2 . July 11, 1865

--On Saturday afternoon the Odds and Ends or Rip Raps of Neenah and Menasha turned out in full costume, to the delight of the … people. In the evening the display of Fireworks came off…the display was a very creditable one, and with the music from Turners’ band and the choir, the evening passed off very pleasantly.

ACCIDENT—A rocket fired off on Saturday night went downward instead of up, struck in the lap of Mrs. Beatty, who held her infant, and it was shockingly burned by the powder. Its little feet were burned in a terrible manner, and it is thought the child cannot live.