New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-07
FOrETH or JTLY IN SOTTH TROY

We clean an account Of the Fourth Of July
celebration in the town Of South Troy, Me, from
the columns 81 The Monitor and Patriot, n
weekly newspaper printed and published In SAID
town Tho interest which the general public has
IN the Sonih Troy celebration centres, We fancy.
IN tbc sou,c,yha, awkward adventure which bciel
Hiram Potter Boodsood. Justice of the peace IN
and for lie before mentioned village, while COM
pcting for valuable prize offered 10y the 'o'h-
mlttcc on Games and sports.
TIE morning Of July dawncd clear and bright
i'm south Troy ~ suitable hoar the people
assembled in O'lTarl's Grove Ia tho strains OF the
south Troy Coruct Band The assrmhase was
called to order hv stephen Arkwri ght. president
of the day. after which prayer was offered by 'hc
Rev. Daniel X Eoutcll" This was followed by
p,triotic SONGS 10y the Beethoven Gl"c Club ana
The reading OF the Declaration OF Independence
by Arthur H. Crosgroyc, who graduated TWO
weeks ago from the Cold Spring Academy. lie
read with n penetrating voice ana Drought ""'
mani, Jclic,tc sha,lcs Of meaning never before
noticed m tie immortal document. England has
.,rlo,n been more severely laccratcd than 10y Mr..
Cros,royc Then came the literary event OF Inc
d.y-tac address by the Hon Ambrose Quincy
Doiv who hopes some day 10 he member oil Ton
,rcs, The honorable gentleman BEGAN with
mn their lives ON the battlefield that We might
enjoy the priceless boon Of liberty. linen nc
t,uchcd ON the American eagle, proud hird OF
C.,,Io,, after which he handled the vital issues
of the day without fear or favor and told inc
voters of South Troy that they could not he TOO
careful in their selection Of men 10 represent
,hcm in Congress. After more vocal music ny
thc rlrc club and humorous address, To the chli-
drrn by John &. Fowcrton, superintendent oil the
MON Sunday-school, at which Uncle Abe roll
lett. ace cighty-six laughed 50 heartily that he
had 10 Ice carried from the grounds, the sports
and games were taken mp.
We may indulge in only passing reference 10
these There wcrc of course, the usual sack race,
whcclbarrow race threc-lcggcd race. high Jump,
long lump hop-skip-and-Jump and many others'
| for all OF which prizes Qggwgating So had pcch
offered by the cntcrprisinG Committee on flames
and sports During all this time there stood, a
| little - one side. the Creased Pole. TN the Top
Of this pole which was carefully luhrlclted Win
lard. axc-grca,r. soft soap and other cmollicnts,
there was an ancient pockctbook containing ~ %
| This was 10 become the property Of whoever
| should climb the pole and capture IL Many tried
| but all slipped back About o'clock in the
afternoon Hiram T. Bloodgood who, we men
| toned before, is justice of the peace for South
| Troy. approached the pole and examined It
critically There was a large crowd near. and
| several faceiious spirits dared the Squire to
| attempt the ascent. lie at first reluctant,
| simply recalling the occasion when he was a boy
! in 1855 and had climbed a much more slippery
pole and won 80. Haunting remarks were made
| hy unknown persons in the rear OF the crowd, ana
Alex Ross who had been defeated for the justice $
Office by Mr.. Bloodgood, punched Hank Newell
in the ribs with his elbow and laughed sar-
| castically Squire Bloodeood took of his coat
and boots, pattcd his hands in the sand like a
| baseball pitcher and began the ascent. The
| Squirc'S blood was up. and he went to the top of
| the pole.
| II was an unfortunate thing for Squire Blood
| good that Jonas Thompson the stage-drivcr ana
a confirmed joker. had prepared the pole by drec-
| ton If the Committee or Games and Sports. For
the last four feet at the top instead OF lubricants
the playful Jonas had substituted pitch, glue,
r,uciagc and several unknown substances Of a
most clinging and tenacious character. Squire
Hlodeood wrapped his judicial legs about the pole
and reached up and laid violent hands on the
purse. He put it in his mouth, waved his hand
to the applauding crowd proposed three cheers for
Freedom. and tried to descend. To his surprise
| he could not move. lie made more violent efforts
but without The crowd appeared I'M
| sympathctic Alex Ross suggcstc,: three cheers
for Freedom. The Squire did not jon hut made
| remarks fully as intense. The long AFTERNOON
wore away, but still the Squire chung to the pole
while the lighthearted people disporcd them
selves below, Jim White winning the half-mile
| foot-racc and Ed WasoL the standing high jump
| We cannot tarry longer with the unfortunate
| Justice of the peace lie finally cut down AT
& o'clock and allowed to fall on a feather bed
| His language was such during the afternoon that
a week from to-day he will be brought before the
proper authorities Of the Methodist Episcopal
| Church, OF which organization he is a member
for trial and possible expulsion. He will plead