The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-07-05

iHDnl DNUGNUI In /,
ITS CELEBRATION N SK0NHEGAB.
A MAGNIFICENT DAY AND A
BIG CROWD.
Fourth OF July dawncd bright and cool.
and was uoherrd In ia Skowhcyan by riu.,.
ing Of bells and Hiring Of gun, ut sunrise.
Thanks to the vigilance of the police OH
GERS the night WA not male hldcou, h.,
demonstration, during the night, and
there was nothing to prevent our citizen,
from getting good nights rest.
The crowds began to arrive in town
early from every road leading into the
town and by 3 O'Clock, \. NJ. the streets
were filled with men, women and child.
rem teams of all description, and wheel
men.
The procession Of fantasies wa, the
first object Of interest This parade had
some good features, but was not cx.
tehsiYe enough To be success.
The following are the prizes accorded
IN the fantastic parade: Electric Light.
LIST prize Sl20o; lIcselton 4 Chase, It'll
prize $500; Negroes, 9TH prize, 5000.
Saiiord's Orchestra, 3d, $500: {. Bert
Clark, 2nd prize, $1,000.
The Civic Parade and Industrial Exhi.
bition was very crcditable one to the
town and the management. II formed
on Water street near Eddy hin in the fol.
lowing order
capt. r II. Wing Marshal aud aids.
SkoWhcwau Cornct Band
Co r. Militia,
% Bicycle riuers.
N9Smns Hook and Ladder Company.
Hook aud Ladder team hor Is
SItalner Company No. l.
Steamer team horses.
flriI Piece drawn by two horsr-,
Town and County Officers
Representatives of Board OF Trade.
Athletic Association.
/ Eeeiile Light Co. and Various Indu~t ii,. i'm
'HrriaRp-
Orator and President Of the Day in Cnritsr..
SkoWhrgan Drum Corps.
f"hey team, in hand. Ben. Hilton Esq. of
No. Anson.
Ware tornct Band Athens
Nhar Factory team horse,
X l.. Mitchell Wood WORT Exhibition
NkuwhrHn F,hertc COMPANY
Wooden Mills team.
Forrest ~ Marston, Steam hitter, and pluuh.
er> teams.
Boston Tea store team
a.. \. Russ Woods Mower, Etr
llolhfook and lIuwes, display
SkoWhegan Tea Store trailis.
-, Somerset Laundry.
weston ~ Braiuard teams,
Ware Cornet Band and Skowhegan
Band and the Drum Corp furnished good
music, The Militia and Fire Companies
We're in splendid condition, making
great addition the parade. Among the
teams that are worthy of special mention
were the display of the products of the
Fiberite Manufacturing Company with
20 different specimens of their work: Il
l.. Mitchell's Woodworking establish
mcnt, the Shoe Factory. Wooden Mill. and
Weston Brainard's Lumber Mill,
IN coBCRN Hall.
The public exercises were held in Co
burn Hall, commencing at II O'Clock, 4
NJ, Lewis Anderson, Esq. presiding, and
Rev. A. j. Rackif' Offering prayer.
The Grafton by Rev, Z. Livingston
Allen of Fairfield, was able, well written,
and filled with eloquent passages of pa
traotic sentiment. 1t was intensely
American, received by the large audience
with attention, and at times Enthusiastic
Ily applauded. We would be glad to give
m abstract of the Grafton but time and
space will not admit,
AFTERNOON
The afternoon exercises, consisting of
)asc ball, bicycle races and other field
ports occurred at the Fair grounds, and
lrew out some 2OO0 people The base ball
game was a disappointment the Portland
cam serving arrangement one of the
most contemplate tricks in our history,
liz the sending of telegram, received
ust before their expected arrival, to the
fleet of their inability to come. The
ceilings of the management cannot be
described Efforts were Immediately he
gun for n game elsewhere, resulting in
,ur home team playing a picked nine,
which held the attention of large crowd
most of the afternoon. The contest was
one sided affair.
The other contests were as follows to
which we add the names of the winners
Bicycle race, one mile, for the championship
+ the State Of Maine and Elmwo0d Belt, five