The Portland daily press., 1889-06-14

The floats came as follows:
FEJEPscoT CANOE CLUB.
The Pejepscot Canoe Club is one of the
great institutions of the young
people of Brunswick, and it was
well represented in the procession by float
bearing two canoes, an Indian birch and
red cedar white mans canoe. Masters B. l..
Furbish and E. Merryman, with their big
Newfoundland dog, manned the navy, which
foated along to the general delight of the
citizens. especially the young ladies.
MoLLY's CAPTURE.
The Capture of Mollie Phinney by the In
dians in 1756 was the inscription on forest
CLAD float containing poor Molly, presented
by a young Brunswick lady, Miss Maggie
Evans, and by three Indians personated by
81. L. Libby, G. F. Coffin, and S. B. Miller.
Miss Evans was captured great many
times during the procession.
THE SPINNING WHEEL.
A float bearing an old-fashioned spinning
wheel was an attractive display. Lizzie
Rogers. pure-blooded Yankee woman Of
Brunswick, knows how to spin, so the spin
ming wheel did not have to be turned over to
daughter of Acadia as did the loom.
oLD-FAsHIoNED LOOM.
An old-fashioned loom, the property Of
Mrs. Mercy Woodwork. occupied cart dec
Grated with evergreen. The trucks that held
the harness were brought from the Island of
Jersey in 1900 by weaver named Bibber.
But there were no maidens who were de-
scendants of the old settlers of Brunswick
town, who could run this loom of the grand
mothers; but joyful, chunky French wom-
an, who said her name was Mrs. Fortier,
piled the shuttle. She couldn't speak Eng
lish; but her French friends said she "was
a good one" to ply the art lost to Yankee
girls.
THE MINUTE MAN.
The minute man was one of the most in
teresting floats. Besides an old-fashioned
mould board plough!stood William Condor,
with an old musket of 1775. The plough
came from West Bath. 1t was made by
William Ring in 1774 and was loaned by w.
W. Varney. The old musket was about six
feet long Mr.. Condor said he never saw
gun with so long barrel.
OLD CHAIsE.
Built by Orrin Head, Exeter, N. H.,
1919" Is the legend on the old chaise driven
by Samuel Rand. its owner. Mr.. Rand was
dressed in corduroy breeches and shoe
buckles hundred years old. The stockings
he wore were the stockings worn and owned
by Rev. Joseph McKeen, first president of
Bowdoin College in 1902 The stockings
were as spick and span as if just done up by
Mrs. McKeen.
PARsoN DUNLAP.
Mr. K. s. Hacker personated Parson Dun
lap. He rode the saddle of old Parson
Eaton of Harspwell, last century divine
In the saddle bag was an ancient Bible
printed in 1887. In the Bible was a letter
dated 17S5. The saddle bags also contained
an 1920 hymn book. Mr.. Hacker wore Par
son Eaton's wig and three cornered hat.
Parson Dunlap had to be guarded when he
rode abroad, and Mr.. Hacker was guarded
today by Z. r. Merry, William o. Mariner,
Fred Larock and another armed with flint
locks. Mr.. Merry carried gun owned by
Parson Dunlap. Mr.. Mariner carried his
grandfather's gun.
THE STOCKS.
As interesting a float as any was the one
bearing the old-fashioned stocks. They
were not the old stocks, which decayed long
ago. but new ones made for the occasion. A
good-looking lyoung man, named Skeetup,
was confined in these stocks, suffering vica-
rious punishment for the people who ought
to have little bitter with the sweet of liv-
ing 10 the town just $50 years old today.
This ended Division Five.
The sixth and last division then followed.
The chief marshal was Frank II. Adams,
and the aides were Charles S. Frazier, Wood
bury Purinton and 81. Mallet.
The floats came in this order:
ANoTHER.oLD CHAIsE.
A chaise 104 years old was ridden in by
Joseph Blaisdell, clad in a suit 100 years old,
and by John Dunning. clad also in ancient
raiment
Campbell the fancy grocer, had three
teams, dated 1853-1SS9.
A nicely carpeted float, dated 1855-1SS9,
bore the elegant easy chairs, sofas, centre
tables and other comforts of the parlor and
sitting room, of Harvey Stetson's furniture
establishment. Sixty Years in Business"
was the legend on the rear of the float. A
large cart of rugs and carpets from the same
establishment followed.
DENNIsoN MANUFACTURING co.
There was large float decorated with red,
white and blue, and surmounted by large
sign,
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