The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-07-06
THE NORTH EAST CELEBRA-
TON.

rangements-GoodS sports and Fine Fire
| works.
1t was a very wet Fourth of July. Ate
the large amount of rain that had poured OF
the earth during the past few weeks it wa.
thought that a respite might be had on the
National Holiday. IL proved but a vain
hope, however, for the heaviest rain of the
the patriotic American.
The readers OF THE WING have been kept
| well informed of the arrangements made fol
a grand celebration of the day at North
East. The citizens of that place are noted
for their public spirit and enterprise. They
are not ashamed. like people in some places
we know of, to show enthusiasm in things
Of public benefit. The plans for the celebr.l-
ton were carefully made and voluntary con-
tributions to carry them out were cheerfully
| given. All that was needed to make the at
fair a success was good weather. This I'M
/ fortunately did not materialize In its place
| came torrent which made Copsou's Park,
| where the celebration was held, a very
muddy place. The weather cleared in the
afternoon between three and four o'clock
\ and the interchangeable comm tee decided to
have the celebration Notwithstanding the
gathered In the park.
/ 1t was decided to have some of the sports
| arranged for The first was an attempt to
| wheel a barrow 25 yards and strike a stake
| while blind folded. Each contestant was
! blind folded before taking hold of the bar
row which was headed direct away from the
stake. Mr. Archibald Lam bert was the fl rst
to try and succeeded fairly well dropping
| the handles of the barrow when but little
| over two yards from the stake. VIM. Lynch
| started off in almost the opposite direction
| from the stake wheeled around in a circle
| and dropped the barrow not far from where
he took it up. George Anderson, a colored
youth went in the right direction but halted
before he reached the stake by several yards.
G. Kline started off to one side and scattered
the crowd He did not come close to the
stake. Ben Reynolds. youth who has ac-
quired some proficiency at wheeling a bar
row in Ford's brick yard where he is en-
plOy6u WAS Tile last COHbtSJau lit .btlu also JDt
successful one. He turned the barrow
around well and eft it with the wheel al
most exactly the same distance from the
starting place as the stake but about five
feet to one side of it. The prize was 81.
The next contest was very amusing. Nine
boys with their hands tied behind them got
down on their knees on a raised platform
and tried to eat four soda biscuits before he
others. Seven were white boys and two col
ored. 1t was very amusing sight. The
lads ate very industriously. Some, how
ever lost considerable time by looking to
see what progress the others were making.
The contestants were Taylor Mckinne>,
Arthur Yeamans. Ben Reynolds, Jas. An
derson, Charles Gardy, Arthur Anderson,
Walter Spence and Walter Laird. Ben
Reynolds succeeded in swallowing his
crackers first and secured the prize of one
dollar.
The next sport was very novel one. Jno.
McGaven and Mitchell Gray, who were in.
troduced as Sullivan and Kilrain respec-
lively hammered each other in a humorous
manner with bladders filled with air. 1t was
q four-round contest and Sullivan got the
best of the contest and was awarded the
prize of one dollar.
A number of boys and men attempted to
climb the creased pole without success. At
the top was a wheel from each spoke of
which was suspended some article of value.
1t was announced that the person who
al,l tIat h hax, Il,
These included Waterbury watch, box of
cigars, poultry, carriage whip, baskets,
bucket, and pound of coffee.
There were four starters in the 20 yards
run. The prizes were Sl.5O to the first and
fifty cents to the second. The starters were
Clyde Chichester, Frank Davis, John Bur-
kins and Fred Holland All the contestants
were colored men except the first named
Davis finished first and Chichester second
Time, 81 seconds.
There also fifty yards race for boys.
The starters were Ben Darling, Charley
Gardy, Walter Laird, Taylor Mckinney,
Arthur Yeamans and Walter Spence. Ar
thur Yeamans finished first aud received one
dollar Ben Dirling who came in second
was given fifty cents The race was run in
six seconds.
The Groome Guards went down from Elk
ton on d morning train. They arrived home on
the special trian about 10 80 p. IN. The officers
were Capt. VIM. &. Purnell and Leuten
ants David Sloan and VIM. Wright. Four
members of the Company who were inroxi-
Gated and disorderly were placed under ar
rest by Capt Purnell and put in the town
lookup. At a meeting of the Company after
returning to Elkton these four were dis
missed from the Company. The other mem
bers of the Company conducted themselves
in very gentlemanly manner and were
very much chagrined at the bad behavior OF
the four persons who were dismissed.
The North East Cornet Band was in at
tendance and rendered good music.
An orcf estra rendered good music at the
dancing pavilion and a number OF persons
INDUCED in this fascinating amusement.
The managers of the celebration showed
great energy in doing all possible to make
the celebration a success. Mr.. Jas. Mallen
was particularly energetic and successful in
the work.
The committee on arrangements was COM
posed of Messrs. Enos Drnmmond, Andrew
Anderson, John V. Abrahams, A. III. Stur-
geon, S. d. Mccullough, James Mallen,
John H. White and S. w. Day.
The committee on amusements which was
sub-divided into committees in charge of
each event was composed of the following
gentlemen: b. f. Thomas, president; w
H. Simcoe, secretary; j. A. Lam bert, treas
urer; Samuel Burns, Schuyler Boyd, John
McGaven, VIM. Rambo, Richard Scotch,
S. w. Day, George Hodge, George Kitchen,
w. L. Coudon j. H. White. II. b. Cordes,
James Mallon, A. Anderson, DIR. Ritten-
house.
The committe on music was composed of
Sylvester Reynolds, DIR. Rittenhouse, j. A.
| Lamb bert, w. II. Simcoe and Theodore
Abrahams.
Mr.. j. H. Lambert made an excellen:
marshal: Mr.. S. d. Mccullough, DIR. Rit
| tenhouse, Mr.. James Mallen and others rem
| dered assistance in the sport contests.
The fireworks display at night was very
pretty. A large crowd witnessed it.
Nearly two hundred and fifty persons
went from Elkton by the p. w. &. b. Rail-
| road.
There is no doubt that the attendance
would have been very large had the weather
| been fair.
The Great Exposition.
| The week from September 8 to IA in