The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-05
The Reform Club Basket Picnic at
Bellows Falls.

bellows Fals.
Friday was gala day for this village.
A monster basket picnic of all the reform
clubs In this vicinity was projected few
days ago by the club, at Keene, Brattle-
boro and Bellows Falls, which was i'm
mediately seconded by the Cheshire rail-
road, who ran two excursion trains of 10
and 10 cars respectively, at a mere nominal
fare. This with the efforts of the local
committees have combined to make this
the largest gathering of temperance people
ever held in this part of the state. 1t Is
estimated that fully six thousand people
were upon the grounds. The picnic was
held in Pine Grovosituated in the west part
of the village. The grounds had been
prepared in excellent taste by the erection
of commodious stage, a seating capacity
of fifteen hundred seats, and an abundance
ofice-wa.er provided in several large tanks.
AT ten o'clock a. m. the Bellows Falls
reform club accompanied by the st. Patrick
T. A. d. society of this place, headed by
the Bellows Falls cornet band, formed on
the square and proceeded to the depot.
They escorted the visiting clubs and their
guests to the grove in fine style, not least
among the PROFESSIONS attractions being
the snowy regalia of the T. A. b. society
and the uniforms of the bands. Many OF
the places of business were finely decorat.
ed, also several private dwellings along the
route of the procession. The following il
| the
IoRDER OF PROCESSION.
Marshalls, T. b. Phelps, Dan. Higgins.
| Bellows Falls cornet band, II pieces, p
W. Taft leader.
| Presidents Of reform clubs.
| Scarlet badges.
| Bellows Falls st. Patricks T. A. B. soce
ty, Thos. McGeen president.
Bellows Falls reform club, L. M. Reet
president, L. s. Hayes secretary.
Troy, N. H., cornet band, Is pieces, w
G. Sillsby leader.
Troy, N. H., reform club, g. w. Brow
president, J. II. Aldrch secretary.
Marlboro, N. H., cornet band, Is pieces
N. q. Harrington leader.
Marlboro, NH, reform club, Duane Har
rington president, j. IL. Wheeler
secretary.
Keene, N. H., cornet band, 81 pieces, c
| g. Ramsdell leader.
Keene, N. H., reform club, Dan. II
Woodward president, Emmett
Parmenter, secretary.
Springfield reform club, II. j. Messer pres
ident, o. II. Libby secretary.
Fuller drum corps, Brattleboro, Frank Pu
nam, drum major.
Bratteboro reform club, A. V. Cox, pres
dent, II. B. Chamberlain, secretary.
Putney reform club, John Robertson, pre-
ident, - secretary.
Arriving at the grove America was sun
as chorus, with chorus acccmpanimer
by all the bands present, after viNc
Mr.. White, of the Unitarian church 1
Keene, led in prayer. A hearty welcome WI
then extended to all the societies and peopl
present In few well chosen words by I
M. Reed, esq.,, president of the reform clu
at this village, after which an adjournmer
was had for dinner. In the afternoon II
exercises consisted of speaking, singin
and band music. The speakers were Re-
p. B. Fisk, Springfield Rev. ]. d. Be
man, p. E., Springfield district; E. v
Locke, Cambridgeport, Mass, and Robe
]. Doren, of Keene. The music was
excellent taste. That of the Keene qua
tette, Miss Bolster organist, NJ. M. Smit
A. Z. Bennett, c. N. Nottingham, Tho
Maynard, elected much applause as thu
sang "Hear the News Near the close
telegram was read from Burlington as fo
BURLINGTON, August A.
To Presidents Reform Clubs, Bello,os Fall
Burlington reform club sends congrat
lations. Come all to the general jubilee.
II. s. STYLES, President.
A pleasant hour was spent in social fe
tivities, after which all returned to the
homes by the evening trains. II.