The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-05-19
Manchester Items.

There was considerable activity among some
of our business men last Friday and Saturday
preparing to make display in the street pa
rade on Whit Monday. The Manchester
Cornet Band had been making preparations
for some time for their fourth annual tar and
festival to commence last Saturday and con-
tinue during the present week. they mad
intended to have a street parade and musical
feast with their own and five visiting bands on
Monday, but concluded on Thursday OF last
week to invite business men and manutactur-
ers to participate with them and make street
display. The time, however, was too short
for men engaged in most industrial and bust
ness pursuits to make the necessary prepara-
tons. Yet several of our interprising men
rallied aud by grand effort made very
creditable display. Notwithstanding the
threatening appearance of the weather on
Monday morning, people began streaming INTO
town at an early hour, and by o clock there
were masses of people in the streets. by lO
o clock York and Church streets were crowded
with machines and vehicles ready to be formed
in line. After all things were in readiness.
j. p Baltozer, chief marshal, with George W.
Musselman and Hun. Buchanan as aids, took
position at the head of the column, and mar
shals John b. Walter, Jacob Wink, Arch.
Buchanan, Frank Brilliant and John NJ. Sci
lers along the line. The procession moved
from York street to Main, to West end OF
Main street, cOuntermarched to East end,
countermarched to York and Church streets.
The procession was formed i'll the following
order: Manchester Band, Mayor and Com
mon Council in hack, Mount Pleasant Band,
Eckenrode, coach manufacturer, with two new
vehicles and one old carriage with an auto
matte colored gentleman, life size, on top,
making gestculations; Thos. Bosley's sewing
machine agent, band wagon and band, Mason
heimer q Whitley, coach manufacturers,
eight new vehicles, and three old ones on the
way to the shops for repair; Jacob Hoffman,
agent for the Royal st. John sewing machine,
representing its superior merits; Beckleysville
Band: +. }. Crumrine. agent for the Champ
ion reapers and mowers, and other machinery
and implements, consisting OF grain drills,
rakcs, plows, harrows, &c, with two Irvine
binders, &c., requiring twenty-threc horses;
Codorus Band: Hoffacker Il Son, agents for
d. NJ. Osborne & Co.'S. reaper and mowers
and other implements, consisting of grain
drills, rakes, plows, harrows, &C., with one
Irvine binder, requiring twenty-five horses;
Thos. NJ. Bosley, agent for the Buckeye rea-
per and mower, drills, plOws, and Western
wagons, one Irvine binder, &c, requiring
eleven horses. All the binders were in oper-
alton, and the agents had a supply ofstraw to
fully exhibit the merits of their respective
machines, each of which was operated with
two horses. The procession contained eighty
six horses and was half mile in length.
Everything passed off with out accident eX-
cept slight mishap i'll the coach containing
the Mayor and Council, but as those dignita-
ries enjoy full use of their members for loco
ton, very little delay was caused. 1t rained
slowly during the entire time Of the moving
of the procession, but the elements had no
apparent affect on the participants, nor did it
lesson the interest of the crowds of people on
the streets. Those who took part in the pro-
cesson will no doubt be well paid for their
trouble and expense. Masenheimer & Co.,
on the same day, after the parade, sold six new
vehicles and got three repair jobs, the result
of their display, and others did good bust
ness but we have not learned to what extent.
If one week more time had been given the
procession would have been very nearly if not
twice as long. As usual on such occasions a
few INDUCED too freely in drink and became
boisterous, but only one arrest was made du-
ring the day.
At joint meeting of the consistories of
Manchester Charge, Reformed Church, last
Saturday, p H. Myers was elected delegate
pJimayiLs and j. p. Baltozer SecunduS to re-
present the charge at Maryland Chassis to
meet at Westminster on the 23rd inst, and
Francis Warner delegate primGrius, }. ?. Bal
tozer SecuHduS to the Potomac Synod.
Cornelius Shipley returned from his visit to
Minnesota last Wednesday evening.