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About nins hundred children, nearly all of them members of Juvenile Temperance Societies joined in the procession and were seated in the meeting house; [ and we are informed that about two hundred more were present. who by reason of the great crowd did not obtain place either in the procession or the meet ing house.

 The exercises in the meeting house were of an im- posing character. The banners of the several soce- ties, with each its appropriate inscription displayed m various parts of the house, produced very pleas ing effect The music was performed by full choir, and in fine style -and the oraton was both in mat ter and manner, of the highest order Every slip and aisIe-every nook and corner of the meeting house full-full to overowing, and hun- dreds retired from the building who could obtain ne- ther sight nor hearing of what was going on within Not less than 20O0 25OO persons of all ages were | present.

 Great praise is due to the members of the fire com pany who in their handsome white frock coats, gla- zed hats and appropriate badges, and bearing wans performed the duty of the procession and afterward that of Artillery men in serving the guns to the gentlemen who erected the bower, and to the ladies who spread out the repast and decorated the tables with flowers and we ought to omit to men, ton with appreciation the spirited exerions of the gentlemen who procured and erected in conspicu- situation of the highest and handsomest Flag saffs from which the "star spangled banner of our country foated maestcally on the breeze. The most perfect order harmony and cheeruness pervaded the whole assembly throughout the day. Though DOT tion of the public exercises departure from the plan originally proposed by the committee of arrange ments, yet that all are now satisfied with the exercises as they were.

 It proud day for our village-a joyful day for chdren-and for their parents and their friends day full of interest and animation to the patriot and full of encouragement to the philanthropst- afford ing another demonstration ofthe fact that every thing which men ought to do, can be done-every enoy- ment which ought to desire, even the appropriate festivities of our great national jubilee, be produ ced and enjoyed in their highest perfection without | the aid or influence of ardent spirit-Comm 1 Sabbath Scoool Union of Sharo, and v;cinitv. This Union held it's 9th anniversary at Sharon on the 4th of July It embraces six Sabbath Schools to l wit:-salisbury, South Canaan, North and South Cornwall, Ellsworth, and Sharon, numbering Sabbath scholars as follows

 1 Salisbury ll2 South Cornwall 100 South Canaan 50 Ellsworth ll3 1 NOrtn NOrnWaH loI sharon 2O2 1 Total 74 1 The Schools met at the Academy, and were formed ! in line by Gen. Sedgwick, Marshal of the day. At one o'clock the procession moved preceded by band of music, and attended by appropriate banners the Methodist church, where it was joined by the Metho- dist Sabbath School consisting of 75 scholars. 6lO Sabbath school scholars, and s5 teachers thus arran ged, presented an appearance highly imposing, and we'll calculated to fill the breast of every who feels interest in the moral character of the rising gene- ration with joyous anticpations. The procession mo- we'd to the Congregational church, which was crowd ed to overfowing. Deacon William M. Smith, Presi- dent, took the chair.

 l ORDER OF EXERCISES.

 l. Music by the choir" My country 'tis of thee'' 3. Prayer by the Rev. Fitch Reed. \ 3. Music" Hail to the brightness of Zions glad morning."

 4. Addresses, by Rev. D. C. Perry and F. Read. 5. Music" Give me, O thou great Jehovah" 6. Address, by the Rev. M. Grosvenor

 7. Prayer and Benedction, by Rev. M. Grosvenor.

 Refreshments, previously provided, were now dis trbuted Parents children and spectators were high y gratied at this of celebrating the birthday of our nation. It IS believed that new impulse has

 

 Sabbath school instruction.

 The Union adjourned to meet at Salisbury, July 4, 1898. DAVID GOULD, Secretary.

 Sharon, July 4, 1887.

 At meeting of the Litchfeld County Mutual Fire Insurance Company, held at the Mansion House in this village, the 3d inst, the following persons chosen Directors for the current year, to wit: Wm. Buel, Oliver Goodwin, Charles l.. Webb, Sylvester Galpin, Joseph Adams, Jason Whiting, David c. Sanford, Richard Smith, and Lewis Smith. | Dr. William Buel reelected President of the company; Sylvester Galpin, Secretary; and Oliver Goodwin, Treasurer

 1 6T Neither the Times or Patriot yet bring forth the account originally handed in, nor the receipted bill of the School Commissioner and his associates on the Bank Committee to disprove our remark that they re- ceved for their services independent of their regular salary, about fUe dollars day Bring it forth, gen. tlemen or acknowledge the correctness of our state- ment. The ipse dirit of one member of the commit tee, without proof will not have very great weight with an inquiring community, jealous of their rights, and of the manner in which their money is voted into the hands of few favored aristocrats.

 Latest from England.-The arrival of the ship Ox- ford on Monday at New-York brings advices six days later than the Boston arrival News had been re- ceived at London from New York to the 9th of April the day previous to the soppage of specie payments by the New-York Banks and the tdings were so bad that the Bank of England had refused further to sustain American mercantile houses-the consequence 1 of oh anft thapr hoJ