Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-07-09

ration OF independence by Jas. McNamara
music by the choir, and an grafton by G
IL. Sleator, whose remarks were very
eloquent. Everybody then resolvet
themselves into a committee OF one OF
more on refreshments and dinner wal
the thing most priced.
Shortly after dinner Thousands o.
people began to gather at the fair grount
to see the sports and races. so grea,
was the crowd that II was impossible Il
keep hundreds off the track. The various
sports and races were won as follows
Putting heavy shot-Currie first, Nc
Pherson, second,
Putting light shot-Currle first, Nc.
| Pherson second.
Throwing heavy hammer-Currie first
Mcpherson second, Scott third.
Throwing light hammer-Currie first
MCPHERSON second, Scott third.
Tossing caber-Currie first, Mcpherson
second.
Pitching pike lever-Kenneth Melon
aid first, Dougald Mcdonald second, VIM
Powell third.
Hop, skip and jump-Scott first, Nc.
Pherson second.
Running jump-DeWitt first. Scott
second.
High iump-McPherson first, Scott
second.
Standing broad jump-McPherson first
Scott second,
Vaulting with pole-Scott first, Nc
Pherson second.
Boys 100 yard race-Avis first, Seaman
second, Woolever third.
Mems 100 yard race-Cooper first
Wallace second, Cooley third.
Arat
Chapple second, McDougald third.
The first prize for bag pipe playing was
awarded to Campbell, and the second to
Mcdonald.
Highland fling, men-McLeod first
Mckay second.
Highland fling girls-Athel Mcleod
first, Aggie Rankin second, Ethel Scott
third.
The first prize for mems bicycle race
was won by G. McRae, and the second
by &. Nacker. The boys bicycle race
resulted in Andrew Brebfer getting frs,
prize and Mark Bedford second.
There were two entries for tho hose
race, the Alpena boys won the first and
the AuSable boys the second prize.
Frank Lacomb's horse won the prize
for the farmers race. Z. o. Avery's
trotter won the first money In the three
year old colt race, and Bruneau's the
second. The free for all race was wor
by A. w. Comstock's horse.
The result OF the sword dance was
Mckay got first and Mcleod second.
In the tug OF war the Caledonian ten
proved the victors. The prizes amount
ed to over $400.
The streets, business houses, and pri
vate residences along the marching route
with few exceptions, were decorated with
flags, chinese lanterns, national colors
and hundreds and hundreds Of little ban,
ners floated in the breeze. Those busi
ness streets, which were deficient OF trees
were lined with evergreens, and the
bridge was also finely decked with small
trees. Many Of the store windows were
handsomely decorated. Across Chisholm
street, at the French church, there was
an evergreen arch, and on Third street
near the city hall, was another arch. A
third arch was across River street, al
Golling house.
Shortly after sunset there was good
display OF fireworks from the Court
house square. Owing to a misunder.
standing about one thousand people
did not see the fireworks.
The day passed without any serious
accident taking place, although there
came near being many persons badly in.
jured by runaway horse with q buggy,
which ran through the dense crowd while
the exercises were taking place. Three
persons were slightly Injured, and the
horse was stopped by coming In contact
with telegraph pole.