Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-09

$50 began about o'clock on Main street
in front of the postoflice the Allen com
pany Of Fairhaven opening the competi-
ton. The company consisted of 80 men
dressed in attractive uniforms of dark
brown trimmed with gilt Their coats
were prince alberts and they wore hand
some belts and silver helmets. The com
pany presented a most attractive appear
ance and they won the admiration Of the
spectators from the start. The drill exc
cuted by them was one OF the finest things
of the kind ever seen in this city. 1t con.
sisted of all the usual movements and "A
large number of fancy eVolutions which
were performed with wonderful skill. per
cision and dignity of bearing The wheels
by sections, by tours and by twos
throughout their exhibition were made
with admirable accuracy, not the least
space apparently being lost or gained.
| The Aliens have had Il number Of years
of drill and have won several prizes and
this in part accounted for the evident con
tidence with which they entered the drill.
| The Reynolds company of Rutland was
the only one that contested the palm with
the Aliens, the Reliefs of Plattsburgh
having been ruled out because they had
but Is men. The Reynolds company CON
tanned % men and they differed from the
Aliens in all being young men. They also
contested to disadvantage from the fact
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their first appearance in public. Indeed
| their uniforms reached them barely in
| time to allow them to participate on this
occasion. The uniforms are of dark
blue. The coats are sack and trimmed
with gold lace, while the pants have light
| blue strip on the outside seams The
suits were exceedingly attractive aud the
effect was heightened by handsome silver
helmets. Considering the time that this
company had been ut work lts achieve.
ment was marvellous. All that has been
sad of the other company in regard to
movement applies with slight exceptions
/ to the Reynolds and that they should 50
| nearly Outrank veteran competitors
speaks well for their leader as well as for
each individual member. The committee
of award consisting of Col. T. :. Peck,
/ Col. w. l.. Greenleat and Cadet W. ;.
PIERCE, consulted long and carefully as to
the result, and ont of a possible 22O
points, which would have been perfect,
they found that the Aliens had scored 81
points while the Reynolds company stood
only one below, having ls6 points. The
first prize was accordingly awarded to the
Aliens and the second to the Reynolds.
THE PYRoTEcHNIc DISPLAY.
The display of fireworks, which took
place on Buel street between Pearl and
College streets, began about $50 p. IN. and
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part of those who were present during
the day remained until evening and many
came in from the surrounding country tc
witness the pyrotechnic display. The To-
cation was peculiarly favorable being
surrounded on all sides by streets from
which spectators could readily see The
display was fine and lasted about an houl
and Il half. 1t consisted of saucissons
shells, rockets, batteries, mines, tourbil-
lions, gold rain and English crack.
ers and Il number OF set pieces
among the latter being, jeweled
cross with sun case and rockets, Boss
Tweed's diamond with batteries, an
Italian rosette with sun case and tour
billions and the grand finale good night
with batteries, rockets, mines shells,
etc. The tirew Orks were under the elf
Gent management of Mr.. Byron NJ. Lamb
kim who acted in the same capacity at the
carnival and the display, WAS admirably
handled. This was fitting close to the
days events and was greatly admired by
the spectators.