Présentation de l'éditeur
At a legal meeting of the Town of Bolton, held on Monday, A pril 3d, 1876, it was voted that a committee of five be appointed by the Chair to make arrangements for a Centennial Celebration on the 4th of July, 1876; said arrangements to be without expense to the town. The Moderator appointed as members of this committee :N. P. Gilman, R. S. Edes, B. a. Edwards, N. A. Newton, and F. E. Whitcomb. They subsequently organized by choosing N. P. Gilman as Chairman, B. A. Edwards as Secretary, N. A. Newton as Treasurer, and F. E. Whitcomb as Soliciting Committee. (T he expenses of the celebration, amounting to about one hundred and fifty dollars, were met by a general subscription.) At a town meeting held June 26th, Roswell Barrett, J. D. Hurlbut, and Paul Whitcomb were added to the committee. Enoch C. Pierce, Sergt. Co. F, 13th Regt. Mass. Vols., was chosen Chief Marshal, and S. .E dwards, Chief Decorator. The exercises of the Fourth were held in the meeting-house of the First Congregational Church, at teno clock A. m. After the performance by the Hudson Brass Band of suitable music, the President of the Day made a brief opening address, in substance as follows :F ellow Citizens :W emeet here to celebrate the festival of our nations birthday. All over our land Americans are today observing the one hundreth anniversary of our countrys life. But we are mindful here of a double duty. Our great republic is made up of many little republics; because of these the nation came into existence. The New England township paved the way for the independence of the whole country in such a degree that in 1650 the Republic was already virtually established. Of one of these small democracies we now observe, with but a few clays delay, the one hundred and thirty-eighth anniversary. The founders of this town, as well as all who built this nation, were men of a true religious faith. Our
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