Excerpt from The Puritan Spirit At sunrise, noon, and sunset, on the fourth of July, the bells were rung and national salutes were fired. A procession was formed, consisting of the East Templeton Cornet Band, a company of Red-coats from East Templeton, the officials of the day, the clergy and present and past town officers, the schools of the town, a company of Continentals from Otter River, citizens, and a company of Minute-men from the Centre. The procession marched to a bower erected for the occasion on the Common, and there the exercises of the forenoon were held. The President of the Day was Mr. Francis Leland: the Marshal of the Day was Co]. George P. Hawkes: prayer was offered by Rev. Charles A. White the Declaration of Independence was read by Mr. Percival Blodgett: the Orator of the Day Was Mr. Charles W. Stone music by a chorus and by the children of the public schools was directed by Capt. Charles W. Davis. A free collation prepared by the ladies of the town was served in the bower after which addresses were made by Rev. Edwin G. Adams, Rev. L. Payson Broad, Hon. Giles H. Whitney of Winchen don, Hon. Jason Goulding of Phillipston, and Capt. V. P. Parkhurst. In the afternoon a company from Baldwinville in costume represented the exploits of a band of Indian warriors. In the early evening a concert was given in the church of the First Parish. After dark there was a fine exhibition of fireworks. Flags were displayed on the Com mon and the houses were generally decorated. About two thousand people were present during the day, and the utmost good order prevailed throughout. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.