Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-07-11

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feet respectively.
Fountain, OF Brattleboro, A. Taylor,
foreman, was the winner of the LIST prize,
consisting of $500. Distance, 179 feet,
Col. Charles II. Joyce, N L. Davis and
! Mark s, Richardson, were the judges In
the trial and performed their duties in a
prompt and impartial manner and to the
acceptance of all.
The contest did not terminate until
about half past seven In the evening,
when Col. George A, Merrill, on behalf
OF the Rutland Fire Department, award.
ed the premiums in the following brief
but happy speech;
GRNTLRMRN The Committee OF ar.
angemeuts have asked me, now that you
are about TO separate from us-to COM
plete, so far as their official action goes
the festivities of the day. Fortunately
ior me, there remains little to be done
you have done the work and done 1t
well. The Judges Of award accord the
Engine Company Fountain OF Brattle-
boro, the lst prize of $500.
To Engine Company Mazeppa of Fitch
burgh, the "a prize of 5000.
To Engine Company GeYser, of Ash
burnham, the Sd prize of 500.
With their decision | trust your SEN
timents will cheerfully coincide; while
| express my regrets, and those whom
/ you have honored by your presence here
to-day that there are not fifteen prizes
so worthily would you each carry one
away.
Gentlemen Firemen, as you 90 to your
homes on the Connecticut, the Ashuelot
and Lake Champlain, or tohererer they
are, you have our best wishes for your
safety, continued health and happiness,
and we send with you our congratula-
tions, to your several communities, that
in your organizations, they have assured
their property and dwellings, these cor
dons of safety.
In conclusion we express the hope
that your visit has afforded you enough
of pleasure; that the trials for the pri-
yes offered by your brother Firemen of
Rutland, have been so justly adjudged,
that future years shall see inaugurated
future tournaments, and that the model
Is may all be here, honorable competi-
tors for them.
To the Bands, who have "fled the
air with music" but retern the thanks
of delighted thousands.
The day has been excessively hot
you must be very much fatigued
For the Fire Department of Rutland,
| bid you farewell, and God speed, as
you go homeward.
THE RACES.
The trotting contest for purse of $3.50
$50 to the second best horse, announced
to come OFT at one P. M, was postponed
some two hours in consequence of the rain
and when it did come off, but three of the
five horses entered were on hand ready to
start, viz; Brown George, Snowflake and
Kitty Clyde. The contest was a rather
uneven one, Brown George having every
thing his own way and winning the race
easily in three straight heats. Indeed, but
once during the entire race, on the first
quarter Of the second heat, was there any
thing like opposition shown him, when
Snowflake quickened his pace, and came
neck and neck with the brown, but he,
recovering himself, shot several lengths
ahead IN the next quarter, and won the
heat easily. The following is a summary !:
7. W. Smith, ms, br. h. Brown
George, ILL.
L. c. Church, MS. gr, h. Snowflake 2. 2. 2.
Hiram Lincoln, MS. or. m. Kitty
Clyde, 3.3. 3.
Time: 2;4l ; 239; 2:37 IL.
IN GENERAL.
The celebration was entirely successful
IN every respect, aud though we believe
two years ago larger crowd was pres
ent, we do not think the public generally
were on that occasion more enthusiastic or
better pleased than on the present Very
good order prevailed throughout, there be-
ing little drunkenness or confusion, and
we believe our police court will show as
clean a record as the result of its yester-
days work as it ever has on occasions
where so many people were collected to-
gether. But three arrests were made
during the day, and one of these, we I'M
derstand, was discharged upon examina-
ton.
The music, furnished by the Brattle-
boro drum corps, and the Keene, Hines
burgh, Burlington, Rutland and Gardiner
Brass Bands was excellent, and contri-
buted largely to making the celebration
pass off so satisfactorily. The latter
band, after the festivities of the dav
were over, serenaded a number of our
leading citizens, among them Col. George
A. Merrill, Chief Engineer N. F. Page.
N. Il. Davis, Esq, Master Mechanic of
the R. & B. R. R., and Mr.. Ben X. Chase
all of which gentlemen responded to the
compliment and entertained the members
of the band in a suitable manner The