon Prince; second, Miss Elvira Bartlett; third, Mr. Schir- mer. Honorable mention was accorded Misses Curtis, Misses Wetherbee, Misses Burnham. The colors were distributed before the parade, and the successful competitors were ap- plauded all along the line.
Too much credit cannot be given to the several Com- mittees for the harmonious and efficient manner in which they discharged their duties, which were in many cases onerous and exacting, in cooperation with the Executive Committee, to whom was entrusted the general management of the entire proceedings.
A notable and attractive part of the Celebration was the Art and Loan Exhibit in G. A. Priest School Building, open July 17-19. There were gathered here ancient heirlooms in silver, glass, china, household furnishings, dress, books, mannscripts, coins, pictures, autographs, etc., some of which were of almost priceless value, descended through genera- tions, and in some cases brought from far over seas. The old- fashioned kitchen, with its great fireplace and its fittings, its chairs, tables, loom, spinning-wheels, and other antique fur- nishings, was a unique and constant attraction to visitors. The whole exhibit was an object lesson that will not soon fade from memory, for the perfect success of which much was due to the public spirit of the people as well as to the energy and good judgment of the Committee.
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