Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-04
GARDINER.

Regular meeting of the city council Mon
day evening. Only routine business wa
transacted.
Hon. VIM. T. Eustis of Dixfield' was i.
the city Tuesday.
Rev. DIR. Bass, pastor of the Methods
church. left yesterday on his summer vaca
ton. He will be absent about four week,
and will visit many places of interest in
the West.
The whitmore building in Farmingdale
has been moved by VIM. H. Ring. Being
placed as it now is about thirty feet to the
rear, and fifteen feet south of its former To-
cation il gives better lot, which when fully
graded will make great improvement to the
places.
Hon. Hiram Bliss Jr., and wife of WASH
ington are in the city.
John b. Dennis of Boston is now in the
city-his old home. He will before his re-
turn visit Bangor, Augusta, Bath, and Port
land in the interest of the Banking House
with which he is connected.
Plates have been set in the Coliseum din
ing room for five hundred guests. and when
the hungry firemea get here today, they will
find the tables bounteously supplied with
the ''best the market Affords
The GLORIOUS Fourth" will open to-
day with the parade of fantasies, which will
start at o'clock sharp. At 10 o'clock A M.
the grand procession will be in readiness to
move, the right forming in depot square.
This will be composed of four divisions
/, Military;2 ?, Firemens; 8, Trades; 4,
Floral.
The first under charge of George Harring-
ton, will consist of details of cavalry. artil-
lery, infantry and navy.
The second division will be under the di-
rection of Chief Engineer, A. b. Booker,
and will consist of four steam fire engines
with their companies. six hand tubs, and two
hose machines with their companies.
The third division, under charge of Mr.
Z. +. Little, will be contributed to by twen-
ty-five of our leading firms who will enter
the procession to represent their business
Many of these teams will be very elaborate,
and this division of the parade promises to
be interesting.
The fourth division will be the floral dis
play. Geo. W. Woodward in charge The
scholars of the High School will represent
cities of Maine; those of the High Street
Grammar, the 3S States of the Spring Street
Primary, the years l7SS--lSsS; of Lincoln
Street Primary, young America and ITS
coming Citizens and the High Street In
will represent a rainbow. The
procession VIII have five bands and one
drum corps, and will be under the direction |
of His Honor, MayorJ. W. Berry and staff
of thirteen staff officers and aids.
The route of procession will be up Water
and Winter, down Highland Avenue, across
Bridge, down Water, up Vine, through |
School, Brunswick and Maple to Washing
ton, down Washington around the common,
where it will be disbanded.
At 1890 a game of base ball will take
place between the Bowdoinhamsand Gardi- |
ners for a prize of S25.
In the afternoon the firemen's tournament
will take place between l.30 and $50, and |
will occur in the following order: /, hose
trials; 2, steamer contests; 3, trial of hand |
engines. At the same hours, the regatta |
y i'll take place on the river just below the
bridge. The races will be called in the fol- |
lowing order Single scull; log race tub |
race; sailing race, for which eight boats
have entered) ; canoe each, (six entries) |
Whitehall race, (five entries) "Star of the
East crews, (three boats), and Association
race, (four cared crews, two entries).
At o'clock Z. NJ. the "tug of war" will
take place in depot square between two
teams from the shoe factory.
In the evening there will be consolidated !
band concert in the square, and at 80 p. NJ. |
the presentation of prizes from the balcor |
Of the Evans House. At $50 there will be |
a display of fire works on the river, which |
will conclude the days festivities.