The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-06-19
WHIT MONDAY AT MANCHESTER.
Great Display of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ant
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fair and festival was held here on Whit
Monday, in which all the citizens were in
terested, as the proceeds are to be appropriate
ed to the purchase of fire apparatus. AT
meeting of the citizens in the early part OF
April, Dr. T. A. Shower, DIR. Luther Trump,
John L. Masenhimer, Chas. j. III. Ganter
and Cornelius Miller were appointed an exec
utive committee to manage the affair, and
these gentlemen worked with undated zeal
and energy to make the enterprise success.
In connection with the fair and festival there
was carnival and display of machinery.
which never fails to attract large crowds OF
people when the weather is favorable. The
condition of the weather last Monday morn
ing, however, was such as to cause grave APP
prehensions the project would be failure.
1t began to rain before day light, but about
five O. clock the clouds broke in the west and
gave promise for a fair day, but it soon
clouded over again and began raining and
continued until about 8 o'clock, when the
clouds again broke and in short time stran-
gers began to come in. The procession was
TO move at ten o'clock, but as farmers, some
of whom had great distance to come, could
not get in with their teams, it was found
necessary to postpone the parade until after
- o'clock. and at that hour J. P. Baltozer,
Chief Marshal, with David NJ. Brilliant,
David Frankforter, VIM. Gettier and Edward
Barwager, assistants, began the work OF ar
ranging the line, but were soon stopped by
heavy shower of rain which drove every body
under shelter.
Immediately after the rain the marshals re-
sumed their work of forming the line, and at
2 o'clock the procession started from York
street to the west end of Main street; counter
marched and moved down to the east end
of Main street; countermarched and returned
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in the following order: Westminster Band,
followed by Westminster Fire Department
with 80 men in line; Manchester Band; ID. IL.
Hoffacker & Son, with there Osborn Binders
in operation. two harvesters, five mowers, one
Superior drill, one Brickford Huffman
drill one Champion wagon, two rakes,
drawn by thirty horses; Manchester Drum
Corps; Thomas NJ. Bosley, with one Buckeye
Binder, one reaper, one mower, wagon rep
resenting Hubbard Phosphate Co.; Il. A;
| Myers, deeked with wreaths and mounted
with a olaf; Hampstead Band; &. j. Crum-
rine. As this latter division represented the
Deering machinery, it was headed with a
wagon with a cage containing beautiful
deer with wreath of flowers around his
neck, representing the "Deering Machine
Company The deer appeared to enjoy the
surroundings and attracted much attention.
In this division were fourteen binders, one har-
vester, seven mowers, three rakes, one
Moline wagon, one cart, drawn by II horses.
Some of this machinery was in operation,
some on trucks and some on wagons OF pur-
chasers. This division was in two sections,
which were separted by the Mount Pleasant
Band Even Ben Butler withdrew from the
turmols of political activity and took part in
this division, driving a donkey in sulkey. A
number of others representing different
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